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GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
Ultr
ason
ic
P/N
125
9551
Rev
. 1Fe
brua
ry 2
009
DM
5EO
pera
ting
Man
ual
GES
ensi
ngIn
spec
tion.
com
©20
09 G
ener
al E
lect
ric C
ompa
ny. A
ll rig
hts
rese
rved
.Te
chni
cal c
onte
nt s
ubje
ct to
cha
nge
with
out n
otic
e.
DM
5ECo
rros
ion
Thic
knes
s G
auge
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
P/N
125
9551
Rev
. 1Fe
brua
ry 2
009
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cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
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e]
Cont
ents
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
iii
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
1.1
Supp
lyin
g Po
wer
to th
e D
M5E
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. 11.
2Po
wer
ing
the
Inst
rum
ent O
N a
nd O
FF. .
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. . 3
1.3
Key
Fea
ture
s of t
he D
M5E
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. 31.
3.1
DM
5E C
orro
sion
Thi
ckne
ss M
easu
rem
ent B
ase
Inst
rum
ent .
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1.4
Con
tent
s of t
his M
anua
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. 6
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
2.1
Key
pad
Feat
ures
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72.
2In
terp
retin
g th
e D
ispl
ay S
cree
ns. .
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. 9
2.3
Wor
king
with
the
Con
figur
atio
n D
ispl
ay .
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14
Cont
ents
ivD
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
Chap
ter
3. S
ettin
g U
p th
e D
M5E
3.1
Con
nect
ing
a Pr
obe
and
Load
ing
a Se
tup
File
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18
3.2
Con
figur
ing
the
Inst
rum
ent.
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13.
2.1
Setti
ng th
e In
stru
men
t Gai
n. .
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. 23
3.2.
2Se
tting
the
Upd
ate
Rat
e. .
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. 24
3.2.
3Sp
ecify
ing
the
Nom
inal
Thi
ckne
ss .
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53.
3In
stru
men
t Cal
ibra
tion
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3.4
Setti
ng th
e M
axim
um a
nd M
inim
um A
larm
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03.
5B
-SC
AN
Dis
play
Ran
ge. .
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31
3.6
Lock
ing
and
Unl
ocki
ng In
stru
men
t the
Con
trols
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Chap
ter
4. M
easu
ring
Thi
ckne
ss
4.1
Sele
ctin
g th
e D
ispl
ayed
Vie
w M
ode.
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. 36
4.2
Nor
mal
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
ode
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394.
3M
in S
can
and
Max
Sca
n M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
es. .
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04.
4D
iffer
entia
l/Rat
e-of
-Red
uctio
n M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e .
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4.5
B-S
CA
N M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e. .
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424.
6D
ual M
ulti
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
ode
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Cont
ents
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
v
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
5.1
Cre
atin
g a
New
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
ile .
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. 46
5.2
Rec
allin
g an
d Er
asin
g St
ored
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
iles.
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95.
2.1
Rec
allin
g a
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
ile. .
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5.2.
2Er
asin
g a
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
ile. .
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50
5.3
Rec
ordi
ng T
hick
ness
Mea
sure
men
ts in
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
iles.
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50
5.3.
1St
orin
g M
inim
um o
f B-S
can
in D
ata
Rec
orde
r File
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15.
3.2
Nav
igat
ing
Thro
ugh
Dat
a R
ecor
der F
iles.
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51
Chap
ter
6. I/
O F
eatu
res
6.1
Con
nect
ing
the
DM
5E to
a P
C. .
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. 54
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
7.1
Inst
rum
ent S
peci
ficat
ions
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7.2
Dat
a R
ecor
der O
ptio
n Fe
atur
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. 60
7.3
DM
5E P
robe
/Tra
nsdu
cer S
peci
ficat
ions
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1
Cont
ents
viD
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
Chap
ter
8. M
aint
enan
ce
8.1
Car
e of
the
inst
rum
ent.
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638.
2Pr
oper
Cab
le H
andl
ing
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638.
3B
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ries
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3
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
A.1
Res
ettin
g th
e O
pera
ting
Softw
are.
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A.2
Firm
war
e U
pdat
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7A
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eb S
ite In
form
atio
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C D
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enta
tion
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A.5
Man
ufac
turin
g &
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ce L
ocat
ions
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1
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
B.1
Was
te E
lect
rical
and
Ele
ctro
nic
Equi
pmen
t (W
EEE)
Dire
ctiv
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74B
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atte
ry D
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B.2
.1W
hat d
o th
e M
arki
ngs M
ean?
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e R
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r Rol
e in
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g Th
em .
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1531
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chni
cal S
peci
ficat
ions
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77
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
vii
Pref
ace
Impo
rtan
t Not
ice
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n m
ust b
e re
ad a
nd u
nder
stoo
d by
any
use
r of a
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
ultr
ason
ic th
ickn
ess g
auge
. Fa
ilure
to fo
llow
thes
e in
stru
ctio
ns c
an le
ad to
err
ors i
n th
ickn
ess m
easu
rem
ents
or o
ther
test
resu
lts. D
ecis
ions
bas
ed o
n er
rone
ous r
esul
ts
can,
in tu
rn, l
ead
to p
rope
rty d
amag
e, p
erso
nal i
njur
y or
dea
th.
Gen
eral
War
ning
s
Prop
er u
se o
f ultr
ason
ic te
st e
quip
men
t req
uire
s thr
ee e
ssen
tial e
lem
ents
:
•Se
lect
ion
of th
e co
rrec
t tes
t equ
ipm
ent
•K
now
ledg
e of
the
spec
ific
“tes
t app
licat
ion
requ
irem
ents
”
•Tr
aini
ng o
n th
e pa
rt of
the
inst
rum
ent o
pera
tor
This
ope
ratin
g m
anua
l pro
vide
s ins
truct
ion
in th
e ba
sic
setu
p an
d op
erat
ion
of th
e th
ickn
ess g
auge
. The
re a
re, h
owev
er, a
dditi
onal
fact
ors
whi
ch a
ffect
the
use
of u
ltras
onic
test
equ
ipm
ent.
Spec
ific
info
rmat
ion
rega
rdin
g th
ese
addi
tiona
l fac
tors
is b
eyon
d th
e sc
ope
of th
is m
anua
l. Th
e op
erat
or sh
ould
refe
r to
text
book
s on
the
subj
ect o
f ultr
ason
ic te
stin
g fo
r mor
e de
taile
d in
form
atio
n.
Pref
ace
viii
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
Ope
rato
r Tr
aini
ng
Ope
rato
rs m
ust r
ecei
ve a
dequ
ate
train
ing
befo
re u
sing
ultr
ason
ic te
st e
quip
men
t. O
pera
tors
mus
t be
train
ed in
gen
eral
ultr
ason
ic te
stin
g pr
oced
ures
and
in th
e se
tup
and
perf
orm
ance
requ
ired
by a
par
ticul
ar te
st. O
pera
tors
mus
t und
erst
and:
•So
und
wav
e pr
opag
atio
n th
eory
•Ef
fect
s of t
he v
eloc
ity o
f sou
nd o
f the
test
mat
eria
l
•B
ehav
ior o
f the
soun
d w
ave
whe
re tw
o di
ffere
nt m
ater
ials
are
in c
onta
ct
•A
reas
cov
ered
by
the
soun
d be
am
Mor
e sp
ecifi
c in
form
atio
n ab
out o
pera
tor t
rain
ing,
qua
lific
atio
n, c
ertif
icat
ion,
and
test
spec
ifica
tions
is a
vaila
ble
from
var
ious
tech
nica
l so
ciet
ies,
indu
stry
gro
ups,
and
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
ies.
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
ix
Pref
ace
Test
ing
Lim
itatio
ns
In u
ltras
onic
test
ing,
info
rmat
ion
is o
btai
ned
only
from
with
in th
e lim
its o
f the
soun
d be
am. O
pera
tors
mus
t exe
rcis
e gr
eat c
autio
n in
mak
ing
infe
renc
es a
bout
the
test
mat
eria
l out
side
the
limits
of t
he so
und
beam
. For
exa
mpl
e, w
hen
test
ing
larg
e m
ater
ials
it m
ay b
e im
poss
ible
or
impr
actic
al to
insp
ect t
he e
ntire
test
pie
ce.
Whe
n a
less
-than
-com
plet
e in
spec
tion
is to
be
perf
orm
ed, t
he o
pera
tor m
ust b
e sh
own
the
spec
ific
area
s to
insp
ect.
Infe
renc
es a
bout
the
cond
ition
of a
reas
not
insp
ecte
d, b
ased
on
data
from
the
eval
uate
d ar
eas,
shou
ld o
nly
be a
ttem
pted
by
pers
onne
l ful
ly tr
aine
d in
app
licab
le
stat
istic
al a
nd p
roba
bilit
y te
chni
ques
. In
parti
cula
r, m
ater
ials
subj
ect t
o er
osio
n or
cor
rosi
on, i
n w
hich
con
ditio
ns c
an v
ary
sign
ifica
ntly
in
any
give
n ar
ea, s
houl
d on
ly b
e ev
alua
ted
by fu
lly tr
aine
d an
d ex
perie
nced
ope
rato
rs.
Soun
d be
ams r
efle
ct fr
om th
e fir
st in
terio
r sur
face
enc
ount
ered
. Bec
ause
of p
art g
eom
etry
and
ove
rlapp
ed fl
aws o
r ove
rlapp
ed su
rfac
es,
thic
knes
s gau
ges m
ay m
easu
re th
e di
stan
ce to
an
inte
rnal
flaw
rath
er th
an to
the
back
wal
l of t
he m
ater
ial.
Ope
rato
rs m
ust t
ake
step
s to
ensu
re th
at th
e en
tire
thic
knes
s of t
he te
st m
ater
ial i
s bei
ng e
xam
ined
.
Pref
ace
xD
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
Ultr
ason
ic T
hick
ness
Mea
sure
men
t Cri
tical
Ope
ratin
g Pr
oced
ures
The
follo
win
g op
erat
ing
proc
edur
es m
ust b
e ob
serv
ed b
y al
l use
rs o
f ultr
ason
ic th
ickn
ess g
auge
s in
orde
r to
min
imiz
e er
rors
in te
st re
sults
.
1.Ca
libra
tion
of S
ound
Vel
ocity
The
prin
cipl
e of
ope
ratio
n of
an
ultra
soni
c th
ickn
ess g
auge
is th
at th
e in
stru
men
t mea
sure
s the
tim
e of
flig
ht o
f an
ultra
soni
c pu
lse
thro
ugh
the
test
pie
ce a
nd m
ultip
lies t
his t
ime
by th
e ve
loci
ty o
f sou
nd in
the
mat
eria
l. Th
ickn
ess m
easu
ring
erro
r is m
inim
ized
by
ensu
ring
that
the
soun
d ve
loci
ty to
whi
ch th
e in
stru
men
t is c
alib
rate
d is
the
soun
d ve
loci
ty o
f the
mat
eria
l bei
ng te
sted
. Act
ual s
ound
vel
ociti
es in
mat
eria
ls
ofte
n va
ry si
gnifi
cant
ly fr
om th
e va
lues
foun
d in
pub
lishe
d ta
bles
. In
all c
ases
, bes
t res
ults
are
obt
aine
d if
the
inst
rum
ent i
s cal
ibra
ted
on a
ve
loci
ty re
fere
nce
bloc
k m
ade
from
the
sam
e m
ater
ial a
s the
test
pie
ce; t
his b
lock
shou
ld b
e fla
t and
smoo
th a
nd a
s thi
ck a
s the
max
imum
th
ickn
ess o
f the
test
pie
ce.
Ope
rato
rs sh
ould
als
o be
aw
are
that
the
soun
d ve
loci
ty m
ay n
ot b
e co
nsta
nt in
the
mat
eria
l bei
ng te
sted
; hea
t tre
atin
g, fo
r exa
mpl
e, c
an
caus
e si
gnifi
cant
cha
nges
in so
und
velo
city
. Thi
s mus
t be
cons
ider
ed w
hen
eval
uatin
g th
e ac
cura
cy o
f the
thic
knes
s pro
vide
d by
this
in
stru
men
t. In
stru
men
ts sh
ould
alw
ays b
e ca
libra
ted
befo
re te
stin
g, a
nd th
e ca
libra
tion
shou
ld b
e ch
ecke
d af
ter t
estin
g, to
min
imiz
e te
stin
g er
rors
.
2.Pr
obe
Zero
Pro
cedu
re
Bef
ore
perf
orm
ing
calib
ratio
n w
ith a
con
tact
pro
be, t
he p
robe
zer
o pr
oced
ure
mus
t be
perf
orm
ed fi
rst.
If th
e ze
ro p
roce
dure
is n
ot p
erfo
rmed
or
if it
is p
erfo
rmed
impr
oper
ly, i
nacc
urat
e th
ickn
ess r
eadi
ngs w
ill re
sult.
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
xi
Pref
ace
Ultr
ason
ic T
hick
ness
Mea
sure
men
t Cri
tical
Ope
ratin
g Pr
oced
ures
(con
t.)
3.Ef
fect
s of
Tem
pera
ture
on
Calib
ratio
n
Tem
pera
ture
var
iatio
ns c
hang
e th
e so
und
velo
city
of m
ater
ials
and
tran
sduc
er d
elay
line
s and
, the
refo
re, c
alib
ratio
ns. A
ll ca
libra
tions
shou
ld
be p
erfo
rmed
on-
site
and
with
test
blo
cks a
t the
sam
e te
mpe
ratu
re a
s the
test
pie
ce, t
o m
inim
ize
erro
rs d
ue to
tem
pera
ture
var
iatio
ns.
4.Tr
ansd
ucer
Sel
ectio
n
The
trans
duce
r use
d in
test
ing
mus
t be
in g
ood
cond
ition
, with
out n
otic
eabl
e w
ear o
f the
fron
t sur
face
. Bad
ly w
orn
trans
duce
rs w
ill h
ave
a re
duce
d ef
fect
ive
mea
surin
g ra
nge.
