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Tension Meter

DT Series

Model DTX

DTXB

DTXE

DTXF

DTXL

Edition

DTX 01.D

Operating Instructions

Valid as of: 01.06.2017

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S C H M I D T

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Page 1: ...ion Meter DT Series Model DTX DTXB DTXE DTXF DTXL Edition DTX 01 D Operating Instructions Valid as of 01 06 2017 Please keep the manual for future reference S C H M I D T c o n t r o l i n s t r u m e n t s ...

Page 2: ...s 11 3 3 Setup 14 3 3 1 Charging the Battery 14 3 3 2 Switching the tension meter on 14 3 3 3 Switching the tension meter off 14 3 4 Tension meter settings 15 3 4 1 Material menu 17 3 4 2 Password 17 3 4 3 Factory reset 18 3 5 Operation procedure 18 3 5 1 Material Thickness Compensator 18 3 5 2 Zero adjustment of the measurement position 19 3 5 3 Inserting and removing material to be measured 20 3...

Page 3: ...3 4 Deleting the saved measured values 36 3 7 5 Memory mode F 37 3 7 5 1 Saving data 37 3 7 5 2 Displaying the saved measured values 38 3 7 4 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC 39 3 7 3 4 Deleting the saved measured values 39 4 PC Communication USB Interface 40 4 1 Installing the USB Driver 40 4 2 The TENSION INSPECT 3 Program 40 4 3 Terminal program 40 5 Service and maintenance 41 5 1...

Page 4: ...pera tion is the knowledge of the basic safety notices and safety instructions These Operating Instructions contain the most important notices for the safe operation of the device These Operating Instructions in particular the safety notices must be observed by any person who works with the device In addition the local valid rules and regulations for the prevention of accidents must be complied wi...

Page 5: ... according to the state of the art and the approved safety stan dards Nevertheless its use may cause serious or fatal injury to the user or third persons and or an impairment of the device or of other material assets The device may only be applied For its intended use in a faultless condition with regard to the safety requirements Malfunctions that could impair safety must be remedied immediately ...

Page 6: ... The DTXB DTXE DTXF and DTXL models do not include a material thickness compensator They are calibrated only on material 1 The DTXB is calibrated depending to the range on a textile ribbon or thin tape Model Tension Ranges cN Measu ring Head Width mm SCHMIDT Calibration Material1 Polyamide PA Monofilament SCHMIDT Calibration Material2 soft annealed Copper Wire Material Thickness Compen sator Inclu...

Page 7: ...ng tension range and other calibration materials 3 FS 1 digit Memory for material 2 for SCHMIDT calibration plus 9 for customized calibrations curves Measuring units Force switchable cN daN g kg N lb Thickness switchable mm inch Overrange Approx 10 full scale full scale without accuracy guarantee Overload protection 100 full scale Measuring principle Strain gauge bridge Measuring roller Max 0 2 mm...

Page 8: ... steel radius R5 only for DTXL Guide Rollers 2 1 Specifications cont Signal processing 16 bit A D Temperature coefficient Gain less than 0 01 full scale C at 25 C Zero point better than 0 3 full scale C at 25 C Temperature range 10 45 C Air humidity 85 RH max Power supply LiPo Accumulatoru approx 40 h continuous use charging time approx 3 1 2 h AC adapter 100 240 V AC adapter EU USA UK Housing mat...

Page 9: ...read and understood the Operating Instructions in particular Chapter 1 Basic Safety Notices You are not permitted to operate the tension meter before doing so Before working with the instrument you must put on your personal protective clothing if necessary For example eye protectors gloves etc To avoid damage do not move the center roller by hand Tensions that exceed the tension range of the instr...

Page 10: ...na Tension meters equipped with the Wi Fi feature can transmit measured values to a PC via Wi Fi Requirements The Wi Fi feature must have been enabled in the Wi Fi Setup Manual connection to a network Select Wi Fi Setup Settings and enter the name of the network SSID and the password PW Automatic connection to a network Select Scan Network in the menu Wi Fi Setup Settings All available networks wi...

