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CT-3500 S2 USER’S MANUAL

 

 

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3.6.5.  Copying Test Records to a USB Flash Drive 

Use the steps below to copy one or all test records from the unit’s Flash EEPROM to a 

connected USB Flash drive: 

a.

 

Make sure a USB Flash drive is connected to the unit’s “USB MEM” port, and then start 

from the “START-UP” menu: 

 

Press the 

[3]

 key (

SETUP

). 

b.

 

The following screen will be displayed: 

 

Press the 

[2]

 key (

SAVE / RESTORE

). 

c.

 

The following screen will be displayed: 

 

Press the 

[5]

 key (

COPY TO THUMB DRIVE

). 

1.

 

SAVE SHOT 

2.

 

RESTORE SHOT 

3.

 

SHOT DIRECTORY 

4.

 

ERASE SHOT 

5.

 

COPY TO THUMB DRIVE 

 
 

1.

 

SHOT DESCRIPTION 

2.

 

SAVE / RESTORE 

3.

 

SET 50/60 HZ 

4.

 

SET DATE & TIME 

 
 
 

1.

 

TIME BRKR  05/16/12 

2.

 

GET RSLT   09:55:55 

3.

 

SETUP 

4.

 

DIAGNOSTICS 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for CT-3500 S2

Page 1: ...CT 3500 S2 Digital Circuit Breaker Timer USER S MANUAL Vanguard Instruments Company Inc 1520 S Hellman Ave Ontario California 91761 USA TEL 909 923 9390 FAX 909 923 9391 June 19 2017 Revision 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...tors shall use the CT 3500 S2 All devices under test shall be off line and fully isolated Do not perform test procedures or service alone DO NOT MODIFY TEST EQUIPMENT To avoid the risk of introducing additional or unknown hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to any CT 3500 S2 test unit To ensure that all designed safety features are maintained it is high...

Page 3: ...t Record Header Information 12 3 5 2 Timing an OPEN Operation 15 3 5 3 Timing a CLOSE Operation 18 3 5 4 Timing an OPEN CLOSE Operation 21 3 5 5 Timing a CLOSE OPEN Operation 24 3 5 6 Timing a Special OPEN Operation 27 3 6 Working With Test Shots 30 3 6 1 Viewing the Contents of the Working Memory 30 3 6 2 Saving Test Results to a Test Shot 32 3 6 3 Restoring a Test Shot From Flash EEPROM 34 3 6 4...

Page 4: ...3500 S2 Connection Diagram Trigger Cable with 4 Leads 6 Figure 3 Typical CT 3500 S2 Connection Diagram Trigger Cable with 3 Leads 7 Figure 4 Sample OPEN Test Results Printout 17 Figure 5 Sample CLOSE Test Results Printout 20 Figure 6 Sample OPEN CLOSE Test Results Printout 23 Figure 7 Sample CLOSE OPEN Test Results Printout 26 Figure 8 Sample Special OPEN Test Results Printout 29 ...

Page 5: ...ION 1 OPTION 2 OPTION 3 OPTION 4 OPTION 5 2 USER S MA CONVENT the followin knob on the e referenced record and en output is s ns are provid ption 3 shou es are indica arning mess are indicate te details ANUAL TIONS US ng conventio e CT 3500 S2 d as MENU test shot a shown as ded the men ld be selecte ated as sage ed as SED IN TH ons 2 is indicated OPTION are used inte nu item that ed HIS DOCU d as ...

Page 6: ...solated 15 Vdc power supply to monitor the circuit breaker contact states All inputs are shunted to ground until the instant a test is initiated All contact timing inputs are protected against static discharge A contact self test cable mode is also available for testing cables or connections to the breaker User Interface The CT 3500 S2 features a back lit LCD screen 128 x 64 pixels that is viewabl...

Page 7: ...ished with f contact lead ex ransportation c one year on pa ications are 25 C 77 F S2 Technical breaker analyz 3 D 40 6 cm x 50 60 Hz 300 V DC or p Open Close Clo d accuracy 0 creen 128 x 64 QWERTY st h wide thermal 8 timing record terface one U sed Breaker An eet IEC61010 C to 50 C to 70 C 22 C 104 F non 2 ft to full safet full set of test le xtensions trigge case rts and labor valid at nom Speci...