The
spec
ified
rang
e of
the
trans
duce
r mus
t inc
lude
the
com
plet
e ra
nge
of th
ickn
esse
s to
be te
sted
. The
te
mpe
ratu
re o
f the
mat
eria
l to
be te
sted
mus
t be
with
in th
e tra
nsdu
cer's
tem
pera
ture
rang
e.
5.U
se o
f Cou
plan
ts
Ope
rato
rs m
ust b
e fa
mili
ar w
ith th
e us
e of
ultr
ason
ic c
oupl
ants
. Tes
ting
skill
s mus
t be
deve
lope
d so
that
cou
plan
t is u
sed
and
appl
ied
in a
co
nsis
tent
man
ner t
o m
inim
ize
varia
tions
in c
oupl
ant l
ayer
thic
knes
s and
err
ors i
n te
st re
sults
. Cal
ibra
tion
and
actu
al te
stin
g sh
ould
be
perf
orm
ed u
nder
sim
ilar c
oupl
ing
cond
ition
s, us
ing
a m
inim
um a
mou
nt o
f cou
plan
t and
app
lyin
g co
nsis
tent
pre
ssur
e on
the
trans
duce
r.
Pref
ace
xii
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
Ultr
ason
ic T
hick
ness
Mea
sure
men
t Cri
tical
Ope
ratin
g Pr
oced
ures
(con
t.)
6.D
oubl
ing
Ultr
ason
ic th
ickn
ess g
auge
s will
, und
er c
erta
in c
ondi
tions
, dis
play
read
ings
whi
ch a
re tw
ice
(or i
n so
me
case
s, th
ree
times
) the
act
ual
mat
eria
l thi
ckne
ss b
eing
mea
sure
d. T
his e
ffect
, com
mon
ly k
now
n as
“do
ublin
g,”
can
occu
r bel
ow th
e m
inim
um sp
ecifi
ed ra
nge
of th
etra
nsdu
cer.
If th
e tra
nsdu
cer b
eing
use
d is
wor
n, d
oubl
ing
is p
ossi
ble
at a
thic
knes
s gre
ater
than
the
min
imum
of t
he sp
ecifi
ed ra
nge.
Whe
n us
ing
a ne
w tr
ansd
ucer
, any
read
ing
whi
ch is
less
than
twic
e th
e m
inim
um sp
ecifi
ed ra
nge
of th
e tra
nsdu
cer m
ay b
e a
“dou
bled
”re
adin
g, a
nd th
e th
ickn
ess o
f the
mat
eria
l bei
ng te
sted
shou
ld b
e ve
rifie
d by
the
use
of o
ther
met
hods
. If t
he tr
ansd
ucer
show
s any
sign
of
wea
r, do
ublin
g m
ay o
ccur
at a
seco
nd e
cho,
or o
ther
ech
o si
gnal
com
bina
tions
may
pro
duce
a re
adab
le si
gnal
. The
inst
rum
ent r
eadi
ng a
nd
appa
rent
thic
knes
s are
up
to a
bout
twic
e th
e ac
tual
val
ue, r
esul
ting
in a
thic
knes
s gre
ater
than
twic
e th
e m
inim
um o
f the
spec
ified
rang
e.
This
thic
knes
s sho
uld
be d
eter
min
ed b
y ca
libra
ting
the
inst
rum
ent/t
rans
duce
r com
bina
tion
on re
fere
nce
bloc
ks th
at re
pres
ent t
he c
ompl
ete
rang
e of
pos
sibl
e th
ickn
esse
s tha
t may
be
enco
unte
red
in te
stin
g. T
his i
s par
ticul
arly
impo
rtant
whe
n a
test
pie
ce is
bei
ng u
ltras
onic
ally
m
easu
red
for t
he fi
rst t
ime
or in
any
cas
e w
here
the
hist
ory
of th
ickn
ess o
f the
test
spec
imen
is u
nkno
wn.
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
xiii
Pref
ace
Safe
ty In
form
atio
n
IMPO
RTAN
T:Th
e D
M5E
is a
n in
stru
men
t for
mat
eria
ls te
stin
g. A
ny u
se fo
r med
ical
app
licat
ions
or o
ther
pur
pose
s is n
ot a
llow
ed. T
he
DM
5E m
ay o
nly
be u
sed
in in
dust
rial
env
ironm
ents
.
IMPO
RTAN
T:Fo
r bat
tery
ope
ratio
n of
the
DM
5E, t
wo
“AA”
size
bat
teri
es a
re n
eede
d. Y
ou sh
ould
onl
y us
e th
e pr
oduc
ts re
com
men
ded
by
us fo
r bat
tery
ope
ratio
n. U
se o
f wel
l-kno
wn
batte
ry b
rand
s is h
ighl
y re
com
men
ded.
IMPO
RTAN
T:D
ispo
sal o
f all
com
pone
nts o
f the
DM
5E a
nd it
s bat
teri
es m
ust b
e do
ne in
com
plia
nce
with
all
appl
icab
le re
gula
tions
. See
A
ppen
dix
B, R
egul
ator
y C
ompl
ianc
e, fo
r det
aile
d in
form
atio
n.
Soft
war
e
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
curr
ent s
tate
of t
he a
rt, so
ftwar
e is
nev
er c
ompl
etel
y fr
ee fr
om e
rror
s. B
efor
e us
ing
any
softw
are-
cont
rolle
d te
st e
quip
men
t, pl
ease
mak
e su
re th
at th
e re
quire
d fu
nctio
ns o
pera
te p
erfe
ctly
in th
e in
tend
ed c
ombi
natio
n.
Pref
ace
xiv
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
Def
ects
/Err
ors
and
Exce
ptio
nal S
tres
ses
If y
ou h
ave
reas
on to
bel
ieve
that
safe
ope
ratio
n of
you
r DM
5E is
no
long
er p
ossi
ble,
you
mus
t dis
conn
ect t
he in
stru
men
t and
secu
re it
ag
ains
t uni
nten
tiona
l rec
onne
ctio
n. R
emov
e th
e ba
tterie
s if n
eces
sary
.
Safe
ope
ratio
n is
no
long
er p
ossi
ble
if co
nditi
ons s
uch
as th
e fo
llow
ing
exis
t:
•Th
e in
stru
men
t sho
ws v
isib
le d
amag
es
•Th
e in
stru
men
t no
long
er o
pera
tes p
erfe
ctly
•Th
e in
stru
men
t has
bee
n su
bjec
ted
to p
rolo
nged
stor
age
unde
r adv
erse
con
ditio
ns su
ch a
s exc
eptio
nal t
empe
ratu
res a
nd/o
r esp
ecia
lly
high
air
hum
idity
, or c
orro
sive
env
ironm
enta
l con
ditio
ns
•Th
e in
stru
men
t has
bee
n su
bjec
ted
to h
eavy
stre
sses
dur
ing
trans
porta
tion
Serv
ice
Ever
y ef
fort
has b
een
mad
e to
pro
vide
you
with
a re
liabl
e pr
oduc
t. H
owev
er, s
houl
d se
rvic
e be
com
e ne
cess
ary,
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
, has
est
ablis
hed
a nu
mbe
r of F
acto
ry T
rain
ed S
ervi
ce C
ente
rs. F
or th
e lo
catio
n of
the
near
est f
acili
ty, s
ee th
e ba
ck c
over
ofth
is m
anua
l.
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
1
Chap
ter 1
.G
ener
al In
form
atio
n
The
DM
5E is
an
ultra
soni
c co
rros
ion
thic
knes
s mea
sure
men
t dev
ice.
The
inst
rum
ent i
s ava
ilabl
e in
thre
e ve
rsio
ns:
•D
M5E
Bas
ic
•D
M5E
with
Dua
l Mul
ti fu
nctio
nalit
y
•D
M5E
DL
with
Dua
l Mul
ti an
d D
ata
Rec
orde
r
This
cha
pter
intro
duce
s the
key
feat
ures
of t
he D
M5E
, and
the
next
cha
pter
exp
lain
s the
key
pad
func
tions
and
dis
play
-men
u co
nten
ts.
Clo
sely
revi
ewin
g th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
ese
two
chap
ters
will
hel
p yo
u m
ake
bette
r use
of t
he m
ore
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
foun
d in
subs
eque
nt
chap
ters
of t
his m
anua
l.
1.1
Supp
lyin
g Po
wer
to th
e D
M5E
The
inst
rum
ent i
s pow
ered
by
two
“AA
” si
ze b
atte
ries,
prov
idin
g up
to a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0 ho
urs o
f ser
vice
life
. To
inst
all t
he b
atte
ries,
rem
ove
the
batte
ry-c
ompa
rtmen
t cov
er a
s sho
wn
in F
igur
e1
on p
age
2.
IMPO
RTAN
T:Yo
u ca
nnot
cha
rge
or p
ower
the
DM
5E th
roug
h its
USB
por
t.
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
2D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
1.1
Supp
lyin
g Po
wer
to th
e D
M5E
(con
t.)
Figu
re 1
: DM
5E C
onne
ctio
ns a
nd B
atte
ries
(sho
wn
with
bat
tery
cov
er re
mov
ed)
Rear
of I
nstr
umen
t
I/O
Dev
ice
Conn
ectio
n(m
ini U
SB)
Prob
e Ca
ble
Conn
ectio
n
Inst
all 2
“AA”
bat
teri
esin
com
part
men
t as
show
n
Top
of In
stru
men
t
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
3
1.1
Supp
lyin
g Po
wer
to th
e D
M5E
(con
t.)
Whe
n th
e ba
ttery
indi
cato
r is i
n th
e la
st q
uarte
r, as
indi
cate
d by
the
disp
lay-
scre
en sy
mbo
l , r
epla
ce th
e ba
tterie
s as s
oon
as p
ossi
ble.
The
D
M5E
aut
omat
ical
ly sh
uts O
FF w
hen
the
batte
ries a
re to
o w
eak
for r
elia
ble
oper
atio
n. H
owev
er, y
our s
ettin
gs a
re sa
ved
and
rest
ored
whe
n th
e in
stru
men
t is t
urne
d O
N a
gain
. Whe
n te
stin
g in
rem
ote
loca
tions
, alw
ays c
arry
spar
e ba
tterie
s.
1.2
Pow
erin
g th
e In
stru
men
t ON
and
OFF
Pow
er th
e in
stru
men
t ON
by
pres
sing
a
nd h
oldi
ng u
ntil
the
inst
rum
ent d
ispl
ay a
ctiv
ates
. Pre
ss
and
hol
d w
hile
the
inst
rum
ent i
sO
N to
turn
it O
FF.
1.3
Key
Feat
ures
of t
he D
M5E
•La
rge
hollo
w/fi
lled
thic
knes
s dig
its
•A
larm
bar
gra
ph
•St
anda
rd a
nd c
usto
m p
aram
eter
setu
ps
•Su
ppor
ts n
ew se
t of D
A5x
x pr
obes
•A
lpha
num
eric
nam
ing
of d
ata
files
(DM
5E D
L)
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
4D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
1.3
Key
Feat
ures
of t
he D
M5E
(con
t.)
•Lo
ckou
t fea
ture
with
pas
swor
d ac
cess
•La
rge
LCD
dis
play
with
bac
klig
ht a
nd a
djus
tabl
e co
ntra
st
•Im
porti
ng o
f dat
a re
cord
er fi
les d
irect
ly in
to M
icro
soft
Exce
l (D
M5E
DL)
•A
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0 ho
urs o
f ope
ratio
n w
ith 2
“A
A a
lkal
ine
batte
ries
•Ea
sy-to
-use
, sin
gle-
leve
l men
u sy
stem
•M
ultip
le d
ispl
ay sc
reen
lang
uage
s
•U
ser-s
elec
tabl
e m
easu
rem
ent r
esol
utio
n to
0.0
01 in
ch (0
.01
mm
)
•N
orm
al (t
hick
ness
), M
inSc
an, M
axSc
an, a
nd D
iffer
entia
l/Rat
e of
Red
uctio
n M
easu
rem
ent m
odes
are
stan
dard
•Ti
med
B-S
can
•O
ptio
nal D
ual M
ulti
func
tion
(DM
5E a
nd D
M5E
DL)
•O
ptio
nal d
ata
reco
rder
(DM
5E D
L) st
ores
up
to 5
0,00
0 th
ickn
ess m
easu
rem
ents
in d
ata
reco
rder
file
•Fi
eld
upgr
ades
ava
ilabl
e
•C
ompa
tible
with
Ultr
aMAT
E© a
nd U
ltraM
ATE
LITE
© so
ftwar
e pr
ogra
ms
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
5
1.3.
1D
M5E
Cor
rosi
on T
hick
ness
Mea
sure
men
t Bas
e In
stru
men
t
1.3.
1aCo
nten
ts o
f the
DM
5E B
ase
Inst
rum
ent
•D
M5E
inst
rum
ent
•2
“AA
” ba
tterie
s
•Pl
astic
car
ryin
g ca
se
•C
oupl
ant s
ampl
e
•U
pgra
de U
tility
Pro
gram
on
CD
-RO
M (r
equi
res m
ini-U
SB to
PC
cab
le)
•O
pera
ting
man
ual i
n C
D-R
OM
•O
pera
ting
inst
ruct
ion
card
•C
ertif
icat
e of
con
form
ity
Not
e:A
min
i-USB
to P
C c
able
is o
nly
incl
uded
with
the
DM
5ED
L ve
rsio
n. T
his c
able
can
be
purc
hase
d se
para
tely
for u
se w
ith th
eD
M5E
Bas
ic o
r DM
5E v
ersi
on.
Chap
ter 1
. Gen
eral
Info
rmat
ion
6D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
1.3.
1bIn
stru
men
t Ver
sion
s•
DM
5E B
asic
•D
M5E
with
Dua
l Mul
ti fu
nctio
nalit
y
•D
M5E
DL
with
Dua
l Mul
ti an
d D
ata
Rec
orde
r
1.4
Cont
ents
of t
his
Man
ual
This
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual i
s div
ided
into
eig
ht c
hapt
ers a
nd o
ne a
ppen
dix.
