Vanguard EZCT-10 - Manual (Page 2)

EZCT VERSION 5.x SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 2
2.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 3
3.0 STARTING AND CONFIGURING THE EZCT SOFTWARE ......................................................... 6
3.1 Main Menu Item Descriptions ......................................................................................... 7
3.2 Enabling the CT Tester’s Computer Interface .................................................................. 9
3.3 Application Setup ........................................................................................................... 10
3.4 Printer Setup .................................................................................................................. 12
4.0 WORKING WITH TEST RECORDS ........................................................................................ 13
4.1 Retrieving Test Records From a CT Tester ..................................................................... 13
4.2 Recalling a Test Record From the PC Hard Drive ........................................................... 16
4.3 Saving a Test Record ...................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1. Saving a Test Record With Its Original Filename .................................................... 17
4.3.2. Saving a Test Record With a Different Filename .................................................... 17
4.4 Opening the Test Records Folder ................................................................................... 18
4.5 Exporting a Test Record in Microsoft
®
Excel
®
Format .................................................... 19
4.6 Exporting a Test Record to a Text File ............................................................................ 22
4.7 Working with Tabulated Test Results ............................................................................ 24
4.7.1. Editing a Test Record .............................................................................................. 27
4.7.2. Printing the Tabulated Test Results ........................................................................ 30
5.0 WORKING WITH TEST PLANS ............................................................................................. 32
5.1 Creating Test Plans ......................................................................................................... 32
5.2 Modifying a Test Plan Stored on the PC ......................................................................... 34
6.0 RUNNING TESTS ................................................................................................................. 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Test Record in EZCT Software (top) and Microsoft Excel (bottom) ............................... 21
Figure 2. Test Record in EZCT Software (top) and in Plain Text Format (bottom) ....................... 23
Figure 3. Typical Test Record Page (Excitation Test) .................................................................... 24
Figure 4. Test Record Page Displaying Results from the Second Test Performed ........................ 25
Figure 5. Typical EZCT/EZCT-10 Summary Report ........................................................................ 26
Figure 6. Typical Test Record Printouts ........................................................................................ 31