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Sauter GmbH

 

Tieringerstr. 11-15 

Tel:  +49-[0]7433- 9976-174 

D-72336 Balingen 
E-Mail: [email protected]

 

Fax: +49-[0]7433-9976-285 
Internet: www. sauter.eu 

 

 

 

Instruction Manual 

TU_US 

 

 

TU_US-BA-e-1110  

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At most eight 
files, including 
the file name, 
the record 
counts and the 
ratio used of 
the file can be 
showed on one 
screen. 
Use the  

/

 key to 

scroll up/down.  

Press 

 to 

exit browsing. 

Press 

 to 

see details of 
that file. 
 

                        

 

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F07            00              0% 

 

The 

 and 

 key are to be used to move the curser to 

the line which you want to see details. The 

 key has to 

be pressed to see the details of that file. 
 

 
     4.00          5.01           6.01    
     7.00          8.01 
 
 

This screen displays the total five record data in the  
file F00. 
 

4.11.3 Clearing selected files 

The 

Memory Management

menu screen has to be 

entered and the 

Delete by File

menu item has to be 

highlighted. Then the  

 key has to be pressed. This 

function allows the user to delete the selected data files 
previously saved in memory. 
 

4.11.4 Clearing all the files 

The 

Memory Management

menu screen has to be 

entered and the 

Delete all Data

menu item has to be 

highlighted.  Then the  

 key has to be pressed. With this  

operation all the measurement data stored in the memory 
will be deleted after confirmation. 
 

4.12 Data printing 

   

 

Before printing, one connection plug of the print cable 
(optional parts) has to be inserted into the socket on the 
up-left of the main body and the other plug into the 
communication socket of the mini-printer. 

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F01     00         0% 

F02     00         0% 

F03     00         0% 

F04     00         0% 

F05     00         0% 

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4.12.1 Print current file 

The 

Print function

menu screen has to be entered and 

the 

Print current 

menu item has to be highlighted. 

Then the  

 key has to be pressed. This operation will 

send all data of the current file to the mini printer via  
RS-232 port and print them out. 
            

4.12.2 Print selected file 

The 

Print function

menu screen has to be entered and 

the 

Print Memory 

menu item has to be highlighted. 

Then the  

 key has to be pressed. After specifying the 

start file name and the end file name, the instrument will 
send all the data in the files specified to print out. 

 
4.12.3 

The 

Print function

menu screen has to be entered and 

the 

Print all Mem 

menu item has to be highlighted. 

Then the  

 key has to be pressed. This operation will 

send all the memory data to the mini printer to print them 
out. 
 

4.13 System Set 

The

 key has to be pressed on the 

System set 

menu 

item and enter this submenu from the main menu. 
1) When 

Auto save 

is set to <On>, the measured data 

are automatically stored to the current file. 
2) When 

Key sound 

is set to <On>, the buzzer will 

make a short hoot every time if any key is pressed. 
3) When 

Warn sound 

is set to <On>, if the measured 

value exceeds the limit, the buzzer will make a long hoot. 

4) LCD Brightness Set: The  

 key has to be pressed on 

the 

System set 

】 -

>

LCD Brightness 

menu item to 

enter the LCD Brightness screen. 

 has to be pressed to 

enhance , and 

 to weaken the brightness.

 

The 

 key has to be pressed to confirm the modification, 

or the 

 key has to be pressed to cancel it 

 

4.14 System information 
 

This System information function will display the 
information about the main body and the firm ware. The 
version will change with the firmware. 
 

4.15 EL Backlight 
 

With the background light, it is convenient to work in even 

dark condition. The 

 key has to be pressed to switch on 

or off the background light any moment it is needed after 
having powered on the instrument. 

Summary of Contents for TU-US

Page 1: ...Appendix A Sound velocities Appendix B Application notes 8 Declaration of conformity 1 Overview The Model TU US is a digital ultrasonic thickness gauge Based on the operating principles as SONAR it is capable of measuring the thickness of various materials with an accuracy as high as 0 01 mm or 0 001 inches It is suitable for a variety of metallic and non metallic materials 1 1 Product Specificati...

Page 2: ...d then multiplied by the velocity of sound in the material The result is expressed in following relationship 2 t v H Where H thickness of the test piece v sound velocity in the material t the measured round trip transit time 1 4 Configuration No Item Quan tity Note 1 Main body 1 2 Transducer 1 Model N05 90 3 Couplant 1 4 Instrument Case 1 5 Operating Manual 1 6 Screwdriver 1 7 Alkaline battery 2 A...

Page 3: ...oll down Data Save or Data Delete 3 Preparation 3 1 Transducer Selection With this instrument it is possible to measure a wide range of different materials started from various metals to glass and plastics These different types of material require the usage of different transducers Choosing the correct transducer is the most important thing to perform accurate and reliable measurements Generally s...

Page 4: ...d the transducer in place Only moderate pressure is sufficient to keep it stationary Its surface must be placed flat against the surface of the material Table 3 1 Transducer selection Mo del Freq MHZ Dia metr mm Measurement range Lower limit Description N02 2 22 3 0mm 300 0 20 For thick high mm in steel 40mm grey Cast iron HT200 ly attenuating or highly scattering materials N05 5 10 1 2mm 230 0 mm...

Page 5: ...this value in all following measurements When performing a Zero adjustment the instrument will always use the sound velocity value of the in built control plate even if any other velocity value has been entered for making actual measurements Though the last Zero adjustment will be stored it is generally recommended to perform a Zero adjustment whenever the instrument is turned on as well as if a d...

Page 6: ...s to be pressed firmly against the area being measured The coupling status indicator should appear on the display as well as a digit number If the instrument has been zeroed properly and if it has been set to the correct sound velocity the actual thickness of the material directly beneath the transducer will be indicated as a number in the display If the coupling status indicator doesn t appear or...

Page 7: ...In the section below it is described how to set up this feature 1 On the Test Set Tolerance Limit menu item the key has to be pressed to activate the limit set screen 2 The key the and key are to be used to change the bottom limit and the upper limit value to the desired values 3 The key has to be pressed to confirm the change and to return to the previous screen or the key has to be pressed to ca...

Page 8: ... entered and the Print current menu item has to be highlighted Then the key has to be pressed This operation will send all data of the current file to the mini printer via RS 232 port and print them out 4 12 2 Print selected file The Print function menu screen has to be entered and the Print Memory menu item has to be highlighted Then the key has to be pressed After specifying the start file name ...

Page 9: ...an external storage device Measurement data stored in the memory can be transferred to the PC through the RS 232 port For detailed information of the communication software and its usage refer to the software manual 5 Menu operation Both presetting system parameters and the additional function are verified by menu operation On the measurement screen the key has to be pressed to get into the main m...

Page 10: ...erpendicular at right angle to the long axis of the pipe For smaller pipe diameters two measurements should be performed one with the surface gap of the sensor perpendicular another with the gap parallelto the long axis of the pipe The smaller one of the displayed values should be taken as the thickness of that point Measuring hot surfaces The sound velocity through a substance is dependent on its...

Page 11: ...ltrasonic application requires some medium to couple the sound from the transducer to the tested material Typically a high viscosity liquid is used as the medium The sound used in ultrasonic thickness measurement doesn t travel through air efficiently A wide variety of coupling mediums may be used Propylene glycol is suitable for mostly all applications In difficult applications where a maximum tr...

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