MTS Systems Exceed 22 Series User manual

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Operation Guide;
100-301-882 B
MTS Exceed®22 Series

MTS Exceed®22 Series
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are also protected in other nations.
Translation information
Original Chinese: 100-302-291 C
Ownership information
Software usage and licensing are managed via MTS End Customer Licensing Agreement. It regulates all rights reserved by MTS
and granted to end users. All software is proprietary properties and classified information of MTS Systems Corporation, and
therefore should not be otherwise reproduced, copied, dissembled, decompiled, reverse engineered, or distributed without prior
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MTS software is developed according to already established quality systems and hence up to ISO 9001 standards. As MTS
software is provided in binary format, users cannot make modifications. The software does not change over time. Many releases
are backward compatible, resulting in other authentication forms.
The operating status and authentication of MTS software will also be checked during system verification and hardware
calibration. These verification processes will compare the final testing results after statistical analysis with expected responses
based on verification standards. By relying on these proven methods, MTS can guarantee to its customers that MTS products are
in compliance with strict MTS quality standards at initial installation, and will continue to run with excellent performances with
the passing of time.
Serial No. Publication Date
100-302-291 A Jan 2015
100-302-291 B Oct2015
100-302-291 C Jan 2016

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Table of Contents
Technical Support
How to Get Technical Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Before Contacting MTS Service Representative - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Calling MTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Preface
Before getting started - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Document Conventions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Safety
General Safety Measures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Safety Practices Before Operating the System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Safety Practices During System Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Danger Labels - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Introduction
About This Manual - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Overview of mainframe and shield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Electric Coupling Plate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Control panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
Shield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30
Examples of Running Charpy Notch Impact Test
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Safety Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Mounting the Pendulum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35
Mounting the Support - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Connecting Compressed Air - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
Power on the Mainframe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38
Reset Angle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Setting the parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
Collecting Pendulum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44
Placing Sample - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45
Impact - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46
Release the pendulum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 47

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Print or Export Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48
Sample Loading on the Sample Holder- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49
Placing the Sample Holder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51
Automatic Sample Transporting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53
Temperature Control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 54
Test Running - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 58
Commissioning Status- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59
Calibration
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 62
Measuring of energy loss due to bearing friction and air resistance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63
Measuring of energy loss due to pointer friction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64
Calibration of Temperature Sensor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 66
Maintenance
Routine Maintenance List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 68
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72
Stopping Use
Stopping Use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 76

Technical Support
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Technical Support
How to Get Technical Support
Getting Started Using the Guide
The Guide contains most of the information required for the use and maintenance of the equipment. If your
equipment includes software, please check On-line Help and README files that contain additional
product information.
If you cannot get an answer to your technical question from those resources, you may contact MTS for help
by using Internet, E-mail, telephone, or fax.
Methods for Getting Technical Support
After the system is installed, MTS will offer a full range of support services. If you have any doubts about
the system or product, please feel free to contact our technical support engineers via any of the following
channel.
Technical Support outside the United States
To get technical support outside the United States, please contact local sales and service offices. For the list
of global sales and service locations plus contact information, please click Global MTS on MTS website:
www.mts.com > Global MTS > (Choose your region in the right column) > (Choose the closest site)
Before Contacting MTS Service Representative
If you can learn about the following information before contacting us, then MTS can provide supports to
you more efficiently.
Your Location Number and System Number
The location number includes your company number and marks the type of your equipment (material
testing, simulation, etc.). Before the system is shipped out of MTS, the location number is usually written
on a label and placed on the equipment. If you do not know the location number, please contact our sales
engineer.
If you have more than one MTS system, the system number is used to mark each system. You can check the
system number in your order file.
Learn about previous technical support information
If you have contacted MTS about this issue, please provide the following files so that we can find your
archives:
•MTS Service Code
•Service Engineer's Name

