GE PT878GC User Manual

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April 2004
9-8
Servicing the PT878GC
Entering the Material and Sound Speed (cont.)
If you have selected a preprogrammed material, you have 
completed entering data in this window. Pressing the [
T
] key 
returns the program to the Material tab. But if you selected 
“Other,” you can also enter a specific sound speed.
3. To enter the sound speed:
a. Press 
[ENTER]
 to open the text box.
b. Use the numeric keys to enter the known sound speed in 
the pipe material (from the brochure Sound Speeds and 
Pipe Size Data,
 914-004).
c. Press 
[ENTER]
 to confirm your entry.
To leave the Material window:
Press the [
W
 ] or [
X
] arrow key to move to another tab to 
take readings or perform a velocity calibration.
Press 
[F2]
 (Cancel) to return to Operate Mode without 
confirming the sound speed value.
Press 
[F3]
 (OK) to confirm the new value. The PT878GC 
returns to Operate Mode.