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V.3 Global Settings
TheGlobalSettingsmenuincludessettingsthataffecttheoperationoftheDV3Tacrossallusers
andmenus.Thesesettingsareindependentofuserlogin.TheveGlobalSettingsinclude:
MeasurementUnits - Selecttheunitofmeasureforseveralparameters.
RegionalSettings - Specifylanguage,number,time,anddateformats.
GlobalAlarm - Selectasinglemeasurementparameterforalarmstatus.
SpindleList - Congurethedisplayofavailablespindles;createaspecialspindle.
SpeedList - Congurethedisplayofavailablespeeds;createanewspeed.
Measurement Units:TheMeasurementUnitsmenudisplaysthecurrentselectionsformeasurement
units. Each unit can be changed by pressing the blue down arrow and
selectingthedesiredvalue.MeasurementUnitsarepartofthedatalefor
savedresults.Availableunitsinclude:
Viscosity cP centipoise
P Poise
mPa
•
s milliPascalseconds
Pa
•
s Pascalseconds
cSt centistokes
mm
2
/s millimeterssquaredpersecond
1000cP=10P=1000mPa
•
s=1Pa
•
s
1cSt=1mm
2
/s
TIP: WhencStunitsarechosenforviscosity,adensity
valuemustbeenteredintheDensityeldinCongure
ViscosityTest.
Speed RPM revolutionsperminute
1/s reciprocalseconds
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
10dyne/cm
2
=1N/m
2
=1Pa