M3 User Manual

Video Inspection Software User’s Guide

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• Cylindrical 6 Press the Reference drop-down button to designate the probe as the reference if desired. 7 Press Done. The new probe tip will be displayed in the probe group and must now be calibrated. Select the new tip, press the Set Current button, and then press the Teach Probe button to calibrate the tip as explained earlier.

Removing a Probe Tip To remove a probe tip: 1 Press the Contact Probes Settings screen button to access the Contact Probe Settings screen. M3 system menu > Settings > Contact Probes 2 Select the desired probe in the probe group and press the Remove Probe button.

CAUTION When multiple probes are shown in the probe group, it is possible to remove the reference probe. It may be necessary to remove the reference probe if the tip becomes damaged, or there may be instances when the reference probe tip needs to be replaced to address the requirements of a specific application. When the reference probe tip is replaced, the current calibrations of all other tips in the group become invalidated and after the calibration of the new reference tip, new calibrations of all other probes will need to be performed.

NOTE When the current probe is removed, but is not the reference, the system sets the reference probe as current.

Editing a Probe Tip Probe tips can be edited to: • Change the name • Assign a tip type • All probe editing is performed in the Edit Contact Probe dialog of the Contact Probe Settings screen. To display the Edit Contact Probe dialog for the probe to be edited: 1 Press the Contact Probes Designate the probe as the reference

Settings screen button to access the Contact Probe Settings screen.

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