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Technical Support
Problem Verification
Before calling us for help, you should be able to describe the problem you are experiencing and know
answers to the following questions:
•How long has the problem been persisting? How often does it occur?
•Can you reproduce the problem?
•Did you make any changes to system hardware or software prior to the occurrence of the problem?
•What is the model of the equipment?
•What is the type of the controller?
•What are system configurations?
Your PC Information
Please provide the following information about your PC:
•Name of the manufacturer and PC model
•OS type and service patches
•System RAM Capacity
•Available space on the hard disk drive where applications are located
•Current state of hard drive fragments
•How the equipment is connected to corporate network
Your Software Information
Please provide the following information about your software applications:
•Name, version number, and build number of the software as well as software patch number; This information is
usually accessible via Help & About.
•Names of other applications installed on the PC, such as:
– Anti-virus software
– Screen saver
– Keyboard accelerator
– Keyboard accelerator
– Communication application

Technical Support
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Calling MTS
Before connecting you to the technical support experts, the call centre representative will record your call
and ask you about the following information:
•Location number
•Your name
•Company name
•Company address
•Phone number to reach you
Each new problem will be assigned with a unique notification number. If the question already has a
notification number, please provide the notification number.
Identifying System Type
In order for the call centre representative to connect you to the most suitable technical support expert,
please identify the type of your system as which of the following:
•Pendulum impact system
•Electromechanical material testing system
•Hydraulic material testing system
•Vehicle testing system
•Vehicle component testing system
•Aviation testing system
Preparing for Troubleshooting
Preparations before troubleshooting by phone call:
•Use a phone near to the system so that you can carry out operations step by step conveniently based on
our suggestions
•Have in hand the initial operating and application software.
•If you are not familiar with equipment operations, ask an experienced user to company at your side.
Recording Related Information
Please perform the following operations in case our technical support engineer calls you back:
•Confirm the notification number
•Record the name of your technical support engineer
•Record any special guidance.
After Your Call
MTS will log your call and track all calls to ensure that you have received the help necessary to address
your problems and issues. If you have any doubts regarding the status of the problem or have additional
information to report, please contact our technical support engineers again while providing your initial
notification number.

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Preface
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Before getting started
Safety First!
Before using MTS products or systems, please carefully read the safety information attached to the product
or system. Improper installation, operations, or maintenance may cause serious personal injuries and
equipment damages. So, please once again remember to carefully read and understand the attached safety
information for the system before proceeding to next chapters.
Other MTS Manuals
Except for this Manual, you may receive other manuals, in paper or via email.
You may also receive MTS system documentation CD-ROM that contains the electronic manuals relating
to the testing system.
The software CD-RO Musually includes manuals for controllers and application software.
Document Conventions
This section introduces conventions used in MTS manuals.
Conventions on Hazards
This Guide may contain hazard prompts, which cover safety information specific to operations to be
executed. Such prompts will appear right before steps or procedures that might lead to such hazards. Please
carefully read all hazard prompts and follow all instructions and recommendations. There are three levels of
hazard prompts in this Manual. The following gives some examples of each level.
DANGER:
DANGER indicates high risks, if neglected, that may cause serious personal injury or
property loss, even death.
WARNING:
WARNING indicates intermediate risks, if neglected, that may cause serious personal
injury or property loss, even death.

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NOTE:
NOTE indicates low risks, if neglected, that may cause intermediate or slight personal
injury or equipment damage, mayalso influence test integrity and accuracy.
Special Terms
Special terms will be presented in italics when appearing for the first time.
Illustrations
Illustrations in the manual are a description of the text. They are only examples only and do not necessarily
represent actual configurations of your system, applications.
Conventions on Electronic Version
This Manual is provisioned in PDF-based electronic version and can be viewed on any PC that has installed
the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Hypertext Links
The electronic version contains a host of hypertext links displayed in blue. All words marked in blue in the
text, all items in the table of contents, and all index page numbers are hypertext links. If you click on a
hypertext link, the application will jump to the corresponding topic.