DIO 1000 PA Quick Steps v2.0_EN[1]

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DIO 1000 PA

Ultrasonic Flaw Detector

Quick Steps for Phased Array Mode

Version 2.0 – March 2011 SW Version: 2011.03.25

Version 2.0 – March 2011 DIO 1000 PA – Quick Steps

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1. Phased Array Mode

1.1 Switching ON Phased Array Mode

To switch ON the Phased Array Mode press the button “?” and press the control key Phased Array.

1.2 Wedge selection

To switch ON the wedge press the button “PA WEDGE OFF” to the position ON.



The default wedge is set up for 36° wedge.

1.3 Aperture

To find the menu Aperture press the button “?” and press the button “PA Mode Chan ALL”. The instrument DIO 1000 PA has 16 parallel channels. Therefore when “PA Mode Chan ALL” is set up the 16 element probe works as 16 transmitters and 16 receivers.



To change the Aperture press the black part of the button “PA Mode Chan ALL”. The PA Mode is changed to “PA MODE Chan SEL TX-RX” as you can see on the following picture. When is selected this mode here is possible to change the Aperture of probe. The aperture is possible to change from 1 to 15 elements. The step is preset up to be always 1 element. (Note: When the multiplexor for 64 or 128 elements is ready for the instrument, than will be possible to change also the steps of the Aperture).



1.4 ACG (Angle Corrected Gain)

The instrument has function of Angle Corrected Gain. To enable the function press the button “?” and then the button “PA ACG OFF” to the position ON. When function ACG is ON (on the screen is showed PA ACG DEFAULT) in the S-scan (sector scan) the gain is automatically corrected for each angle.



1.5 Basic screen of PA Mode

When the PA Mode is switched ON, on the basic screen of the instrument appears the following screen. When the wedge is also switched ON the refracted angle in the steel is showed on the display.

1.6 S-Scan (Sector scan)

Press the S-scan to enable the sector scan.



When the S-scan function is switched ON then is possible to change the following functions: PA Steps; Start and Stop of the Sector scan; PA Angle and PA Focus. By changing the PA Angle is moving the cursor with displayed Gate 1 which is used for measuring detected defects. (Note: A-scan is displayed bellow the S-scan in the same time.)

1.7 Material thickness

When is adjusted in the SETTING submenu material thickness then in the S-scan is displayed this thickness as 1T and doubled material thickness as 2T.



1.8 Other functions of instrument

Other functions of instruments are the same as for DIO 1000 SFE and can be found in the Operational Manual for DIO 1000 SFE. For instance on the following pictures are showed DAC and DGS curves in phased array mode.

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DIO 1000 PA Quick Steps v2.0_EN[1]