Elcometer 407L Manuale utente

User Guide

Elcometer 407L

Dual &Triple Angle

Glossmeters

These operating instructions are a short User Guide only. A copy of this Instruction Manual is available for download on our website www.elcometer.com. For

the avoidance of doubt, please refer to the original English version.

Gauge dimensions: 65 x 140 x 50mm (2.56 x 5.51 x 1.97"). Gauge Weight: 790g (1.7lb)

or translated into any language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise) without the prior written

permission of Elcometer Limited.

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Gauge Overview and Box Contents

Menu Structure

Using the Gauge

Downloading Data

Getting Started

Technical Specification

Calibrating the Gauge

Spares & Accessories

Taking a Reading

Glossary

Batching

Legal Notices & Regulatory Information

CONTENTS

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1 GAUGE OVERVIEW AND BOX CONTENTS

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Gauge Overview

Box Contents

1 Navigation Buttons

2 On/Off Key

3 USB Data Output Socket

4 Calibration Tile (Magnetised)

§Elcometer 407L Glossmeter

§ISO 17025 High Gloss Calibration Tile with Certificate

§Gloss Tile Cleaning Cloth

§Transit Case

§Mains Charger (UK, EU & US)

™

§USB Cable & ElcoMaster 2.0 Software

§User Guide

Select / Enter /

Measure

Up (5)

Down (6)

Left (3)

Right (4)

2 USING THE GAUGE

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a Battery Life Indicator

b Sample Number

c Gloss Geometry

dGloss Readings

Batch Name

Navigation Prompts

3 GETTING STARTED

3.1 SWITCHING ON / OFF

1 Press the On/Off key

2 The Elcometer logo will be displayed followed by the measurement (home) screen

To switch off, press and hold the On/Off key for 3 seconds.

The gauge will switch off automatically after 30, 60, 90 or 120 seconds of inactivity as set by the

User via Menu/Setup/Instrument Setup. This feature can also be disabled.

The image shows the Triple Angle version

aNavigation Prompts: Available navigation options are displayed as prompts on the top left of every screen. Use the

indicated button to access the required menus and options. Pressing once or twice from any menu will return the

User to the measurement (home) screen.

Date & Time

3 GETTING STARTED (CONTINUED)

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3.2 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE

1 Select Menu/Setup/Instrument Setup

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Language”. Press to select.

3 Press the navigation button to scroll through the available languages until the required

language is displayed.

3.3 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

1 Select Menu/Setup/Instrument Setup

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Set Date & Time” followed by to select

3 Press the navigation button and adjust the date and time following the on screen prompts.

3.4 SETTING THE MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS

Via Menu/Setup/Measurement Menu users can select which measurement values are displayed:

†

Geometry: Display gloss readings at 1*, 2* or 3 gloss angles

Range: Select AUTO (full scale) or BLACK (standard gloss scale) or MIRROR (extended scale

for highly reflective materials, polished metals, requires calibration using Mirror

Standard).

3.5 SETTING THE PASS/FAIL MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS

Via Menu/Setup/Measurement Menu/Pass/Fail Users can enable on-screen pass/fail indication and

set measurement criteria.

1 Select Menu/Setup/Measurement Menu/Pass/Fail

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Pass/Fail”, followed by to enable

3 Press the navigation button to edit the pass and fail criteria.

* Dual and Triple Angle Glossmeter - 60°, 20° & 60°

† Triple Angle Glossmeter only - 20° & 60° & 85°

4 CALIBRATING THE GAUGE

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When enabled, any measurement which falls between the min and max values will be considered a

pass and the header text will be coloured green.

Readings outside the min and max values will be deemed a fail and the header text will be coloured

red.

The gauge has an automatic calibration option which detects when the Elcometer 407L calibration tile

is in position. This is switched ON by default but can be disabled via Menu/Setup/Calibration Menu.

The gauge is supplied with filter paper protecting the calibration tile. This must be removed before

calibrating.

The calibration values of the tile supplied with the Elcometer 407L are pre-programmed into the gauge. If

using a different tile, follow the procedure outlined in Section 4.3.

ress the or navigation button to highlight “CALIBRATE" followed by to select

Press the or navigation button to highlight “CONFIRM" followed by to select and save

the calibration

4.2 CALIBRATING WHEN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION IS DISABLED

1 Place the gauge on the calibration tile and select Menu/Calibrate Instrument

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “CONFIRM" followed by to select and save

the calibration

Note: The calibration values of the tile supplied with the Elcometer 407L are pre-programmed into the gauge. If

using a different tile, follow the procedure outlined in Section 4.3.

b Triple Angle gauge only. Dual Angle gauges will display 20°- xx.x; 60°- xx.x.

