Metronics Quadra-Chek 200

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Chapter 3 Operation

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Step 4

Press the point key.

Step 5

Press the constr (construct) soft key.

Step 6

Use the arrow keys to highlight line 2 as shown.

Step 7

Press the enter key.

Main Page

Location & Mounting5
Cleaning5
Electrical5
General Maintenance5
Backup Battery Charging6
Introduction9
Icons11
Type Styles11
Measurement Polarity12
Accuracy & Precision12
System Configuration & Setup12
Contents13
Adjusting LCD Tilt Adjusting LCD Tilt13
Table of Contents14
Overview21
Specifications25
Quick-Start Demonstration27
Before You Begin27
Getting Started27
Safety Reminders28
Location and Mounting28
Checking Connections28
Power Cord and Plug28
Applying Power29
Power-Up Screen29
Adjusting LCD Tilt29
Adjusting LCD Contrast30
Selecting Measurement and Display Modes30
Datum30
Polar/Cartesian30
Probing Methods31
To Select Optical Edge/Crosshair Probe31
Backward/Forward Annotation32
Skewing the Part33
To Skew a Part33
Set the Datum36
To Construct a Datum36
Measuring Lines40
Measuring Circles43
Operation51
Using the QC20051
Configuration & System Setup53
Controls & Display55
Feature Selection Keys57
Point57
Line57
Circle58
Distance58
Angle58
Skew58
Soft Keys59
Command Keys59
Finish59
Cancel60
Quit60
Arrow Keys60
Zero Axes Keys60
Fast Track Keys61
Numeric Keypad61
Send/Print62
LCD On/Off62
Menu Key62
Setup Menu63
Program (Prog) Menu63
Extra Menu64
Annot64
Dms/DD65
Mcs65
Minmax65
Clear Menu66
Edge Menu67
Teach67
D Cal67
Install67
LCD Screens68
DRO Screen69
Data Screens69
Graphic Screens70
Features List73
Probing Features73
Probing Technique74
To Select Optical Edge/ Crosshair Probe74
To Increase the Required Number of Points79
Skewing the Part80
Measuring Features87
Measuring Points88
Measuring Lines89
O Measure a Circle91
Measuring Distances94
O Construct a Distance between Two Circles94
O Measure an Angle96
Using Measure Magic100
To Measure a Circle Using Measure Magic101
Changing Feature Types109
O Change a Feature Type109
Creating Features111
To Create a Point111
To Create a Line113
To Create an Angle119
To Create a Skew121
Constructing Features123
Using the Recall Soft Key124
To Construct a Distance from a Point and Circle124
Constructing a Skew126
To Construct a Skew from Two Circles126
Point Constructions128
Intersection of Two Lines128
Intersection of a Line and Circle128
Intersection of Two Circles128
Line Constructions129
Offset Distance from a Point129
Center Point of a Circle129
Best Fit Line129
Circle Constructions130
Calculated Line130
Offset Line130
Distance Constructions131
Angle Constructions131
Straight Line Distance131
Distance between Two Circles131
Deleting Features132
To Delete Individual Features132
To Delete All Features from the Features List134
Deleting a Skew136
O Delete a Skew136
To Delete All Features, Datums, and Skews138
Tolerancing140
Point Tolerances141
To Perform a True Position Tolerance on a Point141
Line Tolerances144
To Perform a Bi-Directional Tolerance on a Line144
To Perform a Perpendicularity Tolerance on a Line147
To Perform a Form Tolerance on a Line150
Circle Tolerances152
To Perform a True Position Tolerance on a Circle152
To Perform a MMC Tolerance on a Circle156
To Perform a Concentricity Tolerance on a Circle160
About the Runout Tolerance162
To Perform a Runout Tolerance on a Circle162
Distance Tolerances165
To Perform a Width Tolerance on a Distance165
Angle Tolerances169
To Perform an Angle Tolerance169
Programming173
Sample Program174
To Create the Sample Program174
Running a Program184
Editing Programs187
Viewing Compressed Steps189
Program Properties Step190
Use Machine Reference190
Clear Features190
Print Tolerance (Tol) Results191
To Edit Program Properties Step191
System Settings Step192
Targeting View On/Off192
Select Datum 1/ Datum 2192
Probe192
Units193
Mode193
To Edit the System Settings Step193
To Edit a Feature Measurement Step195
Inserting New Steps196
To Insert a New Step in a Program196
To Delete a Program Step199
Copying Programs200
Deleting Programs203
Edge Detectors205
Manual Edge Detection205
Auto Edge Detection205
Connections207
Connecting Fiber-Optic Cables208
Connecting the Screen Sensor Cable to the Comparator208
Connecting the Reference Cable209
Checking the Sensor Light Levels210
To Check Sensor Cable Light Levels210
Troubleshooting212
Screen Level too High212
Screen Level too Low212
Reference Level too High212
Light Levels212
Edge Detector Calibration213
To Perform a Teach Calibration213
Distance Calibration (D. Cal)216
To Perform a Distance Calibration216
Cross Calibration (X Cal)220
To Perform Cross Calibration220
Communications223
Connections223
To Connect to a PC Using the RS-232 Cable224
Using Hyperterminal225
To Connect to a Computer Using Hyperterminal225
To Send Data from the QC200 to Hyperterminal235
Using SPC-IV236
O Connect to a Computer Using SPC -IV236
O Send Data to SPC -IV246
Using Winwedge247
To Connect to a Computer Using Winwedge247
To Send Data to Winwedge256
Printed Reports257
O Set up a Printer to Print Reports257
To Print a Report260
Tolerance Reports262
To Set up a Printer to Print Tolerance Reports262
To Print a Tolerance Report264
Ascii Codes265
Printer Connections267
To Connect to a Parallel Printer267
To Connect to a Serial Printer269
Keyboard Commands272
Setup273
To Enter the Supervisor Password274
Setup Screens276
Display277
To Calibrate the Q Axis283
To Calibrate a Filar Axis287
Hot Keys291
Print296
Form Characters (Form Chars)301
Ports301
Scale Factor317
Clock322
To Setup Linear Error Correction329
Segmented Linear Error Correction (SLEC)333
To Setup SLEC335
To Setup NLEC348
Reference353
Repeatability354
Best Fit Algorithms356
LSBF (Lines and Circles)356
ISO (Lines and Circles)356
Inner (Circles Only)356
Index357

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