phase II+ UTG-4000 User manual

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ModelNo.UTG‐4000
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www.phase2plus.com
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CONTENT
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION3
1.1 CONSTRUCTION OF THE GAGE........3
1.2 STANDARD CONFIGURATIONS.........3
1.3 OPTIONAL CONFIGURATIONS..........3
1.4 SPECIFICATIONS.............................4
1.5 MAIN FUCTIONS..............................5
2. KEYBOARD FUCTIONS5
3. MEASURING THE THICKNESS6
3.1 PRESET THE MATERIAL’S VELOCITY6
3.2 PRESET OTHER SPECIFICATIONS....7
3.3 CALIBRATION.................................8
3.4 DISPLAY MODES.............................9
3.5 ADJUSTING THE SPECIFICATIONS IN A-SCAN MODE
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3.6 REAL CASES ANALYSIS................12
4.CARE AND MAINTENANCES16
4.1 POWER SOURCE INSPECTION......17
4.2.......................................Maintenance
4.3 Service / Support..........................17
APPENDIX: SOUND VELOCITIES OF COMMON MATERIALS17

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
UtilizingliveA‐scanandtimebasedB‐scanforabsolutecorrectness,thisnewstateoftheart
thicknessgaugeispackedwithusefulfeaturesallowinguserstobeconfidentofthedisplayedvalueson
themostcriticalofapplications.Thismulti‐functionalunitofferseverythingfrombasicmeasurement,
ScanwithMin/Maxviewing,GO/NOGOdisplayandAdjustableSoundVelocity.Thisdynamicsonicgauge
isde s i g n e d tomeasurethethicknessofmetallicandnon‐metallicmaterialsincriticalsituationsthat
ordinarythicknessgaugescouldn’tdo. 
TheUTG‐4000willaccuratelydisplayreadingsineitherinchormillimeterafterasimplecalibrationto
aknownthicknessorsoundvelocity.
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1.1CONSTRUCTIONOFTHEGAGE
1.2STANDARDCONFIGURATION
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Qty
ThicknessGauge 1
5MHzPROBE 1 
AABatteries 2
2ozCouplantGel 1
RuggedCarrycase 1
OperationManual 1
1.3OPTIONALACCESSORIES
High‐temperatureprobe Castironprobe
SmallProbe(6mm) MiniProbe(4mm)
Probecable 5‐Stepblock
IMPORTANT!
TheUTG‐4000isamulti‐functionalthicknessgaugethatallowstheusertremendouscontroloverthefunctionalityandperformance
ofthisinstrument.Althoughthis providestheuser withcontrolandversatilityfornumerousapplications,italsorequiresthatthe
userbefamiliarwiththefunction,operationandwaveforminterpretationoftheinstrumentaswell.
Itisrecommendedthattheuserspendasufficientamountoftimeworkingwiththisinstrumentpriortofielduse.
Responsibilityforproperuserestssolelywiththeuserofthisinstrument.

1.4SPECIFICATIONS
OperatingPrincipleUltrasonic Pulse/Echo and Echo to Echo
methodwithdualelementprobe
Displaytype2.4”ColorScreen
Resolution0.001”,.01”/0.01mm(Inch/Metricselectable)
MeasuringRange0.02‐20.0”   Dependantuponprobe&material
Repeatability+/‐.001”    (+/‐0.05mm)
Soundvelocityrange0.0197‐0.3937in/us   (500‐9999m/s)
MeasuringError:0.001”  (upto0.393”steel)
+/‐0.5%H+0.0003”(over0.393”steel) 
H=actualvalue
DisplayModes:DigitalThicknessReadout
A‐scanorB‐scan
Min/MaxCapture
Diff‐Value/Reduction
V‐PathCorrectionAutomatic
UpdateRateSelectable:4Hz,8Hz,16Hz
Refreshrate4/second
AlarmSettingsMin/MaxAlarm
Dynamicwaveformcolorchangeonalarm
Operatingtemperature14‐122ºF    (‐10ºC‐+50ºC)
AutoShut‐OffAfter5minutes
Powersupply3vAAalkalinebatteries(2pc)
OperatingTimeApprox.36hours 
Dimensions6.02”x2.99”x1.45”   (153x76x37mm)
Weight9.9oz    (280g)

