Olympus EPOCH 600 Basic Operation Manual

DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365]—Revision B

June2010

EPOCH 600

BasicOperationManual

Olympus NDT,48WoerdAvenue,Waltham,MA 02453,USA

Thismanualandtheproductandtheprogramsitdescribesareprotectedbythe

internationaltreaties,andthereforemaynotbereproducedinwholeorinpart,

whether

forsaleornot,withoutthe priorwrittenconsentfromOlympus.Under

©2010byOlympus.Allrightsreserved.

Thisdocumentwaspreparedwithparticularattentiontousagetoensurethe

accuracyoftheinformationcontainedtherein.Itcorrespondstotheversion

ofthe

productmanufacturedpriortothedateappearingonthetitlepage.Therecould,

however,besomedifferencesbetweenthemanualandtheproductiftheproduct

hasbeenmodifiedthereafter.

Theinformationcontainedinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Partnumber:DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365]

Revision B

June2010

PrintedinUnitedStatesofAmerica

Allbrandsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveownersand

thirdpartyentities.

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TableofContentsiii

Table of Contents

ListofAbbreviations........................................................................................ v

LabelsandSymbols...........................................................................................1

ImportantInformation—PleaseReadBeforeUse .....................................5

IntendedUse .......................................................................................................................... 5

InstructionManual ................................................................................................................ 5

InstrumentCompatibility..................................................................................................... 5

RepairandModification....................................................................................................... 6

SafetySymbols ....................................................................................................................... 6

SafetySignalWords............................................................................................................... 7

NotesSignalWords ............................................................................................................... 8

Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Warnings ................................................................................................................................. 8

WEEEDirective...................................................................................................................... 9

ChinaRoHS .......................................................................................................................... 10

EMCDirectiveCompliance................................................................................................ 10

WarrantyInformation ......................................................................................................... 11

TechnicalSupport

................................................................................................................ 11

1. InstrumentOverview ................................................................................13

1.1 What’sIntheBox ...................................................................................................... 13

1.2 EPOCH 600InstrumentConfigurations................................................................ 14

1.3 Connectors ................................................................................................................. 15

1.4 PowerRequirements ................................................................................................ 18

1.4.1 Lithium‐IonBattery ....................................................................................... 18

1.4.2 ACCharger/Adaptor..................................................................................... 19

1.4.3 AlkalineBatteries ........................................................................................... 22

1.5 InstallingtheMicroSDCard ................................................................................... 24

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2. BasicOperation ..........................................................................................27

2.1 UserInterface.............................................................................................................27

2.1.1 MenusandParameters ..................................................................................28

2.1.2 ParameterAdjustment–KnobConfiguration ...........................................29

2.1.3 ParameterAdjustment–NavigationPadConfiguration .........................30

2.1.4 Direct‐AccessKeys......................................................................................... 30

2.1.5 SpecialFunctions............................................................................................32

2.1.6 Submenus ........................................................................................................33

2.2 PulserandReceiverSettings ...................................................................................33

2.2.1 Sensitivity ........................................................................................................33

2.2.2

ReferenceGain................................................................................................34

2.2.3 Pulser ...............................................................................................................34

2.2.4 Receiver............................................................................................................35

2.3 Gates............................................................................................................................36

2.3.1 QuicklyAdjustingBasicGateParameters..................................................36

2.3.2 Gate 1andGate 2 ...........................................................................................36

2.3.3 GateSetup ....................................................................................................... 37

2.3.4 AlarmIndications...........................................................................................38

2.4 Calibration.................................................................................................................. 39

2.4.1 Measurementcalibration ..............................................................................39

2.4.2 AngleBeamCalibration ................................................................................43

2.5

DataLogger................................................................................................................43

2.5.1 CalibrationFiles..............................................................................................44

2.5.2 OtherCreateFunctions .................................................................................46

Appendix:PartsList ........................................................................................47

ListofFigures ...................................................................................................51

ListofTables .....................................................................................................53

Index ...................................................................................................................55

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ListofAbbreviationsv

List of Abbreviations

AC alternatingcurrent

AC alternativecurrent

BIP beamindexpoint

DC directcurrent

EFUP environmentalfriendlyusagepe‐

riod

EMC electromagneticcompatibility

R receive

RoHS restrictionofhazardoussubstan‐

ces

T/R transmit/receive

WEEE wasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment

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viListofAbbreviations

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LabelsandSymbols1

Labels and Symbols

Aratinglabelwithsafety‐relatedsymbolsisattachedtotheinstrumentatthelocation

showninthefollowingfigure.Theserialnumberlabelislocatedatthebottomofthe

instrument.Iflabelsaremissingorillegible,pleasecontactOlympus.

