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1. At the start of Inspection user will be asked for ESN Customer Site Model Engine Hours x Name of inspection Inspection Characterization Assign characterization set to all sub nodes Clear Characterization Set For All Sub Nodes Reference Material Assign reference material to all sub nodes Clear Reference Material For All Sub Nodes 30 Figure 18 Inspection Tree with New Points Added Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 5 Tips Tricks 5 2 Resetting Filenames and Annotations MDI Builder automatically constructs your file names based on the structure of your inspection tree For example in Figure 19 below the first level of the inspection tree is InspectionPointl 1 and the highlighted second level is SubLevel2 2 The automatic file name for this inspection point is InspectionPointl_SubLevel2XXX 3 and the automatic annotation is InspectionPointl SubLevel2 4 The MDI Builder gives you the option of changing the automatic text strings by overriding the Filename 3 and or Annotation 4 fields MDI Builder New MDI Inspection el x File Edit Help BIO Hd 3 CO eis Y Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility E inspection Atthe start of Inspection user2. O SubLevel D SubLeverz 3 Sublevela Select one or more references C SubLevel4 T amp E InspectionPoint2 CT 0805080002 EMP nm gt C3 InspectionPoint3 O M902250005 JPG en pel L v TIL 1234 Gas Fuel Supply pdf v TIL 1567 Bearing Seal pdf tionPointl SubLevelt E InspectionPoint4 tionPoint SubLevelt A page number may be entered for pdf files Cancel Reference Material Select Reference Material Clear Reference Material Figure 15 Assigning Pages from a PDF File 18 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 1 Loading and Unloading Inspections To load or unload a Menu Directed Inspection on a VideoProbe proceed to the section below for your GEIT VideoProbe model Note MDI inspection files have the file extension of mdz A maximum of five MDI inspection files may be loaded on a VideoProbe at any given time 3 1 1 XLG3 Use the following menu to load and unload MDI inspections on the XLG3 VideoProbe MENU gt SETUP gt SYSTEM gt MDI 3 1 2 XLGo Use the following menu to load and unload MDI inspections on the XL Go VideoProbe LIVE MAIN MENU gt SETUP gt SYSTEM TOOLS gt MDI Note On the XL Go the LIVE MAIN MENU is accessed using a joystick press or by holding the GOTO MENU button which is the right Soft Key in live mode for
3. oooooooorrrrrrrrr ees 9 Collapsing the Inspection Tree 0 0 eee eee eet eens 34 Compatibility Tab Description 11 Customizing Reports 00 e e eens 26 D Displaying Study Labels 35 Document Number 0 0 0 ccc ee he i E Expanding the Inspection Tree 34 F Files see MDI Files I In ges Saving xe dx A ER ae a ees 21 23 Inspection Point Level Information Description 3 Inspection Point Level Tags Description 0 ccc eee eee eee es 3 Inspection Points Ac ddinigz osea act tU Me cat AA s ode M dud ode 13 Entering A DOCU ER UMEN AEE EEE EE OIN E Wt 12 Generating Multiple 0 0 00 0 0 ccc ro 29 Maximum Allowed esee 6 Selecting ctas steam a dle do ds Me usi erp 20 23 Inspection Tab Description 0 00 cece e 5 Inspection Tree Ibcup mE 14 Expanding Collapsitig 4 22 erna RE aa 34 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 37 Index Inspections Generating ReDeS 25 Loading Unloading on VideoProbe 00 0 cece eee eee ees 19 A hast bie eh Bae eR eee ou 20 Planting eer AA Van TA NANI dae eur ipte oes 3 Resuming Sore s ANS LL LLL E 22 24 Starting 32 fi dai Glee st Moke ot eh ee eee let Me Se ee dos 20 22 StODplng m he ks SE Ee ee er NOE 22 24 L Language Changing 0 ccc s 33 M MDI Builder Creating Inspections o oooooooorrrrrr e 4 Set p Tabsiis ose eck Sb aie a ee AES RSS SYST DL LY 5 Toolbar Buttons iene Sots fect gests Rob
4. 4 1 Generating a Report After completing your inspection you are ready to generate an MDI report For instructions on this procedure go to the appropriate section below for your GEIT VideoProbe model 4 1 1 XLG3 Use the following menu to generate a report on the XLG3 VideoProbe MENU gt MENU DIRECTED INSPECTION gt GENERATE REPORT gt DRIVE gt INSPECTION NAME 4 1 2 XLGo After completing your inspection you can automatically generate an MDI report on the XL Go VideoProbe in MS Word format by entering the following key strokes GOTO MENU gt INSPECTION NAME gt REPORT Note Reports can be customized with cover pages end notes different image options etc see Customizing MDI Reports on page 26 After designating your preferences for Report Name Images to Include Image Layout Cover Page and End Note press ENTER to generate your report Note For more information see Tips amp Tricks on page 29 Reports generated on the XL Go are saved as executable files exe To convert these to MS Word documents simply run the executable file on your PC Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 25 Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports 4 2 Customizing MDI Reports On both the XLG3 and the XL Go VideoProbes you can customize your inspection report by specifying the following parameters Report Name Override the automatic inspection report file name Include Images Select either all images or only flagg