1.5MAINFUCTIONS
1.User‐friendlyinterface
2.OptionalA‐scanwaveformdisplay
3.TimebasedB‐scanfunctiondisplayscrosssectionoftestpiece
4.Differentcouplingstatusshowingindifferentcolors 
5.Thicknessalarm:automaticalarmwhentheresultexceedsthepresetthicknessrange 
6.Limitsvaluemode:Displaystheminimumandmaximumvalueswhenmeasuring
7.Differencemode:gettingthedifferencebetweentheactualvalueandthenormalvalueaswellasthe
percentage
8.Inch/MetricConversion
9.Extralargememory:upto100,000values&1000waveforms
10.SelectableResolution:0.001”,0.01”or.01mm
11.Optionalrectificationmode:RF,fullwave,half+,half‐
12.Optionalwaveform:outlinemodeorfilledmode
13.Approx.batteryLife:35hours
2.KEYBOARDFUCTIONS
ThekeyboardfortheUTG‐4000consistsof3virtualfunctionkeys(P1,P2,P3),fourdirectionkeys
andtwospecializedfunctionkeys(MandCAL/ON).
Seethefollowingillustration(2.1) 
2.1KEYBOARDFUCTIONILLUSTRATION
P1,P2,P3operatethefunctionshownon
thedisplayjustaboveeachrespective
button.
“M”keyopensupthemain
interfaceallowingyoutochoosea
configurationorreturntothe
maintestingscreen.The
4‐directionkeysallowyouto
togglethroughtheinterface

3.MEASURINGTHICKNESS
3.1SoundVelocityCalibration
In order for the gauge to make accurate measurements, it must besettothecorrectsoundvelocityforthe
materialbeingmeasured.Differenttypesofmaterialhavedifferentinherentsoundvelocities.Ifthegaugeisnotsetto
thecorrectsoundvelocity,allofthemeasurementsthegaugemakeswillbeerroneousbysomefixedpercentage.The
One‐Pointcalibrationisthesimplestandmostcommonlyusedcalibrationprocedureoptimizinglinearityoverlarge
ranges. The Two‐pointcalibration allows for greater accuracy over small ranges by calculating the probe zero and
velocity. 
Note:OneandTwopointcalibrationsmustbeperformedonmaterialwiththepaintorcoatingremoved.Failureto
removethepaintorcoatingpriortocalibrationwillresultinamultimaterialvelocitycalculationthatmaybedifferent
fromtheactualmaterialvelocityintendedtobemeasured.
Calibrationtoaknownthickness
Note:Thisprocedurerequiresasamplepieceofthespecificmaterialtobemeasuredwithaknownthickness
value.Thispartshouldbemeasuredwithacaliperormicrometer.
1) Performatestonthebuilt‐intestblocktoverifyunitisfunctioningproperly 
2) Applycouplanttoyoursamplepiece.
3) Pressthetransduceragainstyoursamplepiece,makingsurethatthetransducersitsflatagainstthesurface
ofthesample.Thedisplayshouldshowa“whitecolored”thicknessvalue. 
4) Havingachievedastablereading,removethetransducer.Ifthedisplayedthicknesschangesfromthevalue
shownwhilethetransducerwascoupled,repeatstep3.
5) PresstheCAL/ONbuttontoenterCalibrationmode.OnthebottomleftcornerofthedisplayitwillshowVEL.
PressthevirtualP1buttontoentervelocitysetting.
6) Pressthetransduceragainstthesamplepiece,makingsurethatthetransducersitsflatagainstthesurfaceof
thesample.ThedisplayshouldshowsomethicknessvalueintheTopLeftCornerasT=X.XXX. 
7) Whileholdingtheprobeonyoursample,usethe4‐Arrowbuttonstochangethevelocityvalueuntilyousee
theT=theactualthicknessofyourpart.
8) PressP2(Done)buttontosavethesetting.
9) Youcannowbegintestingyourapplication(s)ofthissamematerial.
3.2.Adjustthevelocitydirectlyifthematerialvelocityisknown.Seeillustrationbelow.
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3.2PRESETOTHERSPECIFICATIONS
Press “M”toentertheuserinterface,whichallowsyoutoselectandadjust options like VIEW
MODE, PROBE SETUP, MINIMUM ALARM, MAXIMUM ALARM, NORMAL THICKNESS, MINIMUM of
B‐SCAN, MAXIMUM of B‐SCAN, RECTIFICATION, RECTIFICATION WAVEFORM, RESOLUTION,
LANGUAGE,UPDATERATES,UNITS,ANDDEFAULTSETUP.Seethefollowingfigure:  
3.2MenuSelections
VIEWMODE:normalmode,differencemodeandlimitscanningmode. 
PROBESETUP:PT‐10/PT‐08(normalprobe),PT‐06(smallprobe),PT‐04(miniprobe),GT‐12(high‐temperature
probe),andZT‐12(castironprobe).
MINIMUMALARM: set the minimum thickness alarm value. The result will be displayedinrediftheactual
thicknessislessthantheminimumvaluepreset.
MAXIMUMALARM: set the maximum thickness alarm value. The result will be displayedinrediftheactual
thicknessismorethanthemaximumvaluepreset.
NORMALTHICKNESS:setthenormalthickness.Therealconcreteapplicationwillbe introduced in the
DIFFERENCEMODE.
MINIMUMofB‐SCAN:setminimumthicknessforB‐scan
MAXIMUMofB‐SCAN:setmaximumthicknessforB‐scan
RECTIFICATIONMODE: RF, full wave, half ‐, half +. RF describes the complete echo waveform; full wave
indicatesthehalf+echoandtheoverturnedhalf‐echo;half–meansputtingoffthehalf+echoandturnthehalf
–overto+;half+meansputtingoffthehalf–echoandonlyleftthehalf+echo. 
RECTIFICATIONWAVEFORM:outlinemodeandfillmode.
RESOLUTION:SelectableResolution:0.001”,0.01”or.01mm
LANGUAGE:theinterfacelanguage:ChineseorEnglish.

