Table of Contents
Technical Support
How to Get Technical Support.........................................................................................................................5
Before You Contact MTS.................................................................................................................................5
If You Contact MTS by Phone.........................................................................................................................7
Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals......................................................................................................8
Preface
Before You Begin.............................................................................................................................................9
Documentation Conventions............................................................................................................................9
Safety
General Safety Practices.................................................................................................................................14
Safety Practices Before Operating the System...............................................................................................14
Safety Practices While Operating the System ...............................................................................................19
Hazard Warning Icons....................................................................................................................................21
System Introduction
About This Manual.........................................................................................................................................24
About Other MTS Documentation.................................................................................................................24
System Overview...........................................................................................................................................25
Load Frame Overview....................................................................................................................................26
Load Unit Control Panel................................................................................................................................28
Handset...........................................................................................................................................................30
Safety Enclosure (Optional)...........................................................................................................................31
Software Overview.........................................................................................................................................32
Key Concepts
About This Chapter........................................................................................................................................46
Understanding Your MTS Software...............................................................................................................46
Understanding MTS Applications and File Types.........................................................................................47
Understanding the Control Loop....................................................................................................................48
Setting Travel Stops to Protect Yourself and Your Equipment......................................................................50
Using the Emergency Stop Control................................................................................................................51
Understanding the Load Train........................................................................................................................51
Resolving Interlock and Error Conditions......................................................................................................53
Running the Example Tension Test
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