MTS Landmark TWX - Manual (Page 86)

Prepare to Run the Test
Preparing to run the test consists of the following steps:
a) Perform Basic Performance Tuning (p. 86)
b) Switch to Peak Valley Meters (p. 94)
c) Adjust Limits for the Test (p. 95)
d) Show Station Manager Scope and Meters for the Test (p. 96)
e) Minimize Station Manager (p. 97)
Perform Basic Performance Tuning
Use the following guidelines for basic performance tuning.
1. Select the Tuning user access level.
Ensure that your user access level is Tuning rather than Operator. Enter the password Tuning (case
sensitive) if prompted.
2. Verify initial force tuning parameters.
a) To open the Tuning: Ch1 Force window, select Station Manager > Display > Station Setup >
Channels > Ch1 (or other depending on your configuration) > Force and then click the Tuning
Fork button.
b) Review the following parameters for this hard specimen test. The following is a good place to start
for this Example test with a hard specimen.
86 | MTS Landmark Test System Operation
Running the Example Tension Test