Chapter 7.

Working in TOP View (Optional Feature)

7.1.3 Setting Up TOP View for ENCODED Operation

Note: During TIMED TOP View operation, all functions can be accessed and changed.

In ENCODED operation (designated this because the probe operates in tandem with a single-axis quadrature encoder),
the instrument acquires scan data whenever the encoder wheel is turning. The calculated DISPLAY LENGTH listed on
the screen (when the CLOCK Submenu is activated) represents the approximate linear distance over which the probe
can acquire data that is then represented on the TOP View display screen at one time. After the screen fills with data,
and data continues to be acquired, the oldest data is added to the instrument’s data buffer until the operator stops the
process or the buffer is “full.” This on-screen and buffered data is immediately viewable and can be stored to a data set.

Note: The TOP View quadrature encoder controls the collection of TOP View data in two ways. First, data is only
collected while the encoder wheel is turning (i.e., while the probe is moving over the test piece). Second, the
encoder allows data to be overwritten when its direction of travel is reversed. For instance, moving the probe
and encoder forward over a distance of 10 cm, then reversing the probe’s movement by 2 cm, will cause the last
2 cm of forward-moving data to be replaced by the 2 cm of reverse-moving TOP View data.

Refer to Figure 66 on page 150 and follow these steps to configure the instrument for TOP View operation in
ENCODED mode. The resulting TOP View operation is shown in Figure 68 on page 153.

Note: While scanning in ENCODED mode, TOP View data is first added to the display screen. When the screen is
full, the initial data “scrolls” into the instrument’s data buffer. Scrolling direction is defined in Step 5. When
the buffer is full the scanning process automatically stops, requiring the operator to take action before the
buffer is overwritten. At any time, the TOP View scanning process can be stopped, allowing on-screen and
buffered data to be stored in a data set (Section 7.4).

1. Press to activate the VIEW MODE Function in the VIEW Submenu (located in the DISPLAY Menu). Set its
value to FRAME.
2. Press to activate and set the NEW DATA Function in the IMAGE Submenu (located in the DISPLAY Menu).
The selection sets the screen location (LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, or BOTTOM) at which newly acquired TOP VIEW
data is added to the display screen. This function controls the display screen scrolling direction.
3. Press to activate and set the AMP COLOR PALETTE in the IMAGE Submenu (located in the DISPLAY
Menu). Select one of the four standard palettes to represent with various color scales the amplitude of echoes
captured in A- or B-Gate. Alternatively, select CUSTOM to choose the user inputted, remotely generated,
customized color palette.
4. Press to activate and set the TOF COLOR PALETTE in the IMAGE Submenu (located in the DISPLAY Menu).
Select one of the four standard palettes to represent with various color scales the time-of-flight measurement to the
A- or B-Gate triggering echo. Alternatively, select CUSTOM to choose the user inputted, remotely generated,
customized color palette.
5. Press to activate and set the DATA SOURCE Function in the VIEW Submenu (located in the DISPLAY Menu).
Select from four types of gated data to represent in the TOP View including:
• AMP A – Amplitude of echoes captured in the A-Gate
• AMP B – Amplitude of echoes captured in the B-Gate
• TOF A – Time of flight duration to A-Gate triggering echoes
• TOF B – Time of flight duration to B-Gate triggering echoes

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