Entering heater constants. The values to be entered are specic to each heater and
are usually shipped with the documentation that accompanied your sensor. To enter the
values, press the Settings button in the Screen Selection tool bar. Enter the respective
values into Heater Constant A and Heater Constant B boxes. Deselect either box or
press the Enter key on your keyboard to see values updated.
Select Sensor Type
Sensor Alerts
The Sensor Alerts setting provides the option of enabling or disabling the
crystal failure alerts, which occur when the crystal frequency drifts out of the 5 MHz - 6
MHz range.
Although it is recommended that the sensor alerts generally remain enabled, the user
can disable the notications in the instance that the crystal is being used in a testing
environment.
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Chapter 5 Settings
Using the Sensor Selector , users must manually select the type of
temperature sensor that is used inside the sensor head. If using the newer,
thermocouple-based sensor, select TC. Older sensor heads use RTD sensors. Note: If
using RTD, Heater Constant A and B values must be changed to zero.
Alerts Tab
Heater Tab
If for some reason the values are unavailable, please contact Colnatec Support at
+1 480-634-1449 or support@colnatec.com.