MTS Acumen - Manual (Page 190)

Important:
Verify that you are either in Stable Displacement or a control mode that is tuned to your specimen
or situation. Otherwise, uncontrolled actuator movement may occur.
Actuator Power Panel
1. On the Actuator Power panel, click the Power Low button (two of five bars highlighted).
2. On the Actuator Power panel, click the Power High button (five of five bars highlighted).
Editing Variables with the Express Editor
Variables Editor
The Variables Editor allows you to view and edit the available variables within a test. To open the Variables
Editor, click the Variables element in the Explorer tab. Administrators and Operators with the Express
Editor user privilege can make changes to test variables; however, the Express Editor user privilege allows
you to change the following limited set of variable properties:
• Display Name
• Express Editor Default Value
• Default Option
• Unit
• Pretest
• Result
• Editable Post-Test
• Range
• Formatting
Talk to your system administrator if you require the Express Editor privilege.
Generating a Report in MP
To generate reports from within MP, you must have an existing report template and the Microsoft Excel
application or a suitable Microsoft Excel reader. To design or modify a report template, you must have the
Reporter Add-In application, which is a separately licensed product.
1. On the Explorer tab, right-click the Test Run name and select Generate Report. To generate multiple
reports at one time, click Test Runs on the Explorer tab to see the Test Runs table. Select the test
runs to include in the reports. To select more than one, press the Ctrl key and click the report name.
Right-click and select Generate Report. The Generate Report window opens.
2. Select one or more templates to use for your reports and click Generate Report.
3. Microsoft Excel opens with the newly generated report. If multiple test runs were selected, a separate
report for each Test Run will open. Modify as desired and save and close. By default, the report is
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Best Practices for Other System Configurations and Tests