All
chap
ters
app
ly to
all
inst
rum
ent v
ersi
ons,
exce
pt fo
r tw
o fu
nctio
ns:
•D
ata
Reco
rder
, whi
ch is
des
crib
ed in
Cha
pter
5, a
pplie
s onl
y to
the
DM
5E D
L ve
rsio
n
•D
ual M
ulti
mod
e ap
plie
s onl
y to
the
DM
5E w
ith D
ual M
ulti
func
tiona
lity
and
to th
e D
M5E
DL
Not
e:An
y D
M5E
can
be
retro
fitte
d to
inco
rpor
ate
the
abov
e fu
nctio
ns.
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
7
Chap
ter 2
.U
nder
stan
ding
the
Keyp
ad, M
enu
Syst
em &
Dis
play
s
The
DM
5E's
disp
lay,
key
pad,
and
func
tiona
l com
man
ds a
re e
asy
to in
terp
ret a
nd u
se. I
n th
is c
hapt
er, y
ou'll
find
a b
rief e
xpla
natio
n of
all
disp
lay
and
keyp
ad fe
atur
es. Y
ou'll
als
o fin
d re
fere
nces
to m
anua
l sec
tions
whe
re m
ore
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
is a
vaila
ble.
Not
e:Th
e D
M5E
's di
spla
y sc
reen
con
tent
s var
ies d
epen
ding
on
the
optio
nal f
eatu
res i
nsta
lled
and
the
oper
atio
nal s
ettin
gs se
lect
ed. T
hedi
spla
y sc
reen
s sho
wn
in th
is c
hapt
er a
re ty
pica
l of t
hose
foun
d in
all
the
inst
rum
ent c
onfig
urat
ions
.
2.1
Keyp
ad F
eatu
res
The
inst
rum
ent's
key
pad
incl
udes
a c
ombi
natio
n of
ded
icat
ed k
eys a
nd v
irtua
l fun
ctio
n ke
ys. T
he k
ey fu
nctio
ns, a
s illu
stra
ted
in F
igur
e2
on
page
8, a
re a
s fol
low
s:
•Ar
row
Key
s - U
se to
adj
ust t
he v
alue
of t
he se
lect
ed p
aram
eter
and
for o
n-sc
reen
nav
igat
ion.
•Fu
nctio
n Ke
ys -
Use
to a
ctiv
ate
any
func
tiona
l con
trol s
how
n in
the
disp
lay
dire
ctly
abo
ve th
e ke
y.
•Ca
l/O
n Ke
y - P
ress
onc
e to
laun
ch th
e ca
libra
tion
proc
ess o
r to
mak
e on
scre
en se
lect
ions
. Pre
ss a
nd h
old
to p
ower
the
inst
rum
ent
ON
and
OFF
.
•M
ode
Key
- Pre
ss to
act
ivat
e th
e st
anda
rd d
ispl
ay m
odes
and
any
opt
iona
l dis
play
mod
es th
at a
re in
stal
led.
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
8D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
2.1
Key
pad
Feat
ures
(con
t.)
Figu
re 2
: DM
5E K
eypa
d an
d Ke
y Fu
nctio
ns
Sele
ct a
pro
be s
etup
Sele
ct, a
djus
t and
con
firm
oper
atin
g se
ttin
gs
Thic
knes
s m
easu
rem
ent d
ispl
ay
Pres
s to
act
ivat
e th
e fu
nctio
nal c
ontr
ol(w
hen
pres
ent)
abov
e th
e ke
y.
Pres
s to
laun
ch th
e ca
libra
tion
proc
ess
or m
ake
on-s
cree
n se
lect
ions
. Pre
ss a
ndho
ld to
pow
er th
e in
stru
men
t ON
or O
FF.
Pres
s to
adj
ust t
he v
alue
of t
he s
elec
ted
para
met
er a
nd fo
r on-
scre
en n
avig
atio
n.
Pres
s to
act
ivat
e st
anda
rd d
ispl
ay m
odes
(sho
wn
here
) and
the
optio
nal d
ispl
aym
odes
(if i
nsta
lled)
. Opt
iona
l dis
play
mod
esin
clud
e D
ata
Reco
rder
Con
tent
s.
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
9
2.2
Inte
rpre
ting
the
Dis
play
Scr
eens
This
sect
ion
desc
ribes
the
layo
ut o
f the
DM
5E's
prim
ary
disp
lay
mod
es in
clud
ing:
•M
easu
rem
ent D
ispl
ay M
ode
- Ind
icat
es m
easu
red
thic
knes
s, co
ntai
ns st
atus
icon
s, di
spla
ys d
ata
reco
rder
loca
tion
and
file
nam
e (w
hen
this
opt
ion
is in
stal
led
and
activ
ated
). Fi
gure
3 on
pag
e10
show
s fou
r rep
rese
ntat
ive
disp
lay
scre
ens.
The
disp
lay'
s app
eara
nce
varie
s ba
sed
on th
e in
stal
led
inst
rum
ent o
ptio
ns a
s wel
l as i
nstru
men
t dis
play
setti
ngs.
Add
ition
al m
easu
rem
ent v
iew
mod
es a
re a
vaila
ble
whe
n th
e D
ual M
ulti
or D
ata
Rec
orde
r opt
ions
are
inst
alle
d.
•Pr
obe
Setu
p D
ispl
ay M
ode
- Allo
ws t
he u
ser t
o se
lect
a st
anda
rd p
relo
aded
inst
rum
ent s
etup
, eac
h of
whi
ch is
mat
ched
to a
spec
ific
prob
e m
odel
(see
Fig
ure
4 on
pag
e11
).
•Fi
le D
ispl
ay M
ode
- Allo
ws t
he u
ser t
o cr
eate
and
stor
e th
ickn
ess r
eadi
ngs i
n da
ta re
cord
er fi
les.
This
feat
ure
is o
nly
avai
labl
e w
hen
the
data
reco
rder
opt
ion
is in
stal
led
and
activ
ated
(see
Fig
ure
5 on
pag
e12
). W
hen
inst
alle
d an
d ac
tivat
ed, t
he d
ata
reco
rder
opt
ion
allo
ws
user
s to
crea
te d
ata
reco
rder
file
s, st
ore
thic
knes
s rea
ding
s, an
d na
viga
te th
roug
h fil
e co
nten
ts.
•Co
nfig
urat
ion
Dis
play
Mod
e - I
nstru
men
t con
trols
are
acc
esse
d th
roug
h th
is sc
reen
. The
con
trols
list
ed o
n th
e co
nfig
urat
ion
disp
lay
scre
en v
ary
depe
ndin
g on
the
inst
alle
d op
tions
(see
Fig
ure
6 on
pag
e13
). Th
e co
nten
ts o
f the
Con
figur
atio
n di
spla
y de
pend
s on
the
inst
rum
ent's
inst
alle
d-op
tion
conf
igur
atio
n.
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
10D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
2.2
Inte
rpre
ting
the
Dis
play
Scr
eens
(con
t.)
Figu
re 3
: Mea
sure
men
t Dis
play
Mod
e
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
11
2.2
Inte
rpre
ting
the
Dis
play
Scr
eens
(con
t.)
Figu
re 4
: Pro
be S
etup
Dis
play
Mod
e
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
12D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
2.2
Inte
rpre
ting
the
Dis
play
Scr
eens
(con
t.)
Figu
re 5
: File
Dis
play
Mod
e
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
13
2.2
Inte
rpre
ting
the
Dis
play
Scr
eens
(con
t.)
Figu
re 6
: Con
figu
ratio
n D
ispl
ay M
ode
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
14D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
2.3
Wor
king
with
the
Conf
igur
atio
n D
ispl
ay
By
repe
ated
ly p
ress
ing
, you
can
acc
ess t
he C
onfig
urat
ion
disp
lay
and
you
can
adju
st th
e fo
llow
ing
DM
5E se
tting
s:
•VI
EW M
OD
E - I
n ba
se-m
odel
uni
ts th
is p
aram
eter
offe
rs fi
ve se
tting
s. Se
e Se
ctio
n4.
1on
pag
e36
to se
lect
the
view
to b
e di
spla
yed.
•D
ATA
RECO
RDER
- W
hen
the
optio
nal d
ata
reco
rder
is in
stal
led,
setti
ng th
is p
aram
eter
to O
N a
ctiv
ates
the
file
reco
rdin
g ca
pabi
lity
and
the
data
reco
rder
file
dis
play
.
•M
INIM
UM
ALA
RM -
Enab
les a
nd se
ts th
e m
inim
um a
larm
val
ue (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
4on
pag
e30
).
•M
AXIM
UM
ALA
RM -
Enab
les a
nd se
ts th
e m
axim
um a
larm
val
ue (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
4on
pag
e30
).
•U
NIT
S - S
ets t
he u
nits
of m
easu
rem
ent t
o in
ches
or m
illim
eter
s (se
e Se
ctio
n3.
2on
pag
e21
).
•N
OM
INAL
TH
ICKN
ESS
- Set
s the
nom
inal
thic
knes
s val
ue th
at is
then
use
d to
cal
cula
te a
nd th
e di
ffere
ntia
l and
rate
of r
educ
tion
mea
sure
men
t val
ues w
hen
sele
cted
by
the
VIEW
MO
DE
para
met
er (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
2.3
on p
age
25).
•RE
SOLU
TIO
N -
Con
trols
the
form
at (n
umbe
r of d
ecim
al p
lace
s) o
f the
thic
knes
s mea
sure
men
t tha
t is d
ispl
ayed
and
stor
ed in
a D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
.
•U
PDAT
E RA
TE -
Sets
the
rate
at w
hich
the
mea
sure
men
t rea
ding
is u
pdat
ed (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
2.2
on p
age
24).
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
15
2.3
Wor
king
with
the
Conf
igur
atio
n D
ispl
ay (c
ont.
)
•BA
CKLI
GH
T - T
urns
the
disp
lay
back
light
feat
ure
to O
N, O
FF, o
r AU
TO (A
UTO
switc
hes b
ackl
ight
ing
ON
whe
neve
r a k
ey is
pre
ssed
or
the
prob
e is
con
nect
ed).
•CO
NTR
AST
- Sel
ect t
his c
ontro
l and
then
pre
ss
or
to a
djus
t the
dis
play
con
trast
leve
l.
•LA
NG
UAG
E - S
ets t
he in
stru
men
t dis
play
lang
uage
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•BS
CAN
MIN
IMU
M -
Sets
the
min
imum
val
ue th
at c
an b
e dr
awn
whe
n B
SCA
N is
pro
cess
ing
(see
Sec
tion
3.2.
1on
pag
e23
).
•BS
CAN
MAX
IMU
M -
Sets
the
max
imum
val
ue th
at c
an b
e dr
awn
whe
n B
SCA
N is
pro
cess
ing
(see
Sec
tion
3.2.
1on
pag
e23
).
•D
UAL
MU
LTI -
Use
d to
switc
h be
twee
n D
ual M
ulti
and
IP te
st m
odes
, whe
n D
ual M
ulti
optio
n is
allo
wed
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•RE
ADIN
G H
OLD
- C
an b
e se
t to
hold
the
last
mea
sure
men
t val
ue w
hen
the
prob
e is
unc
oupl
ed in
mea
sure
men
t mod
e (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
2on
pa
ge21
).
Chap
ter 2
. Und
erst
andi
ng th
e Ke
ypad
, Men
u Sy
stem
& D
ispl
ays
16D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
2.3
Wor
king
with
the
Conf
igur
atio
n D
ispl
ay (c
ont.
)
•TI
ME
- Use
d to
set t
he c
urre
nt ti
me
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•D
ATE
- Use
d to
set t
he c
urre
nt d
ate
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•G
AIN
- U
sed
to se
lect
a d
iffer
ent l
evel
of g
ain
(LO
W/H
IGH
/AU
TO/D
EFA
ULT
) (se
e Se
ctio
n3.
2.1
on p
age
23).
•RA
DIX
- Se
lect
s a p
erio
d (.)
or c
omm
a (,)
to b
e us
ed a
s a d
ecim
al p
oint
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•AU
TO P
OW
ER D
OW
N -
Whe
n se
t to
ON
, thi
s con
trol c
onse
rves
bat
tery
life
by
pow
erin
g th
e in
stru
men
t OFF
if n
o ke
y pr
esse
s or
mea
sure
men
ts o
ccur
for t
he se
t num
ber o
f min
utes
. Whe
n se
t to
OFF
, the
inst
rum
ent i
s onl
y po
wer
ed O
FF w
hen
is p
ress
ed a
nd
held
.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
17
Chap
ter 3
.Se
ttin
g U
p th
e D
M5E
Prio
r to
mea
surin
g th
ickn
ess,
the
inst
rum
ent m
ust b
e pr
oper
ly se
tup.
Thi
s cha
pter
exp
lain
s the
step
s tha
t mus
t be
take
n pr
ior t
om
easu
rem
ent,
to e
nsur
e th
at th
e di
spla
y ap
pear
ance
, ultr
ason
ic se
tting
s, an
d m
easu
rem
ent m
ode
mat
ch th
e de
sire
d co
nfig
urat
ion.
The
step
s de
scrib
ed in
this
cha
pter
app
ly to
all
inst
rum
ents
, reg
ardl
ess o
f whe
ther
or n
ot th
ey in
corp
orat
e th
e D
ual M
ulti
or D
ata
Rec
orde
r opt
ions
.
Mos
t fun
dam
enta
l ins
trum
ent p
aram
eter
s are
aut
omat
ical
ly se
t to
a de
faul
t val
ue b
ased
on
the
Setu
p fil
e se
lect
ed b
y th
e us
er. E
ach
inst
rum
ent i
s sup
plie
d w
ith st
anda
rd S
etup
file
s, an
d na
min
g th
ese
to m
atch
the
prob
e is
the
first
step
in se
tting
up
the
inst
rum
ent.