Page 11: ... desired operation When delivering a device with WI Fi module we provide further information 3 1 2 Wi Fi communication optional cont 1 Filament guide 2 Guide rollers 3 Measuring roller 4 Material to be measured 5 Display 6 USB interface power connector 7 Thumbpiece 8 MEMORY key 9 Arrow key 10 ESC EXIT key 11 SET DAMP key 12 POWER ZERO key 13 Adjustment wheel for material thickness com pensator sub...

Page 12: ... indicator Free memory Measurement unit MIN MAX Alarm fig 3 2c Adjusted material diameter Info on material Damping Current reading MIN alarm value Tension range Memory mode data stored in the memory Battery status indicator Free memory Measurement unit Peak values MIN MAX Alarm MAX alarm value fig 3 2d Display with bargraph Saved measurement series Saved measurement series ...

Page 13: ...aph fig 3 2e Info on material 3 2 Operating and display elements The Y axis can be scaled with the and buttons 3 Scalings total measuring range set limits range plus 1 3 set limits range The scaling is only possible if limit values are entered and the damping is not activated With the or button the X axis can be scaled The setting range is 0 5 to 50 sec The scaling can also be changed during the m...

Page 14: ...y damage resulting from the use of AC adapters from other manufacturers To charge the battery connect the cable of the AC adapter to the low USB output The battery can also be charged by connecting the USB cable to a PC When the battery is fully charged the battery level indicator will show 5 bars The charging time is approx 3 hours using the AC adapter Battery overcharging is not possible 3 3 2 S...

Page 15: ...s Press the and buttons simultaneously to access the main menu The and buttons can be used to select the various menu items of the main menu the submenus and the settings menus Press the button to open the selected menu by pressing the or button you can close the menu without saving changes In menus with multi digit fields e g date use the and buttons to move forward and backward between digits Pr...

Page 16: ...vailable units may vary depending on the measuring range of the device Diameter Unit mm inch To select between mm and inch Contrast 0 10 To adjust the contrast Backlight ON OFF AUTO Switch the display light on or off With the AUTO setting the light switches on and off automatically depending on the ambient light Brightness 1 2 3 Set the display brightness Screen Rotation 0 90 180 270 AUTO To set t...

Page 17: ... calibration should be performed Weights cN daN g kg Set the unit of the calibration weights used 3 4 1 Material menu In the material menu you can make the settings for the selected material characteristics and perform the calibration To perform the calibration the weights for the selected calibration points must be available Factory settings are illustrated bold 3 4 2 Password By setting a passwo...

Page 18: ...d to the adjustment position Fig 3 5 1 Turn it clockwise or anti clockwise until the desired diameter such as appears in the upper right part of the display Then push the thumbwheel of the material thickness compensator back to the measurement position Fig 3 5 1 If you set a diameter that has not been calibrated for the selected material characteristic the set diameter is displayed with a black ba...

Page 19: ...tment procedure For this purpose no material to be measured must have been inserted yet Requirements The tension meter has been switched on as described in chapter 3 3 2 To carry out zero adjustment Bring the tension meter into the desired measuring position and make sure not to move it Press the button The DISPLAY momentarily shows 0000 and then switches to 0 cN The tension meter is now adjusted ...

Page 20: ...extend beyond the filament guide Position the material to be measured into the tension meter in such a way that it contacts the Filamente guide and passes between the outer rollers and the middle measuring roller see fig 3 5 3a Slowly move the thumbpiece back into the adjustment position Fig 3 5 3b It is important to ensure that the material to be measured runs smoothly between the measuring rolle...

Page 21: ... material thickness compensator must be set to the measurement position so that the material diameter is not altered inadvertently If you rotate the thumbwheel while the thumbpiece is in position 2 measuring position the reading on the display will be updated but the value will not be used by the instrument to determine the tension false measurement To remove the material to be measured Push the t...

