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Contents
1.
TREEQINETIC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 3
1.1.
G
ENERAL HINTS
.................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.
I
NSTALLATION OF THE
T
REE
Q
INETIC PROGRAM
....................................................................................... 3
2.
TREEQINETIC
COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................ 4
2.1.
C
ONTENTS OF THE MEASURING CASE
..................................................................................................... 4
2.2.
E
LASTOMETER
...................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3.
I
NCLINOMETER
...................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.
F
ORCEMETER
....................................................................................................................................... 6
2.5.
A
NEMOMETER
(
OPTIONAL
) ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.6.
C
OMMUNICATION
U
NIT
.......................................................................................................................... 7
3.
DATA TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................................................. 8
3.1.
C
ONNECTION
PC
-
T
REE
Q
INETIC
........................................................................................................... 8
3.2.
C
ONNECTION
C
OMMUNICATION
U
NIT
–
I
NSTRUMENTS
............................................................................. 8
4.
TREEQINETIC PC SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................ 9
4.1.
G
ENERAL
............................................................................................................................................. 9
4.2.
T
REE
Q
INETIC DATA DIRECTORY
............................................................................................................. 9
4.3.
M
EASUREMENT PROCESS
...................................................................................................................... 9
4.4.
S
CREEN SHOTS
................................................................................................................................... 14
5.
SETTINGS FOR MEASURING DEVICES ............................................................................................... 15
5.1.
H
OW TO TURN
ON
AND
OFF ............................................................................................................... 15
5.2.
M
ODULADDRESS
................................................................................................................................. 15
5.3.
Z
ERO
-
SETTING
.................................................................................................................................... 16
5.4.
C
ALIBRATION
...................................................................................................................................... 16
6.
MOUNTING THE MEASURING DEVICES ON THE TREE..................................................................... 17
6.1.
E
LASTOMETER
.................................................................................................................................... 17
6.1.1.
Unmounting the Elastometer .................................................................................................... 17
6.2.
I
NCLINOMETER
.................................................................................................................................... 18
6.3.
F
ORCEMETER
..................................................................................................................................... 19
6.4.
A
CCUMULATOR HINTS
.......................................................................................................................... 20
6.4.1.
Auto Power Off ......................................................................................................................... 20
6.5.
C
HARGING OF THE
C
OMMUNICATION
U
NIT
........................................................................................... 20
6.6.
C
HARGING OF THE MEASURING DEVICES
.............................................................................................. 21
7.
GENERAL HINTS .................................................................................................................................... 22
7.1.
T
RANSPORTATION
............................................................................................................................... 22
7.2.
D
IRT AND
D
UST
.................................................................................................................................. 22
7.3.
A
MBIENT CONDITIONS DURING PULLING TESTS
...................................................................................... 22
8.
TECHNICAL REFERENCE ...................................................................................................................... 23
8.1.
W
ARRANTY
......................................................................................................................................... 23
8.2.
M
AINTENANCE
.................................................................................................................................... 23
8.3.
S
HIPPING OF THE
T
REE
Q
INETIC
®
S
YSTEMS
.......................................................................................... 23
8.4.
PC
REQUIREMENTS
............................................................................................................................. 23
8.5.
T
ECHNICAL DETAILS
............................................................................................................................ 23
9.
CONTACT ................................................................................................................................................ 24