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STEADY STATE PLOT CONFIGURATION
WORKSHOP


OBJECTIVE: In this workshop you will open a
previously stored database, and will select vector, DC
gap, and waveform reference data. You will also
configure, display, and print single sample compensated
plots, trend and waterfall plots, and tabular list data.
You will use both database and plot comments to
annotate your printouts.

I. Exercise #1: Recall and edit a previously stored database.

1) Open the rotor kit database containing the startup and steady state data.

2) Edit Vector, DC Gap, and Waveform Reference Data.

a) Select Edit from the main menu bar, then Reference Data.

b) Select Vector Reference to bring up the Edit Reference Data -
Slow Roll Vector dialog box.

c) Make sure 1X is selected as the Vector source.

d) Using the Sample scroll buttons, toggle the sample number to an
appropriate Slow Roll vector sample. Since this database begins
with a startup, one of the first few samples should work best.

e) Confirm your selection on exit by switching to the Edit Reference
- DC Gap dialog box by pressing the Gap Ref button (if you
had wanted to edit the Vector Reference only, you would have used
OK to exit).

f) Select a DC Gap Reference sample using the scroll buttons. Again,
this should be one of the first few samples.
g) Exit the dialog box with an OK.
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h) Select Edit once again from the main menu bar, Reference
Data, then Waveform Reference.

i) Using the scroll buttons for Keyphasor 1, select a waveform sample
to be used for waveform compensation.

j) Exit with an OK to confirm your selections.

3) Edit Run Type and Limit Keyphasor 1.

a) Select Edit from the main menu bar, then Run Definition.

b) Select Run Type. Select Steady State.

c) Select Edit again and Run Definition

d) Select Limit Keyphasor 1.

e) For both vector and waveform data, set the Start and Stop
sample numbers to match the steady state trend portion of the
database. Notice that the Vector and Waveform sample numbers
corresponding to the trend portion of the database do not match.

Q. Why do the Vector and Waveform ranges use different sample numbers? ____
_______________________________________________________________

f) Exit with an OK.

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4) Edit Single Sample selection.

a) Select Edit from the main menu, Run Definition, then Sample
Keyphasor 1.

b) Using the scroll buttons, adjust the Vector Data and Waveform
Data sample counters to the sample you want for plots such as the
orbit/timebase and spectrum.

c) Select OK to confirm your single sample selection.

d) Save your work to disk by overwriting the currently open database.

II. Exercise #2: Configure, display, and print steady state plots.

1) Configure single sample orbit/timebase plots.

a) Select Plots from the main menu bar to bring up the Plot Control
dialog box.

b) Check the Select box next to orbit/timebase, then press the
Configure button to bring up the Orbit/Timebase Plot
Configuration dialog box.

c) Configure the following plots using Auto, Each Plot scaling, Single
plot mode, and Single Sample paging:

Plot 1 Bearing 1 Direct (no compensation)
Plot 2 Bearing 1 Direct Waveform compensated
Plot 3 Bearing 1 1X (no compensation)
Plot 4 Bearing 1 1X Slow Roll compensated
Plot 5 Bearing 2 Direct (no compensation)
Plot 6 Bearing 2 Direct Waveform compensated
Plot 7 Bearing 2 1X (no compensation)
Plot 8 Bearing 2 1X Slow Roll compensated

d) Select OK on exit from the Orbit/Timebase Plot Configuration
dialog box to confirm your work.
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2) Configure single sample Spectrum plots.

a) Check the Select box next to Spectrum, then press the
Configure button to bring up the Spectrum Plot Configuration
dialog box.

b) Configure four spectrum plots (one for each channel) using Auto,
Each Plot scaling, Single plot mode, Single Sample paging, and
Full Spectrum.

c) Exit with an OK from both dialog boxes to confirm your
changes.

d) Save your work to disk by overwriting the currently open database.

