Dillon EDXtreme - General Information and Warnings; About this Manual; Text Conventions; Special Messages

EDXtreme User Instructions 1
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 General Information and Warnings ........................................................................................3
About this Manual ..............................................................................................................3
Text Conventions ........................................................................................................3
Special Messages .......................................................................................................3
Safe Operation ...................................................................................................................4
Safe Handling of Equipment with Batteries .................................................................5
Routine Maintenance .........................................................................................................5
Cleaning the Machine ........................................................................................................6
Training ..............................................................................................................................6
Sharp Objects ....................................................................................................................6
FCC and EMC Declarations of Compliance .......................................................................6
Modifications ...............................................................................................................6
Radio Safety ................................................................................................................6
Radio Communications Reliability ...............................................................................7
Declaration of Conformity (EDX and Communicator II) .....................................................8
Declaration of Conformity (EDX PSU) ...............................................................................9
Chapter 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 11
EDX Front Panel ..............................................................................................................11
EDX Keys ..................................................................................................................12
EDXtreme Connector .......................................................................................................12
External Power Supply Connection (EDX 4-Pin) ....................................................... 13
Communicator Front Panel ..............................................................................................14
Communicator Keys ..................................................................................................15
Communicator Connectors ..............................................................................................16
External Power Supply Connection (Communicator 4-Pin) .......................................16
Power On and Annunciators ............................................................................................17
Soft Keys ..........................................................................................................................18
Chapter 3 EDX Operation ........................................................................................................................19
Display Modes .................................................................................................................19
Force Measurement .........................................................................................................20
Force Measurement Rezero and Net Force Display .................................................20
Displaying Peak Force .....................................................................................................21
Log Mode .........................................................................................................................22
Chapter 4 EDX Setup ...............................................................................................................................25
Setup Menu ......................................................................................................................27
Setup--Ptfmt ..............................................................................................................27
Setup--Misc ...............................................................................................................28
Setup--About ............................................................................................................. 30
Setup--Test ................................................................................................................31
Clock .........................................................................................................................31
Setpts ........................................................................................................................32
Chapter 5 EDX Configuration .................................................................................................................33
EDX Configuration Menu ................................................................................................. 34
Config--Setup ............................................................................................................35
EDX Config--Comm ...................................................................................................35
Config--Mode .............................................................................................................38
Config--Units .............................................................................................................39
Config--Power ...........................................................................................................39
Config--ChPwd .......................................................................................................... 41
Config--Reset ............................................................................................................41
Config--Reso .............................................................................................................41