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6. Reset the Filenames and Annotations for the Entire Inspection Tree 4 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 1 Toolbar Buttons cont 14 Generate Multiple Inspection Points Based on a Pattern 15 Exit the MDI Builder Application 2 2 2 Setup Tabs The multiple setup tabs available in MDI Builder software allow you to modify the Study Level and Inspection Point Level tags that label your inspections and images as well as setup Characterizations and Reference Material 2 2 20 Inspection Tab The nspection tab see Figure 3 on page 6 displays your inspection tree as you build it When an inspection point is selected you can see the defined Label that you associated with that point the nspection Point definition the Filename generated by the inspection point and the annotation generated by the inspection point If the selected level of your inspection tree is not the final level the contribution to filename and contribution to annotation will be displayed This is because only the final levels of the inspection tree define the full filename and Annotation that is used within your inspection Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 5 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 00 Inspection Tab cont MDI Builder LM2500 mdz File Edit Help e E ALO Be t ra ClO Ba 3 Inspec
7. 3 2 Assigning Characterization Sets cont To require a VideoProbe operator to assign a Characterization before proceeding to the next inspection point check the box next to Characterization is required on VideoProbe see Figure 13 below a x File Edit Help SOLO ae t ras OO wa 3 Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility E Inspection Atthe start of Inspection user will be asked for E InspectionPointt Serial Number O SubLevelt Customer D SubLevel2 Sita 3 Sublevela E C SubLevel4 a dE InspecionPaini2 Select Characterization Set 7 InspectionPoint3 DefectSet1 Typical 3 InspectionPoint4 DefectSet2 Crack ObservationSet1 et I ObservationSet2 Vor lies E v Characterization is required on videoprobe oK Cancel Reference Material Select Reference Material Clear Reference Material Figure 13 Requiring a Characterization 16 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 3 Assigning Reference Material To assign Reference Material to an inspection point click on the inspection point then click on Select Reference Material see Figure 14 below To assign Reference Material to sub levels of an inspection click on the top level folder then click on Assign Reference Material set to all
8. Setup Inspection Labels Tab The Setup Inspection Labels tab as shown in Figure 4 below displays the labels specific to a particular inspection occurrence for the information you wish to capture When performing an inspection on a VideoProbe the user is asked to enter the information for each label defined in this tab The information is then displayed on the cover page of all reports generated by the Menu Directed Inspection software File Edit Help 3 Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Admin Defined Text Display Required DICONDE Tag zl ils E ra 0010 0020 2 customer r2 a 0010 0010 3 site ra Oo 0020 0010 4 Model E O 0015 2030 5 ngneHous 1 vi a 0015 2031 6 Enginestats I2 im 0015 2032 7 Package Hours vi a 0015 2033 8 Package Starts r2 o 0015 2034 9 inspector r2 o 0015 2035 10 Field Service Report ca a 0015 2036 11 cal pal v Auto generate 0008 0020 12 o O 0008 1050 13 O O 0013 4010 14 O a 0015 2050 15 o 0015 2051 16 O o 0008 1030 v O o 0015 2037 18 E Li 0015 2038 19 a 0015 2039 S kal gt Menu Directed Inspections can help Rhythm software to turn information into intelligence Check with your Rhythm software administrator before changing any of the admin defined text DICONDE Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation provides standards desig
9. eee cece en eee 20 3 25 E tu tope tuts Saltire dente uer ie agate vla nS 20 3 22 KE GO ne ences a E tr dpt bec mE 22 Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports 4 1 Generating Report oos vele aja 25 ATL REG ee e pe eee eR S 25 412 KL GO esse eye dd ida 25 4 2 Customizing MDI Reports o ooooocooooooorro eh 26 Chapter 5 Tips amp Tricks 5 1 Generating Multiple Inspection Points 20 0 0 0 eee eee eee ee 29 5 2 Resetting Filenames and Annotations 0 0 0 eee eee eee ee 31 5 3 Changing the Language 0 ccc cece teens 33 5 4 Expanding or Collapsing the Inspection Tree ooooooooooooooo 34 5 5 Designating Study Labels as Displayed Required 0 35 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual iii Contents pm sap n no content intended for this page iv Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Preface Typographical Conventions e Note paragraphs provide information that provides a deeper understanding of the situation but is not essential to the proper completion of the instructions Important paragraphs provide information that emphasizes instructions that are essential to proper setup of the product Failure to follow these instructions carefully may cause unreliable performance Caution paragraphs provide information that alerts the operator to a hazardous situation that can cause damage to property or equipment Wa
10. ET Help PIS T as a elete hspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility ma Remove eg Cut trl At the start of Inspection user will be asked for ESN Copy tri Customer r Paste trl Site Expanaimspection Tree ken gt asad ill Engine Hours 2 Collapse Inspection Tree 98 Er Name of inspection Inspection KM 4 dd Advanced Add Characterization Assign characterization set to all sub nodes L Clear Characterization Set For All Sub Nodes Reference Material Assign reference material to all sub nodes Clear Reference Material For All Sub Nodes Figure 23 The Expand Collpase Inspection Tree Menu 34 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 5 Tips Tricks 5 5 Designating Study Labels as Displayed Required You may designate your Study Labels as Displayed and or Required using the Study Labels Cover Page tab in the MDI builder If the label highlighted in Figure 24 below is not Displayed an inspector will not see this as a field while using MDI on the VideoProbe If a label is Required an inspector will need to populate this field before continuing with their inspection on the VideoProbe MDI Builder New MDI Inspection File Edit Help 3 Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterizati
