MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 624)

Once the procedure is stopped, you can navigate to other tests or test runs, load other projects, or shut
down the application.
Note:
The stopped test procedure shows red on the Explorer panel.
To restart the procedure:
1. If you have opened another area of the application, click on the test run you want to restart and click
Start the procedure.
2. Click Yes when you are prompted to save the procedure.
The procedure resumes where it was stopped, which may prompt you for information or may require
you to click Run.
Note:
You cannot change any setup parameters when you resume the test procedure.
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Perform Post-Test Tasks
Before you can perform the post-test run activities, you must first complete the following activities:
• Pretest run
• Station setup
• Test run setup
• Run a test
Note:
This section does not include steps for specimen, fixture, instrumentation, or ancillary equipment
removal.
Perform the following post-test tasks:
1. As necessary, use the controls on the Application control panel to park or unload the enabled control
channels:
Park - Click this button to park (command) the enabled control channels at the programmed end levels
at the programmed rate. This level is typically a displacement end level.
Unload - Click this button to unload (command) the enabled control channels to the programmed end
levels at the programmed rate. This level is typically a load end level.
2. Remove hydraulic power from the test station:
a) Click Low on the Power control panel.
This activity places the HSM (hydraulic service manifold) for the test station in the low-pressure
state (amber indicator lit).
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