Danatronics ECHO FD, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...Ver 1 0A Quick Start Guide for ECHO FD ECHO FD Ultrasonic Flaw Detector...

Page 2: ...class room training in Ultrasonic Theory Danatronics Corp and any of its employees or representatives shall not be held responsible for improper use of this equipment for its intended use Proper train...

Page 3: ...ot from the Unit 11 Using the Boot Strap and Bail 11 Other Unit Features 11 Using the T R 1 and T R 2 Ports 11 Locating the USB Slot 11 Using the Accessory Mount 11 Locating the Altitude Change Releas...

Page 4: ...9 3 Calibrating the ECHO FD for Contact Transducers 30 Velocity Calibration Only 31 4 ECHO FD Calibrations 32 Angle Beam Calibration 34 Setting Reference Gain 38 Setting Ref Gain Step 39 5 Echo FD adv...

Page 5: ...ickness gage making it the smallest and most affordable unit in the world to offer such a vast application set Our new hand held ultrasonic flaw detector is packed with many useful and practical featu...

Page 6: ...ll display the last instrument settings as well as the battery life in the bottom right corner The image below shows the battery life at 49 Note Set your parameters based on the type of probe you are...

Page 7: ...t started we recommend that you choose a setup close to what you will be using This will allow you to get echoes and make smaller adjustments when fine tuning your setups and calibrations As stated th...

Page 8: ...ion that corresponds with the appropriate F key For example F1 may correspond with the Save function F2 with the Freeze function or F3 with the Directory function Battery Pack To ensure the highest le...

Page 9: ...can result in little or no charge Note It is possible to use a computer to charge the unit but this will take significantly more time than using an AC outlet and we do not recommend it however if you...

Page 10: ...the Li Ion battery connector 3 Plug in the AA tray connector 4 Replace the battery door and tighten screws Note When using the 3 AA battery tray batteries cannot be re charged Boot Bail and Strap Feat...

Page 11: ...ail and apply gentle pressure to one side of the connector which is located at the top of the bail The piece will pop off exposing the accessory mount see below and unit serial number Other Unit Featu...

Page 12: ...ows remaining battery life The Measurement screen will appear following the Display screen There are five Measurement screens as shown below Use the F4 DISP MD key to toggle the screen between display...

Page 13: ...soundpath measurement of 0 498 shown above will be displayed in the top right corner of the screen To change a parameter press the F4 DISP MD key Display Mode 5 Similar to ECHO 9 and ECHO 7 the left a...

Page 14: ...o change the Display mode simply press the F4 DISP MD key Color Waveform in Echo to Echo mode filename ID thickness value gain rectification battery life alarm freeze backlight and display mode Press...

Page 15: ...ff If Ref Gain is active then Ref Gain and Scanning Gain will appear as follows Also F2 will become ADD In this situation when F2 is pressed Ref Gain and Scanning Gain will be added and Scanning Gain...

Page 16: ...edit mode F2 None F3 None F4 Next page of Gate 1 parameters Up Down Arrow Cycle thru P E THRU DUAL Right Arrow Select Reject to edit Left Arrow Select Frequency to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to set Measu...

Page 17: ...e of Gate 2 parameters Up Down Arrow Slew Gate 1 Start value from Delay up to Delay Current Range Right Arrow Select Gate 1 Width to edit Left Arrow Select Peak to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to set Gate...

Page 18: ...Gate 1 Level parameters Gate 1 Alarm F1 Done exit edit mode F2 None F3 None F4 Next page of Gate 2 parameters Up Down Arrow Toggle options OFF POS NEG MIN DEPTH if DAC is inactive OFF POS NEG MIN DEP...

Page 19: ...f parameters Up Down Arrow Slew Gate 2 Start value from Delay up to Delay Current Range Right Arrow Select Gate 2 Width to edit Left Arrow Select Peak to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to set Gate 2 Start pa...

Page 20: ...set Gate 2 Level parameters Gate 2 Alarm F1 Done exit edit mode F2 None F3 G2 OFF or ON F4 Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Toggle options OFF POS NEG MIN DEPTH if DAC is OFF OFF POS NEG MIN DEPT...

Page 21: ...Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Slew Zero from 0 000 to 20 000 Right Arrow Select Velocity to set Left Arrow Select Peak to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to set Zero parameters Velocity F1 Done exit...

Page 22: ...0 in usec and set the 3 measurement screens for Gate 1 as follows Large box is soundpath other boxes will be depth and surface distance When angle is re set to 0 degrees velocity will revert back to L...

Page 23: ...de F2 Turn Off DAC F3 Erase DAC curve s F4 Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Toggle between ON and OFF Right Arrow Select DAC curve to set Left Arrow Select PEAK mem to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to...