11. GE Measurement amp Control Solutions RVI Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual P N 816308 Rev A imagination at work September 2011 Menu Directed Inspection Version 2 0 User s Manual P N 816308 Rev A September 2011 WWW ge mcs com 2011 General Electric Company All rights reserved Technical content subject to change without notice no content intended for this page Contents Chapter 1 About Menu Directed Inspection MDI LAO YVES a aec 1 1 2 Pre Inspection Plan amp Build your Inspection oooooooooooooo 2 1 3 Inspection Use MDI on the VideoProbe 0oocooccoccocccoocccco 2 1 4 Post Inspection Report amp View the Inspection Results 2 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 1 Mapping Your Inspection 0 0 cece cece I 3 2 2 Using MDI Builder Software 0 eee eee 4 2 2 1 Toolbar Buttons ip cto O ropa 4 2 22 Setup Tabs ii e 5 2 3 Building Your First MDI Inspection 0 0 0 eee 12 2 3 1 Adding Inspection Points 0 cee eee cee eee 13 2 3 2 Assigning Characterization Sets 00 eee eee eee 15 2 3 3 Assigning Reference Material 00 0 cee ee eee eee ee 17 Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 1 Loading and Unloading Inspections 0 0 0 0 cee eee o 19 Zell ALGI aer tercer tree ee rape ee arta eet ei ea 19 AD RECO ARIS a EE Le EEE 19 3 2 Performing an Inspection 00
12. Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 2 2c Selecting an Inspection Point At this time a list of your inspection points which is organized by level is displayed To select the desired level either press the right Soft Key or use the Joystick to navigate left or right Continue to navigate through the inspection levels until you have reached the desired inspection point To view Reference Material associated with this inspection point go to the following menu GOTO MENU gt INSPECTION NAME gt REFERENCE MATERIAL When you see the annotation for the selected inspection point at the top of your screen you may save an image or video of that inspection point To select a different inspection point go to the following menu GOTO MENU gt INSPECTION NAME CONTINUE 3 2 2d Saving an Image To save an image of the selected inspection point press the ENTER button and then select SAVE During the save process the following options are available Required Characterization If Characterization is required the characterization set list will appear before the save menu An option must be selected to move forward e Save This option saves the image with the associated MDI data and filename e Save with Flag This option saves the image with FLAG appended onto the filename If you use this option you can then generate a report that includes only the flagged images Characterizati
13. RAythm 3 2 1e Recording a Video To record a video of the selected inspection point press the RECORD button Videos recorded using MDI are located in the inspection folder created at the beginning of the inspection They are given file names based on your designated inspection points Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 21 Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 2 1f Stopping Resuming an Inspection To stop an inspection which may be resumed or finished at a later time go to the inspection list see Selecting an Inspection Point on page 20 and select STOP To resume a previously stopped inspection go to the following menu MENU gt MENU DIRECTED INSPECTION gt RESUME Then you may either resume the last inspection or browse for a previous inspection to be resumed 3 2 2 XLGo To perform an inspection on the XL Go VideoProbe follow the instructions in the following sections 3 2 00 Starting an Inspection To perform an inspection using MDI select the following menu option LIVE MAIN MENU gt MDI gt INSPECTION NAME 3 2 2b Entering Study Level Information At the start of an MDI inspection you are prompted to enter the study level information and to select the PC drive that will be used to save your inspection results You can use either the on screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard to enter your information on the VideoProbe Note For a list of supported keyboards see your VideoProbe user s manual 22
14. VideoProbe easily For advanced methods of building an inspection refer to Tips amp Tricks on page 29 14 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 2 Assigning Characterization Sets To assign a Characterization Set to an inspection point click on the inspection point then click on Select Characterization see Figure 12 below To assign a Characterization Set to sub levels of an inspection click on the top level folder then click on Assign characterization set to all sub nodes ZPO Bme eS New MDI Inspection File Edit Help Inspection t Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Inspection At the start of Inspection user will be asked for 9 E InspectionPointt Serial Number C SubLevelt Customer D SubLeverz Site D SubLevel3 Unit Number C SubLevel4 Inspector Name 7 InspectionPoint2 J InspectionPoint3 Stage C3 InspectionPoint4 E ilename Annotation SubLevelt InspectionPointt_SubLevelt InspectionPoint SubLevelt haracterization Select Characterization Set Clear Characterization Set Reference Material Select Reference Material Clear Reference Material Figure 12 Assigning Characterization Sets Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 15 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2
