ROCTEST TELEMAC SMARTEC NOVA METRIX MB-3TL Instruction Manual Download

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SET CLOCK .................................................................................................... 10

RETRIEVE READINGS ......................................................................................... 10

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OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 10

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RETRIEVE DATA ............................................................................................ 10

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CLEAR MEMORY ........................................................................................... 11

Summary of Contents for TELEMAC SMARTEC NOVA METRIX MB-3TL

Page 1: ...l Its misuse is potentially dangerous The Company makes no warranty as to the information furnished in this manual and assumes no liability for damages resulting from the installation or use of this p...

Page 2: ...ABLE 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 3T...

Page 3: ...iii 4 5 SET CLOCK 10 5 RETRIEVE READINGS 10 5 1 OVERVIEW 10 5 2 RETRIEVE DATA 10 5 3 CLEAR MEMORY 11...

Page 4: ...witch toggles power on and off If no keys are pressed for a period of time the MB 3TL goes into standby mode To restore full power press any key or switch the MB 3TL off and on When you are finished t...

Page 5: ...a prompt and a colon Examples of option prompts are Type Save As When you see an option prompt press the Change key to display the various options When you see the option that you want press Enter 1...

Page 6: ...ite White Temp Green Green Shield Drain None Bare Wire Standard IRC 41A IRC 390 cable 2 2 1 CHOOSE TYPE Switch on the MB 3TL and press Enter At the Type prompt choose the appropriate frequency and tem...

Page 7: ...in Hz2 1000 and Celsius degrees for 3K thermistor for JM sensors and other types Type Hz2 RTD Displays Hz2 1000 2 3CHOOSE A SWEEP FREQUENCY By exciting the sensor with a sweep of frequencies rather th...

Page 8: ...s the VW reading and the temperature reading degrees C 2 4 1 READING STABILITY You may see some variation in the decimal digit due to sensor performance site conditions electromagnetic noise and the a...

Page 9: ...decrement the number 3 Press Enter to save the reading 4 Press Enter again to continue 2 5 1 SPECIAL IDS When you save a questionable reading the MB 3TL adds 100 to the sensor ID that you chose so tha...

Page 10: ...DER TO YOUR PC 1 Find the serial port on your PC It will have a 9 pin or a 25 pin connector Desktop PCs typically have two or more serial ports Laptops typically have one 2 Connect the interface cable...

Page 11: ...are using Hot Sync or a similar serial communications program with a palm top computer try disabling the program temporarily 4 CHANGING DEFAULT SETTINGS 4 1OVERVIEW Roctest MB 3TL Manager program let...

Page 12: ...mory is full so this parameter is not critical When Stop recording is selected the recorder will store readings until its memory is full and will then stop and wait for you to retrieve the readings No...

Page 13: ...after the last key press before going into standby mode Note that the standby mode still requires power so when you are finished taking readings always switch the recorder off 4 5SET CLOCK Click the...

Page 14: ...he Save button to open the Save dialog box Specify a location and file name then click the dialog s Save button The Manager program confirms when the readings are saved 5 3CLEAR MEMORY Click the Erase...