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iv QC5200 Series User’s Guide
Guide organization
This Guide contains eleven chapters and three reference appendices. An overview of the contents is pro-
vided below. Experienced users are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the first six chapters before
beginning to use the QC5200. Users that are new to the QC5200 and similar Metronics products should
read the first six chapters carefully and then follow the tutorial in Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Quick Start Demonstartion Quick Start Demonstartion
before beginning.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: System overview
Brief introduction to the QC5200 series features and benefits
Chapter 2: User interface
Comprehensive description of the user interface covering screens, menus, toolbars the statusbar and work-
spaces.
Chapter 3: Quick Start Demonstration
Brief demonstration of using the basic functions of the QC5200 including:
• Organizing the workspace
• Selecting and teaching the probe
• Recording measurement activities as a program
• Measuring & constructing datums
• Measuring features
• Applying tolerances
• Exporting data
• Reporting
• Saving the part and program
Chapter 4: Probes
Instructions for calibrating and using video edge detection measurement probes
Chapter 5: Measuring
Instructions for constructing datums and measuring, constructing and creating features.
Chapter 6: Tolerancing
Instructions for applying tolerances to measurements.
Chapter 7: Reporting and templates
Instructions for organizing, formatting, exporting and printing measurement results.
Chapter 8: Programming
Descriptions of programming functions and instructions for creating, editing, and debugging programs.