Olympus EPOCH 600 Assembly instructions

DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365]—Revision B
June2010
EPOCH 600
BasicOperationManual

Olympus NDT,48WoerdAvenue,Waltham,MA02453,USA
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accuracyoftheinformationcontainedtherein.Itcorrespondstotheversionofthe
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however,besomedifferencesbetweenthemanualandtheproductiftheproduct
hasbeenmodifiedthereafter.
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Partnumber:DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365]
Revision B
June2010
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TableofContentsiii
Table of Contents
ListofAbbreviations........................................................................................ v
LabelsandSymbols...........................................................................................1
ImportantInformation—PleaseReadBeforeUse.....................................5
IntendedUse.......................................................................................................................... 5
InstructionManual................................................................................................................ 5
InstrumentCompatibility..................................................................................................... 5
RepairandModification....................................................................................................... 6
SafetySymbols....................................................................................................................... 6
SafetySignalWords............................................................................................................... 7
NotesSignalWords............................................................................................................... 8
Safety....................................................................................................................................... 8
Warnings................................................................................................................................. 8
WEEEDirective...................................................................................................................... 9
ChinaRoHS.......................................................................................................................... 10
EMCDirectiveCompliance................................................................................................ 10
WarrantyInformation......................................................................................................... 11
TechnicalSupport................................................................................................................ 11
1.InstrumentOverview................................................................................13
1.1What’sIntheBox...................................................................................................... 13
1.2EPOCH 600InstrumentConfigurations................................................................ 14
1.3Connectors................................................................................................................. 15
1.4PowerRequirements................................................................................................ 18
1.4.1Lithium‐IonBattery....................................................................................... 18
1.4.2ACCharger/Adaptor..................................................................................... 19
1.4.3AlkalineBatteries........................................................................................... 22
1.5InstallingtheMicroSDCard................................................................................... 24

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2.BasicOperation..........................................................................................27
2.1UserInterface............................................................................................................. 27
2.1.1MenusandParameters.................................................................................. 28
2.1.2ParameterAdjustment–KnobConfiguration........................................... 29
2.1.3ParameterAdjustment–NavigationPadConfiguration......................... 30
2.1.4Direct‐AccessKeys......................................................................................... 30
2.1.5SpecialFunctions............................................................................................ 32
2.1.6Submenus........................................................................................................ 33
2.2PulserandReceiverSettings................................................................................... 33
2.2.1Sensitivity........................................................................................................ 33
2.2.2ReferenceGain................................................................................................ 34
2.2.3Pulser...............................................................................................................34
2.2.4Receiver............................................................................................................ 35
2.3Gates............................................................................................................................ 36
2.3.1QuicklyAdjustingBasicGateParameters.................................................. 36
2.3.2Gate 1andGate 2........................................................................................... 36
2.3.3GateSetup....................................................................................................... 37
2.3.4AlarmIndications........................................................................................... 38
2.4Calibration.................................................................................................................. 39
2.4.1Measurementcalibration.............................................................................. 39
2.4.2AngleBeamCalibration................................................................................43
2.5DataLogger................................................................................................................ 43
2.5.1CalibrationFiles..............................................................................................44
2.5.2OtherCreateFunctions................................................................................. 46
Appendix:PartsList........................................................................................47
ListofFigures...................................................................................................51
ListofTables.....................................................................................................53
Index...................................................................................................................55

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List of Abbreviations
AC alternatingcurrent
AC alternativecurrent
BIP beamindexpoint
DC directcurrent
EFUP environmentalfriendlyusagepe‐
riod
EMC electromagneticcompatibility
R receive
RoHS restrictionofhazardoussubstan‐
ces
T/R transmit/receive
WEEE wasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment

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LabelsandSymbols1
Labels and Symbols
Aratinglabelwithsafety‐relatedsymbolsisattachedtotheinstrumentatthelocation
showninthefollowingfigure.Theserialnumberlabelislocatedatthebottomofthe
instrument.Iflabelsaremissingorillegible,pleasecontactOlympus.
Location of rating label
(see Table 1 on page 2)

