beautypg.com

Dakota Ultrasonics PVX User Manual

Page 44

background image

Dakota Ultrasonics

40

9) Apply a drop of couplant on the transducer and place the transducer in

steady contact with the sample or actual test material on the thinnest, or

second known thickness location. Be sure that the reading is stable and the

repeatability indicator, located in the top left corner of the display, is fully lit

and stable.

10) Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the TWO POINT calibration

submenu item.

11) Press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box.

12) Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value.

13) Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations.

14) Repeat steps 12 & 13 until the known thickness value is correctly displayed.

15) Press the OK key to calculate the velocity for the TWO POINT calibration

and return to the CAL menu screen, or press ESC to cancel entering the

velocity.

16) Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and

begin taking readings.

Note: CHECK YOUR CALIBRATION! Place the transducer back on both

calibration points. The thickness readings should now match the known

thickness locations. If they are not correct, repeat the steps above.