Checkline TI-CMX - Manual (Page 11)

Alternatively, the B-START and B-DEPTH values can be changed using the Digit Edit
Box as follows:
1. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys
to scroll through the sub menu items
until B-START or B-DEPTH is highlighted.
2. Press the ENTER key to display the digits edit box.
3. Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value.
4. Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys
to scroll the digit locations.
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until the B-START
or B-DEPTH value is correctly
displayed.
6. Press the OK key to set the B-START
or B-DEPTH value and return to the
DISP menu, or ESC to cancel entering
the B-START or B-DEPTH value.
NOTE: The adjusted value will appear next to the B-START or B-DEPTH menu labels.
7. Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen and begin taking
readings.
In the upper left corner
of each of the display
photosat the right, is
the repeatability
indicator. The repeata-
bility indicator is repre-
sented by six vertical
bars and represents
how repeatable the
measurements are. In
regular measurement
mode, the TI-CMX
makes eight measurements
a second. In scan mode, the TI-CMX makes 200 measurements a second. If the coating
mode option is activated, the TI-CMX makes three measurements a second in regular
measurement mode and 65 measurements a second in scan mode. When the TI-CMX is
idle, only the left vertical bar and the underline will be displayed. However, when the
TI-CMX is making a measurement, five or six of the bars should be displayed on the
repeatability indicator. If fewer than five bars are showing, the TI-CMX is having diffi-
culty achieving a stable measurement and the thickness value displayed is potentially
unstable.
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11.0 S ETUPS , C REATE , S TORE , E DIT & R ECALL
11.1 Introduction to Setups
Often times, users are faced with a variety of tasks and applications that are sometimes
similar, but often times very different. With a standard thickness gauge, the user would
have to recalibrate for each individual application respectively. With all the features of
the TI-CMX, the number of potential applications also increases based on ability alone.
This is primarily in reference to the addition of those very difficult applications, where a
standard thickness gauge would not be feasible, or capable of accomplishing the tasks.
The increased number of features and parameters also adds to the overall setup time, or
amount of time to set up marginal applications with perfection and understanding.
Because of the additional time involved, the TI-CMX has been equipped with the ability
to save these setups to memory and be recalled at any time. The TI-CMX can store up to
64 custom setups. These setups can be bi-directionally transferred to and from a PC.
Therefore, the user can save as many setups as necessary for all their individual applica-
tions requirements. This saves a great deal of time and knowledge for future inspections
of the same job or project. This feature also eliminates error between two or more users
during the setup and calibration process.
11.2 Opening a Setup
Once user setups are saved (refer to Section 11.3, p. 47), they are opened (recalled for
use) using the following procedure. Please make sure that the correct probe is connected
and matches the probe selection stored in this setup.
1. Press the MENU key once to activate the menu items tab.
Press the MENU key multiple times to tab right and the
ESC key multiple times to tab left until the SETUP menu is
highlighted and displaying the submenu items.
2. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the
sub menu items until OPEN is highlighted.
3. Press the ENTER key to display the Setup List Box.
4. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the
setups until the target setup is highlighted.
5. Press the ENTER key to activate the confirmation screen.
6. Press the OK key to load the setup
from memory.
7. Press the MEAS key to return to the
measure screen.
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