15. a A i ee gee es 4 MDI Files Automatic Naming s es eseuen eaen 6 Filename Extension sietne nke to hidat ee ee teet 19 Resetting Names iS oer cete ei e e D M 31 Storage A iba sedated 14 Multiple Inspection Points Generating lees 29 O Overview Inspection 5 ot coe Lo ove Lo e eds ot tetti d et LR al 2 Post Inspection iii uae e RUE Y EY GU GERE e RR 2 Pre Inspeetion devas 2 Workflow i e tk YR Bak ee ii ep 1 R Recording a Video plenarias rial dat 21 24 Reference Material ASSIQTIMG suse HS RIS A UY Eb ex SNO YO ETE 17 Assigning PDF Pages 0 0 ccc cece s 18 Descriptor sti nh es dooce gilew A dades 3 VIC anu pM 20 23 Reference Material Tab Description eese 10 38 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Index Reports Customizing dodne 26 Generating ben eI REESE RA YR REX A b REY UA pee 25 Requiring Study Labels eettiset er re r a eh 35 Reset Filenames Annotations Toolbar Button 000 0 esee 32 Resetting ANNOTATIONS uo esc ee trice set A oe pe SU es a tre 31 MDI File Names Soen ena as as 31 Resuming an Inspection 1 0 2 0 00 eh 22 24 S Safety VideoProbe ur eu ii A A A A V S ving an Image on lI seated ERI ERU TUE RN UE ae hse 21 23 Setup Image Labels Tab Description ooooooooooororrrrrrr 8 Setup Inspection Labels Tab Description 0 ce eee eee eee ee 7 Setup Tabs Characterization pit Me beds Meee e 9 Compatibility cs ccc nd sik cca sid eae ho Hea sie b
16. are sob ese eee sea RR 11 Inspection Tab osven ie eirese er EMO E RUBUS NEXU RU NA AERE 5 Reference Material 0 ea e 10 Screen E AA E NA 6 Setup Image LabelS oooooooooororrrrr ro 8 Setup Inspection Labels ooooooooooorororrr eh 7 Stopping an Inspecti0O o ooooooocoorrrrr n 22 24 Study Level Information Description CE ERU Ln qusetus oh 3 Entering fe P 20 22 Study Level Labels Designating as Displayed Required 35 Study Level Tags Descripti0O o0oooooooooooorrr 3 T Tags see Study Level Tags or Inspection Point Level Tags Toolbar Buttons Advanced Add iii da paca 29 Complete Eist ai A EN ES QUO SR TES 4 Reset Filenames Annotations 0 000 cece ees 32 Typographical Conventions oooooooocoror e v Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 39 Index V Video Recotding eere eneret e Rel x Ca AER ERR DEED 21 24 VideoProbe Generating a Report voc a HE qus 25 Loading Unloading Inspections 00 cece eee cee eens 19 Performing Inspections XL Go 0 ee ce ee eee 22 Performing Inspections XLGB 0 o oooooooooocrorcrrrr ees 20 Safety os ech pn feb oe ee be Rv ea RS ew EEA AE Pa v W Workflow Overview 0 cece I 1 40 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Customer Support Centers North South America 721 Visions Drive Skaneateles NY 13152 U S A Tel 888 332 3848 toll free 315 554 2000 ext 1 Europe Lotzendcker 4
17. ed images to be included in the inspection report Image Layout Images with Details Include a table of information about the image in the report Images Only Include only images and file names in the report Image Size Select one of the following image sizes to be included in the inspection report e Extra Small e Small Medium Large Image Layout Select one of the following image layouts to be used in the inspection report Image right of text mage left of text mage above text mage below text 26 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports 4 2 Customizing MDI Reports e Cover Page Select the cover page to be included in the inspection report e FACTORY DEFAULT Use the factory default settings for all parameters BROWSE Select an MS Word document to be used as your inspection report cover page End Note Select the pages to be included as the last pages of the inspection report e NONE Don t include any custom features in your inspection report BROWSE Select an MS Word document to be included as your inspection report end note Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 27 Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports no content intended for this page 28 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 5 Tips Tricks Chapter 5 Tips Tricks The information in this chapter is intended to provide you with information to
18. five seconds Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 19 Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 2 Performing an Inspection To perform an MDI inspection on a VideoProbe proceed to the appropriate section for your GEIT VideoProbe model 3 2 1 XLG3 To perform an inspection on the XLG3 VideoProbe follow the instructions in the following sections 3 2 1a Starting an Inspection To start an inspection using MDI select the following menu option MENU gt MENU DIRECTED INSPECTION gt INSPECTION NAME 3 2 16 Entering Study Level Information At the start of an MDI inspection you are prompted to enter the study level information and to select the PC drive that will be used to save your inspection results You can use either the on screen keyboard or an external USB keyboard to enter your information on the VideoProbe Note For a list of supported keyboards see your VideoProbe user s manual 2 1c Selecting an Inspection Point At this time a list of your inspection points which is organized by level is displayed To select the desired level press either the Enter button or the Trigger Continue to navigate through the inspection levels until you have reached the desired inspection point To view Reference Material associated with this inspection point press and hold the menu key Alternatively go to the following menu MENU gt INSPECTION NAME gt REFERENCE MATERIAL When you see the annotation for the selected inspection po