In p
repa
ratio
n fo
r mea
surin
g th
ickn
ess,
this
cha
pter
exp
lain
s how
to:
•In
stal
l a p
robe
and
con
figur
e th
e in
stru
men
t by
load
ing
a Se
tup
file
(see
Sec
tion
3.1
on p
age
18).
•Se
t up
the
inst
rum
ent d
ispl
ay a
ppea
ranc
e (s
ee S
ectio
n3.
2on
pag
e21
).
•Se
t the
inst
rum
ent's
Gai
n an
d U
pdat
e R
ate
(see
Sec
tion
3.2
on p
age
21).
•C
alib
rate
the
inst
rum
ent/p
robe
com
bina
tion
(see
Sec
tion
3.3
on p
age
26).
•Se
t max
imum
and
min
imum
ala
rm v
alue
s (se
e Se
ctio
n3.
4on
pag
e30
).
•Lo
ck a
nd u
nloc
k th
e in
stru
men
t con
trols
(see
Sec
tion
3.6
on p
age
32).
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
18D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.1
Conn
ectin
g a
Prob
e an
d Lo
adin
g a
Setu
p Fi
le
Prio
r to
mea
surin
g th
ickn
ess,
you
mus
t con
nect
a p
robe
to th
e in
stru
men
t (se
e Fi
gure
7 be
low
) and
sele
ct a
Set
up fi
le th
at is
com
patib
le w
ith
the
prob
e.
Figu
re 7
: Top
Vie
w o
f Ins
trum
ent
Prob
e Ca
ble
Conn
ectio
n
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
19
3.1
Con
nect
ing
a Pr
obe
and
Load
ing
a Se
tup
File
(con
t.)
Afte
r a p
robe
is c
onne
cted
, pre
ss
to a
ctiv
ate
the
Prob
e Se
tup
disp
lay.
The
Pro
be S
etup
dis
play
, whi
ch is
show
n in
Fig
ure
8 be
low,
al
low
s the
use
r to
sele
ct o
ne o
f the
stan
dard
Set
up fi
les. Fi
gure
8: S
elec
ting
a Se
tup
File
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
20D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.1
Con
nect
ing
a Pr
obe
and
Load
ing
a Se
tup
File
(con
t.)
The
follo
win
g in
stru
men
t set
tings
are
aut
omat
ical
ly a
djus
ted
whe
n th
e Se
tup
file
is a
ctiv
ated
:
•V
iew
Mod
e
•G
ain
•M
easu
red
Valu
e di
spla
y re
solu
tion
•M
easu
rem
ent M
ode
•N
omin
al T
hick
ness
- w
hen
Diff
eren
tial,
%R
R m
ode
are
sele
cted
•M
inim
um A
larm
Set
ting
•M
axim
um A
larm
Set
ting
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
21
3.2
Conf
igur
ing
the
Inst
rum
ent
Bef
ore
usin
g th
e D
M5E
, the
par
amet
ers l
iste
d on
the
next
pag
e m
ust b
e pr
ogra
mm
ed a
t the
Con
figur
atio
n di
spla
y (s
ee F
igur
e9)
as f
ollo
ws:
1.Pr
ess
as m
any
times
as n
eces
sary
to a
cces
s the
C
onfig
urat
ion
disp
lay.
2.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
the
desi
red
para
met
er to
mod
ify.
3.A
fter t
he d
esire
d pa
ram
eter
is h
ighl
ight
ed, p
ress
to
pr
ogra
m th
at p
aram
eter
.
4.Pr
ess
or
to a
djus
t the
par
amet
er v
alue
, the
n pr
ess
to c
onfir
m th
e ne
w se
tting
.
5.R
epea
t ste
ps 2
-4 u
ntil
all r
emai
ning
par
amet
ers h
ave
been
set.
Afte
r all
of th
e se
tting
s hav
e be
en c
onfig
ured
, pre
ss
to
retu
rn to
the
mea
sure
men
t dis
play
.
Figu
re 9
: The
Con
figu
ratio
n M
enu
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
22D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.2
Con
figu
ring
the
Inst
rum
ent (
cont
.)
Usi
ng th
e pr
oced
ure
desc
ribed
on
the
prev
ious
pag
e, c
onfig
ure
the
follo
win
g pa
ram
eter
s:
•La
ngua
ge -
Set t
he la
ngua
ge
•U
nits
- Se
t the
uni
ts o
f mea
sure
men
t to
inch
es o
r mill
imet
ers
•R
esol
utio
n - S
ets t
he n
umbe
r of d
ecim
al p
lace
s to
whi
ch
thic
knes
s mea
sure
men
ts a
re d
ispl
ayed
•U
pdat
e R
ate
- Upd
ate
the
disp
laye
d m
easu
rem
ent a
t a ra
te o
f4
or 8
Hz
•R
adix
- Se
lect
a p
erio
d (.)
or c
omm
a (,)
to b
e us
ed a
s a d
ecim
al
poin
t
•D
ual M
ulti
- Sel
ect O
N o
r OFF
•R
eadi
ng H
old
- Sel
ect H
OLD
or B
LAN
K
•Ti
me
- Set
tim
e in
HH
:MM
form
at
•D
ate
- Set
dat
e in
Mon
th-D
ate-
Year
form
at
•B
SCA
N M
INIM
UM
- B
SCA
N d
ispl
ay o
f min
imum
val
ue
•B
SCA
N M
AX
IMU
M -
BSC
AN
dis
play
of m
axim
um v
alue
•A
uto
Pow
er D
own
- Sel
ect O
N an
d th
en ch
oose
the d
esire
d tim
e to
aut
omat
ical
ly tu
rn th
e in
stru
men
t OFF
5/1
0/15
/30
min
utes
af
ter t
he la
st k
ey p
ress
(no
data
will
be
lost
) or s
elec
t OFF
to
allo
w th
e in
stru
men
t to
rem
ain
ON
unt
il m
anua
lly p
ower
ed
OFF
.
•C
ontra
st -
Adj
usts
dis
play
con
trast
•B
ackl
ight
- A
djus
ts th
e di
spla
y ba
cklig
htin
g. A
setti
ng o
f ON
in
crea
ses b
atte
ry u
sage
, a se
tting
of A
UTO
cau
ses t
he
back
light
ing
to il
lum
inat
e an
d re
mai
n on
for f
ive
seco
nds a
fter
each
key
pre
ss.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
23
3.2.
1Se
ttin
g th
e In
stru
men
t Gai
n
The
inst
rum
ent g
ain
leve
l may
set t
o A
UTO
, DEF
AU
LT, H
IGH
, or t
o a
nois
e-re
duci
ng L
OW
setti
ng. T
o se
lect
the
inst
rum
ent g
ain
setti
ng:
1.Pr
ess
.
2.Se
lect
the
GA
IN c
ontro
l.
3.Pr
ess
to a
ctiv
ate
the
cont
rol,
then
use
o
r to
adj
ust t
he se
lect
ed v
alue
and
use
o
r to
sele
ct th
e cu
rsor
pos
ition
.
4.Pr
ess
afte
r the
adj
ustm
ent i
s com
plet
e.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
24D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.2.
2Se
ttin
g th
e U
pdat
e Ra
te
Mea
sure
men
ts a
re u
pdat
ed a
t a ra
te o
f 4 o
r 8 H
z, a
s sel
ecte
d by
the
user
. To
sele
ct th
e m
easu
rem
ent u
pdat
e ra
te:
1.Pr
ess
.
2.Se
lect
the
UPD
ATE
RAT
E co
ntro
l.
3.Pr
ess
to a
ctiv
ate
the
cont
rol,
then
use
o
r to
adj
ust t
he se
tting
.
4.Pr
ess
afte
r the
adj
ustm
ent i
s com
plet
e.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
25
3.2.
3Sp
ecify
ing
the
Nom
inal
Thi
ckne
ss
Whe
n th
e V
IEW
par
amet
er is
set t
o D
IFF/
RR
%, t
he d
ispl
ayed
thic
knes
s inc
lude
s tw
o di
ffere
ntia
l val
ues (
in th
e in
stru
men
t’s u
nits
and
as a
pe
rcen
tage
) tha
t rep
rese
nt th
e va
riatio
n fr
om u
ser s
peci
fied
nom
inal
thic
knes
s (se
e Se
ctio
n 4.
4). T
o m
anua
lly in
put o
r mod
ify th
e no
min
al
thic
knes
s:
1.Pr
ess
.2.
Sele
ct th
e N
OM
TH
ICK
NES
S co
ntro
l.
3.Pr
ess
to a
ctiv
ate
the
cont
rol,
then
use
o
r to
adj
ust t
he se
lect
ed p
lace
val
ue a
nd
or
to se
lect
a d
iffer
ent v
alue
.
4.Pr
ess
afte
r the
adj
ustm
ent i
s com
plet
e.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
26D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.3
Inst
rum
ent C
alib
ratio
n
Bef
ore
usin
g th
e D
M5E
, the
inst
rum
ent a
nd th
e co
nnec
ted
prob
e m
ust b
e ca
libra
ted
usin
g on
e or
mor
e st
anda
rds o
f kno
wn
thic
knes
s. It
is
impo
rtant
that
the
Setu
p fil
e co
rres
pond
ing
to th
e pr
obe
be se
lect
ed p
rior t
o la
unch
ing
the
calib
ratio
n pr
oces
s. Th
en, t
he u
ser c
an se
lect
ei
ther
1pt
, 2pt
, or A
UTO
cal
ibra
tion
mod
e in
the
LOC
KO
UT
men
u. T
o co
mpl
ete
the
calib
ratio
n, fo
llow
the
inst
ruct
ions
on
your
inst
rum
ent's
di
spla
y sc
reen
and
in F
igur
e10
on
page
27 (1
pt m
ode)
, Fig
ure
11 o
n pa
ge28
(2pt
mod
e) o
r Fig
ure
12 o
n pa
ge29
(Aut
o m
ode)
.
Not
e:Pr
oper
cal
ibra
tion
is e
ssen
tial f
or a
ccur
ate
oper
atio
n of
the
inst
rum
ent.
The
inst
rum
ent s
houl
d be
cal
ibra
ted
if th
ere
is a
cha
nge
in
the
type
or t
empe
ratu
re o
f the
mat
eria
l bei
ng te
sted
, if t
he a
ttach
ed p
robe
is c
hang
ed, a
fter p
erfo
rmin
g an
y pa
ram
eter
adj
ustm
ent,
or
at in
terv
als s
peci
fied
in y
our t
est p
roce
dure
s.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
27
3.3
Inst
rum
ent C
alib
ratio
n (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
0: In
stru
men
t Cal
ibra
tion
Proc
edur
e (1
pt M
ode)
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
28D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.3
Inst
rum
ent C
alib
ratio
n (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
1: In
stru
men
t Cal
ibra
tion
Proc
edur
e (2
pt M
ode)
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
29
3.3
Inst
rum
ent C
alib
ratio
n (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
2: In
stru
men
t Cal
ibra
tion
Proc
edur
e (A
uto
Mod
e)
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
30D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.4
Sett
ing
the
Max
imum
and
Min
imum
Ala
rms
Whe
n th
e th
ickn
ess m
easu
rem
ent v
alue
exc
eeds
eith
er th
e m
inim
um o
r max
imum
ala
rm se
tting
, the
mea
sure
men
t val
ue a
ltern
ates
bet
wee
nso
lid a
nd h
ollo
w fo
nt ty
pe d
ispl
ays,
exce
pt in
B-S
CA
N m
ode.
Whe
n an
ala
rm a
ppea
rs in
B-S
CA
N m
ode,
the
mea
sure
men
t val
ue fl
ashe
s ON
an
d O
FF in
1/2
seco
nd in
terv
als.
To in
put a
min
imum
or m
axim
um a
larm
thic
knes
s:
1.Pr
ess
to a
cces
s the
Con
figur
atio
n di
spla
y (s
ee F
igur
e9
on p
age
21).
2.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
eith
er M
INIM
UM
ALA
RM
or M
AX
IMU
M A
LAR
M.
3.W
hen
the
desi
red
para
met
er is
hig
hlig
hted
, pre
ss
to a
ctiv
ate
it.
4.Pr
ess
or
to c
hang
e th
e se
lect
ed p
ositi
on in
ala
rm th
ickn
ess a
nd th
en p
ress
o
r to
adj
ust t
he v
alue
of t
he se
lect
ed
posi
tion.
To
switc
h th
e al
arm
setti
ng to
OFF
from
any
oth
er v
alue
, sim
ulta
neou
sly
pres
s o
r .
5.Pr
ess
afte
r the
ala
rm th
ickn
ess h
as b
een
set t
o th
e de
sire
d va
lue.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
31
3.5
B-SC
AN D
ispl
ay R
ange
The
defa
ult B
SCA
N d
ispl
ay ra
nge
is 0
-20
inch
. We
high
ly re
com
men
d ad
just
ing
the
rang
e ac
cord
ing
to th
e ta
rget
, bec
ause
setti
ng a
nap
prop
riate
rang
e w
ill d
ispl
ay a
cle
arer
scan
gra
ph.T
o ad
just
the
rang
e, c
ompl
ete
the
step
s bel
ow.
Not
e:If
the
BSC
AN
val
ue e
xcee
ds th
e pr
eset
rang
e, th
at p
oint
will
be
grap
hed
as e
qual
to th
e ra
nge
limit.
1.Pr
ess
to a
cces
s the
Con
figur
atio
n di
spla
y (s
ee F
igur
e9
on p
age
21).
2.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
eith
er B
SCA
N M
INIM
UM
or B
SCA
N M
AX
IMU
M.
3.W
hen
the
desi
red
para
met
er is
hig
hlig
hted
, pre
ss
to a
ctiv
ate
it.
4.Pr
ess
or
to c
hang
e th
e se
lect
ed p
ositi
on in
ala
rm th
ickn
ess a
nd th
en p
ress
o
r to
adj
ust t
he v
alue
of t
he se
lect
ed
posi
tion.
