GE MFE DMS 2

Table of Contents
DMS 2 Operating Manual Page vii
Contents
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1. Getting Started ................................................................ 1
1.1 How To Use This Manual.......................................... 1
1.2 Ten Steps to Launch Your Gauge............................. 1
1.3 How the DMS 2 Measures Thickness .................... 14
1.4 Important Features of the DMS 2 ........................... 19
1.5 What’s in this Manual.............................................. 20
2. Understanding the DMS 2 Keyboard, Menu
System, and Displays ................................................... 22
2.1 Recognizing Displays ............................................. 22
2.2 Menu System.......................................................... 24
2.3 Display Screen Features ........................................ 35
2.4 Keypad Features .................................................... 43
3. Setting Up the DMS 2..................................................... 45
3.1 Battery Installation .................................................. 45
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3.2 Initial Instrument Setup ........................................... 46
3.2.1 Display Adjustment ..................................... 48
3.2.2 Global Settings ........................................... 50
3.2.3 OPER (Operation) Settings ........................ 52
3.3 Thickness Gauging Setup ...................................... 55
3.3.1 Probe Type/Measurement Mode
Specification ............................................... 55
3.3.2 ALARM Settings ......................................... 62
3.3.3 Probe Zeroing Procedures ......................... 65
3.3.4 Calibration Procedures ............................... 66
3.3.5 Locking the Instrument Settings ................. 69
3.4 Storing Data in the Data Recorder.......................... 71
3.4.1 Data Recorder Capabilities......................... 71
3.4.2 Building a Master Comment List (
)
and Using the Virtual Keyboard.................. 74