1. Define your specimen

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Other possible specimen descriptions

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2. Complete Acquisition Tab- Set Logging Threshold, Logging Cutoff, Save Options, Test Data Name, Test Results Name, and Autoadd analysis.

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3. Scroll through Multiple Built in Analysis and Click to Select.

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4. Set Graph Channels (Load, Position, Stress, and Time options) and highlight auto scale.

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5. Ensure you have chosen a compression calibration and that all channels that should be active are checked off on right.

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6. In this example, the profile is set to move at a position control rate to an end limit of a position. Rate Control options —Load and Position. Limit Options- Load, Position, Time.

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7. Now you have set up the procedure.

Name and save it.

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The procedure will be stored in the current workspace. You can copy this procedure to other workspaces.

To RUN A TEST-

1) Double click on the procedure name to load it.

2) Press quick start menu

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3) Enter Values as shown above.

4) Load sample

5) Zero the load before securing the sample

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10) Secure the sample

11) Press the green arrow (play)

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11. Continue for group of samples

12. Post test reports for each test will come up automatically.

13. To see a statistical summary of a group of tests- double click on the results file name in the workspace. View statistical summary and multi-plot.

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