To
switc
h th
e al
arm
setti
ng to
OFF
from
any
oth
er v
alue
, sim
ulta
neou
sly
pres
s o
r .
5.Pr
ess
afte
r the
ala
rm th
ickn
ess h
as b
een
set t
o th
e de
sire
d va
lue.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
32D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
3.6
Lock
ing
and
Unl
ocki
ng In
stru
men
t the
Con
trol
s
The
DM
5E a
llow
s ope
rato
rs to
lock
out s
peci
fic fu
nctio
ns b
y us
ing
the
lock
out d
ispl
ay, w
hich
is o
nly
acce
ssib
le fr
om th
e m
easu
rem
ent
scre
en. F
ollo
w th
e in
stru
ctio
ns in
Fig
ure
13 o
n pa
ge33
to a
cces
s thi
s dis
play
and
lock
out (
or e
nabl
e) so
me
or a
ll of
the
func
tion
keys
.
Not
e:Th
e D
ATA
REC
OR
DER
and
DU
AL
MU
LTI f
unct
ions
are
opt
iona
l and
are
onl
y av
aila
ble
with
adv
ance
d in
stru
men
t ver
sion
s. H
owev
er, a
n up
grad
e of
the
basi
c ve
rsio
n is
pos
sibl
e by
pur
chas
ing
a lic
ense
key
.
In th
e Lo
ckou
t men
u, th
e op
erat
or c
an se
t the
pro
be z
eroi
ng a
nd c
alib
ratio
n m
ode
(CA
L/ZE
RO
MO
DE)
by
sele
ctin
g 1p
t, 2p
t or A
UTO
. One
of
the
follo
win
g ca
libra
tion
rem
inde
r sty
les c
an a
lso
be se
lect
ed:
•RE
MIN
D T
IME
- The
cal
ibra
tion
rem
inde
r is d
ispl
ayed
afte
r a p
rese
t ela
psed
tim
e fr
om th
e la
st th
ickn
ess c
alib
ratio
n. T
he se
tting
in
dica
tes t
he p
rese
t tim
e va
lue.
•CA
L RE
ADIN
GS
- The
cal
ibra
tion
rem
inde
r is d
ispl
ayed
afte
r the
use
r pre
sses
the
SEN
D fu
nctio
n th
e nu
mbe
r of t
imes
indi
cate
d by
the
setti
ng v
alue
.
•CA
L PO
WER
ON
- Th
e ca
libra
tion
rem
inde
r is d
ispl
ayed
eac
h tim
e th
at th
e in
stru
men
t is p
ower
ed O
N w
hen
the
valu
e is
set t
o O
N.
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
33
3.6
Loc
king
and
Unl
ocki
ng In
stru
men
t the
Con
trol
s (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
3: L
ocki
ng a
nd U
nloc
king
the
Func
tion
Keys
Chap
ter 3
. Set
ting
Up
the
DM
5E
34D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
35
Chap
ter 4
.M
easu
ring
Thi
ckne
ss
Afte
r set
ting
up th
e in
stru
men
t as d
escr
ibed
in C
hapt
er 3
, add
ition
al a
djus
tmen
ts c
an b
e m
ade
by se
lect
ing
the
type
of m
easu
rem
ent m
ade
and
the
way
in w
hich
it is
dis
play
ed. Y
ou w
ill a
lso
find
info
rmat
ion
rela
ted
to c
onfig
urin
g an
d w
orki
ng w
ith th
e B
SCA
N m
ode.
The
spec
ific
topi
cs in
clud
e ho
w to
:
•Se
lect
the
mea
sure
d va
lue
to v
iew
(see
Sec
tion
4.1
on p
age
36)
•W
ork
with
Nor
mal
mea
sure
men
t mod
e (s
ee S
ectio
n4.
2on
pag
e39
)
•U
se th
e M
in S
can
and
Max
Sca
n m
easu
rem
ent m
odes
(see
Sec
tion
4.3
on p
age
40)
•In
terp
ret t
he D
iffer
entia
l/Rat
e-of
-Red
uctio
n m
easu
rem
ent m
ode
(see
Sec
tion
4.4
on p
age
41)
•W
ork
with
the
B-S
can
mea
sure
men
t mod
e (s
ee S
ectio
n4.
5on
pag
e42
)
•U
se th
e D
ual M
ulti
mea
sure
men
t mod
e (s
ee S
ectio
n4.
6on
pag
e43
)
Not
e:Lo
ad a
Set
up fi
le c
orre
spon
ding
to th
e co
nnec
ted
prob
e pr
ior t
o m
akin
g th
e ad
just
men
ts d
escr
ibed
in th
is c
hapt
er. L
oadi
ng a
Set
up
file
afte
r the
se a
djus
tmen
ts a
re m
ade
will
forc
e ce
rtai
n se
tting
s bac
k to
the
defa
ult v
alue
stor
ed in
the
file.
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
36D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
4.1
Sele
ctin
g th
e D
ispl
ayed
Vie
w M
ode
Bas
e m
odel
DM
5E in
stru
men
ts o
ffer f
our d
ispl
ay m
odes
. In
addi
tion,
two
mor
e di
spla
y m
odes
are
ava
ilabl
e de
pend
ing
on th
e in
stal
led
optio
ns. T
hese
dis
play
mod
es in
clud
e:
•N
ORM
AL (T
hick
ness
Onl
y) -
The
thic
knes
s val
ue a
ppea
rs a
s lar
ge d
igits
in th
e ce
nter
of t
he d
ispl
ay.
•M
IN S
CAN
(Min
imum
Thi
ckne
ss S
can)
- A
llow
s the
use
r to
cont
inuo
usly
eva
luat
e m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
, pro
vide
d th
e pr
obe
rem
ains
co
uple
d or
is u
ncou
pled
onl
y br
iefly
. Afte
r the
eva
luat
ion
perio
d is
com
plet
e, th
e m
inim
um m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
is d
ispl
ayed
. Dur
ing
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod,
the
thic
knes
s is d
ispl
ayed
alo
ng w
ith th
e m
inim
um a
nd m
axim
um o
bser
ved
thic
knes
s val
ues a
nd th
e ca
lcul
ated
di
ffere
nce
betw
een
the
two.
The
dis
play
als
o in
clud
es a
tim
e-ou
t bar
, whi
ch b
egin
s to
fill a
s soo
n as
the
prob
e is
unc
oupl
ed. R
ecou
plin
g th
e pr
obe
befo
re th
e tim
e-ou
t per
iod
expi
res a
llow
s the
use
r to
cont
inue
with
the
sam
e ev
alua
tion
perio
d. A
fter t
he e
valu
atio
n pe
riod
is
com
plet
e, a
s ind
icat
ed b
y th
e fil
ling
of th
e tim
e-ou
t bar
, the
min
imum
thic
knes
s obs
erve
d du
ring
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod
is d
ispl
ayed
.
•M
AX S
CAN
(Max
imum
Thi
ckne
ss S
can)
- A
llow
s the
use
r to
cont
inuo
usly
eva
luat
e m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
, pro
vide
d th
e pr
obe
rem
ains
co
uple
d or
is u
ncou
pled
onl
y br
iefly
. Afte
r the
eva
luat
ion
perio
d is
com
plet
e, th
e m
axim
um m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
is d
ispl
ayed
. Dur
ing
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod,
thic
knes
s is d
ispl
ayed
alo
ng w
ith th
e m
inim
um a
nd m
axim
um o
bser
ved
thic
knes
s val
ues a
nd th
e ca
lcul
ated
diff
eren
cebe
twee
n th
e tw
o. T
he d
ispl
ay a
lso
incl
udes
a ti
me-
out b
ar, w
hich
beg
ins t
o fil
l as s
oon
as th
e pr
obe
is u
ncou
pled
. Rec
oupl
ing
the
prob
e be
fore
the
time-
out p
erio
d ex
pire
s allo
ws t
he u
ser t
o co
ntin
ue w
ith th
e sa
me
eval
uatio
n pe
riod.
Afte
r the
eva
luat
ion
perio
d is
com
plet
e,
as in
dica
ted
by th
e fil
ling
of th
e tim
e-ou
t bar
, the
max
imum
thic
knes
s obs
erve
d du
ring
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod
is d
ispl
ayed
.
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
37
4.1
Sel
ectin
g th
e D
ispl
ayed
Vie
w M
ode
(con
t.)
Not
e:D
urin
g th
e pl
acem
ent o
f a v
ery
sens
itive
pro
be o
n th
e pa
rt su
rfac
e, e
xces
s cou
plan
t may
cau
se e
rron
eous
resu
lts. T
o el
imin
ate
the
effe
ct o
f exc
essi
ve c
oupl
ant,
coup
le th
e pr
obe
firm
ly to
the
part,
then
pre
ssun
der H
OM
E. T
his r
esta
rts th
e sc
anni
ng se
ssio
n w
hile
the
prob
e is
pro
perly
in c
onta
ct w
ith th
e pa
rt.
•D
IFF/
RR%
(Diff
eren
tial/R
ate-
of-R
educ
tion)
- Th
e cu
rren
tly m
easu
red
and
user
-spe
cifie
d no
min
al th
ickn
esse
s app
ear a
long
the
top
of
the
disp
lay,
whi
le th
e di
ffere
nce
betw
een
thes
e tw
o va
lues
(mea
sure
d m
inus
nom
inal
val
ues,
expr
esse
d in
per
cent
age
and
dim
ensi
onal
term
s) a
ppea
rs in
the
mid
dle
of th
e di
spla
y.
•B-
SCAN
(B S
can)
- A
llow
s the
use
r to
cont
inuo
usly
eva
luat
e m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
by
grap
hing
1 p
oint
per
seco
nd. D
urin
g th
e ev
alua
tion
perio
d, th
e m
easu
red
thic
knes
s val
ue is
dis
play
ed a
long
with
the
min
imum
and
max
imum
obs
erve
d th
ickn
ess v
alue
s. Th
e di
spla
y ha
s a
hidd
en 5
-sec
ond
time-
out b
ar, w
hich
star
ts a
s soo
n as
the
prob
e is
unc
oupl
ed. R
ecou
plin
g th
e pr
obe
befo
re th
e tim
e-ou
t per
iod
expi
res
allo
ws t
he u
ser t
o co
ntin
ue w
ith th
e sa
me
eval
uatio
n pe
riod.
Pre
ssin
g th
e SE
ND
key
stor
es th
e m
inim
um th
ickn
ess v
alue
afte
r the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod
is c
ompl
ete,
as i
ndic
ated
by
the
fillin
g of
the
time-
out b
ar.
Not
e:Th
e di
spla
yed
diffe
renc
es c
an h
ave
eith
er p
ositi
ve o
r neg
ativ
e va
lues
(see
Sec
tion
4.4
on p
age
41).
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
38D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
4.1
Sel
ectin
g th
e D
ispl
ayed
Vie
w M
ode
(con
t.)
The
mea
sure
men
t mod
e di
spla
yed
by th
e in
stru
men
t may
be
mod
ified
as f
ollo
ws:
1.Pr
ess
as m
any
times
as n
eces
sary
to a
cces
s the
Con
figur
atio
n m
enu.
2.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
the
VIE
W M
OD
E pa
ram
eter
.
3.Pr
ess
to a
ctiv
ate
this
par
amet
er.
4.Pr
ess
or
to sc
roll
thro
ugh
the
avai
labl
e m
odes
, the
n pr
ess
to se
lect
the
high
light
ed m
ode.
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
39
4.2
Nor
mal
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
ode
Whe
n N
OR
MA
L vi
ew m
ode
is a
ctiv
e, th
e di
spla
y sh
ows o
nly
a th
ickn
ess r
eadi
ng, a
s sho
wn
in F
igur
e14
bel
ow.
Not
e: If
the
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
ile is
act
ive,
the
data
loca
tion
and
stor
ed v
alue
will
be
disp
laye
d at
the
top
left
corn
er o
f the
dis
play
, ins
tead
of
the
mat
eria
l vel
ocity
val
ue.
Figu
re 1
4: N
ORM
AL M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
40D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
4.3
Min
Sca
n an
d M
ax S
can
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
odes
The
MIN
SC
AN
and
MA
X S
CA
N m
odes
allo
w th
e us
er to
con
tinuo
usly
eva
luat
e m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
then
, afte
r the
eva
luat
ion
perio
d is
com
plet
e, d
ispl
ay th
e ex
trem
e (m
inim
um o
r max
imum
) mat
eria
l thi
ckne
ss o
bser
ved.
Dur
ing
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod,
thic
knes
s is d
ispl
ayed
alon
g w
ith th
e m
inim
um a
nd m
axim
um o
bser
ved
thic
knes
s val
ues (
see
Figu
re15
bel
ow).
A ti
me-
out f
eatu
re a
llow
s a m
omen
taril
y un
coup
ling
of th
e pr
obe
durin
g th
e ev
alua
tion
perio
d. In
thes
e m
odes
, the
inst
rum
ent w
ill c
ontin
ue to
col
lect
and
com
pare
read
ings
for a
s lo
ng a
s the
tim
e-ou
t per
iod
is n
ot e
xcee
ded.
Figu
re 1
5: M
AX S
CAN
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
ode
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
41
4.4
Diff
eren
tial/
Rate
-of-
Redu
ctio
n M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
This
vie
w m
ode
(see
Fig
ure
16 b
elow
) dis
play
s bot
h th
e cu
rren
tly m
easu
red
thic
knes
s and
a n
omin
al th
ickn
ess i
nput
by
the
user
, alo
ng w
ith
the
diffe
renc
e be
twee
n th
ese
two
valu
es (“
mea
sure
d” m
inus
“no
min
al”)
exp
ress
ed in
per
cent
age
and
dim
ensi
onal
term
s.
Not
e:Th
e di
spla
yed
diffe
renc
es c
an h
ave
eith
er p
ositi
ve o
r neg
ativ
e va
lues
.
