MTS 709 Alignment System - Manual (Page 88)

709 Alignment System
Get Specimen Offset Values
Specimen Offsets 88
2. Establish the gauge offset reading.
Because specimens cannot be perfectly machined and placement of the
strain gauges on the specimen cannot be perfectly aligned, some initial
offsets are inherent.
A. Select the Gauge tab.
B. Click the Read button to take a reading.
C. Click the Add button to save the values.
D. Wait for approximately 15 seconds.
E. Repeat steps B, C, and D until you have saved three sets of gauge
values.
These values will be used when the Specimen Gauge selection is active in
the Use Offsets section of the Align tab.