User Manual

Futek Advanced Sensor Technology – Futek VCal™Documentation Rev. 1.8.0 07/26/05
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Loading Units - This is where you wil enter the Units you measure your Load in. This option also offers you command icons for accessing Units you
have saved previously, and also for going directly to Units in the Management Tools section. (pg. 37)
Full Scale Capacity - This is where you enter the maximum Capacity your sensor is rated at.
Calibration Load - This is where you enter the Maximum Load you are going to apply during your calibration. This value may or may not be the
same as your sensor’s Full Scale Capacity. For example, your sensor may be rated at 1000 lbs but you only wish to calibrate the sensor to 500 lbs
on this particular test.
Calibration Date - This is where you will enter the Date your calibration is being performed. There is a Current Date button available for tagging
your test with today’s date with one click, or if you are entering data from a previous test you can manually enter the correct date.
Next Calibration - This is where you define the Calibration Interval (recalibration date) for your
sensor. If you click the Interval button it will bring up the Interval screen . . .Here, under the
Interval column, you can select from Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly as your main Interval
definition; and under the Sub-Interval column you can designate an incremental of the main Interval
you defined. For example; if you Select Yearly and a Sub-Interval of 1, your Calibration Interval
would be 1 year from the date of the test.
Description / Notes - Here you can enter a descriptive comment to help you label your test,
making it easier to identify and more traceable.
Location - Here you can record the name of the department or Location where your test was
performed for future reference and as a documentation aid. There are the now familiar icons for a
pull-down menu of saved Locations, and for going directly to the Location section of Management
Tools. (pg. 38)
Signature Checking - By selecting this option (and also either Primary or Subsequent) you can define your test as either a Primary
or Subsequent test, and VCal™ will record the standard characteristics of your test (non-linearity, output, error, etc), and compare these
characteristics against any Subsequent tests performed under identical test situations and conditions and using the same processes and
procedures as in the Primary test. More details will be given on Signature testing in the Instructions for Calibrating and Verifying section
on pgs. 45, 48.
In the bottom, right corner of the Info tab window, there is the familiar Refresh icon, clicking this will Refresh or Reload your screen.
Also in the bottom, right corner of the Info tab window is this Next Tab icon, which will take you to the next Tab or Window in
the Information Tabs section of the screen.