Figu
re 1
6: D
IFF/
RR%
Mea
sure
men
t Vie
w M
ode
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
42D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
4.5
B-SC
AN M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
The
B-S
CA
N m
ode
(see
Fig
ure
17 b
elow
) allo
ws t
he u
ser t
o co
ntin
uous
ly d
ispl
ay th
e m
ater
ial t
hick
ness
in a
gra
phic
al m
ode.
Dur
ing
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod,
the
thic
knes
s mea
sure
men
t is d
ispl
ayed
alo
ng w
ith th
e m
inim
um a
nd m
axim
um th
ickn
ess v
alue
s. A
tim
e-ou
t fea
ture
allo
ws a
mom
enta
rily
unco
uplin
g of
the
prob
e du
ring
the
eval
uatio
n pe
riod.
In th
is m
ode,
the
inst
rum
ent w
ill c
ontin
ue to
col
lect
and
co
mpa
re re
adin
gs fo
r as l
ong
as th
e tim
e-ou
t per
iod
is n
ot e
xcee
ded.
Pre
ssin
g th
e SE
ND
key
will
stor
e th
e m
inim
um v
alue
in th
e ac
tive
file.
Figu
re 1
7: B
-SCA
N M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
43
4.6
Dua
l Mul
ti M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
Prot
ectiv
e co
atin
gs, i
nclu
ding
pai
nt, c
ontri
bute
sign
ifica
nt e
rror
to th
e th
ickn
ess m
easu
rem
ent o
f the
und
erly
ing
met
al w
hen
usin
g co
nven
tiona
l mea
sure
men
t tec
hniq
ues.
The
Dua
l-Mul
ti m
ode
elim
inat
es c
oatin
g la
yers
from
the
mea
sure
men
t by
mea
surin
g be
twee
n su
cces
sive
bac
k w
all r
efle
ctio
ns o
f the
met
al. T
he m
easu
rem
ent r
ange
for e
ach
prob
e w
ill v
ary
depe
ndin
g up
on th
e ty
pe a
nd th
ickn
ess o
f the
co
atin
g, th
e th
ickn
ess o
f the
met
al, a
nd th
e qu
ality
of t
he b
ond
betw
een
the
coat
ing
and
the
met
al.
To a
ctiv
ate
or d
eact
ivat
e th
e D
ual-M
ulti
mod
e, y
ou c
an e
ither
use
the
Con
figur
atio
n m
enu
or p
ress
and
hol
d fo
r 1.5
seco
nds w
hile
in
mea
sure
men
t mod
e. A
sing
le-p
eak
icon
( )a
bove
the
batte
ry ic
on in
dica
tes I
P m
ode,
whi
le a
dua
l-pea
k ic
on (
) ab
ove
the
batte
ry
icon
indi
cate
s Dua
l Mul
ti m
ode
(see
Fig
ure
18 o
n pa
ge44
).
Not
e:Th
e Ba
sic
vers
ion
of th
e D
M5E
doe
s not
hav
e th
e D
ual M
ulti
func
tion.
Onl
y sp
ecia
lly-e
quip
ped
DM
5E a
nd D
M5E
DL
vers
ions
offe
r th
e D
ual M
ulti
func
tion.
Chap
ter 4
. Mea
surin
g Th
ickn
ess
44D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
4.6
Dua
l Mul
ti M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
8: D
UAL
MU
LTI M
easu
rem
ent V
iew
Mod
e
Dua
l Mul
ti m
ode
deac
tivat
edD
ual M
ulti
mod
e ac
tivat
ed
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
45
Chap
ter 5
.U
sing
the
Opt
iona
l Dat
a Re
cord
er
Not
e:Th
e in
stru
ctio
ns in
this
cha
pter
app
ly o
nly
to in
stru
men
ts e
quip
ped
with
a D
ata
Reco
rder
.
Whe
n in
stal
led
and
activ
ated
, the
Dat
a R
ecor
der o
ptio
n al
low
s use
rs to
cre
ate
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
iles,
stor
e th
ickn
ess r
eadi
ngs (
and
the
acco
mpa
nyin
g B
-SC
AN
, whe
n de
sire
d), a
nd n
avig
ate
thro
ugh
file
cont
ents
. In
this
cha
pter
you
will
lear
n ho
w to
:
•C
reat
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
s (se
e Se
ctio
n5.
1on
pag
e46
)
•R
ecal
l and
era
se D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
s (se
e Se
ctio
n5.
2on
pag
e49
)
•St
ore
thic
knes
s rea
ding
s in
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
iles (
see
Sect
ion
5.3.
1on
pag
e51
)
•N
avig
ate
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
ile lo
catio
ns to
stor
e or
repl
ace
read
ings
(see
Sec
tion
5.3.
2on
pag
e51
)
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
46D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
5.1
Crea
ting
a N
ew D
ata
Reco
rder
File
To c
reat
e a
new
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
ile, y
ou n
eed
only
spec
ify a
file
nam
e. In
mos
t cas
es, h
owev
er, y
ou w
ill w
ish
to e
nter
add
ition
al in
form
atio
n.
Para
met
ers t
hat c
an b
e ad
just
ed d
urin
g th
e fil
e-na
min
g pr
oces
s inc
lude
:
•Th
e nu
mbe
rs o
f RO
WS
and
CO
LUM
NS
in th
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
(see
Fig
ure
20 o
n pa
ge48
).
•Th
e A
DVA
NC
E D
IREC
TIO
N (s
ee F
igur
e20
on
page
48).
•N
OTE
S re
late
d to
the
data
file
Not
e:O
nce
crea
ted,
the
file
nam
e, si
ze a
nd A
DVA
NC
E D
IREC
TIO
N p
aram
eter
s can
not b
e ed
ited.
Onl
y th
e N
OTE
S co
nten
ts c
an b
e m
odifi
ed. T
o ac
com
plis
h th
is, f
irst
sele
ct th
e fil
e th
en a
ctiv
ate
and
mod
ify th
e pa
ram
eter
.
Follo
w S
teps
1 th
roug
h 5
in F
igur
e19
on
page
47 to
cre
ate
a ne
w D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
.
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
47
5.1
Cre
atin
g a
New
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
ile (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 1
9: C
reat
ing
a N
ew D
ata
Reco
rder
File
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
48D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
5.1
Cre
atin
g a
New
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
ile (c
ont.
)
Figu
re 2
0: D
efin
ing
the
Size
and
Adv
ance
Dir
ectio
n of
a D
ata
Reco
rder
File
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
49
5.2
Reca
lling
and
Era
sing
Sto
red
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
iles
Stor
ed D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
s can
be
reca
lled
or e
rase
d at
any
tim
e. O
nce
reca
lled,
thic
knes
s mea
sure
men
ts c
an b
e st
ored
in a
vaila
ble
file
loca
tions
, but
the
adva
nce
dire
ctio
n ca
nnot
be
chan
ged.
5.2.
1Re
calli
ng a
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
ile
1.Pr
ess
as m
any
times
as n
eces
sary
to a
cces
s the
Con
figur
atio
n di
spla
y an
d th
en se
t DAT
A R
ECO
RD
ER to
ON
.
2.Pr
ess
aga
in to
laun
ch th
e Fi
le D
ispl
ay m
ode.
3.A
ctiv
ate
the
file
sele
ctio
n fu
nctio
n by
pre
ssin
g b
elow
FIL
ES. A
file
list
will
app
ear o
n th
e di
spla
y.
4.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
the
stor
ed fi
le y
ou w
ish
to re
call,
then
pre
ss
to c
onfir
m th
e se
lect
ion.
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
50D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
5.2.
2Er
asin
g a
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
ile
1.Pr
ess
aga
in to
laun
ch th
e Fi
le D
ispl
ay m
ode.
2.If
nec
essa
ry, p
ress
b
elow
FIL
ES to
dis
play
a li
st o
f the
stor
ed fi
les.
3.Pr
ess
or
to se
lect
the
stor
ed fi
le y
ou w
ish
to e
rase
, the
n pr
ess a
nd h
old
bel
ow E
RA
SE.
IMPO
RTAN
T:O
nce
eras
ed, t
he D
ata
Reco
rder
file
and
any
stor
ed th
ickn
ess m
easu
rem
ents
can
not b
e re
trie
ved.
5.3
Reco
rdin
g Th
ickn
ess
Mea
sure
men
ts in
Dat
a Re
cord
er F
iles
The
Dat
a R
ecor
der m
ust b
e en
able
d (tu
rned
ON
) via
the
CO
NFI
GU
RAT
ION
dis
play
. Onc
e th
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r is t
urne
d on
, the
con
tent
s of
the
activ
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r file
are
dis
play
ed in
the
File
Nav
igat
ion
Gri
d sh
own
in F
igur
e20
on
page
48.
To st
ore
a th
ickn
ess r
eadi
ng in
the
sele
cted
file
pos
ition
, pre
ss
bel
ow S
END
. Rem
embe
r tha
t the
uni
ts o
f the
thic
knes
s val
ue a
nd th
e nu
mbe
r of d
ecim
al p
lace
s to
whi
ch th
e th
ickn
ess i
s rec
orde
d ar
e de
term
ined
by
the
UN
ITS
and
RES
OLU
TIO
N se
tting
s as d
escr
ibed
inSe
ctio
n3.
2on
pag
e21
.
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
51
5.3.
1St
orin
g M
inim
um o
f B-S
can
in D
ata
Reco
rder
File
s
Whe
n in
B-S
can
mod
e, th
e m
inim
um v
alue
is st
ored
in th
e ac
tive
posi
tion
of th
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r by
pres
sing
b
elow
SEN
D.
5.3.
2N
avig
atin
g Th
roug
h D
ata
Reco
rder
File
s
Whe
n th
e D
ata
Rec
orde
r is t
urne
d O
N, t
he c
onte
nts o
f the
act
ive
Dat
a R
ecor
der f
ile a
re d
ispl
ayed
in th
e Fi
le N
avig
atio
n G
rid
show
n in
Figu
re20
on
page
48. A
fter t
he n
avig
atio
n gr
id is
act
ivat
ed,
, ,
and
c
an b
e us
ed to
sele
ct a
ny fi
le p
ositi
on. A
hea
vier
grid
bo
x ap
pear
s aro
und
the
sele
cted
file
pos
ition
. Onc
e a
file
posi
tion
has b
een
sele
cted
:
•Th
e cu
rren
t thi
ckne
ss re
adin
g ca
n be
sent
to a
n EM
PTY
file
pos
ition
.
•A
mea
sure
men
t val
ue c
an b
e st
ored
by
pres
sing
b
elow
SEN
D.
•A
pre
viou
sly-
stor
ed v
alue
can
be
over
writ
ten
by p
ress
ing
bel
ow S
END
.
Chap
ter 5
. Usi
ng th
e O
ptio
nal D
ata
Reco
rder
52D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Chap
ter 6
. I/O
Fea
ture
s
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
53
Chap
ter 6
.I/
O F
eatu
res
Not
e:Th
e in
stru
ctio
ns in
this
cha
pter
app
ly to
all
vers
ions
of t
he D
M5E
inst
rum
ent.
The
DM
5E c
an c
omm
unic
ate
with
ext
erna
l dev
ices
thro
ugh
its b
uilt-
in I/
O p
ort.
A m
ini-U
SB to
PC
cab
le is
ava
ilabl
e fo
r con
nect
ion
to th
is
virtu
al C
OM
por
t (se
e Fi
gure
21 b
elow
for t
he lo
catio
n). W
ith th
e U
ltraM
ATE,
Ultr
aMAT
E Li
te, o
r eve
n a
sim
ple
Exce
l Mac
ro, a
PC
can
im
port
data
reco
rder
file
s fro
m th
e in
stru
men
t.
Figu
re 2
1: L
ocat
ion
of M
ini U
SB C
OM
Por
t
Chap
ter 6
. I/O
Fea
ture
s
54D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
6.1
Conn
ectin
g th
e D
M5E
to a
PC
The
inst
rum
ent’s
I/O
por
t can
be
conn
ecte
d to
a P
C u
sing
a m
ini-U
SB c
able
. Be
sure
to in
stal
l the
virt
ual C
OM
por
t driv
er o
n th
e PC
bef
ore
mak
ing
the
conn
ectio
n. T
hen,
follo
w th
e in
stru
ctio
ns o
n yo
ur P
C sc
reen
to in
stal
l the
new
har
dwar
e.
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
55
Chap
ter 7
.Sp
ecif
icat
ions
This
cha
pter
list
s the
feat
ures
and
spec
ifica
tions
of y
our D
M5E
incl
udin
g:
•In
stru
men
t spe
cific
atio
ns (s
ee S
ectio
n7.
1on
pag
e56
)
•Fe
atur
es o
f the
opt
iona
l Dat
a R
ecor
der (
see
Sect
ion
7.2
on p
age
60)
•Pr
obe
spec
ifica
tions
(see
Sec
tion
7.3
on p
age
61)
Not
e:Al
so, s
ee “
EN15
317
Tech
nica
l Spe
cific
atio
ns”
on p
age
77.
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
56D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
7.1
Inst
rum
ent S
peci
fica
tions
Ope
ratin
g Pr
inci
ple:
Ultr
ason
ic, p
ulse
ech
o m
easu
rem
ent m
etho
d
Mea
suri
ng R
ange
:D
epen
ds o
n pr
obe
and
mat
eria
l,0.
60m
m to
508
mm
(0.0
25in
to 2
0.00
in) i
n IP
to 1
st B
W M
easu
rem
ent M
ode,
2.00
mm
to 1
27.0
mm
(0.0
79in
to 5
.00i
n) in
Dua
l-Mul
ti M
easu
rem
ent M
ode,
the
coat
ing
thic
knes
s ran
ge sh
all b
e 0.
3mm
to 2
.50m
m (0
in to
0.0
98in
).
Mea
suri
ng R
esol
utio
n:0.
001
inch
def
ault
(sel
ecta
ble
0.00
1, 0
.01
inch
)0.
01 m
m d
efau
lt (s
elec
tabl
e 0.