19. help you use all of the MDI software features more effectively and more efficiently 5 1 Generating Multiple Inspection Points You can add multiple inspection points based on a pattern at one time by using the Advanced Add toolbar button highlighted in Figure 16 below Belo de t 50 90 6 Y Figure 16 The Advanced Add Toolbar Button To use this feature you must first choose the pattern to be used for your inspection points As shown in Figure 17 below the fields for Text and Text2 are repeated for each inspection point while the n field is incremented after each inspection point is added Advanced Add ES Patterns Text1 n Starting From 1 n Text1 P Text 1 n Text2 No of Inspection Points 3 n Number of Digits 1 Text1 Pattern Add Inspection Points Close Figure 17 Advanced Add Data Entry Window Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 29 Chapter 5 Tips amp Tricks 5 1 Generating Multiple Inspection Points cont As you enter your inspection point pattern in the Advanced Add window see Figure 17 on page 29 the inspection points are added to the inspection tree as shown in Figure 18 below MDI Builder New MDI Inspection BEE File Edit Help amp elo de ez y Inspection I Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility 9 C Inspection C Patternt D Pattem2 y Pattern3
20. ine the specific information that you wish to capture Characterization This information provides specific characterization to a particular part or defect Some examples include crack dent pit or corrosion Reference Material This is one or more documents that will be referenced during an inspection Examples include manuals TILs Service Bulletins sample images of good bad parts or sample images of defects Note Characterization Reference Material and some reporting options are available on the XLG3 and XL Go only Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 3 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 Using MDI Builder Software To map out your inspection use the MDI Builder software on your PC as described in the following sections 2 2 1 Toolbar Buttons The toolbar buttons in the MDI Builder software are shown in Figure 2 below Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Figure 2 MDI Builder Toolbar Buttons 1 Create a New MDI File 2 Open an Existing MDI File 3 Close the Open MDI File 4 Save 5 Save As 6 Add an Inspection Point 7 Delete the Selected Inspection Point 8 Cut the Selected Inspection Point 9 Copy the Selected Inspection Point 10 Paste an Inspection Point from Memory 11 Move the Selected Inspection Point Down One Level N Move the Selected Inspection Up Down One Level w
21. int at the top of your Screen you may save an image or video of that inspection point To select a different inspection point do either one of the following e Hold the BACK button for two seconds Select MENU gt INSPECTION NAME gt LIST 20 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 2 1d Saving an Image To save an image of the selected inspection point press the SAVE button During the save process the following options are available Required Characterization If Characterization is required the characterization set list will appear before the save menu An option must be selected to move forward e Save This option saves the image with the associated MDI data and filename e Save with Flag This option saves the image with FLAG appended onto the filename If you use this option you can then generate a report that includes only the flagged images Characterization This option allows you to assign characterization to this image e Add Comments This option allows you to save comments along with the image When generating a report these comments are associated with the specific image Images saved using MDI are located in the inspection folder created at the beginning of the inspection They are given file names based on your designated inspection points and have meta data associated with them to ensure that they communicate with data management software such as GEIT
22. ll sub nodes Clear Reference Material For All Sub Nodes Figure 10 Adding Sub Level Inspection Points Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 13 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 1 Adding Inspection Points cont Continue to add inspection points until you have completely documented your inspection process When complete you should have an inspection tree with multiple levels and multiple inspection points similar to the tree shown in Figure 11 below MDI Builder New MDI Inspection ixl File Edit Help EJ de ea g Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Inspection At the start of Inspection user will be asked for 9 E InspectionPointt ESN SubLevelt Customer E SubLevel2 Site SubLevel3 Model C SubLeveld Engine Hours D inspectionPoint2 D inspectionPoint3 D inspectionPoints Name of inspection Inspection Characterization Assign characterization set to all sub nodes Clear Characterization Set For All Sub Nodes Reference Material Assign reference material to all sub nodes Clear Reference Material For All Sub Nodes Figure 11 Typical Completed Inspection Tree Note t is recommended that you save your MDI files on external media so that they may be loaded onto a
23. n Figure 8 below displays the features available for different configurations of GE VideoProbes Use this tab to ensure you have built a MDI inspection that is compatible with your VideoProbe IBN MOI Inspection File Edit Help q Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Configuration Supported Levels Study Labels Characterization Reference Material Maximum Reference Image Size XLG3 SBC 1x 3 da No None 800x600 XLG3 SBC 2x 3 0 x 1 No None 800x600 XLG3 SBC 3 1x 1 Yes BMP JPG PDF 800x600 1 1 XL Go No None 640x480 XL Go Yes JPG BMP 640x480 MDI Builder can create inspections for multiple versions of GE Videoprobes If you attempt to use unsupported features your MDI will not load Figure 8 MDI Builder Compatibility Tab Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 11 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 Building Your First MDI Inspection When you first open the MDI Builder software you should go to the Inspection tab and do the following see Figure 9 below 1 Name your inspection 2 Add your first inspection point 3 Name your first inspection point MDI Builder New MDI Inspection lx File Edit Help 2 ye de a y Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Com
