Vanguard CT-8000 - Manual (Page 3)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 General Description and Features ................................................................................... 2
1.2 Furnished Accessories ...................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................................... 5
1.4 CT-8000 Controls and Indicators ..................................................................................... 6
2.0 PRE-TEST SETUP ................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Operating Voltages .......................................................................................................... 8
2.2 LCD Screen Contrast Control ............................................................................................ 8
2.3 Printer Paper Control ....................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Printer Paper .................................................................................................................... 9
3.0 OPERATING PROCEDURES ................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Cable Connections ......................................................................................................... 10
3.1.1. Contact Cable Connections .................................................................................... 10
3.1.2. Initiate Cable Connections ..................................................................................... 12
3.1.3. Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring Connections ............................................. 14
3.1.4. External Trigger Input Connections ........................................................................ 15
3.1.5. Digital Transducer Connection ............................................................................... 16
3.1.6. Resistor Type Transducer Connection .................................................................... 17
3.1.7. Micro-Ohm Meter Connection ............................................................................... 18
3.1.8. On-line Test AC Current Sensor Connection .......................................................... 19
3.2 Pre-Test Setup ................................................................................................................ 20
3.2.1. Entering Test Record Header Information ............................................................. 20
3.2.2. Setting the Clock ..................................................................................................... 23
3.2.3. Configuring the Automatic Printing Feature .......................................................... 24
3.2.4. Setting the Units of Measure ................................................................................. 25
3.2.5. Setting the Open Timing Analysis Points ................................................................ 26
3.2.6. Selecting the Contact Cycle Reading Frequency .................................................... 30
3.2.7. Configuring the Channel Settings ........................................................................... 33
3.2.8. Configuring the Contact Filter Settings .................................................................. 35
3.2.9. Configuring the Transducer Encoder Filter Setting ................................................ 37
3.2.10. Configuring the Digital Rotary Transducer Settings ............................................... 39
3.2.11. Configuring the Resister Type Transducer Settings ............................................... 41
3.3 Performing Circuit Breaker Timing Tests ....................................................................... 48
3.3.1. Timing an OPEN Operation ..................................................................................... 49
3.3.2. Timing a CLOSE-OPEN Operation Using Contact Channel #1 ................................. 52
3.3.3. Timing an OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN Operation ............................................................... 55
3.3.4. Running CT-8000’s in Tandem ................................................................................ 59
3.3.5. Printing or Viewing Timing Results ......................................................................... 60
3.4 Performing a Static Resistance Test ............................................................................... 72
3.5 Performing a Dynamic Resistance Test .......................................................................... 74
3.6 Working with Test Records ............................................................................................ 79