OKOndt GROUP Sonocon B User manual

Ultrasonic Flaw Detector
SONOCON В
Quick start guide
ТМ
Common features
UT version features
Thickness Gauge + version features
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В
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Battery compartment door

А-SCAN MANIPULATION
RECTIFICATION CHOICE
Radio Frequency
Full wave
Positive halfwave
Negative halfwave
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С
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H,mm
H,us
Y,mm
- Full Screen

GATES MANIPULATION
GAIN MANIPULATION
N, dB
50%
80%
38dB 0dB
Gain step
variation
Reference
gain
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С
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Gain adjustment
Add / remove some
number of dB
Put signal to the
reference level
(80% or 50%)
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H,mm
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MENU NAVIGATION AND
PARAMETERS ADJUSTMENT
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INDICATION PANEL
Gain Probe
frequency
Sound
velocity Measurands
Probe
angle
Probe
zero
Indicators
panel
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INDICATORS
N dB addition
to the current
gain:/- Not added / Added
Reference
gain mode:/- Off / On
AGC:/
- Inactive / Active
TCG:/
- Inactive / Active
DAC system:/- Inactive / Active
DGS system:/- Inactive / Active
AWS rating:/- Inactive / Active
Measurement
threshold:/- Edge / Peak
Measurement
mode:
1, 2 – gates 1 and 2;
C1, C2 – cursors 1 and 2.
/ / ... /
Reference level:/Reference level for amplitude
measurement
in % of vertical scale
Probe type:/- Single element / Dual element
Rectification
mode:/// Radio Frequency / Full wave /
Positive half waves /
Negative half waves
Signal freeze
modes:/// - Off / Frozen / Frozen + Live signals /
Estimate mode
Zoom modes:/ /
- Off / Zooming gate 1 / Zooming gate 2
Direct
manipulation
modes:/// Off / A-Scan manipulation /
Gate 1 manipulation /
Gate 2 manipulation
Battery
indicator:... - Full / … / Almost empty
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-
-
-
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dBrdBr
+dB +dB
AGC AGC
TCGTCG
DAC DAC
DGS DGS
AWS AWS
11-2 2-C1
50% 80%
ASC G1 G2

MENU STRUCTURE
In UT software version there are 3 sets of main menu - up to your choice:
user chosen menus
user chosen menus
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In Thickness Gauge+ software version there is only one menu type:
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«Gates choice for Flaw Alarm System»
QUICK ACCESS
TO MAIN PARAMETERS
UT-B 1. Measurement and alarm
«Choice of gate(s) and cursor(s)
for absolute or relative measurements»
«Choice of the gate(s) level
for the sound alarm»
«Time/distance measurement
threshold choice» «Measurement point marker»
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Absolute by gate 1
Relative
between
gate 1 and
gate 2
Relative between gate 1 and cursor 2
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ALARM
SOUND
OFF
ALARM
SOUND
ACCEPT.
ALARM
SOUND
RECORD
ALARM
SOUND
SEARCH
PEAK
EDGE

UT-B 2. Measurands choice
∆
∆
A
A
H
H
X
X
Y
Y
De
De
D
D
Se
Se
off
off
Maximum signal amplitude,
relative to the reference level
Gain, necessary to get
maximum signal to
the reference level
Distance to
the indication
along the beam
Distance to the
indication projection
to the scanning plane
Indication depth
Equivalent diameter
of the indication
Equivalent area of
the indication
AWS rating
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QUICK ACCESS
TO MAIN PARAMETERS
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Par. 1
Main
parameter
Par. 2Par. 3
Par. 4

«Switching measurement units»
«Switching color schemes»
«Interface language choice»
«Display brightness adjustment»
UT-B 3. Display options
Light Dark
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QUICK ACCESS
TO MAIN PARAMETERS
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INDICATION SEARCH,
EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION AIDS
55dB
G1
80% 42dB
G1
P
P
P P
- switches evaluate mode off
and retrives the original gain
Review all readings and save the indication if necessary
Evaluate mode
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Helps finding the “best” signal. Just turn it on and scan.
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PP P
- Peak curve reset
- Peak hold mode off
P
1
1
Signals compare mode
- Signals compare mode off
Peak hold mode
P
2
2
Saves the peak values of all signals along the A-Scan.
Displays both “frozen” and current signals.
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INDICATION SEARCH,
EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION AIDS
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Smart zoom mode
Memory shortcuts. Results saving
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or
INDICATION SEARCH,
EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION AIDS
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Probe
STRAIGHT-BEAM
PROBES CALIBRATION
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Calibration of the sound velocity
and probe zero at V2 calibration block
ANGLE-BEAM
PROBES CALIBRATION
Probe
0 40 50 60 65
65
70
75
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Probe angle calibration at V2
0 40 60 65
65
70
75
50
α
Probe
Probe
0 40 60 65
65
70
75
50
α
or
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ANGLE-BEAM
PROBES CALIBRATION
Set up probe zero and sound velocity in V2 before strating this calibration.
V2-1
V2-2

Calibration of sound velocity and probe zero by
block or testing object end
Probe
a
a
Probe
2 x a
Probe
Set up probe angle and X-value before starting this calibration
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ANGLE-BEAM
PROBES CALIBRATION

Set up probe angle before starting this calibration
Н1
Probe
12
Н2
Probe
12
Calibration of sound velocity and probe zero by
any reflectors with known location depth
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ANGLE-BEAM
PROBES CALIBRATION

RAYLEIGH WAVE
PROBES CALIBRATION
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Calibration of probe zero at V1 block
Set up probe angle = 90° before starting this calibration
Probe
60 70 76
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Calibration of probe zero at V2 block
Set up probe angle = 90° before starting this calibration
Probe
0 40 50 60 65
65
70
75
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RAYLEIGH WAVE
PROBES CALIBRATION
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