Page 8: ... the controls and indicators may seem obvious but users should familiarize themselves with them before using the CT 3500 S2 Accidental misuse of the controls will usually cause no serious harm Users should also familiarize themselves with the safety summary information found on the front page of this User s Manual Figure 1 CT 3500 S2 Controls and Indicators ...

Page 9: ...vance the thermal printer paper press and release the key To retract the thermal printer paper press and release the key 2 4 Printer Paper The CT 3500 S2 s built in thermal printer uses 2 5 inch wide thermal paper for printing test results To maintain the highest print quality and to avoid paper jams the use of thermal paper supplied by Vanguard Instruments Company is highly recommended Additional...

Page 10: ...CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL REV 1 1 6 3 0 OPERATING PROCEDURES 3 1 Connection Diagrams Figure 2 Typical CT 3500 S2 Connection Diagram Trigger Cable with 4 Leads ...

Page 11: ...REV 1 1 CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL 7 Figure 3 Typical CT 3500 S2 Connection Diagram Trigger Cable with 3 Leads ...

Page 12: ...E c The following screen will be displayed Type in the date using the keypad The following screen will be displayed Enter the time using the alpha numeric keypad When the time has been entered you will be immediately returned to the START UP menu ENTER TIME HH MM SS ENTER DATE MM DD YY 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 SAVE RESTORE 3 SET 50 60 HZ 4 SET DATE TIME 1 TIME BRKR 05 14 12 2 GET RSLT 08 45 25 3 SETUP...

Page 13: ...ET 50 60 HZ c The following screen will be displayed Select the preferred frequency by pressing the corresponding key on the keypad 1 or 2 The frequency will be set and a confirmation screen will be displayed as shown below Press any key to return to the START UP menu 60 HZ SET 1 SET 50 HZ 2 SET 60 HZ 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 SAVE RESTORE 3 SET 50 60 HZ 4 SET DATE TIME 1 TIME BRKR 05 14 12 2 GET RSLT ...

Page 14: ...PC port c Turn on the power on the CT 3500 S2 d If this is the first time you are connecting the unit to the PC Windows will recognize it as a new device and automatically install necessary drivers If using Windows XP you may be prompted to install drivers Select the automatic installation option and Windows will locate the generic drivers necessary e Please note that although the unit is connecte...

Page 15: ...se USB Port option is UN checked Then from the drop down menu to the right of the Use USB Port checkbox select the COM port that corresponds to the port that the CT 3500 S2 is connected to In the above example the CT 3500 S2 is connected to COM10 Then click the OK button g You can now use the VUS software to transfer test records from the CT 3500 S2 to the PC ...

Page 16: ... apply to all subsequent test records Follow the steps below to enter the test header information a Start from the START UP menu Press the 3 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key SHOT DESCRIPTION c The following screen will be displayed Type the company name using the keypad Press the ENTER key when you are done typing the company name COMPANY _ TO POSITION ENTER TO AC...

Page 17: ... The following screen will be displayed Type the circuit information using the keypad and then press the ENTER key f The following screen will be displayed Type the manufacturer name using the keypad and then press the ENTER key MANUFACTURER _ TO POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT CIRCUIT _ TO POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT STATION _ TO POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT ...

Page 18: ...NTER key i The following screen will be displayed Type the circuit breaker s KVA rating using the keypad and then press the ENTER key j The following screen will be displayed Type the operator s name using the keypad and then press the ENTER key All header information will be saved and you will be returned to the START UP menu OPERATOR _ TO POSITION ENTER TO ACCEPT KVA RATING _ TO POSITION ENTER T...

Page 19: ...be displayed Press the 1 key OPEN c The following screen will be displayed Manually open the breaker d The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key YES to print the test results on the unit s built in thermal printer PRINT TEST RESULTS 1 YES 2 NO TEST OPEN OPEN BREAKER NOW TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3 OPEN CL 4 CL OPEN 5 SP OPEN 1 TIME BRKR 05 14 12 2 GET RSLT 08 45 25 3 SETUP 4 DIAGNOST...

