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5.2.5 Setting the penetration time for needle and cone
For the standard programs (e.g. EN196-3/90) the penetration time is 10 seconds.
For programs with a dynamic cycle time (e.g. EN13279-2/16DCT30s, extension ... DCT), the penetration
time is 5 seconds.
For programs where the cycle times may overlap (e.g. EN13279-2/16OCT_EXTW, extension ... OCT), the
penetration time can be individually set between 0 and 10 seconds for each measuring station.
The default setting is 5 seconds.
To access the menu for setting penetration time, the device must be connected to the VicatMPM applica-
tion on the PC and at least one test must be started. In the PC software, click the button "Interrupt meas-
urements". As soon as the interruption is confirmed, the displayed text of the button changes to "Continue
measurements". The display of the handset unit shows then following message (
). Now you can
press the
button "E"
on the handset unit. The display shows the selection window for setting the penetra-
tion time for sample 1 (
Figure 42: sample selection to change penetration time
Press
button “1”
to access the window for changing penetration time of sample 1 (
).
Press
button “2”
to bypass the window for changing penetration time of currently displayed sample.
The next window (Set penetration time of sample N+1) appears.
Press
button “3”
if you want to navigate back to the previous window.
Press
button “C”
to leave the menu for setting penetration time.
Figure 43: change the penetration time of a sample
Press
button “F”
to increase the penetration time by one second.
Press
button “B”
to decrease the penetration time by one second.
Press
button “E”
to save the penetration time.
Press
button “C”
to leave the menu.
Set penetration time
of sample 1?
yes: 1 back: 3
no: 2 cancel: C
Sample 1
Penetration T 5 sec
+: F save: E
-: B cancel: C