24. ned to exploit a universally compatible image data format Figure 4 MDI Builder Setup Inspection Labels Tab Note 4 maximum of 19 Inspection Labels are allowed Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 2c Setup Image Labels Tab The Setup Image Labels tab as shown in Figure 5 below displays the text used to label the different levels of your inspection tree Each inspection point has a specific label that corresponds to each image within the reports generated by the Menu Directed Inspection software MDI Builder LM2500 mdz of xj File Edit Help Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Admin Defined Text Show when building inspection DICONDE Tag Section lvi 0015 2010 Borescope Port ca 0015 2011 Component ral 0015 2012 Location el 0015 2013 ql 0015 2014 Characterization Observation 0015 2065 Menu Directed Inspections can help Rhythm software to turn information into intelligence Check with your Rhythm software administrator before changing any ofthe admin defined text DICONDE Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation provides standards designed to exploit a universally compatible image data format Figure 5 MDI Builder Setup Image Labels Tab Note Characterization s default label is Cha
25. obe e Import Export To save characterization sets for use in a future MDI file the option to import or export is available on the Characterization tab Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 9 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 2e Reference Material Tab The Reference Material tab as shown in Figure 7 below displays jpg bmp or pdf documents that will be referenced during an inspection The current reference material size is displayed in this tab Use the chart below to keep your reference material within the recommended limits MOB New MOI Inspection File Edit Help q Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility 805080002 8MP 1M902250005 JPG TIL 1234 Gas Fuel Supply pdf Add New Reference TIL 1567 Bearing Seal pdr Replace Selected Reference Delete Selected Reference _ Current reference material size 2 47 MB Recommended maximum reference material size MB Device Size XLG3 4GB 40MB XLG3 8GB 200MB XL Go 100MB Figure 7 MDI Builder Reference Material Tab Note 4 maximum of 50 pieces of reference material are allowed per inspection Use the compatibility tab for acceptable file types for your VideoProbe 10 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 2f Compatibility Tab The Compatibility tab as show i
26. on Reference Material Compatibility T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Admin Defined Text Asset Serial Number Customer Inspector Name Display ca E E EJ EJ EJ EJ E EJ SI CI CJ EC E C1 EJ gala Required ca Y Auto generate LI DI DJ EJ EJ CI EJ EJ fSI ET EI CI C EJ CJ gl DICONDE Tag 0010 0020 0010 0010 0020 0010 0015 2030 0015 2031 0015 2032 0015 2033 0015 2034 0015 2035 0015 2036 0008 0020 0008 1050 0013 4010 0015 2050 0015 2051 0008 1030 0015 2037 0015 2038 0015 2039 T I DICONDE Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation provides standards designed to exploit a universally compatible image data format Menu Directed Inspections can help Rhythm software to turn information into intelligence Check with your Rhythm software administrator before changing any ofthe admin defined text Figure 24 MDI Builder Study Labels Cover Page Tab Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 35 Chapter 5 Tips amp Tricks no content intended for this page 36 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Index A Advanced Add Toolbar Button 0 0 0 0 eee ee eee 29 Annotations Resetting 0 00 0 cece cen ent eens 31 C Characterization Description ii di RR 3 Requitring eR bete e eon eg RB ER ER EU V E eel 16 Characterization Sets Assigning oooooooocororr ee 15 Characterization Tab Description
27. on This option allows you to assign characterization to this image e Add Comments This option allows you to save comments along with the image When generating a report these comments are associated with the specific image Images saved using MDI are located in the inspection folder created at the beginning of the inspection They are given file names based on your designated inspection points and have metadata associated with them to ensure that they communicate properly with data management software such as GEIT RAythm Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 23 Chapter 3 Inspection Procedures 3 2 2e Recording a Video To record a video of the selected inspection point hold the RECORD button for two seconds Videos recorded using MDI are located in the inspection folder created at the beginning of the inspection They are given file names based on your designated inspection points 3 2 2f Stopping amp Resuming an Inspection To stop an inspection which may be resumed or finished at a later time enter the following key strokes GOTO MENU gt INSPECTION NAME gt STOP To resume a previously stopped inspection enter the following key strokes LIVE MAIN MENU gt MDI gt RESUME gt INSPECTION NAME Then you may either resume the last inspection or browse for a previous inspection to be resumed 24 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports Chapter 4 Post Inspection Reports