Page 20: ...d RNALLY 1 key SAVE emory Cont HUMB DRIVE 2 key SAVE USB Flash d be displayed key to return 0 SAVED T DRIVE TERNALLY THUMB DR results on th se see Figure est shot nected to the E INTERNALL tinue to step E E TO THUMB rive The tes d n to the STA O RIVE CT 3500 S2 he unit s LCD e 4 and the e unit s USB LY to save t p f B DRIVE to s st record wil ART UP men 2 USER S MA D screen Ple following sc B MEM ...

Page 21: ...REV 1 1 CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL 17 f The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu Figure 4 Sample OPEN Test Results Printout SHOT NUMBER 18 HAS BEEN SAVED ...

Page 22: ... displayed Press the 2 key CLOSE c The following screen will be displayed Manually close the breaker d The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key YES to print the test results on the unit s built in thermal printer PRINT TEST RESULTS 1 YES 2 NO TEST CLOSE CLOSE BREAKER NOW TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3 OPEN CL 4 CL OPEN 5 SP OPEN 1 TIME BRKR 05 14 12 2 GET RSLT 08 45 25 3 SETUP 4 DIAGNO...

Page 23: ...eas o save the te drive is conn displayed RNALLY 1 key SAVE emory Cont HUMB DRIVE 2 key SAVE USB Flash d be displayed key to return 0 SAVED T DRIVE TERNALLY THUMB DR results on th se see Figure est shot nected to the E INTERNALL tinue to step E E TO THUMB rive The tes d n to the STA O RIVE he unit s LCD e 5 and the e unit s USB LY to save t p f B DRIVE to s st record wil ART UP men D screen Ple fo...

Page 24: ...CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL REV 1 1 20 f The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu Figure 5 Sample CLOSE Test Results Printout SHOT NUMBER 19 HAS BEEN SAVED ...

Page 25: ...ress the 3 key OPEN CL c The following screen will be displayed Manually initiate an OPEN CLOSE operation on the breaker d The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key YES to print the test results on the unit s built in thermal printer PRINT TEST RESULTS 1 YES 2 NO TEST OPEN CLOSE OPEN BREAKER NOW TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3 OPEN CL 4 CL OPEN 5 SP OPEN 1 TIME BRKR 05 15 12 2 GET RSLT 0...

Page 26: ...d RNALLY 1 key SAVE emory Cont HUMB DRIVE 2 key SAVE USB Flash d be displayed key to return 0 SAVED T DRIVE TERNALLY THUMB DR results on th se see Figure est shot nected to the E INTERNALL tinue to step E E TO THUMB rive The tes d n to the STA O RIVE CT 3500 S2 he unit s LCD e 6 and the e unit s USB LY to save t p f B DRIVE to s st record wil ART UP men 2 USER S MA D screen Ple following sc B MEM ...

Page 27: ...REV 1 1 CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL 23 f The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu Figure 6 Sample OPEN CLOSE Test Results Printout SHOT NUMBER 20 HAS BEEN SAVED ...

Page 28: ...ess the 4 key CL OPEN c The following screen will be displayed Manually initiate a CLOSE OPEN operation on the breaker d The following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key YES to print the test results on the unit s built in thermal printer PRINT TEST RESULTS 1 YES 2 NO TEST CLOSE OPEN CLOSE BREAKER NOW TIMING MODE 1 OPEN 2 CLOSE 3 OPEN CL 4 CL OPEN 5 SP OPEN 1 TIME BRKR 05 15 12 2 GET RSLT 09...

Page 29: ...eas o save the te drive is conn displayed RNALLY 1 key SAVE emory Cont HUMB DRIVE 2 key SAVE USB Flash d be displayed key to return 0 SAVED T DRIVE TERNALLY THUMB DR results on th se see Figure est shot nected to the E INTERNALL tinue to step E E TO THUMB rive The tes d n to the STA O RIVE he unit s LCD e 7 and the e unit s USB LY to save t p f B DRIVE to s st record wil ART UP men D screen Ple fo...

Page 30: ...CT 3500 S2 USER S MANUAL REV 1 1 26 f The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu Figure 7 Sample CLOSE OPEN Test Results Printout SHOT NUMBER 21 HAS BEEN SAVED ...

Page 31: ...le the third contact closes The CT 3500 S2 offers a special OPEN test that can be used to time such a breaker Follow the steps below to perform a special OPEN operation a Start from the START UP menu Press the 1 key TIME BRKR b The following screen will be displayed Press the 5 key SP OPEN c The following screen will be displayed Manually initiate an OPEN operation on the breaker TEST OPEN OPEN BR...

