REICHERT AR5
User’s Guide
Page 1: ...REICHERT AR5 User s Guide...
Page 2: ...ut notice Reichert Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product described in this manual without notice and without incorporating those changes in any products already sold ISO 9001 Certified...
Page 3: ...urning on the AR5 Refractometer 19 AR5 Software Set AR5 Temp 20 Installing Set AR5 Temp 20 Starting AR5 Refractometer 20 Using Set AR5 Temp 20 Main Menu Set AR5 Temp 20 PC Program Config 21 Start soft...
Page 4: ...0 101 Rev A Troubleshooting 34 Error List AR5 34 Cleaning Maintenance 37 Maintenance Intervals 37 Maintenance Works 37 Specifications 38 Technical Specifications AR5 38 Warranty 39 Table of Contents c...
Page 5: ...URY OR DEATH WARNING THE OPERATOR OF THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD USE IT IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS USER S GUIDE REICHERT TECHNOLOGIES CANNOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE OPE...
Page 6: ...NG CLEANING SOLUTIONS ON ANY PART OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO ENSURE THAT YOU DO NOT DAMAGE THE UNIT SEE THE MAINTENANCE SECTION OF THIS GUIDE FOR DETAILED CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION DO NOT USE AMMONIA B...
Page 7: ...ET CABLE WHILE PRINTING THIS COULD LEAD TO DATA LOSS CAUTION YOU CAN ONLY TRANSFER DATA FROM THE AR5 REFRACTOMETER TO YOUR COMPUTER BY INTERFACING THESE TWO DEVICES WITH THE SERIAL PORTS CAUTION DON T...
Page 8: ...r s Guide Warning Alternating Current Power Date of Manufacture Manufacturer REF Catalog Number SN Serial Number Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Compliance to Low Voltage Directive 2006 9...
Page 9: ...in the guide to ensure optimum performance of your new instrument Please retain this guide for future reference and to share with other users For additional copies of this manual or questions related...
Page 10: ...behavior is called Dispersion That is why a correct declaration of refractive index requires also the wavelength Normally refractive index is given for the yel low line of sodium D Line which equates...
Page 11: ...t with the measurement prism and is detected This is important to know because in the process refractometry the liquid should have a very good contact with the prism and even the slightest dirt or cru...
Page 12: ...the same like a treacle with 52 DS Thus all temperature corrections apply only for certain substance groups The Brix scale is defined with the concentration of sucrose in water and that s why the temp...
Page 13: ...mperature Scale Scale t c12 dT c13 dT 2 c14 dT 3 c12 dT c23 dT 2 c24 dT 3 Scale t c32 dT c33 dT 2 c34 dT 3 Scale t 2 c42 dT c43 dT 2 c44 dT 3 Scale t 3 This formula with its twelve coefficients seems...
Page 14: ...the polynomial fit If your calculator is able to compute a best fit curve it would show you the following formula Brix 0 358 549 396 r So if you want to type in the coefficients for the special scale...
Page 15: ...ee Centigrade about 0 06 Bx at water and about 0 08 Bx at 60 Bx Since the parabola does provide good results a linear correction of 0 07 Bx C is adequate But please consider that this linear correctio...
Page 16: ...961 all others are zero Accordingly if you compute with using the refractive index c1 11783 327 c2 22849 207 c3 14911 260 c4 3301 961 all others are zero Not only that the coefficients are more unhand...
Page 17: ...delivered serial cable with the serial port at the AR5 measuring head Refer to Figures IS 01 and IS 02 Figure IS 02 Serial Cable AR5 Connect the other end of the cable with the serial port of your PC...
Page 18: ...y Clip Clip Now you have to put in the clip of the display in to the opening of the backside of the measuring head Refer to Figures IS 04 and IS 05 Figure IS 05 Opening at the Backside of AR5 Measurin...
Page 19: ...by a green light behind the Reichert symbol on the front If you want to turn off your refractometer press the ON OFF button for 1 2 seconds The Display as well as the Measuring head will shut down A m...