4.1 CALIBRATING WHEN AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION IS ENABLED

1 Place the gauge on the calibration tile and press the navigation button. The following

message will be displayed:

“ Assigned Values; 20° - xx.x; 60° - xx.x; 85° - xx.x”.

Note:

2 P

Tile Detected -

3.5 SETTING THE PASS/FAIL PARAMETERS (CONTINUED)

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4 CALIBRATING THE GAUGE (CONTINUED)

4.3 CALIBRATING WHEN USING DIFFERENT CALIBRATION TILES

If using a different tile to the one identified by the Elcometer 407L, the calibration values of the tile

must be manually entered, before performing the calibration procedure.

1 Select Menu/Setup/Calibration Menu

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Tile Value 20" followed by to select

3 Follow the on screen instructions to set the tile value

4 Repeat for “Tile Value 60" and “Tile Value 85", where appropriate.

5 TAKING A READING

1 Place the gauge on the substrate and press the navigation button

2 The reading is taken and the measurement data updated

The gauge can be set to take automatic readings at 2, 5 or 10 second

intervals. This feature can be enabled via Menu/Setup/Measurement

Menu/Auto Measure.

Pressing the navigation button will access the gloss statistics screen,

displaying statistics for the current batch. Readings can also be taken in

this screen and the statistics will be updated accordingly.

Pressing the navigation button in the gloss statistics screen will

access the gloss graph; this gives a graphical representation of the gloss

measurements.

Note: Graphs (dependent upon the gloss angle available) will only be displayed when two

or more measurements have been taken.

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6 BATCHING

All Batch functions are accessed via Menu/Setup/Data & Batch Menu. Limited Batch functions are

also displayed on the initial Menu screen.

Batch functions are only available when Memory is switched ON (Menu/Memory).

6.1 CREATING BATCHES

1 Select Menu or Menu/Setup/Data & Batch Menu

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Start New Batch” followed by to select

3 Readings are automatically stored in the open batch until a new batch is created.

Batches are named “BATCH.xxn” by default, where “xxn” is incremented for each new batch created.

“BATCH” can be changed to a user defined name by connecting to a PC - see Section 6.3.

Statistics for the current batch can be viewed by pressing the navigation button whilst in the

measurement (home) screen. A trend graph of the individual gloss values can also be viewed by

pressing again.

Menu/Clear Current Batch deletes all readings from the open batch.

Menu/Delete All Batches deletes all readings from all batches stored in the memory.

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6 BATCHING (CONTINUED)

6.2 AUTO BATCHING

“Auto Batch” allows users to pre-define the number of readings to be stored in a batch before a new

batch is opened automatically.

1 Select Menu/Setup/Data & Batch Menu

2 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Auto Batch”

3 Press the navigation button to toggle ON

4 Press the navigation button to highlight “Batch Size” followed by to select

5 Adjust the batch size following the on screen prompts

6.3 VIEWING BATCH DATA

1 Using ElcoMaster

‡ Bluetooth® not currently available in Japan

™ 2.0 Software - supplied with the gauge, and available as a free download at

- the gauge can transmit readings to a PC for archiving and report

generation. Data can be transferred via USB

™

2 Batches can be saved by connecting the gauge to ElcoMaster 2.0 (using the USB supplied)

™

and selecting “Download from Gauge”. The ElcoMaster 2.0 wizard will then guide the User

through the menu instructions to select and save the chosen batch

3 Once saved the information contained in the batch can be viewed and reported upon

4 Alternatively, the gauge can be connected by Bluetooth to a PC and having created a batch in

™

ElcoMaster 2.0, the batch may be populated one reading at a time using the live reading

feature.

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6 BATCHING (CONTINUED)

6.4 CREATING USER DEFINED BATCH NAMES

1 Connect the instrument to a PC using the USB cable supplied

2 Double click on the USB data folder “IQ Meter”. This can be accessed in Windows via “MY

COMPUTER”, within this file open CONFIG>Batches. This document is a .csv file and can be

opened/edited in programs such as Notepad, Excel or Wordpad. User defined names should

entered into this document with each name listed on a separate line. The batch name length is

limited to 8 letters or numbers, further characters are not included the description

3 Switch OFF and ON to transfer the new batch names to the gauge

4 Select Menu/Setup/Data and Batch Menu

5 Press the or navigation button to highlight “Batch Name” followed by to select the

required name from those stored in the gauge.

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