Page 32: ...pleas save the tes drive is conn displayed RNALLY 1 key SAVE emory Cont HUMB DRIVE 2 key SAVE USB Flash d be displayed TERNALLY THUMB DR TS d est results on results on th se see Figure st shot nected to the E INTERNALL tinue to step E E TO THUMB rive The tes d RIVE CT 3500 S2 n the unit s he unit s LCD e 8 and the e unit s USB LY to save t p f B DRIVE to s st record wil 2 USER S MA built in ther D...

Page 33: ...ress any key to return to the START UP menu f The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu Figure 8 Sample Special OPEN Test Results Printout SHOT NUMBER 22 HAS BEEN SAVED REC_000 SAVED TO THUMB DRIVE ...

Page 34: ...ill be displayed 1 DISPLAY TEST DATA Press the 1 key DISPLAY TEST DATA to display the test results on the unit s LCD screen The following screen will be displayed Press any key to view the test results The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu OPEN ms cycles a 329 6ms 19 776CY B 330 6ms 19 836CY C 331 6ms 19 896CY bounce times A 0 0ms 0 000CY B 0 0ms 0 000...

Page 35: ...0 S2 USER S MANUAL 31 2 PRINT TEST DATA Press the 2 key PRINT TEST DATA to print the test results on the unit s built in thermal printer The test results will be printed and you will be returned to the START UP menu ...

Page 36: ...AVE S SHOT RE SHOT DIRECTORY SHOT TO THUMB DESCRIPTI RESTORE 0 60 HZ ATE TIM BRKR 05 SLT 09 OSTICS to a Test S r is presente Drive If the remain in th ormed and th om the work e save a rest a test recor m the STAR be displaye RESTORE be displaye Y TO THUMB he CT 3500 SHOT Y DRIVE ION E ME 16 12 55 55 hot ed the option e test results e working m he unit has n king memory tored test re rd to the wo ...

Page 37: ...ALLY to save the test record to the unit s Flash EEPROM Continue to step e 2 SAVE TO THUMB DRIVE Press the 2 key SAVE TO THUMB DRIVE to save the test record to the connected USB Flash drive The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu e The following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu SHOT NUMBER 23 HAS BEEN SAVED REC_001 SA...

Page 38: ...to restore a y e START UP key SETUP g screen will key SAVE g screen will tion 5 COPY nnected to t key RESTO SHOT RE SHOT DIRECTORY SHOT TO THUMB DESCRIPTI RESTORE 0 60 HZ ATE TIM BRKR 05 SLT 09 OSTICS t From Fla a test record P menu be displaye RESTORE be displaye Y TO THUMB he unit RE SHOT Y DRIVE ION E ME 16 12 55 55 sh EEPRO from the CT d d B DRIVE will CT 3500 S2 OM T 3500 S2 s i l be listed o...

Page 39: ...OLL T INTERNAL 2 THUMB DR TORE SHOT SHOT NUMB TO SELEC ANUAL be displaye USB Flash driv en will be dis ey INTERNA screen will b the steps be MBER ENTER SHO restore ng screen w hot number E SHOT NU ORE SHOT HOT NUMBE TO SELECT L STORAGE RIVE T BER CT d ve inserted splayed inste AL STORAGE be displayed elow OT NUMBER will be display using the ke UM ER T E in the unit s ead of the a E if you know yed...

Page 40: ...een will be displayed Press the button or the key to display the next or previous test record respectively The basic test record information will be displayed as shown When you have located the test record that you would like to restore press the ENTER key The test shot will be restored to the unit s working memory You can then view or print the test shot information using the instructions in sect...

Page 41: ...ted in the CT 3500 S2 s USB Flash drive port USB MEM port Then start from the START UP menu Press the 3 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key SAVE RESTORE c The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key RESTORE SHOT 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 5 COPY TO THUMB DRIVE 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 SAVE RESTORE 3 SET 50 60 HZ 4 SET DATE TIME 1 ...

Page 42: ...ENTER key f The test record will be restored to the unit s working memory and the following screen will be displayed Press the 1 key YES if you would like to print the test record or press the 2 key NO if you do not want to print the test record The test record will be restored to the unit s working memory and you will be returned to the START UP menu REC_001 restored PRINT RECORD 1 YES 2 NO RESTO...