Page 20: ...follow the instructions Starting AR5 Refractometer The device has to be connected to the provided power supply Now connect the measuring head and your PC by using the serial cable sent with your AR5 U...
Page 21: ...the AR5 with the PC by using the serial port 2 Now start the program ARConfig exe on your computer Start software Choose your default language You then have the opportunity to login as User read only...
Page 22: ...field For example if you type 5 it means that the refractometer measures and displays the results every 5 seconds To start the measurement just click START After you complete the measuring process by...
Page 23: ...ote Show All Values is explained later in this section The blue fields on top of the window are the current measuring values In addition all current measure ments are shown in the table sorted by the...
Page 24: ...a 1 POINT or 2 POINT calibration The values of the Slope and the Offset can be modified here To operate a 1 POINT calibration the Brix value has to be entered and confirmed by activating the STORE but...
Page 25: ...IDEO button you initiate a function which displays the measurements in graph format It is possible to display the amplitude values graphically Examples are shown below Figure IS 09 Refractometer Video...
Page 26: ...ctual Measurement Figure IS 11 Measurements with Show all Values Load Options To load the instrument configuration from the AR5 refractometer to the PC press LOAD under the COM port selector After the...
Page 27: ...dules will be explained on the following pages Figure IS 13 Edit Modules General The module offers you an overview of the AR5 You can see the Factory No the Serial No the amount of Hours the device ha...
Page 28: ...you would like to edit them request assistance from Reichert first The Slope option changes the angle of the calibration curve and Offset changes the amplitude of the y axis height calibration curve F...
Page 29: ...ou can set the Serial Interface Parameters that were shown in columns 1 to 5 Figure IS 17 Module Serial Output Extreme Values The Extreme Values of the measured temperature and humidity is displayed h...
Page 30: ...the scale You can choose between Refractive Index and Brix Scale Min Input Value signifies the smallest input parameter the same goes for Max Input Value With in the limits of Min Temperature and Max...
Page 31: ...generated scale on your PC Brix Scale The Brix Scale is pre defined on your device Because of this fact you can t edit the coefficients The other values can be changed by the user for individual confi...
Page 32: ...own refractive index and the actual temperature If you click CALCULATE the Scale Result will be computed Figure IS 23 Test Brix Scale Display The LCD display of the AR5 can be configured to display up...
Page 33: ...in peltier thermostat Please contact the Reichert Service before you try to edit these settings Figure IS 25 Configure Peltier Save Data You have the opportunity to save your edited data You can SAVE...
Page 34: ...1003 Fatal file error 1004 Resource error 1005 Can not open file 1006 File operation aborted 1007 Timeout error file system 1008 Unspecified file error 1009 Can not remove file 1010 Can not rename fi...
Page 35: ...ers from 1 to 99 are for Reichert use only 1200 The formula has a syntax error 1201 The execution of the formula will last too long 1210 Instrument has no or a wrong MAC address must be 00 04 a3 xx xx...
Page 36: ...Refractometer unit wrong parameter 1713 Refractometer unit halted 1714 Refractometer unit timeout 1730 Scale is not activated 1731 The actual wavelength is not defined for this scale 1732 Scale input...
Page 37: ...er supply to clean the prism To ensure safe operation of the device it is advisable to send them in for service every two years to get the best performance guaranteed Maintenance Works The best way to...
Page 38: ...n Sample Peltier Thermostat 20 C 25 C Power supply 100V 240V 47 63 Hz 1 5 A Fuses Battery Light Source Wavelength 589 nm LED Interference Filter Display Two line LCD Display Interfaces Serial Communic...
Page 39: ...sale use or handling of product PATENT WARRANTY If notified promptly in writing of any action brought against the purchaser based on a claim that the instru ment infringes a U S patent Reichert will d...
Page 40: ...4555 Email reichert information ametek com www reichert com Authorized European Representative AMETEK GmbH Business Unit Reichert Carl von Linde Strasse 42 85716 Unterschleissheim Munich Germany Emai...