Location of rating label

(see Table 1 on page 2)

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Table 1Contentsoftheratingandtheserialnumberlabels

Ratingplate

label:

Contains:

TheCEmarkingisadeclarationthatthisproductconformsto

alltheapplicabledirectivesoftheEuropeanCommunity.See

theDeclarationofConformityfordetails.

TheWEEEsymbolindicatesthattheproductmustnotbe

disposedofasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butshouldbe

collectedseparately.

TheC‐Ticklabelindicatesthattheproductcomplieswiththe

applicablestand ardand establishesatraceablelinkbetween

theequipmentandthemanufacturer,importerortheiragent

responsiblefor

complianceandforplacingitontheAustralian

market.

TheChinaRoHSmarkindicatestheproduct’sEnvironmental

FriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP).TheEFUPisdefinedasthe

numberofyearsforwhichlistedcontrolledsu bstanceswillnot

leakorchemicallydeterioratewhileintheproduct.TheEFUP

fortheEPOCH 600hasbeendeterminedtobe15 years.Note:

TheEnvironmental

FriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP)isnot

meanttobeinterpretedastheperiodassuringfunctionality

andproductperformance.

Thedirectcurrentsymbol

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SERIAL

Theserialnumberisa9‐digitnumberinthefollowingformat:

yynnnnnmm

where:

yy Productionyear

nnnnn Unitnumbermanufacturedthatmonth.

mm Productionmonth

Forexample,the100000504serialnumberindicatesthatthe

fifthunit(00005)wasproducedinApril2010.

Table 1Contentsoftheratingandtheserialnumberlabels

(continued)

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4LabelsandSymbols

DonottouchtheinnerconductoroftheBNC(orLEMO)connectorstoavoidrisksof

anelectricshock.Upto400 Vcanbepresentontheinnerconductor.Thewarning

symbolbetweentheTransmit/Receive(

T/R)andtheReceive(R)BNCconnectors

showninthefigurebelowindicatesthiselectricshockrisk.

Warning symbol

BNC connector inner conductor

(LEMO 01 series also available)

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Important Information — Please Read Before Use

Intended Use

TheEPOCH 600instrumentisdesignedtoperformnondestructiveinspectionsof

industrialandcommercialmaterials.

DonotusetheEPOCH 600instrumentforanypurposeotherthanitsintended

use.

Instruction Manual

ThisinstructionmanualcontainsessentialinformationonusingthisOlympus

productsafelyandeffectively.Beforeuse,thoroughlyreviewthisinstructionmanual

andusetheproductasinstructed.

Keepthisinstructionmanualinasafe,accessiblelocation.

Instrument Compatibility

OnlyusetheEPOCH 600instrumentwiththefollowingancillaryequipment:

•Rechargeablelithium‐ion(Li‐ion)batterypack(P/N:600‐BAT‐L[U8760056])

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• Optionalstand‐aloneexternalbatterycharger(P/N:EPXT‐EC‐X)[variesby

configuration;mustselectpowercord]

• Charger/adaptor(P/N:EP‐MCA‐X)[variesbyconfiguration;mustselectpower

cord]

Usingincompatibleequipmentcanresultinamalfunctionand/orinequipment

damage.

Repair and Modification

TheEPOCH 600instrumentdoesnotcontainanyuser‐serviceableparts.

Donotdisassemble,modify,orattempttorepairtheinstrumenttoprevent

humaninjuryand/orequipmentdamage.

Safety Symbols

Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearontheinstrumentandintheinstruction

manual:

Generalwarningsymbol:

Thissymbolisusedtoalertyoutopotentialhazards.Allsafetymessagesthat

followthissymbolshallbeobeyedtoavoidpossibleharm.

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Highvoltagewarningsymbol:

Thissymbolisusedtoalertyoutopotentialelectricshockhazardshigherthan

1,000 volts.Allsafetymessagesthatfollowthissymbolshallbeobeyedtoavoid

possibleharm.

