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7.1.
Performing a Test
A Test Program for your material must be developed prior to using the MAX
®
4000 for
production testing:
•
See section
for guidance setting up a Test Program.
This section helps you determine the proper test temperature, ending criteria, sample
size, and other parameters.
•
The Parameter Expert feature (MAX
®
4000XL only, see section
) automatically selects most test parameters based on your
reference method results and then guides you through a series of tests to determine
the proper test temperature and ending criteria.
•
AZI technical sales can develop Test Programs for your material.
After a new Test Program is developed, run 5 or more tests to obtain reliable information
about the standard deviation of a typical result. Each test result is automatically saved,
and the instrument can calculate the mean, standard deviation, and relative standard
deviation through the Test Results menu. Note, the MAX
®
4000 only stores 2 Test
Results.
To perform a test:
•
If a clean pan is not already installed, then place a new/clean sample pan on the pan
support.
•
Close the lid.
•
If not at the Main Test screen, press
[ESC]
repeatedly until the Main Test
screen is displayed.
•
If the desired Test Program is not
currently active, press the
[PROGRAM]
key, then highlight the
desired Test Program from the list.
•
If desired, press
[ENT]
to view the test
parameters for the highlighted Test
Program prior to starting the test. A
screen similar to this one will be
displayed. The test parameters
cannot be edited from here, as
indicated by the lock icons. Press
[ESC]
when done to return to the
TEST PROGRAM SELECT screen.
•
From the TEST PROGRAM SELECT screen, press
[START]
to begin a test using the
highlighted Test Program.
