Contents
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Content
1
Scope of supply ________________________________________________________ 4
2
Important information __________________________________________________ 5
2.1
Use of the operator manual __________________________________________________ 5
3
Description ___________________________________________________________ 6
3.1
Introduction ______________________________________________________________ 6
3.2
Measure functions _________________________________________________________ 6
3.3
Functional description ______________________________________________________ 6
4
Operation _____________________________________________________________ 7
4.1
Operator push buttons _____________________________________________________ 7
4.2
Operating functions ________________________________________________________ 8
4.3
Installation of visualisation- and USB driver software ____________________________ 9
4.4
Select COM port of PC _____________________________________________________ 9
4.5
Charge battery ___________________________________________________________ 10
4.6
Change battery ___________________________________________________________ 11
4.7
Mounting instructions on marine engines _____________________________________ 11
4.8
Measuring with CPM 500 __________________________________________________ 12
5
Visualisation software release 1.0.7.8 _____________________________________ 13
5.1
Main tool bar buttons _____________________________________________________ 13
5.2
Load measured data from CPM 500 to PC ____________________________________ 15
5.3
Load measured data from hard disc to PC ____________________________________ 15
5.4
Monitoring of combustion data _____________________________________________ 16
5.4.1
Screen page “Cylinder pressure curve” _____________________________________________ 16
5.4.1.1
Indication of all cylinders ___________________________________________________ 16
5.4.1.2
Cross On function _________________________________________________________ 17
5.4.1.3
Save to ASCII ____________________________________________________________ 18
5.4.1.4
Optimize function for application on two-strokes _________________________________ 18
5.4.1.5
Save Shift _______________________________________________________________ 20
5.4.1.6
Automatic Pcomp calculation on four-strokes ___________________________________ 21
5.4.1.7
Additional functions _______________________________________________________ 22
5.4.2
Screen page “Pmax diagram” _____________________________________________________ 23
5.4.3
Screen page “Engine report” _____________________________________________________ 23
5.4.4
Screen page “Pmax balance” _____________________________________________________ 24
5.4.5
Screen page “Remarks” _________________________________________________________ 24
5.4.6
Screen page “Engine data” _______________________________________________________ 24
5.5
Delete measurement on CPM 500 ___________________________________________ 24
5.6
Open *.csv files with Excel _________________________________________________ 25
5.7
620-66-002-00 IPOWER- and IMEP calculation _______________________________ 26
5.7.1
Overview of additional functions __________________________________________________ 26
5.7.1.1
Power calculation function __________________________________________________ 26
5.7.1.2
Indication of cylinder pressure (single) versus volume _____________________________ 28