28. patibility E Inspection Atthe start of Inspection user will be asked for ESN Customer Site Model Engine Hours E IT Enter Inspection Point Name of inspection 1 Inspection 3 Inspection Point Name Herel oK Cancel Figure 9 Entering Your First Inspection Point 12 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 1 Adding Inspection Points You may add inspection points as sub levels to any existing inspection points in a manner similar to bulleted lists with sub bullets To do this select an existing inspection point and add a new inspection point As shown in Figure 10 below your new inspection point is added as a sub level of the existing inspection point MDI Builder New MDI Inspection 5 x File Edit Help 2 BOO He 5 09 923 Y Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility E Inspection Atthe start of Inspection user will be asked for ca inspectionPointr 1 ESN O subLevelt Customer Site Model Engine Hours InspectionPointt Characterization Assign characterization set to all sub nodes Enter Inspection Point Clear Characterization Set For All Sub Nodes 3 SubLever2 oK Cancel Reference Material Assign reference material to a
29. pter 2 Pre Inspection Planning Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 1 Mapping Your Inspection To begin using Menu Directed Inspection you need to think about your inspection as a multi level process Each inspection defined using Menu Directed Inspection consists of both study level information and inspection point level information These are defined as follows Study Level Tags This is the information captured at the beginning of each inspection The study level tags are printed on the cover page of all reports generated by the Menu Directed Inspection software Study Level Information This information is specific to a particular inspection occurrence Some examples of study level information are Date Inspector Name Inspection Location and Asset Serial Number You can use the MDI Builder Software on your PC to define the specific information that you want to capture every time the MDI is run on a VideoProbe Inspection Point Level Tags This is the information that is associated with each image within reports generated by the Menu Directed Inspection software Inspection Point Level Information This information is specific to images captured during your inspection Typically the information describes the location of an inspection point within an asset Some examples of inspection level information are Section Component Detail Tube Number or Weld Number You can use the MDI Builder Software on your PC to def
30. racterization You may customize it to be Observation Defect ID or another identifier 8 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 2d Characterization Tab The Characterization tab as shown in Figure 6 below displays the Characterization Sets that have been created for an inspection MO Bilder ev MOI Inspection File Edit Help a Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization I Reference Material Compatibility Set DefectSet1 Import Export Allow user to select Other and create a characterization on the videoprobe Add New Set Delete Selected Set Add New Characterization Delete Selected Characterization L J i sa J Rename Selected Set Er a Edit Selected Characterization o 9i a DefectSet1 Typical DefectSet2 Crack ObservationSet1 Dent ObservationSet2 Pit Figure 6 MDI Builder Characterization Tab Note 4 maximum of 50 characterization sets are allowed per inspection and a maximum of 50 characterizations are allowed per set It is best to organize the characterizations by placing the most common characterizations at the top of the list e Allow Other To allow the VideoProbe operator to enter a characterization not already associated with an inspection point check the box next to Allow user to select Other and create a characterization on the VideoPr
31. rning paragraphs provide information that alerts the operator to a hazardous situation that can cause injury to personnel Cautionary information is also included when applicable Safety amp Regulatory Issues For detailed information on safety and regulatory issues refer to the user s manual for your specific GEIT VideoProbe Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual V Preface vi no content intended for this page Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 1 About Menu Directed Inspection MDI Chapter 1 About Menu Directed Inspection MDI 1 1 Overview To use the GEIT Menu Directed Inspection MDI application effectively three general steps must be completed As illustrated in Figure 1 below these steps are e Pre Inspection e Inspection Post Inspection Repeatable Steps Report amp View Organized Results PC amp Rhythm Software Plan amp Build Inspect Using Your MDI Inspection MDI Enabled MDI Builder VideoProbe Figure 1 MDI Workflow Overview Proceed to the next page for a more detailed description of the above steps Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 1 Chapter 1 About Menu Directed Inspection MDI 1 2 Pre Inspection Plan Build your Inspection Using the MDI Builder application on your PC allows you to turn your inspection plan into a digital map that can be loaded onto your GEIT VideoProbe You can use the MDI Builder application to define the
32. specific information that you want to capture during inspection The file created using the MDI Builder may be used multiple times on your VideoProbe For example if you create an inspection plan for a CFM56 engine you can use that plan to perform multiple inspections on multiple CFM56 engines For more information on building your inspection plan refer to Pre Inspection Planning on page 3 1 3 Inspection Use MDI on the VideoProbe After you have built an inspection plan you need to load the file onto your GEIT VideoProbe You can then use the digital inspection plan to ensure that you are capturing all of the data that you intended to capture Once you have completed your inspection you can automatically generate an inspection report on the VideoProbe For more information on using Menu Directed Inspection refer to Inspection Procedures on page 19 1 4 Post Inspection Report amp View the Inspection Results After completing your inspection the inspection results can be found in files on your PC These files have names that indicate their content Each completed inspection creates a unique file folder on your PC that contains your results Each such inspection folder includes all of the information required to use the GEIT Rhythm data management software For more information on working with Menu Directed Inspection reports refer to Post Inspection Reports on page 25 2 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Cha
