Vanguard CT-7000 S3 - Manual (Page 3)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................................... 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 General Description and Features ................................................................................... 2
1.2 Optional Features ............................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Technical Specifications ................................................................................................... 5
1.4 CT-7000 S3 Controls and Indicators ................................................................................. 6
2.0 PRE-TEST SETUP ................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 LCD Screen Contrast Control ............................................................................................ 8
2.2 Printer Paper Control ....................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Printer Paper .................................................................................................................... 8
3.0 OPERATING PROCEDURES ................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Cable Connections ......................................................................................................... 10
3.1.1. Contact Cable Connections .................................................................................... 10
3.1.2. Initiate Cable Connections ..................................................................................... 12
3.1.3. Online Timing Connections (with optional Online Timing feature) ....................... 14
3.1.4. Dual Ground Connections (with optional Dual Ground feature) ........................... 16
3.1.5. Analog and Digital Voltage Monitoring Connections ............................................. 17
3.1.6. External Trigger Input Connections ........................................................................ 18
3.1.7. Digital Transducer Connection ............................................................................... 19
3.1.8. Resistor Type Transducer Connection .................................................................... 20
3.2 Changing Setup Parameters ........................................................................................... 21
3.2.1. Entering Test Record Header Information ............................................................. 21
3.2.2. Setting the Clock ..................................................................................................... 24
3.2.3. Configuring Automatic or Manual Printing of Test Results .................................... 25
3.2.4. Setting the Units of Measure ................................................................................. 26
3.2.5. Setting the OPEN Timing Analysis Points ............................................................... 27
3.2.6. Selecting the Contact Cycle Reading Frequency .................................................... 30
3.2.7. Configuring the Channel Settings ........................................................................... 34
3.2.8. Configuring the Contact Filter Settings .................................................................. 36
3.2.9. Configuring the Transducer Encoder Filter Setting ................................................ 38
3.2.10. Configuring the Digital Rotary Transducer Settings ............................................... 40
3.2.11. Configuring the Resister Type Transducer Settings ............................................... 42
3.3 Performing Circuit Breaker Timing Tests ....................................................................... 50
3.3.1. Timing an OPEN Operation ..................................................................................... 51
3.3.2. Timing a CLOSE-OPEN Operation Using Contact Channel #1 ................................. 54
3.3.3. Timing an OPEN-CLOSE-OPEN Operation ............................................................... 58
3.3.5. Printing or Viewing Timing Results ......................................................................... 67
3.4 Working with Test Records ............................................................................................ 77
3.4.1. Saving a Timing Record in Flash EEPROM .............................................................. 77
3.4.2. Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in the CT-7000 S3's Memory ............ 78
3.4.3. Printing a Directory of Test Records Stored in a USB Flash Drive .......................... 80
3.4.4. Recalling a Test Record from the Flash EEPROM ................................................... 81