GE Phasor CV User Manual

Contents
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Contents
1. Phased Array Operation—Keypad,
Menus, and Displays .......................................7
1.1 Supplying Power ....................................................7
1.2 Powering On and Off the Instrument ...................8
1.3 Keypad and Knob Features ...................................8
1.4 Home Menu and Functions.............................9
1.5 Display Screen Features (Phased Array) ...........12
1.6 Startup Mode ........................................................13
1.7 Software Updates ................................................13
2. Setting Up for Phased Array
Measurement ..................................................15
2.1 Language, Units of Measurement, Date,
and Time................................................................15
2.2 Display Appearance .............................................16
2.3 Installing a Phased Array Probe .........................17
2.3.1 Connecting a Probe ................................ 17
2.3.2 Configuring the Instrument for a
Phased Array Probe ................................ 18
2.3.3 Inputting Wedge-Related Information .. 19
2.4 Inputting Test-Piece Properties .........................20
2.5 Defining the Scan Parameters ...........................23
2.6 Defining the Ultrasonic Characteristics
of the Displayed Scan ............................................25
2.6.1 LEG Setting to Control the Scan
Range ....................................................... 25
2.6.2 Setting the Display Delay ....................... 25
2.6.3 Defining the Display’s Starting Point .... 25
2.7 Pulser and Receiver Settings for Phased
Array Operation ...................................................26
2.7.1 Setting the Pulser Voltage Level
(UT-PULSER-VOLTAGE) ......................... 26
2.7.2 Selecting the Pulser Width
(UT-PULSER-WIDTH) .............................. 27
2.7.3 Specifying the Receiver Frequency
(UT-RECEIVER-FREQUENCY) ............... 27
2.7.4 Selecting a Rectification Mode
(UT-RECEIVER-ASCAN RECTIFY) ......... 27
2.8 Managing Gates for Phased Array
Operation .............................................................28
2.8.1 Positioning Gates ................................... 28
2.8.2 Selecting the TOF-Detection Method .... 30
2.8.3 Setting Gate Logic ................................. 30
2.8.4 Configure the Gate to Ignore or
Accept Off-Screen Triggers
(DISPLAY-RESULTS2-GATE SHAPE) .... 30
2.8.5 Assign TTL Output / Alarm Indication
Light to a Gate
(DISPLAY-RESULTS2-TTL #1) ................ 30
2.9 Calibrating the Instrument /
Probe Combination ..............................................31
2.9.1 Performing a Quick Calibration ............ 31
3. Operating in Phased Array Mode .................33
3.1 Selecting the Displayed View
(Phased Array) ......................................................33
3.2 Displaying Results (Phased Array) .....................34
3.3 Controlling A-Scan Orientation and
Beam Cursor Position .........................................36
3.4 Operating in Freeze Mode (Phased Array) .........38
3.5 Setting the Gain (Phased Array) .........................38
3.6 Operating in TCG Mode (Phased Array) .............41
3.6.1 Recording the TCG Reference Points ... 42
3.6.2 Selecting Beam-Groups of Interest
During the TCG Recording Process ..... 44
3.6.3 Applying Incremental Gain to
Beam Groups During the Recording
Process .................................................... 44
3.6.4 Manually Imputing TCG Points ............. 44
3.6.5 Editing TCG Points ................................. 45
4. Conventional Operation: Menu
System, Keypad, and Displays .....................47
4.1 Supplying Power ..................................................47
4.2 Powering On and Off the Instrument ................48
4.3 Keypad and Knob Features .................................48
4.4 Home Menu, Eval Menus, and Functions .........48
4.5 Display Screen Features (Conventional) ...........53
4.6 Initial Instrument Setup .......................................53
4.6.1 Language, Units of Measurement,
Date, and Time ........................................ 54
4.6.2 Display Appearance ............................... 56
4.7 Installing a Conventional Probe ........................56

GE Phasor CV Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Phasor CV
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English