01, 0
.1 m
m)
Mat
eria
l Vel
ocity
Ran
ge:
0.02
00 to
0.7
362
in/m
sec
0.50
8 to
18.
699
mm
/mse
c
Mat
eria
l Vel
ocity
Res
olut
ion:
0.00
01 in
/mse
c1
m/s
Uni
ts:
inch
or m
illim
eter
Cal
ibra
tion:
One
-Poi
nt C
al, O
n-B
lock
and
Off-
Blo
ck, T
wo-
Poin
t Cal
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
57
7.1
Inst
rum
ent S
peci
fica
tions
(con
t.)
Puls
er:
Exci
tatio
n Pu
lse:
Spi
ke P
ulse
rVo
ltage
: 120
V in
to 5
0 oh
m lo
ad, u
sing
20
MH
z os
cillo
scop
e
Rece
iver
:Ba
ndw
idth
: 1.5
MH
z to
12
MH
z @
-3 d
BG
ain:
Aut
omat
ic G
ain
Con
trol
Dis
play
Typ
e:H
igh-
reso
lutio
n gr
aphi
cal L
CD
, 64
x 12
8 Pi
xels
,53
.0m
m x
27.
0mm
with
bac
klig
ht a
nd a
djus
tabl
e co
ntra
st
Upd
ate
Rate
:4
Hz
or 8
Hz,
use
r sel
ecta
ble,
24 H
z sc
an m
ode
capt
ure
rate
Thic
knes
s Val
ue D
ispl
ay:
NO
RMAL
vie
w m
ode:
5 d
igit,
0.4
" (10
.6 m
m) h
igh
B-SC
AN v
iew
mod
e: 5
dig
it, 0
.1"
(2.5
5 m
m) h
igh
Dis
play
of L
ast R
eadi
ng:
Solid
fille
d or
hol
low
dig
its in
dica
te c
oupl
ed o
r unc
oupl
ed c
ondi
tion
Setu
ps:
9 st
anda
rd se
tups
for p
robe
s
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
58D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
7.1
Inst
rum
ent S
peci
fica
tions
(con
t.)
Alar
m S
ettin
gs:
Min
imum
and
Max
imum
ala
rms,
Ran
ge o
f 0.0
10 in
to 2
0.00
in, 0
. (0.
25 m
m to
508
mm
)R
eadi
ng a
ltern
ates
bet
wee
n so
lid a
nd h
ollo
w w
hen
alar
ms a
re e
nabl
ed a
nd v
iola
ted
Pow
er R
equi
rem
ents
:2
“AA
” si
ze b
atte
ries
Batte
ry L
ife/O
pera
ting
Tim
e:A
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
0 ho
urs
Inst
rum
ent S
hut-0
ff:Se
lect
able
ALW
AYS
ON
or A
UTO
OFF
afte
r 5, 1
0, 1
5, 3
0 m
inut
es o
f ina
ctiv
ity
Lang
uage
:Se
lect
able
Eng
lish,
Ger
man
, Fre
nch,
Spa
nish
, Ita
lian,
Rus
sian
, Jap
anes
e an
d C
hine
se
I/O C
onne
ctor
s:Tr
ansd
ucer
: Dua
l Lem
o 00
(coa
x)M
ini-U
SB: M
INI-
B O
TG to
STD
A
Tem
pera
ture
:O
pera
ting:
+10
°F to
+12
0°F
(-10
°C to
+50
°C)
Stor
age:
-10°
F to
+14
0°F
(-20
°C to
+60
°C)
Wei
ght:
0.59
7 lb
(223
g) i
nclu
ding
bat
terie
s
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
59
7.1
Inst
rum
ent S
peci
fica
tions
(con
t.)
Size
:13
8mm
x 3
2mm
x 7
5mm
Shoc
k:IE
C 6
8-2-
27 E
a, a
s per
Mil
Std
810C
Met
hod
516.
2 Pr
oced
ure
Iw
ith a
15g
11m
s im
puls
e ha
lf si
nuso
idal
wav
e ap
plie
d 6
times
per
axi
s
Seal
ing:
IEC
529
/ IP5
4, D
ust p
roof
/drip
ping
wat
er p
roof
as p
er IE
C 5
29 sp
ecifi
catio
ns fo
r IP5
4 cl
assi
ficat
ion
Not
e:In
stru
men
t spe
cific
atio
ns a
re su
bjec
t to
chan
ge w
ithou
t pri
or n
otic
e.
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
60D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
7.2
Dat
a Re
cord
er O
ptio
n Fe
atur
es
Cap
acity
:50
,000
read
ings
File
Str
uctu
res:
Grid
file
Num
ber o
f Row
s:1
to 5
0,00
0
Num
ber o
f Col
umns
:1
to 2
23
File
Nam
ing:
Up
to 1
6 ch
arac
ter a
lpha
num
eric
nam
e
Opt
iona
l Sof
twar
e:U
ltraM
ATE
and
Ultr
aMAT
E Li
te
Not
e:In
stru
men
t spe
cific
atio
ns a
re su
bjec
t to
chan
ge w
ithou
t pri
or n
otic
e.
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
61
7.3
DM
5E P
robe
/Tra
nsdu
cer S
peci
fica
tions
Mod
el D
A501
Mod
el D
A503
Mod
el D
A512
Mod
el D
A590
Freq
uenc
y:5
MH
z2
MH
z10
MH
z5
MH
z
Prob
e St
yle:
stan
dard
stan
dard
finge
rtip
high
-tem
pera
ture
Ope
ratin
g Te
mpe
ratu
reR
ange
(con
tinuo
us):
-10
to 7
0°C
-10
to 7
0°C
-10
to 7
0°C
-10
to 2
04°C
Con
tact
Dia
met
er:
15 m
m (.
590”
)20
mm
(.78
7”)
7.5
mm
(.30
0”)
12.7
mm
(.50
0”)
IP to
Firs
tM
easu
rem
ent R
ange
:1.
0 to
200
mm
(.040
to 8
”)5
to 3
00 m
m(.2
00 to
12”
)0.
6 to
60
mm
(.020
to 2
.4”)
1 to
125
mm
@20
°C(.0
40 to
5”
@68
°F)
1.3
to 2
5.4
mm
@20
4°C
(.050
to 1
” @
400°
F)
Min
imum
Mul
ti-Ec
hoM
easu
rem
ent R
ange
:3.
0 to
25
mm
N/A
2.0
to 1
0 m
mN
/A
Chap
ter 7
. Spe
cific
atio
ns
62D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Chap
ter 8
. Mai
nten
ance
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
63
Chap
ter 8
.M
aint
enan
ce
8.1
Care
of t
he in
stru
men
t
Cle
an th
e in
stru
men
t hou
sing
and
dis
play
usi
ng a
soft
clot
h lig
htly
dam
pene
d w
ith w
ater
or a
mild
win
dow
-cle
anin
g pr
oduc
t. N
ever
use
ha
rsh
solv
ents
as t
hey
coul
d ca
use
the
plas
tic to
bec
ome
britt
le o
r dam
aged
.
8.2
Prop
er C
able
Han
dlin
g
•Av
oid
twis
ting
or k
notti
ng o
f the
cab
le.
•G
rasp
the
cabl
e on
ly b
y th
e co
nnec
tors
whe
n co
nnec
ting
or d
isco
nnec
ting
it fr
om th
e in
stru
men
t.
8.3
Batt
erie
s
Perio
dica
lly in
spec
t the
bat
terie
s for
sign
s of l
eaka
ge o
r cor
rosi
on. I
f eith
er o
ccur
s, re
mov
e an
d re
plac
e A
LL th
e ba
tterie
s. Ta
ke c
are
to
prop
erly
dis
pose
of t
he d
efec
tive
batte
ries (
see
“Bat
tery
Dis
posa
l” o
n pa
ge75
).
Chap
ter 8
. Mai
nten
ance
64D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
65
Appe
ndix
A.
Supp
lem
enta
l Inf
orm
atio
n
This
app
endi
x co
ntai
ns su
pple
men
tary
info
rmat
ion,
incl
udin
g:
•R
eset
ting
the
inst
rum
ent’s
ope
ratin
g so
ftwar
e (s
ee S
ectio
nA.
1on
pag
e66
)
•U
pgra
ding
the
inst
rum
ent's
ope
ratin
g so
ftwar
e (s
ee S
ectio
nA.
2on
pag
e67
)
•W
eb si
te in
form
atio
n (s
ee S
ectio
nA.
3on
pag
e69
)
•EM
C d
ocum
enta
tion
(see
Sec
tion
A.4
on p
age
70)
•M
anuf
actu
ring
and
Serv
ice
Cen
ter l
ocat
ions
(see
Sec
tion
A.5
on p
age
71)
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
66D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
A.1
Rese
ttin
g th
e O
pera
ting
Soft
war
e
IMPO
RTAN
T:Th
e fo
llow
ing
proc
edur
e w
ill se
t all
para
met
ers t
o th
eir f
acto
ry d
efau
lt va
lues
. Any
file
s you
wis
h to
reta
in sh
ould
be
dow
nloa
ded
usin
g th
e U
ltraM
ATE
PC so
ftwar
e be
fore
rese
tting
the
oper
atin
g so
ftwar
e. H
owev
er, a
ny D
ata
Reco
rder
file
s st
ored
in th
e in
stru
men
t will
not
be
dele
ted
duri
ng th
is p
roce
dure
.
To re
set t
he in
stru
men
t's o
pera
ting
softw
are:
1.Tu
rn th
e in
stru
men
t OFF
.
2.Pr
ess a
nd h
old
. The
n pr
ess a
nd h
old
for a
ppro
xim
ate
3 se
cond
s, un
til th
e di
spla
y in
dica
tes t
hat t
he re
set i
s com
plet
e.
3.A
succ
essf
ul re
set i
s ack
now
ledg
ed w
hen
the
RES
ET C
OM
PLET
E m
essa
ge b
riefly
app
ears
at t
he b
otto
m c
ente
r of t
he d
ispl
ay sc
reen
.
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
67
A.2
Firm
war
e U
pdat
es
The
DM
5E o
pera
ting
softw
are
can
be u
pgra
ded
usin
g an
inte
rnet
con
nect
ion
and
an u
pgra
de u
tility
pro
gram
. Eac
h in
stru
men
t is s
hipp
ed
with
a C
D c
onta
inin
g th
e D
M5E
Upg
rade
Util
ity P
rogr
am. T
o pe
rfor
m th
e up
date
, pro
ceed
as f
ollo
ws:
1.In
stal
l the
Upg
rade
Util
ity P
rogr
am o
n a
PC th
at h
as a
n ac
tive
inte
rnet
con
nect
ion.
2.R
un th
e U
pgra
de U
tility
Pro
gram
from
the
Prog
ram
Men
u on
you
r PC
. For
a ty
pica
l MS
Win
dow
s ope
ratin
g sy
stem
, thi
s is
acco
mpl
ishe
d by
clic
king
the
STA
RT b
utto
n, c
licki
ng th
e R
UN
but
ton,
sele
ctin
g PR
OG
RA
MS
and
then
sele
ctin
g th
e D
M5E
Upg
rade
U
tility
(see
Fig
ure
22 o
n pa
ge68
).
3.Se
lect
the
“Bro
wse
loca
l dis
k” b
utto
n if
the
new
firm
war
e is
stor
ed o
n a
loca
l PC
driv
e, o
r sel
ect t
he “
Dow
nloa
d ne
w fi
le”
butto
n to
co
nnec
t to
the
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
FTP
site
(you
mus
t be
conn
ecte
d to
the
inte
rnet
prio
r to
this
ope
ratio
n). T
hepr
ogra
m c
heck
s the
firm
war
e ve
rsio
n yo
u ha
ve o
n yo
ur m
achi
ne a
gain
st th
e ve
rsio
n th
at is
on
the
FTP
site
. If t
he fi
rmw
are
vers
ion
on
the
FTP
site
is n
ewer
, the
util
ity w
ill d
ownl
oad
the
upda
ted
DM
5E o
pera
tion
code
.
Not
e:If
the
firm
war
e ve
rsio
ns a
re th
e sa
me,
the
utili
ty w
ill n
ot d
ownl
oad
the
code
and
will
exi
t the
dow
nloa
d ro
utin
e.
4.Tu
rn th
e D
M5E
OFF
and
con
nect
it to
the
PC.
5.C
lick
on th
e “U
pgra
de T
he In
stru
men
t” b
utto
n.
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
68D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
A.2
Fir
mw
are
Upd
ates
(con
t.)
Figu
re 2
2: C
hang
ing
Para
met
er S
ettin
gs
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
69
A.2
Fir
mw
are
Upd
ates
(con
t.)
6.W
hen
prom
pted
, pre
ss a
nd h
old
the
and
k
eys f
or 3
seco
nds.
The
DM
5E w
ill e
nter
re-p
rogr
amm
ing
mod
e. W
hen
the
upda
te
has b
een
com
plet
ed, t
he D
M5E
will
aut
omat
ical
ly sh
ut O
FF.
IMPO
RTAN
T:Al
l sto
red
cust
om se
tting
s will
be
lost
dur
ing
the
next
step
. How
ever
, sto
red
Dat
a Re
cord
er fi
les w
ill n
ot b
e af
fect
ed.
7.R
eset
the
oper
atin
g so
ftwar
e to
pur
ge th
e in
stru
men
t’s m
emor
y.
A.3
Web
Sit
e In
form
atio
n
The
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n is
ava
ilabl
e on
the
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
web
site
at www.geinspectiontechnologies.com
:
•U
p-to
-dat
e in
form
atio
n on
ope
ratin
g so
ftwar
e
•La
test
upg
rade
util
ity p
rogr
am
•Sp
ecifi
catio
ns
•N
ew fe
atur
es
•Li
tera
ture
•A
nd m
uch
mor
e!