Page 22: ...stic If you disable the damping feature or select a different material characteristic the damping factor will be reset to the value originally saved for the material characteristic The factory setting for the damping factor is 5 The average shown on the display is calculated as follows 5 old measured values 4 new measured values 9 Damping can be changed in 9 steps from 01 low damping 1 old measure...

Page 23: ...l to be measured chapter 3 5 3 and push the thumbpiece into the measuring position Press the or key to perform the calibration adjustment until the value on the display corresponds to the weight suspended to the material The adjustment can be performed in 1 steps within the range from 10 to 10 Press the button to save the determined value Please note that this is a general value So determine it se...

Page 24: ...y from the SCHMIDT calibration material in material type diameter rigidity shape etc we recommend to perform a calibration using customer supplied material In addition to the two factory preset materials you can save up to 9 additional materials The material thickness unit used for the calibration is the same as currently selected in the Settings menu It is not possible to overwrite the factory ca...

Page 25: ...dard for SCHMIDT calibrations Guide roller Guide roller Measuring Roller Material to be measured Weight To perform the calibration procedure Select a new material or edit an existing one by re entering the values from the material menu Enter a designation you can use the software supplied with the tension meter alternatively 3 6 1 Calibration procedure cont Requirements The thumbpiece must be in t...

Page 26: ...tep 6 Calibrate calibration point 3 Step 7 Exit the calibration process or calibrate a second diameter In this case continue with step 2 By calibrating a second diameter you can define a material thickness range to be used for the material e g 0 1 0 3 mm Therefor the tension meter can be used for a diameter range instead of a specific diameter only Once you have completed the calibration make sure...

Page 27: ... to 10 50 and 90 of the measuring range Do not let the thumbpiece snap back as this could affect the calibration and damage the instrument Before verifying the calibration move the instrument slowly up and down to compen sate for any mechanical friction losses and thus ensure repeatability of the measure ments The tension value shown on the display should be equal to the mass of the suspended weig...

Page 28: ...ystem will only determine and save statistical values Memory Mode H Hold Freeze Display The last max 128 values are saved In graphical mode you can freeze the display and thus view the course of the tension values after completion of the measurement The system will determine statistical values and save them together with the measured values Memory Mode C Continuous Data is recorded during a user d...

Page 29: ...on meter has been switched on as described in chapter 3 3 2 Open the menu by pressing the and buttons simultaneously and select Memory Settings Select the desired memory mode in the user navigation If the memory already contains data a message will inform you that the data will be deleted To abort data recording press the button This stops the procedure No data will be saved To save more measureme...

Page 30: ...ious measurement series The display will only show statistical values Name of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Measurement series Last reading Average MAX MIN PEAK max PEAK min Standard deviation Number of measured values By pressing the button you can send the statistical data from the selected measurement series to a PC For this purpose a suitable communication...

Page 31: ...ements In the main menu select Memory Settings and then memory mode H Set the X axis as described in chapter 3 2 To save the first measurement series Press the button to freeze the recording of the measured values If you recorded less than 128 measured values you can continue recording by pres sing the button If the graphics window is full its contents will be shifted to the left and you can only ...

Page 32: ...values Name of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Measurement series Last reading Average MAX MIN Standard deviation Number of measured values The measuring values can be shown as a graph by pressing By pressing the button you can send all data from the selected measurement series to a PC For this purpose a suitable communication program such as Terminal must be in...

Page 33: ...ds 128 Records 128 Records 128 211 195 184 246 278 285 231 186 200 219 279 284 266 223 202 186 260 285 293 223 201 182 278 307 208 189 178 PEAK are not recorded therefore 0 in the printout 3 7 3 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC The SCHMIDT Software Tension Inspect 3 is supplied with the tension meter It allows you to easily and accurately analyze the saved measured values and export ...

