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IV.3 Global Settings
TheGlobalSettingsmenuincludessettingsthataffecttheoperationoftheDV2Tacrossallusers
andmenus.Thesesettingsareindependentofuserlogin.TheveGlobalSettingsinclude:
Measurement Units - Selecttheunitofmeasureforseveralparameters.
RegionalSettings - SpecifyLanguage,number,time,anddateformats.
GlobalAlarm - Select a single measurement parameter for alarm status.
Spindle List - Congurethedisplayofavailablespindles;createaspecialspindle.
Speed List - Congurethedisplayofavailablespeeds;createanewspeed.
Measurement Units:TheMeasurementUnitsmenudisplaysthecurrentselectionsformeasurement
units. Each unit can be changed by pressing the blue down arrow and
selectingthedesiredvalue.MeasurementUnitsarepartofthedatalefor
saved results. Available units include:
Viscosity cP centipoise
P Poise
mPa
•
s milliPascal seconds
Pa
•
s Pascal seconds
cSt centistokes
mm
2
/s millimeterssquaredpersecond
1000cP=10P=1000mPa
•
s=1Pa
•
s
1cSt=1mm
2
/s
TIP: WhencStunitsarechosenforviscosity,adensity
value must be entered in the Density eld in
CongureViscosityTest.
Speed RPM revolutions per minute
1/s reciprocal seconds
TherelationshipbetweenRPMand1/sisdenedbythe
SCRvalueoftheselectedspindle.SeeAppendixDfor
details.
Temperature C Centigrade
F Fahrenheit
100C=5/9*(212F–32)
Stress(Shear) Dyne/cm
2
Dynepersquarecentimeter
N/m
2
Newton/squaremeter
Pa Pascal
10 dyne/cm
2
=1N/m
2
=1Pa