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Operating

Manual

Spectro LFP 

S3

RT and Tex

automatic 

reflection and transmission spectrophotometer

Edition E5

Summary of Contents for Spectro LFP S3

Page 1: ...Operating Manual Spectro LFP S3 RT and Tex automatic reflection and transmission spectrophotometer Edition E5...

Page 2: ...2 Spectro LFP RT Operating Manual...

Page 3: ...e samples 15 3 3 Measuring special materials 16 3 3 1 Measuring heavy reflective materials 16 3 3 2 Measuring thick transparent materials 17 3 3 3 Measuring special transparent materials 17 Chapter 4...

Page 4: ...r use in color management for the digital digital imaging market Maywesuggestyoureadtheoperatingmanualfirstforfullyenjoyingthe capabilities of this instrument thus you will be able to get familiar wit...

Page 5: ...be measured automatically papers vinyl textiles cardboards plastic plates gypsum plates wood glass stone and ceramics plates For LFP market Individual ICC profiles for large format output equipment p...

Page 6: ...software for Mac OSX and Windows power supply adapter this operating manual package keep it for possible transports 1 3 Components of the Spectro LFP Tex instrument The Spectro LFP Tex comes with the...

Page 7: ...sample holders for special materials code C200A50 S1 consisting of 1 Reflectionsampleholderforextraheavy reflective materials code C200A50 2 Transmission sample holder for thick transparent materials...

Page 8: ...1 Installing on a Mac computer under OS X Switch off the Spectro LFP Insert the supplied CD Rom into your computer run the Barbieri Gateway software installer or the USB Driver Installer program on t...

Page 9: ...driver Switch off the Spectro LFP Insert the supplied CD Rom into your computer run the Barbieri Gateway software installer or the USB Driver Setup program on the CD and follow the instructions The in...

Page 10: ...hotometer is connected to the rear side of the instrument When connecting the instrument to an Apple computer use the USB cable connection WhenconnectingtoaWindowsPC youhavethechoicebetweenserial or U...

Page 11: ...ment with Barbieri electronic in order to get access to privileged information like access to download area product information firmware updates etc Registration can be done through the Barbieri Gatew...

Page 12: ...pectroLFPneartheswitchwilllight The instrument performs the following movements the measuring head goes in its up position the xy table moves to the right side near the measuring head and moves then t...

Page 13: ...of approx 97 C value 2 Measurements made with this sample holder are also named white backing measurements as recommended by the ICC International Color Consortium for the creation of ICC profiles If...

Page 14: ...The sample to be measured must be fixed inside the indicated corner marks using a tape When fixing the sample make sure the target is printed in a straight position This may be important particularly...

Page 15: ...ing transmissive samples Transmissive materials must be measured using the supplied trans mission sample holder model 3 For measuring insert the sample between the two transparent sheets of the sample...

Page 16: ...ctivematerials theoptionalsampleholder for heavy materials must be used It consists of a metallic holder with 2 magnets which are used to fix the sample The anti slip mat helps keep target from moving...

Page 17: ...e larger must the patches be For material of 5mm thickness the recommended patch size is 10mm The sample is fixed to the sample holder using a tape 3 3 3 Measuring special transparent materials When y...

Page 18: ...ard placed under the measuring head Note The validity of this reference white is 24 months from the pro duction date See the serial no on the reference white The first four charactersindicatetheyearan...

Page 19: ...hite calibration Nearly all linearization and profiling targets require to calibrate against the white of the material to be measured assuming this as the refer ence white with a value of L 100 a 0 b...

Page 20: ...of the target including its white point As the L value can be as low as 50 or lower for diffuse materials this method is not recommended for linearization and color management applications as it will...

Page 21: ...fore the auto position line is visible and not covered by the sample holder or tape 4 3 Measuring modes The Spectro LFP RT supports three measuring modes 1 Up Down mode In up down mode the measuring h...

Page 22: ...ture the wide aperture to 8mm Pressing the button will select the following apertures LED off the 2mm aperture is selected LED on intermittent the 6mm aperture is selected LED on always 8mm aperture i...

Page 23: ...to be measured is determined in only 1 position it is important that the materialhasthesamethicknessonthewholemeasur ing area Tolerances of up to 1 mm are acceptable max 2mm The instrument supports me...

Page 24: ...ilter cover The cover is holding by a magnet The UV cut filter is used to avoid wrong measurements when measur ing samples with optical brighteners Measurements correspond to measurement condition M2...

Page 25: ...in text or XML format The software runs under either Windows or Mac OSX and delivers measurement data either spectral CIELab or density The software is available for download at the following web site...

Page 26: ...n standard Replace the reference white of the Spectro LFP RT if it is no more valid or it is somehow damaged Any scratches dust or dirt on the surface of the reference white may affect the accuracy of...

Page 27: ...e a measuring lamp of Spectro LFP RT if it is obvious that a lamp is broken Reflection When the instrument is switched on the reflection lamps are blinking Check if you see the light of all the three...

Page 28: ...ys in its original package It is very important to pack the Spectro LFP carefully to avoid any dam age during the transport Put foam rubber under the measuring arm This prevents the mea suring arm fro...

Page 29: ...nds Measuring speed approx 10 min for 1248 fields Repeatability 0 2 Eab 94 on white or 0 005 D up to 1 000 D Inter instrument agree ment typ 1 0 Eab 94 Measuring sensor diffraction grating with diode...

Page 30: ...rs for special ma terials UVcutfilterreflectionforS3instruments Polarization filter for S3 instruments System requirements Personal Computer running Microsoft Windows XP or higher Apple Intel Mac runn...

Page 31: ...and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the e...

Page 32: ...elle presente apparecchiatura giunta a fine vita e organizzata e gestita dal produttore L utente che vorr disfarsi della presente apparecchiatura dovr quindi contattare il produttore e seguire il sist...

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Page 35: ...erating Manual C200M01 C Copyright 2014 by BARBIERI electronic Brixen Italy Information given in this manual is subject to change BARBIERI electronic OHG reserves the right to alter the contents of th...

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