TESA MH 2016, Quickstart Document

Page 1: ...16 This document is confidential and only to be used internally by the company that has purchased one of the height gauges mentioned above Before duplicating or transmitting it to third parties without any connection to the use of these instruments an official request has to be sent to TESA SA ...

Page 2: ...teries 8 3 9 Final use 8 3 10 Storage 8 3 11 Cleaning 8 3 12 Opening elements 8 4 INSTALLATION 9 4 1 Packaging 9 4 2 Unpacking installation 9 5 SIMPLIFIED USER MANUAL 17 5 1 Panel 17 5 2 Starting 17 5 3 Initialisation 17 5 4 Main menu 18 5 5 Measurement mode 18 5 6 ST1 ST2 modes 19 6 CONTEXTUAL ACTIONS 22 6 1 General actions 22 6 2 Actions regarding ST1 ST2 modes 23 6 3 Actions regarding Perpendic...

Page 3: ...ing to certain instructions regarding its use could lead to malfunction or deterioration of the instrument 1 3 Copyright The content of this document has been created subject to subsequent modifications without prior notice All modification rights are reserved The French version is the reference language All other language versions are only translations 1 4 Preamble The MICRO HITE or MICRO HITE M ...

Page 4: ...in this manual They give important information that has to be taken into account in order to correctly use the measuring instrument Position Description Not adhering to these instructions can lead to incorrect measurement results Corresponds to help for better use of the product ...

Page 5: ...placement No 4 N Description 1 Cap cover 2 Electronic system reading the position sensor scale 3 Fixing knob of the measuring carriage 4 Handle for manual probe displacement 5 Connector for accessory 6 Information LED 7 Probe support 8 Probe 9 Guiding and support faces 10 Cast iron base 11 Rotary control handle or handwheel for displacement 12 Electric pump 13 Electric pump switch 14 Control panel...

Page 6: ...Quickstart document 6 Fig Description of the constitutive elements of the TESA MICRO HITE M ...

Page 7: ...commended to use a measuring surface that is big enough to enable smooth and easy movements of the instrument around the workpiece to be measured if the latter cannot be displaced manually 3 5 Cleanliness Make sure the gauge is used on a clean surface so that there is no dust condensation or metal filings The supports and scales have to be perfectly clean without any oily particles on it 3 6 Vibra...

Page 8: ... the instrument or its instability 3 9 Final use The instrument is to be used for measurements only 3 10 Storage It is important to respect the storage temperature limit indicated in the specifications of the instrument 3 11 Cleaning Only use a dry lint free cloth for cleaning the instrument Do not use aggressive solvents 3 12 Opening elements Never try to open the control panel or the height gaug...

Page 9: ...official packaging is not recommended and will not be covered by TESA in case of dispute 4 2 Unpacking installation 1 Bring the pallet as close as possible to the installation area 2 Remove the accessories and panel boxes as well as the document folder from the pallet 3 Take the power supply and cables out of the box 4 Remove the masterpiece from the box and its plastic bag Clean its base before p...

Page 10: ...m the box Mount the probe on the support Do not forget to tighten the assembly with the tightening wheel 6 Accessories are now ready to be used 7 Remove the top two protection foam pieces from the box 8 With a second person take carefully the gage out of the box ...

Page 11: ...t in case of a shock or an uncontrolled movement Because of the weight of the instrument it is not recommended to lift the unit on your own 9 Carefully place the height gauge on the measuring surface keeping it in a horizontal position The MICRO HITE M are equipped with a handle directly fixed on the carriage system ...

Page 12: ... the force applied for normal displacement during a measurement It cannot be used as a handle when moving the instrument as it could be heavily damaged or completely broken 10 Delicately remove the plastic cover protecting the base of the height gauge 11 Make sure you have access to the air bearings 12 Remove the grease from the instrument base surface Use a non aggressive solvent to do so ...

Page 13: ...vertically on the clean granite plate or any other support 14 Remove the protective plastic cover 15 Carefully remove the panel arm protection 16 Carefully remove the protective tape from the base the handle and the gage top s cap ...

Page 14: ... Remove the two screws from the front shipping bracket 18 Carefully pull the plate off 19 Carefully remove the shaft protection where the probe holder is going to be mounted 20 Mount the probe support and its probe on the shaft ...

Page 15: ...e articulated support Any cable connections have to be established while the instrument is turned off Make sure that the instrument is turned off each time the control panel height gauge cable is connected or disconnected 23 Connect the control panel to the height gauge ...

Page 16: ... 24 Make sure that the battery is correctly installed in the height gauge 25 Connect the height gauge to a power source using the power supply unit for direct main operation or later use with batteries once they are charged ...

Page 17: ...rical value 2 Calculation zone Calculate differences or averages Manage references Change measuring units Manage transmission of data Access to secondary functions 3 Software navigation Turn the instrument on or off Access to online help Validate or cancel actions Go back to main menu Displace selection of options 4 Validation of contextual options 5 2 Starting Pushing the electric pump switch but...

Page 18: ...quick measurements in one probing direction without the need to calibrate the probe prior to it The probing direction must be identical as the one used to define the current reference ST2 Allows quick measurements in two probing directions Probe calibration is mandatory before any access to the mode Perpendicularity To measure using an accessory as IG13 probe and define perpendicularity or straigh...

Page 19: ...ck in the measurements list 12 Single double probing Valid for MICRO HITE only 13 System state Displays hour units and active peripherals 14 Measuring force Displays the status of the pressure applied on the probe 15 Save In order to save the wanted secondary result as a block in the measurements list 16 Help picture 17 Help text Zone defined to display texts in order to help the user when going t...

Page 20: ...mode the first mandatory step is to define a reference All measurements regarding the same reference have to be carried out by probing in a direction similar to the one chosen when the active reference has been captured ST2 Each time when entering ST2 mode it is necessary to calibrate the probe This must be done using the masterpiece delivered with your instrument For more details regarding this p...

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Page 22: ...y Pause Allows you to pause the active process Execution Allows you to start a measurement process or restart it in case it was paused before Polar coordinates Allows you to work in polar coordinates Change graph Allows you to change the type of graph displayed when measuring culmination points Change angle unit Allows you to change the unit of the angles displayed The new unit is the radian Recal...

Page 23: ...the calibration process of the insert by measurement of a groove ISO table Allows you to display the ISO table of tolerances in order to quickly set the tolerances of the selected value Indirect reference PRESET Allows you to take into account an offset regarding the active reference so that you can work with an indirect reference Probe constant Restarts the calculation procedure of the probe cons...

Page 24: ... line going through two points circles or a combination of these two elements types Bestfit line Allows to calculate the best line from three or more points or circles centres Distance Allows to calculate the distance between two points or circles centres Perpendicular distance Allows to calculate the perpendicular distance between a point circle and a line Analyse and display results Allows to di...