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Table 1Contentsoftheratingandtheserialnumberlabels
Ratingplate
label:
Contains:
TheCEmarkingisadeclarationthatthisproductconformsto
alltheapplicabledirectivesoftheEuropeanCommunity.See
theDeclarationofConformityfordetails.
TheWEEEsymbolindicatesthattheproductmustnotbe
disposedofasunsortedmunicipalwaste,butshouldbe
collectedseparately.
TheC‐Ticklabelindicatesthattheproductcomplieswiththe
applicablestandardandestablishesatraceablelinkbetween
theequipmentandthemanufacturer,importerortheiragent
responsibleforcomplianceandforplacingitontheAustralian
market.
TheChinaRoHSmarkindicatestheproduct’sEnvironmental
FriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP).TheEFUPisdefinedasthe
numberofyearsforwhichlistedcontrolledsubstanceswillnot
leakorchemicallydeterioratewhileintheproduct.TheEFUP
fortheEPOCH 600hasbeendeterminedtobe15 years.Note:
TheEnvironmentalFriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP)isnot
meanttobeinterpretedastheperiodassuringfunctionality
andproductperformance.
Thedirectcurrentsymbol

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SERIAL Theserialnumberisa9‐digitnumberinthefollowingformat:
yynnnnnmm
where:
yy Productionyear
nnnnn Unitnumbermanufacturedthatmonth.
mm Productionmonth
Forexample,the100000504serialnumberindicatesthatthe
fifthunit(00005)wasproducedinApril2010.
Table 1Contentsoftheratingandtheserialnumberlabels(continued)

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DonottouchtheinnerconductoroftheBNC(orLEMO)connectorstoavoidrisksof
anelectricshock.Upto400 Vcanbepresentontheinnerconductor.Thewarning
symbolbetweentheTransmit/Receive(T/R)andtheReceive(R)BNCconnectors
showninthefigurebelowindicatesthiselectricshockrisk.
Warning symbol
BNC connector inner conductor
(LEMO 01 series also available)

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Important Information — Please Read Before Use
Intended Use
TheEPOCH 600instrumentisdesignedtoperformnondestructiveinspectionsof
industrialandcommercialmaterials.
DonotusetheEPOCH 600instrumentforanypurposeotherthanitsintended
use.
Instruction Manual
ThisinstructionmanualcontainsessentialinformationonusingthisOlympus
productsafelyandeffectively.Beforeuse,thoroughlyreviewthisinstructionmanual
andusetheproductasinstructed.
Keepthisinstructionmanualinasafe,accessiblelocation.
Instrument Compatibility
OnlyusetheEPOCH 600instrumentwiththefollowingancillaryequipment:
•Rechargeablelithium‐ion(Li‐ion)batterypack(P/N:600‐BAT‐L[U8760056])

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• Optionalstand‐aloneexternalbatterycharger(P/N:EPXT‐EC‐X)[variesby
configuration;mustselectpowercord]
• Charger/adaptor(P/N:EP‐MCA‐X)[variesbyconfiguration;mustselectpower
cord]
Usingincompatibleequipmentcanresultinamalfunctionand/orinequipment
damage.
Repair and Modification
TheEPOCH 600instrumentdoesnotcontainanyuser‐serviceableparts.
Donotdisassemble,modify,orattempttorepairtheinstrumenttoprevent
humaninjuryand/orequipmentdamage.
Safety Symbols
Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearontheinstrumentandintheinstruction
manual:
Generalwarningsymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalertyoutopotentialhazards.Allsafetymessagesthat
followthissymbolshallbeobeyedtoavoidpossibleharm.

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Highvoltagewarningsymbol:
Thissymbolisusedtoalertyoutopotentialelectricshockhazardshigherthan
1,000 volts.Allsafetymessagesthatfollowthissymbolshallbeobeyedtoavoid
possibleharm.
Safety Signal Words
Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearinthedocumentationoftheinstrument:
TheDANGERsignalwordindicatesanimminentlyhazardoussituation.Itcalls
attentiontoaprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectlyperformedor
adheredto,couldresultindeathorseriouspersonalinjury.Donotproceedbeyonda
DANGERsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodandmet.
TheWARNINGsignalwordindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation.Itcalls
attentiontoaprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectlyperformedor
adheredto,couldresultindeathorseriouspersonalinjury.Donotproceedbeyonda
WARNINGsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsarefullyunderstoodandmet.
TheCAUTIONsignalwordindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation.Itcalls
attentiontoanoperatingprocedure,practice,orthelike,which,ifnotcorrectly
performedoradheredto,couldresultinminorormoderatepersonalinjury,material
damage,particularlytotheproduct,destructionofpartoralloftheproduct,orlossof
data.DonotproceedbeyondaCAUTIONsignalworduntiltheindicatedconditionsare
fullyunderstoodandmet.