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
70D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
A.4
EMC
Doc
umen
tatio
n
The
follo
win
g is
the
DM
5E D
ecla
ratio
n of
EM
C C
ompl
ianc
e:
DM
5E U
ltras
onic
Cor
rosi
on T
hick
ness
Gau
ge
Inst
rum
ent D
escr
iptio
n: T
he D
M5E
is a
n ul
traso
nic
thic
knes
s gau
ge c
apab
le o
f mea
surin
g m
ater
ials
usi
ng u
ltras
onic
tran
sduc
ers o
pera
ting
at fr
eque
ncie
s fro
m 5
to 1
5 M
Hz.
Thi
s ins
trum
ent d
ispl
ays a
thic
knes
s cal
cula
ted
by th
e m
easu
red
time
of fl
ight
in th
e m
ater
ial a
t the
ve
loci
ty p
rogr
amm
ed in
to th
e in
stru
men
t. Th
e in
stru
men
t is i
nten
ded
for u
se a
s a p
orta
ble
thic
knes
s gau
ge in
an
indu
stria
l env
ironm
ent.
The
inst
rum
ent i
s not
inte
nded
to b
e pa
rt of
a c
lose
d co
ntro
l loo
p in
an
auto
mat
ed p
roce
ss c
ontro
l sys
tem
.
Com
plia
nce
Stat
emen
t:
The
DM
5E c
ompl
ies w
ith th
e fo
llow
ing
EN st
anda
rds:
•EN
5501
1: 2
007
•EN
6100
0-6-
2: 2
005
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
71
A.5
Man
ufac
turi
ng &
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ce L
ocat
ions
The
DM
5E is
man
ufac
ture
d ac
cord
ing
to st
ate-
of-th
e-ar
t met
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ng h
igh-
qual
ity c
ompo
nent
s. In
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cess
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and
a qu
ality
m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
cer
tifie
d to
ISO
900
1 en
sure
opt
imum
qua
lity
of in
stru
men
t con
form
ance
. The
DM
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man
ufac
ture
d by
:
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
Chi
naQ
Sec
tion,
4th
Flo
or, #
185,
Tai
-Gu
Roa
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rade
Zon
e,Sh
angh
ai, C
hina
Shou
ld y
ou e
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ienc
e a
prob
lem
or r
equi
re te
chni
cal a
ssis
tanc
e, v
isit
the
prod
uct s
ervi
ce p
age
acce
ssib
le a
t www.geinspectiontechnologies.com
to lo
cate
you
r loc
al G
E In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
repr
esen
tativ
e, o
r con
tact
one
of t
he C
usto
mer
Su
ppor
t Cen
ters
list
ed o
n th
e ba
ck c
over
of t
his m
anua
l.
Appe
ndix
A. S
uppl
emen
tal I
nfor
mat
ion
72D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
73
Appe
ndix
B.
Regu
lato
ry C
ompl
ianc
e
This
app
endi
x co
ntai
ns in
form
atio
n on
the
follo
win
g to
pics
:
•W
EEE
Dire
ctiv
e (s
ee S
ectio
nB.
1on
pag
e74
)
•B
atte
ry D
ispo
sal (
see
Sect
ion
B.2
on p
age
75)
•EN
1531
7 Te
chni
cal S
peci
ficat
ions
(see
Sec
tion
B.3
on p
age
77)
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
74D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
B.1
Was
te E
lect
rica
l and
Ele
ctro
nic
Equi
pmen
t (W
EEE)
Dir
ectiv
e
GE
Sens
ing
& In
spec
tion
Tech
nolo
gies
is a
n ac
tive
parti
cipa
nt in
Eur
ope’
s Was
te E
lect
rical
and
Ele
ctro
nic
Equi
pmen
t (W
EEE)
take
-bac
kin
itiat
ive,
dire
ctiv
e 20
02/9
6/EC
.
The
equi
pmen
t tha
t you
bou
ght h
as re
quire
d th
e ex
tract
ion
and
use
of n
atur
al re
sour
ces f
or it
s pro
duct
ion.
It m
ay
cont
ain
haza
rdou
s sub
stan
ces t
hat c
ould
impa
ct h
ealth
and
the
envi
ronm
ent.
In o
rder
to a
void
the
diss
emin
atio
n of
thos
e su
bsta
nces
in o
ur e
nviro
nmen
t and
to d
imin
ish
the
pres
sure
on
the
natu
ral
reso
urce
s, w
e en
cour
age
you
to u
se th
e ap
prop
riate
take
-bac
k sy
stem
s. Th
ose
syst
ems w
ill re
use
or re
cycl
e m
ost o
f th
e m
ater
ials
of y
our e
nd li
fe e
quip
men
t in
a so
und
way
.
The
cros
sed-
out w
heel
ed b
in sy
mbo
l inv
ites y
ou to
use
thos
e sy
stem
s.
If y
ou n
eed
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
the
colle
ctio
n, re
use
and
recy
clin
g sy
stem
s, pl
ease
con
tact
you
r loc
al o
r reg
iona
l was
te a
dmin
istra
tion.
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it w
ww
.ge.
com
/ins
pect
iont
echn
olog
ies
for t
ake-
back
inst
ruct
ions
and
mor
e in
form
atio
n ab
out t
his i
nitia
tive.
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
75
B.2
Batt
ery
Dis
posa
l
This
pro
duct
con
tain
s a b
atte
ry th
at c
anno
t be
disp
osed
of a
s uns
orte
d m
unic
ipal
was
te in
the
Euro
pean
Uni
on. S
ee
the
prod
uct d
ocum
enta
tion
for s
peci
fic b
atte
ry in
form
atio
n. T
he b
atte
ry is
mar
ked
with
this
sym
bol,
whi
ch m
ay
incl
ude
lette
ring
to in
dica
te c
adm
ium
(Cd)
, lea
d (P
b), o
r mer
cury
(Hg)
. For
pro
per r
ecyc
ling
retu
rn th
e ba
ttery
to y
our
supp
lier o
r to
a de
sign
ated
col
lect
ion
poin
t.
B.2.
1W
hat d
o th
e M
arki
ngs
Mea
n?
Bat
terie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s mus
t be
mar
ked
(eith
er o
n th
e ba
ttery
or a
ccum
ulat
or o
r on
its p
acka
ging
, dep
endi
ng o
n si
ze) w
ith th
ese
para
te c
olle
ctio
n sy
mbo
l . In
add
ition
, the
mar
king
mus
t inc
lude
the
chem
ical
sym
bols
of s
peci
fic le
vels
of t
oxic
met
als a
s fol
low
s:
•C
adm
ium
(Cd)
ove
r 0.0
02%
•Le
ad (P
b) o
ver 0
.004
%
•M
ercu
ry (H
g) o
ver 0
.000
5%
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
76D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
B.2.
2Th
e Ri
sks
and
Your
Rol
e in
Red
ucin
g Th
em
Your
par
ticip
atio
n is
an
impo
rtant
par
t of t
he e
ffort
to m
inim
ize
the
impa
ct o
f bat
terie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s on
the
envi
ronm
ent a
nd o
n hu
man
he
alth
. For
pro
per r
ecyc
ling
you
can
retu
rn th
is p
rodu
ct o
r the
bat
terie
s or a
ccum
ulat
ors i
t con
tain
s to
your
supp
lier o
r to
a de
sign
ated
co
llect
ion
poin
t.
Som
e ba
tterie
s or a
ccum
ulat
ors c
onta
in to
xic
met
als t
hat p
ose
serio
us ri
sks t
o hu
man
hea
lth a
nd to
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Whe
n re
quire
d, th
e pr
oduc
t mar
king
incl
udes
che
mic
al sy
mbo
ls th
at in
dica
te th
e pr
esen
ce to
xic
met
als:
Pb
for l
ead,
Hg
for m
ercu
ry, a
nd C
d fo
r cad
miu
m.
•Cadmium
poi
soni
ng c
an re
sult
in c
ance
r of t
he lu
ngs a
nd p
rost
ate
glan
d. C
hron
ic e
ffect
s inc
lude
kid
ney
dam
age,
pul
mon
ary
emph
ysem
a, a
nd b
one
dise
ases
such
as o
steo
mal
cia
and
oste
opor
osis
. Cad
miu
m m
ay a
lso
caus
e an
emia
, dis
colo
ratio
n of
the
teet
h, a
ndlo
ss o
f sm
ell (
anos
mia
).
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is p
oiso
nous
in a
ll fo
rms.
It ac
cum
ulat
es in
the
body
, so
each
exp
osur
e is
sign
ifica
nt. I
nges
tion
and
inha
latio
n of
lead
can
cau
sese
vere
dam
age
to h
uman
hea
lth. R
isks
incl
ude
brai
n da
mag
e, c
onvu
lsio
ns, m
alnu
tritio
n, a
nd st
erili
ty.
•Mercury
cre
ates
haz
ardo
us v
apor
s at r
oom
tem
pera
ture
. Exp
osur
e to
hig
h co
ncen
tratio
ns o
f mer
cury
vap
or c
an c
ause
a v
arie
ty o
f sev
ere
sym
ptom
s. R
isks
incl
ude
chro
nic
infla
mm
atio
n of
mou
th a
nd g
ums,
pers
onal
ity c
hang
e, n
ervo
usne
ss, f
ever
, and
rash
es.
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
77
B.3
EN15
317
Tech
nica
l Spe
cifi
catio
ns
The
tech
nica
l spe
cific
atio
ns fo
r the
DM
5E a
ccor
ding
to E
N15
317
are
liste
d in
Tab
le1
belo
w.
Tabl
e 1:
EN
1531
7 Te
chni
cal S
peci
fica
tions
Des
crip
tion
Dim
ensi
onM
in.
Typi
cal
Max
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mm
ent
Gen
eral
Cha
ract
eris
tics
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mm
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m x
32m
m x
75m
mW
eigh
tg
223
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ms w
ith b
atte
ries
Dis
play
Typ
ePi
xel
64 x
128
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ith b
ackl
ight
and
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ble
cont
rast
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play
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em
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m x
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play
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ate
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eH
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er S
uppl
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alin
e B
atte
ries
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e C
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ctio
n2
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roug
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g M
easu
rem
ent
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l Mul
ti M
etho
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ngVo
lts2
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onB
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ry O
pera
tiona
l Tim
eH
ours
4550
60O
pera
tiona
l Vol
tage
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geVo
lts2.
153
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
78D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
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Ope
ratio
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Tabl
e 1:
EN
1531
7 Te
chni
cal S
peci
fica
tions
(con
t.)
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
79
Perf
orm
ance
Min
. and
Max
. Mea
sure
able
Thi
ckne
ssm
m1
200
with
DA
501
Min
. and
Max
. Mea
sure
able
Thi
ckne
ssm
m5
300
with
DA
503
Min
. and
Max
. Mea
sure
able
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ckne
ssm
m0.
660
with
DA
512
Min
. and
Max
. Mea
sure
able
Thi
ckne
ssm
m1
125
with
DA
590
Acc
urac
y an
d R
esol
utio
n
Tabl
e 1:
EN
1531
7 Te
chni
cal S
peci
fica
tions
(con
t.)
Appe
ndix
B. R
egul
ator
y Co
mpl
ianc
e
80D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
[no
cont
ent i
nten
ded
for t
his
page
- pr
ocee
d to
nex
t pag
e]
Inde
x
DM
5E O
pera
ting
Man
ual
81
AA
larm
s, Se
tting
Min
imum
and
Max
imum
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
30B
Bac
klig
ht, A
djus
ting
. . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
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. 22
Bas
e In
stru
men
t, C
onte
nts.
. . .
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posa
l . .
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men
t Mod
e .
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inim
um in
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a R
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1
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nect
ions
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nten
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uctio
n M
easu
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ent M
ode.
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play
Mod
eC
onfig
urat
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ual M
ulti
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x
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5E O
pera
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ual
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Dat
a R
ecor
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igat
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ata
Rec
orde
r, R
ecal
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ay M
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Func
tion
Key
s, Lo
ckin
g &
Unl
ocki
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ain,
Set
ting.
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Type
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Loc
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KK
eypa
dK
eys,
Des
crip
tion
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ngua
geO
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ng .
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2Lo
ckin
g &
Unl
ocki
ng th
e C
ontro
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aint
enan
ceB
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ries.
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Man
ufac
turin
g Lo
catio
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sure
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t Mod
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Diff
eren
tial/R
ate-
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ax S
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x
84D
M5E
Ope
ratin
g M
anua
l
Mea
sure
men
tsD
ispl
ay M
ode
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orin
g in
a D
ata
Rec
orde
r File
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knes
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Min
Sca
n &
Max
Sca
n M
easu
rem
ent M
odes
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40
Mod
e see
Mea
sure
men
t Mod
e or
Dis
play
Mod
eN
Nom
inal
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ckne
ss, S
ettin
g. .
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mal
Mea
sure
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t Mod
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Part
Num
ber,
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ual.
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er fo
r DM
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18
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play
Mod
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Setu
p D
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eset
ting
the
Ope
ratin
g So
ftwar
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6S
Safe
ty In
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atio
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Setu
p D
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ay, P
robe
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9Se
tup
File
Load
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eter
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Size
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trum
ent
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ftwar
e, R
eset
ting.
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6Sp
ecifi
catio
nsD
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Rec
orde
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pera
ture
Ope
ratin
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x
DM
5E O
pera
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Man
ual
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Thic
knes
sM
easu
ring
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ettin
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me,
Set
ting
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Trai
ning
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rato
r . .
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Tran
sduc
erse
e Pr
obe
UU
nits
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ting
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Upd
ate
Rat
e, S
ettin
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pdat
ing
the
Firm
war
e .
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Upg
rade
Util
ity P
rogr
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Ver
sion
s Ava
ilabl
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Vie
w M
ode
see
Mea
sure
men
t Mod
eW
War
ning
s, G
ener
al. .
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Was
te D
ispo
sal
Bat
terie
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ectro
nic
Equi
pmen
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Web
Site
Info
rmat
ion
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men
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x
86D
M5E
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ratin
g M
anua
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cont
ent i
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his
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