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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
MB-3TL VIBRATING WIRE DATA RECORDER ..................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1
1.2
CONTROL AND CONNECTORS ...................................................................... 1
1.2.1
POWER SWITCH ...................................................................................... 1
1.2.2
SERIAL PORT AND SERIAL INTERFACE CABLE .................................... 1
1.2.3
JUMPER CABLE WITH ALLIGATOR CLIPS .............................................. 2
1.2.4
KEYPAD AND DISPLAY ............................................................................ 2
1.3
BATTERIES ...................................................................................................... 2
2
TAKING READINGS ............................................................................................... 3
2.1
OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 3
2.2
CONNECT SIGNAL CABLE .............................................................................. 3
2.2.1
CHOOSE TYPE ......................................................................................... 3
2.3
CHOOSE A SWEEP FREQUENCY .................................................................. 4
2.4
OBSERVE THE READING ............................................................................... 5
2.4.1
READING STABILITY ................................................................................ 5
2.4.2
QUESTIONABLE READINGS .................................................................... 5
2.5
RECORD THE READING ................................................................................. 6
2.5.1
SPECIAL IDs ............................................................................................. 6
3
ROCTEST MB-3TL MANAGER PROGRAM ........................................................... 6
3.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 6
3.2
INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 6
3.3
ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION ....................................................................... 7
3.4
TESTING COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................ 7
3.4.1
CONNECT THE DATA RECORDER TO YOUR PC ................................... 7
3.4.2
START THE PROGRAM ............................................................................ 7
3.4.3
TROUBLE SHOOTING .............................................................................. 8
4
CHANGING DEFAULT SETTINGS ......................................................................... 8
4.1
OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 8
4.2
RECORDER ID ................................................................................................. 9
4.3
SENSOR INFO ............................................................................................... 10
4.4
STANDBY DELAY .......................................................................................... 10