Safety Signal Words

Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearinthedocumentationoftheinstrument:

TheDANGERsignalwordindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation.Itcalls

attentiontoaprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectlyperformedor

adheredto,couldresultindeathorseriouspersonalinjury.Donotproceedbeyond

a

DANGERsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodandmet.

TheWARNINGsignalwordindicatesapotentiallyhazardou ssituation.It calls

attentiontoaprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectlyperformedor

adheredto,couldresultindeathorseriouspersonalinjury.Donotproceedbeyonda



WARNINGsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodandmet.

TheCAUTIONsignalwordindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation.Itcalls

attentiontoanoperatingprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectly

performedoradheredto,couldresultinminorormoderatepersonalinjury,material

damage,particularlyto

theproduct,destruct ionofpartoralloftheproduct,orlossof

data.Donotproceedbeyonda

CAUTIONsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsare

fullyunderstoodandmet.

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Notes Signal Words

Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearinthedocumentationoftheinstrument:

TheIMPORTANTsignalwordcallsattentiontoanotethatprovidesimportant

informationorinformationessentialtothecompletionofatask.

TheNOTEsignalwordcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedure,practice,orthelike

thatrequiresspecialattention.

Anotealsodenotesrelated,parentheticalinformation

thatisusefulbutnotimperative.

TheTIPsignalwordcallsattentiontoatypeofnotethathelpsyouapplythe

techniquesandproceduresdescribedinthemanualtoyourspecificneeds,orthat

provideshintsonhowtouseeffectivelythecapabilities

oftheproduct.

Safety

BeforeapplyingpowertotheEPOCH 600,verifythatthecorrectsafetyprecautions

havebeentaken(seethefollowingwarnings).Inaddition,notetheexternalmarkings

ontheinstrumentthataredescribedinthe“ImportantInformation—PleaseRead

BeforeUse”section.

Warnings

General Warnings

•Carefullyreadtheinstructionscontainedintheuser’smanualpriortopowering

ontheinstrument.

•Keeptheuser’smanualinasafeplaceforfurtherreference.

•Followtheinstallationand operationprocedures.

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•Itisimperativetorespectthesafetywarningsontheinstrumentandintheuser’s

manual.

•Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,the

protectionprovidedbytheequipmentcouldbe impaired.

•Donotinstallsubstitutepartsorperformanyunauthorizedmodificationtothe

instrument.

•Service

instructions,whenapplicable,arefortrainedservicepersonnel.Toavoid

adangerouselectricshock,donotperformanyserviceunlessqualifiedtodoso.

Foranyproblemorquestionregardingthisapparatus,contactOlympusoran

authorizedOlympusrepresentative.

•Beforeturningontheinstrument,youmustconnecttheprotectiveearthterminal

ofthecharger/adaptortotheprotectiveconductorofthe(mains)powercord.

Themainsplugshallonlybeinsertedinasocketoutletprovidedwitha

protectiveearthcontact.Nevernegatetheprotectiveactionbyusinganextension

cord(powercable)withoutaprotectiveconductor(grounding).

• Wheneveritislikelythatthe

groundprotectionisimpaired,youmustturnoffthe

instrumentandsecureitagainstanyunintendedoperation.

•Theinstrumentmustbeconnectedonlytoapowersourcecorrespondingtothe

typeindicatedontheratingplate.

WEEE Directive

InaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2002/96/EConWasteElectrical

andElectronicEquipment(WEEE),thissymbolindicatesthatthe

productmustnotbedisposedofasunsortedmunicipalwaste,but

shouldbecollectedseparately.RefertoyourlocalOlympusdistributor

forreturnand/orcollectionsystemsavailableinyourcountry.

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China RoHS

ChinaRoHSisthetermusedbyindustrygenerallytodescribelegislation

implementedbytheMinistryofInformationIndustry(MII)inthePeople’sRepublic

ofChinaforthecontrolofpollutionbyelectronicinformationproducts(EIP).

EMC Directive Compliance

FCC (USA) Compliance

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass A

digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart 15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto

providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis

operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan

radiate

radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful

interferenceinwhichcaseyouwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatyourown

expense.

ICES-003 (Canada) Compliance

ThisClass AdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.

Cetappareilnumériquedelaclasse AestconformeàlanormeNMB‐003duCanada.

TheChinaRoHSmarkindicatestheproduct’sEnvironmental

FriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP).TheEFUPisdefinedasthenumber

ofyearsforwhichlistedcontrolledsubstanceswillnot

leakor

chemicallydeteriorate whileintheproduct.TheEFUPforthe

EPOCH 600has beendeterminedtobe15 years.

