Sealey TA090 Manuals

TA090 PAINT THICKNESS GAUGE Original Language Version TA090 Issue No.1 25/10/12 © Jack Sealey Limited all-guides com 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3. SOFTWARE INTRODUCTION 4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5. INSTALL USB DRIVER Thank you for purchasing a Sealey product. Manufactured to a high standard this product will, if used according to these instructions and properly maintained, give you years of trouble free performance. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. NOTE THE SAFE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, WARNINGS & CAUTIONS. USE THE PRODUCT CORRECTLY AND WITH CARE FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS INTENDED. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY AND WILL INVALIDATE THE WARRANTY. PLEASE KEEP INSTRUCTIONS SAFE FOR FUTURE USE. 1.1. GENERAL SAFETY  WARNING! Ensure Health & Safety, local authority, and general workshop practice regulations are adhered to when using this gauge in workshop or bodyshop environments.  Take extra care if the vehicle is jacked up or on a raised ramp/hoist.  Maintain correct balance and footing at all times. Ensure floor/road surface is not slippery and wear non-slip shoes.  If the vehicle is parked on a road, observe normal pedestrian precautions before working in the road, especially on the offside of the vehicle.  DO NOT use when you are tired, under the influence of alcohol, drugs or intoxicating medication. For the professional bodyshop or valeting bay to accurately verify the thickness of paint and check for accident damage. Uses magnetic induction to provide accurate and consistent readings to 0.1µm. Suitable for steel and aluminium panels. Easy to calibrate with test plates and precision standards. USB Interface for downloading data to PC. Powered by two 1.5V batteries (supplied). The supplied software program allows the Thickness gauge to communicate with a Desktop or Notebook PC. The software displays thickness data graphically and in list form. The software also provides statistical analysis data. The data can be saved in text document form for exporting to spreadsheet programs. PC Operating Systems Supported Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Minimum Hardware Required ● Desktop or NoteBook Personal Computer (PC) with 90MHz processor speed ● 32 MB RAM ● 7 MB hard disk space ● Display pixel resolution of 1024 x 768 with high color setting (16 bit minimum) 2. INTRODUCTION & SPECIFICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR: Paint Thickness Gauge MODEL No: TA090 Model ................................................................. TA090 Accuracy:.................................................................±3% Minimum unit of thickness:...................................0.1µm Range:............................................................0-1250µm PC Compatibility:..........Windows 2000, XP, Win7, Vista Install the supplied Windows PC Software by placing the supplied program disc in the PC CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not automatically open and provide on-screen prompts, double click the SETUP.EXE file included on the program disc. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. Before running the software please connect the gauge to the PC and install the USB Driver software as described in the next section. Run the CP210xVCPInstaller.exe in the driver folder to finish the driver installation. Original Language Version TA090 Issue No.1 25/10/12 © Jack Sealey Limited Original Language Version TA090 Issue No.1 25/10/12 © Jack Sealey Limited 6. MAIN MENU 7. OPERATION With the gauge connected to the PC, switch the gauge ON. With the software application and driver installed, launch the supplied program by double clicking its icon. The screen to the right will appear. If the CONNECT button is greyed, the gauge is now communicating with the PC normally. If the CONNECT button is black, click on it to start communication. If communication is not successful, ensure that the software driver is installed. The driver is located on the supplied CD-ROM in the driver folder. The buttons available on the Main Menu are shown on the right and listed below: ● CONNECT: If black, press it to initiate gauge-to-PC communications. If grey, communication is already active. ● GROUP 1…4: Open one of the four data group x-y graphs . ● ALL_Grps: Opens all four Group graph windows at once. ● CurrentGrp: With the gauge connected to the PC, readings can be taken and shown on an x-y graph. ● µm < - >mils: Toggle the unit of measurement for the data graphs. ● Exit: Close the program. ‘GROUP’ DATA GRAPHS Collect data into one or more of the data groups on the gauge (refer to the gauge's user guide for details on the GROUP function). After collecting data to a gauge group, click a GROUP button from the MAIN MENU to open an x-y graph as shown in the diagram below. (Click the ALL_Grps buttons to open all four groups) The MENU items at the top of the graph window are SAVE *.TXT, SAVE *.CSV, GRAPH, and INFO. The SAVE items allow the data to be saved as a text file with a TXT or CSV extension for exporting to spreadsheet programs. The GRAPH selection offers TREND or HISTOGRAM graph styles; a TREND graph is shown on the next page and a HISTOGRAM above.