Page 43: ...to the unit s USB MEM port and then start from the START UP menu Press the 3 key SETUP b The following screen will be displayed Press the 2 key SAVE RESTORE c The following screen will be displayed Press the 5 key COPY TO THUMB DRIVE 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 5 COPY TO THUMB DRIVE 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 SAVE RESTORE 3 SET 50 60 HZ 4 SET DATE TIME 1 TIME BRKR 05 16 12 2...

Page 44: ...Flash drive The following screen will be displayed Type the record number using the alpha numeric keypad and then press the ENTER key The test record will be copied to the USB Flash drive and the following screen will be displayed Press any key to return to the START UP menu REC_013 SAVED TO THUMB DRIVE ENTER RECORD NUMBER TO COPY TO FLASH DRV NUMBER COPY REC TO THUMB DRV 1 COPY SINGLE RECORD 2 CO...

Page 45: ...cords from the unit s Flash EEPROM to the connected USB Flash drive All test records will be copied from the unit to the connected USB Flash drive The following screen will be displayed when the process is finished Press any key to return to the START UP menu ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THUMB DRIVE ...

Page 46: ...reen will tion 5 COPY nnected to t key SHOT D h drive is no EEPROM will g is finished SHOT RE SHOT DIRECTORY SHOT TO THUMB DESCRIPTI RESTORE 0 60 HZ ATE TIM BRKR 05 SLT 09 OSTICS ord Directo irectory of th cted USB Fla P menu be displaye RESTORE be displaye Y TO THUMB he unit DIRECTORY t connected l be printed d Y DRIVE ION E ME 16 12 55 55 ory he test reco ash drive d d B DRIVE is li d to the uni...

Page 47: ...rinted on the unit s built in thermal printer and you will be returned to the START UP menu when printing is finished 2 THUMB DRIVE DIR Press the 2 key THUMB DRIVE DIR to print a directory of test shots stored on the connected USB Flash drive The unit will search the thumb drive for test records and then a directory will be printed on the unit s thermal printer You will be returned to the START UP...

Page 48: ...ll be displayed Press the 4 key ERASE SHOT d The following screen will be displayed 1 ERASE SINGLE SHOT Press the 1 key ERASE SINGLE SHOT to erase a single test record from the unit s internal Flash EEPROM The following screen will be displayed ERASE SHOTS 1 ERASE SINGLE SHOT 2 ERASE ALL SHOTS 1 SAVE SHOT 2 RESTORE SHOT 3 SHOT DIRECTORY 4 ERASE SHOT 5 COPY TO THUMB DRIVE 1 SHOT DESCRIPTION 2 SAVE ...

Page 49: ...t record number you can first print the test record directory using the instructions in section 3 6 6 The following screen will be displayed while the record is being erased The following screen will be displayed when the test record has been completely erased Press any key to return to the START UP menu SHOT 001 ERASED ERASing SHOT PLEASE WAIT ERASE SHOT NUM ...

Page 50: ...to cancel the process and return to the START UP menu Press the ENTER key to proceed with deleting all the test records from the unit s Flash EEPROM The following screen will be displayed during the erasure process The following screen will be displayed when all test records have been completely erased Press any key to return to the START UP menu ALL SHOTS ERASED ERASing ALL SHOTS ERASE ALL SHOTS ...

Page 51: ...ss the 4 key DIAGNOSTICS b The following screen will be displayed Open the breaker and then press the ENTER key c The following screen will be displayed If the proper connections were made OPEN should be displayed for all channels You can now close the breaker CLOSED should be displayed for all channels Press any key to return to the START UP menu CABLE TEST CH A CH B CH C OPEN OPEN OPEN ANY KEY T...

Page 52: ...ww vanguard instruments com b On the left hand side of the page click on the Create new account link c You will be presented with a sign up form Please complete all the required fields on the form and click on the Create new account button at the bottom of the page d Once your account has been created it will be reviewed by our staff and usually approved within the hour during regular business hou...

Page 53: ... S Hellman Ave Ontario CA 91761 USA Phone 909 923 9390 Fax 909 923 9391 www vanguard instruments com Copyright 2017 by Vanguard Instruments Company Inc CT 3500 S2 User s Manual Revision 1 1 June 19 2017 TA ...

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