Note:TheEnvironmentalFriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP)isnot

meanttobeinterpretedastheperiodassuringfunctionalityand

productperformance.

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Warranty Information

OlympusguaranteesOlympusproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsand

workmanshipforaperiodandconditionsspecifiedintheOlympustermsand

conditions,availableathttp://www.olympus‐ims.com/en/terms/.

TheOlympuswarrantyonlycoversequipmentthathasbeenusedinapropermanner

asdescribedinthisinstructionmanualandhas

notbeensubjectedtoexcessiveabuse,

attemptedunauthorizedrepair,ormodification.

Inspectmaterialsthoroughlyonreceptionforevidenceofexternalorinternaldamage

thatmighthaveoccurredduringshipment.Notifythecarriermakingthedelivery

immediatelyofanydamage,sincethecarrierisnormallyliablefordamagein

shipment.Preservepacking

materials,waybills,andothershippingdocumentationin

ordertoestablishadamageclaim.Afternotifyingthecarrier,contactOlympusfor

assistancewiththedam ageclaimandequipmentreplacement,ifnecessary.

ThisinstructionmanualattemptstoteachtheproperoperationofyourOlympus

product.Theinformationcontainedhereinisintendedsolelyas

ateachingaidand

shallnotbeusedinanyparticularapplicationwithoutindependenttestingand/or

verificationbytheoperatororthesupervisor.Suchindependentverificationof

proceduresbecomesmoreimportantasthecriticalityoftheapplicationincreases.For

thisreason,Olympusmakesnowarranty,expressedorimplied,thatthetechniques,



examples,orproceduresdescribedhereinareconsistentwithindustrystandardsnor

thattheymeettherequirementsofanyparticularapplication.

Olympusreservestherighttomodifyallproductswithoutincurringthe

responsibilityformodifyingpreviouslymanufacturedproducts.

Technical Support

Olympusisfirmlycommittedtoprovidingthehighestlevelofcustomerserviceand

productsupport.Ifyouexperienceanydifficultieswhenusingourproduct,orifit

failstooperateasdescribedinthedocumentation,firstconsulttheuser’smanual,and

then,ifyouarestillinneedofassistance,contact

ourafter‐salesservice.Tolocatethe

nearestservicecenter,visittheServiceCenterspageat:www.olympus‐ims.com.

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InstrumentOverview13

1. Instrument Overview

Thischapterprovidesabriefoverviewofallcommonoperationalrequirementsofthe

EPOCH 600instrument.Thischapterisorganizedinthefollowingmanner:

•“What’sIntheBox”onpage13

• “EPOCH 600InstrumentConfigurations”onpage14

• “Connectors”onpage15

•“PowerRequirements”onpage18

1.1 What’s In the Box

TheEPOCH 600instrumentcomesstandardwithseveralkeyaccessories(see

Figure 1‐1onpage 14):

•2‐GBMicroSDremovablememorycardandadaptors(P/N:MICROSD‐ADP‐2GB

[U8779307])

•ACcharger/adaptor(P/N:EP‐MCA‐X).Variesbyconfiguration;mustselect

powercord.

•Powercord

• Alkalinebatteryholder(P/N:600‐BAT‐AA[U8780295])

•Instrumenttransportcase

(P/N:600‐TC[U8780294])

• GettingStartedleaflet(P/N:DMTA‐10008‐01EN[U8778373])

• EPOCH 600BasicOperationManual(P/N:DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365])onhard

copy

• EPOCH 600User’sManual(P/N:DMTA‐10006‐01EN)onCD‐ROM(P/N:EP600‐

MANUAL‐CD[U8778381])

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Figure 1‐1Transportcasecontents

Foralistofoptionalaccessories,pleaserefertothePartsListonpage47.

1.2 EPOCH 600 Instrument Configurations

TheEPOCH600instrumentisconfiguredaccordingtothecustomer’spreferencesin

severalways.Availableconfigurationsinclude:

Lock

Alkaline battery holder

Basic Operation Manual

AC charger/adaptor

Power cord

Getting Started

leaflet

Memory card and

adaptors

EPOCH 600 unit

Transport case

User’s Manual on CD-ROM

Olympus EPOCH 600 Basic Operation Manual

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