Page 24: ...exit edit mode F2 Preset IT will toggle through preset values 0 100 0 200 0 500 1 000 2 000 5 000 10 000 20 000 and equivalent in mm and uSec mode F3 None F4 Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Sle...

Page 25: ...None F3 None F4 Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Toggle between Edge and Peak Right Arrow Select Gate 2 Detection mode to edit Left Arrow Select Delay to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to edit Gate 1 De...

Page 26: ...F4 Next page of parameters Up Down Arrow Cycle through list of measurements Right Arrow Select Measurement Box 1 to edit Left Arrow Select Measurement Box 2 to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to edit Measurem...

Page 27: ...w Toggle between Peak Peak Hold and OFF Right Arrow Select 1st parameter of current Parameter page to edit Left Arrow Select ID to edit MENU OK Go to Menu to edit Peak Memory parameters Display Screen...

Page 28: ...MD for Display mode Transducer screen menu reset backlight The screen has three distinct areas 1 Top part of the display screen Shows the File Name ID Number AA and 0001 for grid column and row 2 Low...

Page 29: ...ercentage of battery life remaining on the bottom right corner of the measurement display screen When the battery life is below 10 the battery indicator will turn from green to red When the battery li...

Page 30: ...to start with the Parameter screen so you can set your basic adjustments such as range material velocity zero angle etc Use the left or right arrow key to begin Edit mode There are two ways to enter E...

Page 31: ...cal and enter the known thickness of the detected echo 4 Press F1 Menu key 5 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Calibration option 6 Press the MENU OK key 7 Verify your transducer selection...

Page 32: ...o and the Gate Width to cover the last echo at 0 500 You can also press the F2 key for Auto 80 after detecting the first echo at 0 100 to automatically adjust the amplitude to 80 FSH full screen heigh...

Page 33: ...wn arrow to scroll to the known thickness 3 Couple to the 0 500 you may need to press the F2 Gain key if the signal is too low to get the echo in the gate and then press the F4 Vel key The reading on...

Page 34: ...se the left or right arrow key which will highlight Gate 1 Start Next use the up arrow key to increase the Gate 1 Start until the 5th echo at 5 000 is gated Note you may need to press the F2 Gain key...

Page 35: ...ght arrow key You will see an echo envelope in dark blue which represents the maximum amplitude recorded 2 Move the angle beam probe back and peak the signal You may want to use Gain or Auto 80 to ach...

Page 36: ...to 2nd echo 4 000 using the right arrow key in this case and then press the F1 Done key 8 Press the F4 Vel key and adjust the angular distance in top right to 4 000 Press the MENU OK key ECHO FD will...

Page 37: ...physically marks the distance from the front of the wedge to the BIP To enter this value into the unit follow these steps 1 Press the MENU OK key and use the arrow keys to select the Measurement opti...

Page 38: ...ull screen height FSH for example This is easy to do by gating the signal and pressing the F2 Auto 80 key Once this done some codes will dictate how much scanning gain should then be added for inspect...

Page 39: ...ect the Measurement option 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Ref Gain Step option 3 Set the Ref Gain Step from 0 1 dB to the total system gain Ref Gain plus Scan Gain In the example below the Ref Gai...

Page 40: ...ignal to a preset and known full screen height percentage Because Auto 80 is available as a direct access key we suggest 80 3 Hold the probe steady and use the right or left arrow key to toggle to the...

Page 41: ...4 Next key until the tan colored Gate 2 prompts are on the right side of the screen Press the F3 key to activate this option again There are several options to choose from when using the gates to set...

Page 42: ...unit will also beep and vibrate if an alarm occurs Setting the vibrate option to ON is a good choice for loud environments Negative Gate Alarm Set a Negative Gate Alarm to monitor when an echo has dro...

Page 43: ...ack of calibration and instrument settings upon file creation In addition ECHO FD has 4 default template files denoted by a square to the left of the file name None of the default files can be deleted...

Page 44: ...he Gain or Range an asterisk will appear next to the file denoting the change as shown in the image above If you press the F3 Discard key then any changes made will be discarded Pressing the F2 Save k...

Page 45: ...the up and down arrow keys to select DAC Curve The following parameters are available DAC OFF ASME ASME 3 CUSTOM JIS 3 Once DAC Curve is selected press the MENU OK key to return to the Measurement sc...

Page 46: ...c parameter but after DONE is pressed the F keys will return to DAC Creation mode 5 After adding the 2nd point the F4 DAC DONE key will appear as an option Press the F4 DAC DONE key after adding point...

Page 47: ...ECHO FD Ultrasonic Flaw Detector 47 6 Technical Assistance Call Danatronics Corp at 978 777 0081 or email us at sales danatronics com for specific technical assistance or troubleshooting questions...