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Notes Signal Words
Thefollowingsafetysymbolsmayappearinthedocumentationoftheinstrument:
TheIMPORTANTsignalwordcallsattentiontoanotethatprovidesimportant
informationorinformationessentialtothecompletionofatask.
TheNOTEsignalwordcallsattentiontoanoperatingprocedure,practice,orthelike
thatrequiresspecialattention.Anotealsodenotesrelated,parentheticalinformation
thatisusefulbutnotimperative.
TheTIPsignalwordcallsattentiontoatypeofnotethathelpsyouapplythe
techniquesandproceduresdescribedinthemanualtoyourspecificneeds,orthat
provideshintsonhowtouseeffectivelythecapabilitiesoftheproduct.
Safety
BeforeapplyingpowertotheEPOCH 600,verifythatthecorrectsafetyprecautions
havebeentaken(seethefollowingwarnings).Inaddition,notetheexternalmarkings
ontheinstrumentthataredescribedinthe“ImportantInformation—PleaseRead
BeforeUse”section.
Warnings
General Warnings
•Carefullyreadtheinstructionscontainedintheuser’smanualpriortopowering
ontheinstrument.
•Keeptheuser’smanualinasafeplaceforfurtherreference.
•Followtheinstallationandoperationprocedures.

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•Itisimperativetorespectthesafetywarningsontheinstrumentandintheuser’s
manual.
•Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,the
protectionprovidedbytheequipmentcouldbeimpaired.
•Donotinstallsubstitutepartsorperformanyunauthorizedmodificationtothe
instrument.
•Serviceinstructions,whenapplicable,arefortrainedservicepersonnel.Toavoid
adangerouselectricshock,donotperformanyserviceunlessqualifiedtodoso.
Foranyproblemorquestionregardingthisapparatus,contactOlympusoran
authorizedOlympusrepresentative.
•Beforeturningontheinstrument,youmustconnecttheprotectiveearthterminal
ofthecharger/adaptortotheprotectiveconductorofthe(mains)powercord.
Themainsplugshallonlybeinsertedinasocketoutletprovidedwitha
protectiveearthcontact.Nevernegatetheprotectiveactionbyusinganextension
cord(powercable)withoutaprotectiveconductor(grounding).
• Wheneveritislikelythatthegroundprotectionisimpaired,youmustturnoffthe
instrumentandsecureitagainstanyunintendedoperation.
•Theinstrumentmustbeconnectedonlytoapowersourcecorrespondingtothe
typeindicatedontheratingplate.
WEEE Directive
InaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2002/96/EConWasteElectrical
andElectronicEquipment(WEEE),thissymbolindicatesthatthe
productmustnotbedisposedofasunsortedmunicipalwaste,but
shouldbecollectedseparately.RefertoyourlocalOlympusdistributor
forreturnand/orcollectionsystemsavailableinyourcountry.

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China RoHS
ChinaRoHSisthetermusedbyindustrygenerallytodescribelegislation
implementedbytheMinistryofInformationIndustry(MII)inthePeople’sRepublic
ofChinaforthecontrolofpollutionbyelectronicinformationproducts(EIP).
EMC Directive Compliance
FCC (USA) Compliance
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass A
digitaldevice,pursuanttoPart 15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmful
interferenceinwhichcaseyouwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatyourown
expense.
ICES-003 (Canada) Compliance
ThisClass AdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.
Cetappareilnumériquedelaclasse AestconformeàlanormeNMB‐003duCanada.
TheChinaRoHSmarkindicatestheproduct’sEnvironmental
FriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP).TheEFUPisdefinedasthenumber
ofyearsforwhichlistedcontrolledsubstanceswillnotleakor
chemicallydeterioratewhileintheproduct.TheEFUPforthe
EPOCH 600hasbeendeterminedtobe15 years.
Note:TheEnvironmentalFriendlyUsagePeriod(EFUP)isnot
meanttobeinterpretedastheperiodassuringfunctionalityand
productperformance.

