Olympus 38DL PLUS User Manual

DMTA-10004-01EN, Rev. D, November 2016
Table of Contents iv
1.1 Product Description .................................................................................................. 19
1.2 Environmental Ratings ............................................................................................. 22
1.3 Instrument Hardware Components ....................................................................... 22
1.4 Connectors ................................................................................................................. 23
1.5 Keypad Functions ..................................................................................................... 25
2. Powering the 38DL PLUS ......................................................................... 31
2.1 Power Indicator ......................................................................................................... 31
2.2 Using the AC Power ................................................................................................. 32
2.3 Using Battery Power ................................................................................................. 33
2.3.1 Battery Operating Time ................................................................................. 34
2.3.2 Charging the Battery ...................................................................................... 34
2.3.3 Replacing the Battery ..................................................................................... 36
3. Software User Interface Elements ........................................................... 39
3.1 Measurement Screen ................................................................................................ 39
3.2 Menus and Submenus .............................................................................................. 41
3.3 Parameter Screens ..................................................................................................... 42
3.4 Selecting the Text Edit Mode ................................................................................... 44
3.4.1 Editing Text Parameters Using the Virtual Keyboard .............................. 44
3.4.2 Editing Text Parameters Using the Traditional Method ........................... 46
4. Initial Setup ................................................................................................ 49
4.1 Setting the User Interface Language and Other System Options ...................... 49
4.2 Selecting the Measurement Units ........................................................................... 50
4.3 Setting the Clock ....................................................................................................... 50
4.4 Changing Display Settings ...................................................................................... 51
4.4.1 Color Schemes ................................................................................................ 52
4.4.2 Display Brightness ......................................................................................... 53
4.4.3 Waveform Rectification ................................................................................. 54
4.4.4 Waveform Trace .............................................................................................. 55
4.5 Range of the Waveform Display ............................................................................. 56
4.5.1 Selecting the Range Value ............................................................................. 57
4.5.2 Adjusting the Delay Value ............................................................................ 58
4.5.3 Activating the Zoom Function ..................................................................... 58
4.6 Adjusting the Measurement Update Rate ............................................................. 60
4.7 Changing the Thickness Resolution ....................................................................... 61
5. Basic Operation .......................................................................................... 63
5.1 Setting Up the Transducer ....................................................................................... 63
5.2 Calibration .................................................................................................................. 66

Olympus 38DL PLUS Specifications

General

Operating Temperature	-10 °C to 50 °C (14 °F to 122 °F)
Data Logger	Yes
Interface	USB, RS-232
Thickness Range	0.08 mm to 635 mm (0.003 in. to 25 in.) depending on material and transducer
Display	Backlit LCD
Battery Type	Three alkaline or NiMH AA cells
Pulser	Adjustable square wave pulser
Receiver Bandwidth	0.5 MHz to 20 MHz
Languages	English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese
Resolution	0.001 mm or 0.0001 in.
Transducer Frequency	2 MHz to 30 MHz
Material	Plastic housing