Page 34: ...in the display Once the set time has elapsed no more data will be saved the display shows Mem C the memory position and the free memory space If you press the button before the set time has elapsed no more data will be saved The data is saved automatically the display shows Mem C the memory position and the free memory space To save more measurement series Press the button to start recording the m...

Page 35: ...ame of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Measurement series Last reading Average MAX MIN PEAK max PEAK min Standard deviation Number of measured values The measuring values can be shown as graph by pressing By pressing the button you can send all data from the selected measurement series to a PC For this purpose a suitable communication program such as Terminal mu...

Page 36: ...ds 10 235 240 237 243 241 241 237 241 233 239 225 232 221 222 230 218 208 189 3 7 4 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC The SCHMIDT software Tension Inspect 3 is supplied with the tension meter It allows you to easily and accurately analyze the saved measured values and export them to an Excel table Sample memory printout 3 7 3 4 Deleting the saved measured values If data is saved in th...

Page 37: ...he display Once the set time has elapsed no more data will be saved the display shows Mem F the memory position and the free memory space If you press the button before the set time has elapsed no more data will be saved The data is saved automatically the display shows Mem F the memory position and the free memory space To abort data recording press the button This deletes the procedure No data w...

Page 38: ...ame of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Measurement series Last reading Average MAX MIN PEAK max PEAK min Standard deviation Number of measured values The measuring values can be shown aas graph by pressing By pressing the button you can send all data from the selected measurement series to a PC For this purpose a suitable communication program such as Terminal m...

Page 39: ...0 Lo Alarm 150 Lo Alarm 150 Lo Alarm 150 Records 8000 Records 8000 Records 8000 374 229 385 410 206 382 438 190 399 461 189 410 478 215 430 489 278 454 497 355 466 498 415 466 492 441 467 3 7 4 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC The SCHMIDT software Tension Inspect 3 is supplied with the tension meter It allows you to easily and accurately analyze the saved measured values and export t...

Page 40: ... equipped and operated with connecting cables supplied by HANS SCHMIDT Co GmbH Certification to the CE specification does not extend to and shall be invalid for any other combination Under no circumstances shall HANS SCHMIDT Co GmbH be held liable for any damage resulting from the use of non SCHMIDT sensors or cables 4 3 Terminal program The contents of the memory can be transferred to a PC using ...

Page 41: ...ect the rollers to assure that they are running easily and smooth ly You can replace the rollers yourself as necessary Please indicate the tension meter model and the serial number given on the rear side of the tension meter in your spare parts order For example To order spare rollers Model DTX 1000 given on rear side of tension meter Serial number 921 888888 given on rear side of tension meter St...

Page 42: ...y customer No Yes No Yes No Yes Vertification of the calibration Visual inspection and functional test Values within specification Prepare certification for incoming calibration Determination of costs Make of cost estimate Repair and adjustment Verification of the calibration Calibration label on the instrument No Invoice scrapping and disposal Invoice repair and calibration services and dispatch ...

Page 43: ...e all the following details which are given on the ID plate 1 Model 2 Serial number 8 Correspondence 9 Repairs HANS SCHMIDT Co GmbH Schichtstr 16 D 84478 Waldkraiburg Germany Service address Shipping instructions We kindly ask for return free of charge for us if possible by airmail parcel All occurring charges if any such as freight customs clearance duty etc will be billed to customer For return ...

Page 44: ...Thickness Gauge Yarn Package Durometer and Shore A Durometer Sample Cutter Balance Moisture Meter Leak Tester Softometer Mailing address P O B 1154 84464 Waldkraiburg Germany Shipping address Schichtstr 16 84478 Waldkraiburg Germany Hans Schmidt Co GmbH Phone int 49 0 8638 9410 0 Fax int 49 0 8638 4825 int 49 0 8638 67898 More than 60 years Worldwide e mail info hans schmidt com Internet http www ...

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