3) Configure print orbit/timebase and spectrum plots.

a) Click on the Orbit/Timebase icon on the tool bar. If you selected
Single Plot Mode in the configuration, you will get a single
display. Use the Page Down icon to access the other plots.

b) Scroll through all 8 plots until you reach End of Plot Group!.

c) To view the plots again, you must click the Close All Plots icon,
then click the Orbit/Timebase icon. Scroll through the plots until
the 6th plot (Bearing 2, Direct Waveform Compensated).

d) Select File from the main menu bar, then Print. Select
Current Window under Print Options, then press Print.

e) To print multiple plots per page, you will need to change the Plot
Mode in the Orbit/Timebase Plot Configuration dialog box to
Multiple. Remember the shortcut access to any plot
configuration is to place the mouse pointer on the plot icon, then
click the right mouse button. Change the Plot Mode to Multiple.

f) Select any two plots for printing on a single page by un-checking
the Select box next to each plot you dont want to print.

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g) Select OK to exit from Orbit/Timebase Plot Configuration.

h) Click on the Orbit/Timebase icon on the tool bar to display the two
plots.

i) From the Print dialog box, this time select Active Plot Group
under Print Options before pressing the Print button.

j) Reconfigure orbit/timebase to print any four orbit/timebase plots on
a single page.

k) Select Window from the main menu bar, then Close All to
clear the screen.

l) Following the same procedure in steps a.-j., display and print a
single spectrum, two spectrums per page, then four spectrums per
page.

Note: You can change the orientation of your plot (portrait or landscape) by
selecting the Printer Configuration Button in the Print Menu.

Q. To print orbit/timebase or spectrum plots from a different sample, what steps
would you take to change the sample number?
_____________________________________________

Q. When you save a database under a subdirectory name, which of the following
information is saved in the database subdirectory?
Yes No
Channel/Transducer Configuration ___ ___
Sample Mode Configuration ___ ___
Database Autosave Options ___ ___
Plot Configuration ___ ___
Run Definition ___ ___

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4) Configure trend and waterfall plots.

a) Bring up the Trend Plot Configuration dialog box.

b) Configure the following Trend Plots using Auto, Each Plot scaling
and Multiple plot mode:

Plot 1 Bearing 1 Vertical Direct (no compensation)
Plot 2 Bearing 1 Vertical 1X Slow Roll compensated
Plot 3 Bearing 2 Vertical Direct (no compensation)
Plot 4 Bearing 2 Vertical 1X Slow Roll compensated

c) Exit the Trend Plot Configuration dialog box with OK.

d) Configure waterfall plots for all four available channels using
Auto, Each Plot scaling, Multiple plot mode, and Full Spectrum.

e) Exit with OK back to the main menu, then backup your work to
disk by overwriting the currently open database.

5) Display and print trend and waterfall plots.

a) Print trend plots 1 and 2 on a single page, then trend plots 3 and 4
on a single page. This time edit the database comments from the
Print dialog box. Add a comment line that says Data following
startup.

Q. What is the name of the text file used for database comments? _____________
________________________________________________________________
b) Print waterfall plots 1 and 2 on a single page, then waterfall plots 3
and 4 on a single page. This time annotate the plots using plot
comments, which are dedicated to each plot type. Select Plot
Comments under Comments in the Print dialog box. Edit them
by adding the comment line waterfall plots following startup.

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Q. What is the name of the text file used for waterfall plot comments? _________
_______________________________________________________________

6) Configure tabular list plots.

a) Configure Channel 1 for tabular list display using None for
compensation, Vector data, By Channel paging mode, and Single
plot mode.

b) Exit to the main menu bar with OK.

7) Display and print tabular list plots.

a) Click on the Tabular List icon to bring up the tabular list display.

b) Use the Page Down button to scroll through the samples.

c) Print using the Active Plot Group plot option. Use Database
comments.

d) Change the plot configuration to Single Sample paging.

e) Copy Host to the Plot 1 button bar.

f) Display and print the single sample tabular list. Annotate with
Database Comments.

g) Backup your work to disk by overwriting the currently open
database.

h) Keep your hard copy printouts; they will be used later in another
workshop session.