Radiodetection RD5000WL Bedienungsanleitung Seite 14

eCAL
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Each time you use a locator you want to be confident that the equipment you are
using continues to perform to the same standard as it did when it first left the factory.
eCAL provides users with the following features which can be accessed and carried
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out on site, without the need to return the locator to a service centre.
• Checking the validation of the RD5000 with the original stored factory calibration
results.
• Carrying out a functional check.
• Retrieving original factory calibration certificate or previous eCAL validation
certificates.
To validate your RD5000, you must carry out the following:
Register your RD5000 locator at www.radiodetection.com/extendedwarranty.
1.
See page 5 for more details.
Purchase an eCAL key at www.radiodetection.com/ecal or alternatively
2.
contact your local Radiodetection representative.
Download Centros Manager at www.radiodetection.com/centrosmanager.
3.
See page 13 for details.
Using eCAL to validate the RD5000
1. Connect the RD5000 via the USB connector inside the battery compartment to
a suitable USB port on a PC or laptop.
2. Switch on the RD5000 (no segments will be lit but the backlight will be on).
3. Open Centros Manager and click on Locator eCAL Validation.
. Copy the eCAL key (received in your confirmation email when purchasing the
eCAL key). Click on Load Validation Key icon and paste the eCAL key.
5. Click on Run eCAL Validation. The progress of the eCAL will be displayed in the
message box. Please follow the instructions.
. In less than 3 minutes the eCAL Validation Status will be displayed, click on OK.
To view or print the certificate, locate the serial number of the RD5000 within the
Unit Manager window and expand the contents. Expand eCAL validations and
double click on the date the eCAL was carried out to display the certificate of
validation.
. Once an eCAL has been carried out the validation certificate may be viewed or
printed at any time, without the need to load an eCAL validation key.
. After a successful eCAL, the unit will display the eCAL date in the format, month/
year when next switched on.
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