UNITS:Selectable:mmorinch.
UPDATERATE:Updatetherateofmeasurementresult.Optional4,8or16Hz.
AUTOPOWERDOWN:Thedevicecanbesettoshutoffafter5,10,20minutesofinactivity.IfsettoOFFthenthe
Cal/ONbuttonwillpowertheunitonoroffwhenpressed.
DELETEALLFILES:Emptyallmemoryofvaluesandwaveforms.
DEFAULTSETUP:Bringsunitbacktooriginalfactorysettings
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3.3CALIBRATION
Before using the UTG‐4000, calibrating the gage as well as the probe is necessary. See the following
steps:
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3.3CALIBRATIONSTEPILLUSTRATION
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1.Adjustthesoundvelocityto0.233”or(5900metric)accordingtothemethodinchapter3.1.
2.Afterturningonthegage,presstoenterthecalibration interface. The screen shows PUT
PROBEONZEROBLOCKUSECOUPLANT.
3.Spreadthecouplantaccordingtothepresentation,thenputtheprobeonthezeroblockandmakeit
coupledcompletelyuntilthescreenshowsACQUIRINGPLEASESTAYCOUPLED.
4.Holdafewseconds,andthescreenwilldisplayPROBEZEROCOMPLETEREMOVEPROBEFROMZERO
BLOCK. Remove the probe from the zero block and the display returns backtothemeasuring
interfaceautomatically. Thedisplayshouldshow0.157”or4mm.Ifanyothervaluesappear
thenyoumustadjustthesoundvelocityaccordingly.
5.Duringthecalibrationprocess,pressthe“P2”buttontoABORTatanytimetostopthecalibration
processandtheunitwillgobacktothemeasuringinterface. 
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3.4DISPLAYMODES
Therearethreemeasuringinterfacedisplaymodes:normalmode,A‐scanmodeandB‐scanmode.
AndtherearethreedisplaymodesofNormal interface:Thethicknessvaluemode,Difference/rateof
reduction measurement mode, MAX/MIN measurement mode. Select this in “VIEW MODE” of
configuration.
ATTENTION:Whentheprobeisproperly“coupled”tothesurfaceoftheobjectbeingtested,the
valueonthedisplaywillbeshowninWHITE.Ifnotcoupledproperlythenthevalueswillbeshownin
GREEN.WhenthevaluesexceedtheupperorlowerlimitsettingthenthevalueswillbeshowninRED.
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THICKNESSVALUEMODE:Thisinterfaceshowsthevelocityofmaterial,thepresentthicknessvalue
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1—thepresentthicknessvalue   2—unit   3—materialvelocity4—batterypower   5—A‐scaninterface
DIFFERENCE/RATE‐OF‐REDUCTIONMODE: This interface shows the measured value, the preset
nominalthicknessvalue,thedifferencebetweenthemeasuredvalueandthepresetvalueandtheratio
betweenthedifferenceandthenormalvalue.Beforeusingthismode,presettingthenominalthickness
isneeded. 
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3.5DIFFERENCEMODEINTERFACE
1—the difference between the normal value and the preset value   2—the ratio between the
differenceandthenominalvalue   3—thepresentthicknessvalue   4—thenormalvalue
5—differencesignal   6—materialvelocity   7—batterypower8—A—scaninterface
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LIMITSVALUESCANNINGMODE:thismodeallowsthecustomertotest the thickness of material
continuouslyandtoshowtheupper/lowerlimitsafterthetests.Itshowstheminimumandmaximum
valuesduringthetestsaswellasthepresentthickness.PresstheRESETbuttontogetthelimitswhen
measuringthethickness. 
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3.6LIMITSVALUEMODEINTERFACE
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1—thepresentthicknessvalue   2—themaximumvalue  3—theminimumvalue   4—unit
5—materialvelocity   6—batterypower7—A—scaninterface   8—reset