33. sub nodes EX up guilder eS New MDI Inspection File Edit Help Inspection l Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Inspection At the start of Inspection user will be asked for 9 E InspectionPointt Serial Number C SubLevelt Customer D SubLeverz Site D subteveis Unit Number C SubLevela Inspector Name amp E InspectionPoint2 CI InspectionPoint3 Stage SubLevelt CI InspectionPoint4 Filename InspectionPoint SubLevelt Annotation InspectionPoint SubLevelt Characterization Select Characterization Set Clear Characterization Set Reference Material Select Reference Material Clear Reference Material Figure 14 Assigning Reference Material Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 17 Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 3 3 Assigning Reference Material cont To assign a certain page of a pdf type the page number into the box next to the reference pdf see Figure 15 below If using more than one page separate the page numbers by a comma a File Edit Help Eye de Ae OO wa 4 Characterization Reference Material Compatibility Inspection Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image At the start of Inspection user will be asked for Serial Number E Inspection E InspectionPointt
34. ted Inspection User s Manual Chapter 5 Tips Tricks 5 3 Changing the Language MDI Builder comes pre loaded with eleven languages To change the language used select the following menu File gt Languages gt Language Name When the above menu is selected a window similar to Figure 22 below opens Simply choose the desired display language on the drop down list MDI Builder New MDI Inspection File Edit Help e E A a a i open tr O Hs Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility J cose At the start of Inspection user will be asked for save ts n Customer kg sevens ste Model ENGLISH Ba DET tune ons z osa J ex 2 ITALIANO FRANCAIS 2 PORTUGU S 2 DEUTSCH 2 PYCCKMA ESPA OL 2 POLSKI O sac O B4 Name of inspection Inspection Figure 22 List of Available Languages Note For the language change to take place you must restart the MDI Builder application IMPORTANT Remember to save your inspection before restarting the MDI Builder application 3 Chapter 5 Tips Tricks 5 4 Expanding or Collapsing the Inspection Tree To quickly expand or collapse your inspection tree select one of the following menu options see Figure 23 below Edit Expand Inspection Tree or Edit Collapse Inspection Tree MDI Builder New MDI Inspection of x File
35. tion Study Labels Cover Page Inspection Point Labels Image Characterization Reference Material Compatibility CI Lm2500 2 Atthe start of Inspection user will be asked for C3 HPC Front ESN E 9 C31 Porto Customer F O stageoLe Site Dy Btaget TE Model 9 Port Engine Hours x O Stage1LE D Stage2TE Component Stage1TE Port2 ra Filename HPC Front Porto Stage1TE O Stage2LE E O StagesTE Annotation HPC Front Porto Stage1TE Porta C Porta D Pons D Pone Characterization O port E3 HPC Back Select Characterization Set D Porte Clear Characterization Set 3 Ports D Pomo D Porta C Pom2 D Poris Reference Material D Porta O Poris Select Reference Material 9 EJ Comb E Porti Clear Reference Material Figure 3 MDI Builder Inspection Tab For example the highlighted inspection point in Figure 3 above is part of a multi level inspection Gear Box is the first level 1st Planet Stage is the second level and Planetary Pinions is the third level These levels are used as illustrated below to construct the filename and annotation associated with the highlighted inspection point Gear Box _ Ist Planet Stage _ Planetary Pinions Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Note 4 maximum of 1500 inspection points are allowed and a maximum of five inspection levels are allowed 6 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Chapter 2 Pre Inspection Planning 2 2 2b
36. will be asked for E InspectionPointt ESN 3 SubLevelt Customer D Site 3 SubLevel3 Model 3 SubLevel4 Engine Hours ie D inspectionPoint2 y InspectionPointa Borescope Port SubLevel2 D inspectionPointa Filename InspectionPaintt SubLevet2 Annotation inspectionPoint SubLevel2 Characterization Select Characterization Set Clear Characterization Set Reference Material Select Reference Material Clear Reference Material Figure 19 Automatic Filenames and Annotations Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual 31 Chapter 5 Tips Tricks 5 2 Resetting Filenames and Annotations cont If you have changed your filenames and or annotations but later decide that you prefer the automatic text strings simply select the Reset Filenames Annotations toolbar button highlighted in Figure 20 below A OO Bs Figure 20 The Reset Filenames Annotations Toolbar Button Selecting the Reset Filenames Annotations toolbar button opens a window similar to Figure 21 below Then select Filenames or Annotations or Both to reset the desired text strings Reset Filenames Annotations ES What aspects of the inspection tree would you like to change 2 Filenames Annotations amp Both Continue Cancel Figure 21 Reset Filenames and Annotations 32 Menu Directed Inspection User s Manual Menu Direc
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