Operating Manual

Accu-Wave Chapter 3 Set up Level, Level Alarms, and Volume
TN Technologies 3-19
“Tank Volume Set up” Menu for “Basic” Tank shapes
Display Comments
tank volume setup→→
NEXT→→
Press → to access the tank volume setup menu items.
←←Exit volume setup.
Set up tank volume↓↓
Volume setup HELP→→
Press → to access HELP screens for volume setup.
Press ↓ to continue with volume setup.
Press ← to exit from volume setup.
tank shape is
vertical cylinder.
Press ↓↓ to continue.
Change tank shape→→
Initially tank shape is “none.” If no tank shape is
selected, the rest of the “Tank Volume Setup” menu
items will not be displayed. When a tank shape is
selected, volume will be displayed on the
measurement display. The volume readout will be
correct only if all of the required dimensions are
entered.
Note: Volume is computed as a function of the level of the process material
relative to the zero level point. If distance has been set up as the primary
measurment, the next two menu items (zero level point and maximum level)
are displayed to obtain the required level values.
Distance REF LINE to
zero level point.
0.000 ft
NEXT↓↓
Menu item appears if primary measurement is
distance (level information has not been entered).
Enter the distance from the reference line on the
sensor to the zero level point on the tank.
Maximum level
to be measured.
0.000 ft
NEXT↓↓
Menu item appears if primary measurement is
distance. Enter the maximum level to be measured
relative to the zero level point.
tank volume units:
cu ft
NEXT↓↓ CHANGE→→
Press → to select the desired units for volume.
Position of decimal
in readout 000.0
(volume)
NEXT↓↓ ←←CHANGE→→
Use the ← and → keys to select the postion of the
decimal point in the volume readout.
Tank dimension: ft
To change to yd, M,
cm, mm, or in press→→
NEXT↓↓
Select the units for displaying the tank dimensions.
Available units depend on the selection of “All,
Metric, or English” set of units.
tank’s diameter
0.000 ft
NEXT↓↓
Enter the requested dimensions. The number and type
of dimensions depend on the tank shape selected.
Figure 3.8 shows the complete set of shapes and the
associated dimensions.