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MINI-MAX Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Monitor

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

TUNE menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu

items.

2) Use the

UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu

items until

GAIN is highlighted.

3) Press the

LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the value. When the

correct

Gain is being displayed, proceed to step 8 .

4)

Alternatively, press the ENTER key to display the Digits Edit Box.

5) Press the

UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll the highlighted value.

6) Press the

LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the digit locations.

7) Repeat steps

5 & 6 until the Gain value is correctly displayed.

8) Press the

OK key to set the Gain and return to the menu screen, or

ESC to cancel entering the Gain.

9) Finally, press the

MEAS key to return to the measurement.

12.5 Threshold

The

Threshold is the level (sensitivity) of the signal amplitude required to trigger

detection. This level can be used in conjunction with the gain. Example:
suppose the user is not detecting on the first cycle of the waveform because the
amplitude of the first cycle is not large enough to break the current threshold.
Either the

Threshold can be decreased (lower sensitivity), or the Gain increased

to cause a detection on the first cycle. This is also very important when the
reference length is being measured. If the threshold is set so that the amplitude
of the signal is just barely reaching the threshold, it should be decreased. If the

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