Working With Stored Data; Introduction To The Data Recorder (Dr) Mode - GE MFE DMS 2 Operating Manual

This chapter will prepare you to use all of the data manage-
ment features of the DMS 2.
In this chapter, you'll learn how to
• Interpret the various Data Recorder displays (Section 5.1)
• Navigate in data files manually and using the Search
Mode (Section 5.2)
• Configure the Auto-Advance feature (Section 5.2.5)
• Use the Statistics Submenu to evaluate file content
(Section 5.5)
• Specify thickness alarm levels (Section 5.4)
• Use the Edit Submenu to modify file labels (Section 5.3.3)
• Adjust the size of a data file (Section 5.3)
• Check the memory available in your instrument (Section
5.6)
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5. Working with Stored Data

This chapter of the manual explains how to modify and analyze
existing data files. If you have not yet created a data file, you
should do so now by referring to Section 3.4.
Understanding the material in the rest of Chapter 5 will better
prepare you to harness the capabilities of each data recorder
function and allow you to custom format data files to suit
specific applications.

5.1 Introduction to the Data Recorder (DR) Mode

The DMS 2 is essentially two instruments in one package, a
thickness gauge (TG mode) and a data recorder (DR mode). If
the operator chooses, all thickness measurement data (along
with comments, A-scan graphics, B-scan cross-sectional
profiles, Micro-Grids, and other information) can be saved and
organized in data files. In the DR operating mode, these stored
data files can be accessed, edited, and evaluated.
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