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Warranty Information
OlympusguaranteesOlympusproductstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsand
workmanshipforaperiodandconditionsspecifiedintheOlympustermsand
conditions,availableathttp://www.olympus‐ims.com/en/terms/.
TheOlympuswarrantyonlycoversequipmentthathasbeenusedinapropermanner
asdescribedinthisinstructionmanualandhasnotbeensubjectedtoexcessiveabuse,
attemptedunauthorizedrepair,ormodification.
Inspectmaterialsthoroughlyonreceptionforevidenceofexternalorinternaldamage
thatmighthaveoccurredduringshipment.Notifythecarriermakingthedelivery
immediatelyofanydamage,sincethecarrierisnormallyliablefordamagein
shipment.Preservepackingmaterials,waybills,andothershippingdocumentationin
ordertoestablishadamageclaim.Afternotifyingthecarrier,contactOlympusfor
assistancewiththedamageclaimandequipmentreplacement,ifnecessary.
ThisinstructionmanualattemptstoteachtheproperoperationofyourOlympus
product.Theinformationcontainedhereinisintendedsolelyasateachingaidand
shallnotbeusedinanyparticularapplicationwithoutindependenttestingand/or
verificationbytheoperatororthesupervisor.Suchindependentverificationof
proceduresbecomesmoreimportantasthecriticalityoftheapplicationincreases.For
thisreason,Olympusmakesnowarranty,expressedorimplied,thatthetechniques,
examples,orproceduresdescribedhereinareconsistentwithindustrystandardsnor
thattheymeettherequirementsofanyparticularapplication.
Olympusreservestherighttomodifyallproductswithoutincurringthe
responsibilityformodifyingpreviouslymanufacturedproducts.
Technical Support
Olympusisfirmlycommittedtoprovidingthehighestlevelofcustomerserviceand
productsupport.Ifyouexperienceanydifficultieswhenusingourproduct,orifit
failstooperateasdescribedinthedocumentation,firstconsulttheuser’smanual,and
then,ifyouarestillinneedofassistance,contactourafter‐salesservice.Tolocatethe
nearestservicecenter,visittheServiceCenterspageat:www.olympus‐ims.com.

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1. Instrument Overview
Thischapterprovidesabriefoverviewofallcommonoperationalrequirementsofthe
EPOCH 600instrument.Thischapterisorganizedinthefollowingmanner:
•“What’sIntheBox”onpage13
• “EPOCH 600InstrumentConfigurations”onpage14
• “Connectors”onpage15
•“PowerRequirements”onpage18
1.1 What’s In the Box
TheEPOCH 600instrumentcomesstandardwithseveralkeyaccessories(see
Figure 1‐1onpage 14):
•2‐GBMicroSDremovablememorycardandadaptors(P/N:MICROSD‐ADP‐2GB
[U8779307])
•ACcharger/adaptor(P/N:EP‐MCA‐X).Variesbyconfiguration;mustselect
powercord.
•Powercord
• Alkalinebatteryholder(P/N:600‐BAT‐AA[U8780295])
•Instrumenttransportcase(P/N:600‐TC[U8780294])
•GettingStartedleaflet(P/N:DMTA‐10008‐01EN[U8778373])
•EPOCH 600BasicOperationManual(P/N:DMTA‐10007‐01EN[U8778365])onhard
copy
•EPOCH 600User’sManual(P/N:DMTA‐10006‐01EN)onCD‐ROM(P/N:EP600‐
MANUAL‐CD[U8778381])

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Figure 1‐1Transportcasecontents
Foralistofoptionalaccessories,pleaserefertothePartsListonpage47.
1.2 EPOCH 600 Instrument Configurations
TheEPOCH600instrumentisconfiguredaccordingtothecustomer’spreferencesin
severalways.Availableconfigurationsinclude:
Lock
Alkaline battery holder
Basic Operation Manual
AC charger/adaptor
Power cord
Getting Started
leaflet
Memory card and
adaptors
EPOCH 600 unit
Transport case
User’s Manual on CD-ROM