Operation (instructor mode), Tolerance editor, Caution – Lincoln Electric IM10136 VRTEX MOBILE User Manual
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B-5
OPERATION (INSTRUCTOR MODE)
B-5
TOLERANCE EDITOR
(factorydefaults)
OVERVIEW
Thetoleranceeditorallowsuserstomodifythesystem
settings from the default to fit their curriculum. See
FigureB.8.
The VRTEX
®
MOBILE ships with Lincoln “default”
weldingparameterspre-installed.Theparameterscan
bemodifiedbytheinstructortoreflectaspecificweld-
ingapplicationortechnique.UnderChooseTolerance
Setuptheinstructorcanselect:
•Defaults
•EntryLevel
•Intermediate
•Advanced
Touch the green Customize icon to view the various
processoptionslistedbelow:
•WFSrange
•Voltagerange
•Amperagerange
•Gasmixture
•Gasflowrate
Thetechniqueparametersidealrangevaluescanalso
beviewed:
•Aim
•CTWD/Arclength
•Workangle
•Travelangle
•TravelSpeed
•Whip(SMAW-Optional)
•Weave
Changing the settings in the tolerance editor will
dramatically affect how the system runs, including
scoring, visual cues, and discontinuities. Take
care in changing the settings of the tolerance edi-
tor as not to reflect unrealistic welding situations.
CHOOSE TOLERANCE SET-UP
Displays the list of all tolerance settings currently
storedontheunit.Allunitsshipwithdefaultsettings.
If the user creates multiple tolerance files, the file in
useisselectedbyselectingtheredicon.Thisaffects
thevisualcues,graphs,discontinuitiesandscore.The
currenttolerancesettingsinusearealsolistedonthis
screen.
CHANGING TOLERANCE LEVELS
Thefollowingstepsdescribetheproceduretochange
tolerancesfortheVRTEX
®
MOBILE:
1.SelectTolerances.
2.SelectEdit.
3.SelectCreate New.
4.Enter a new tolerance name on the keyboard
screen.
5.SelectContinue.
6.Scrollthrough“ChooseToleranceSetup”menu.
7.Select icon with desired name by touching the
namedisplayedinthefield.
NOTE: When desired tolerance name is properly
selected,thatnamewillbedisplayedatthetop
ofthescreennextto“CurrentTolerance”.
8.Select“Customize”.
9.Select white arrows and continue icon to scroll
throughtolerancesetupoptions.
CHOOSE TOLERANCE TO LOAD
This displays the list of all tolerance sets currently
storedontheUSBdevice.Filescanbetransferredto
and from a VRTEX
®
MOBILE with a USB memory
device.
VRTEX
®
MOBILE
FIGURE B.8 – TOLERANCES
CAUTION