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DUALEX SCIENTIFIC

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TM

 

FORCE-A 

 

User’s manual v.3.1 

 

Date & hours, Contrast, Stand-by mode, Language and About. 
 

The navigation among the menus is made by using buttons up  

and  down 

  on  the 

keyboard. 

The selected sub-menu is marked by (>   <). Use the button 

 to select the sub-menu. 

 

II.4. 

Sub menu ‘measurement’ 

To initialize a measurement sequence, select the sub-menu ‘Measurement’ and press 

 button. 

II.4.a. 

Calibration 

 
When  the  measurement  sub-menu  is  selected  and  before  any  measurement,  the  DUALEX 
SCI™ unit will ask for a short self-calibration. The following screen will appear: 

 

Be careful during calibration process that there is nothing between the optical heads and that the 
clip is well closed. 

To start self-calibration, press on the button 

Warning: You can face three potential problems during the calibration: 

 

 

- The clip is opened: close it and press on the button 

 

 

- There is a leaf between both heads: remove it and press on the button 

 

 

 

 

- Heads are dirty, clean them and press on the button 

.  

II.4.b. 

 Measurement 

 

Once calibration succeeded, the DUALEX SCI™ unit is ready to measure and displays 
the following screen: 

Summary of Contents for DUALEX SCIENTIFIC+

Page 1: ...DUALEX SCIENTIFIC TM USER S MANUAL F luorescence and Optoelectronics Research for the Communication between Ecophysiology and Agriculture...

Page 2: ...DUALEX SCIENTIFIC TM FORCE A User s manual v 3 1...

Page 3: ...lete a measurement 6 II 4 d Power alarm 7 II 4 e Management of the memory 7 II 5 SUBMENU USB 8 II 5 a Connection 8 II 5 b DUALEX SCIENTIFIC update 9 II 6 SUBMENU SETTINGS 12 II 6 a GPS 12 II 6 b Forma...

Page 4: ...he clip closed 2 The head that contains 5 different LEDs 1 UV A emitting LED 2 visible emitting LEDs and two NIR emitting LEDs 3 The head that contains the optical detector a filtered PIN photodiode 4...

Page 5: ...is used to cancel an action or a selection and allow the suppression of the last measurement in this case the software will come back to the previous state A long press turns back to the main menu Bu...

Page 6: ...nected a charge indicator will appear on the screen The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit can be operated when the battery is under charge The full charge of the battery will be completed after 4 hours With a fu...

Page 7: ...ny measurement the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit will ask for a short self calibration The following screen will appear Be careful during calibration process that there is nothing between the optical heads a...

Page 8: ...d Flav The range of this index is 0 999 If the measured value is outside these limits the value displayed on the screen is This state is recorded in the memory of the device under the tag NaN If the m...

Page 9: ...xial or abaxial and its associated epidermis that is positioned against the light source head upper head will be measured To measure the opposite side of the leaf you may flip over the leaf or invert...

Page 10: ...ossible any more II 4 e Memory management The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC manages the capacity of the memory and displays two safety messages to ask to empty the memory card memory almost full between 200 kB an...

Page 11: ...menu USB The submenu USB allows transferring the measured data to a computer and also it allows to update DUALEX SCIENTIFIC from a computer II 5 a Connection Connect the cable USB to the mini connecto...

Page 12: ...onnected the following message will be displayed Switch on the DUALEX with the button Connect the cable USB to the mini connector USB In the main menu of DUALEX select the sub menu USB with the botton...

Page 13: ...DUALEX SCIENTIFIC TM FORCE A User s manual v 3 1 10...

Page 14: ...ering the licence key To change the number press on the button and to change the digit press on the button _ Once the number is entered press on Press twice the button to return at the update menu Pre...

Page 15: ...IENTIFIC 8 About displays the version of the software and the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC serial number These parameters are validated by using the button Or left as previously by pressing on the software retur...

Page 16: ...button No or yes If the buttons No or are selected the datas are left intact and the software returns to the main menu If the button Yes is pressed all the datas are erased from the memory But if an...

Page 17: ...adjusts the parameters to allow the automatic mode depending on the clip aperture Use it if automatic mode doesn t work 1 Side 2 Sides 1 Side at every closure of the clip or a press on the button a me...

Page 18: ...You can adjust the contrast of the screen with the buttons and After having adjusted the contrast return to the main menu by pressing II 6 f Standby The time before DUALEX SCIENTIFIC enters the standb...

Page 19: ...isabled when you are in USB mode II 6 g Languages This mode allows to select the language French English German and Spanish II 6 h About The submenu About displays the version of the software and the...

Page 20: ...User s manual v 3 1 17 III Data file The datas generated by the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC have a csv format They are thus compatible with any spreadsheet and any operating system A DUALEX SCIENTIFIC file is...

Page 21: ...cess 8 5 cm maximum half leaf width Acquisition time 500 ms Storage capacity 10 000 multiparametric measurements Data classification 3 levels file group and measurement numbers Temperature range From...

Page 22: ...to switch off the device Keep the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC in a dry 0 40 C non condensing clean and dust free environment V 4 Cleaning During every return in the laboratory the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC should be c...

Page 23: ...r the return The material must be then sent back to the following address FORCE A Centre Universitaire Paris Sud B t 503 91893 Orsay Cedex France Tel 33 1 69 35 88 39 Fax 33 1 69 35 88 97 e mail info...

Page 24: ...Display on the screen of Format Error after start Recharge battery then perform a new formatting of the memory If the symptom persists please contact FORCE A Too many measurements are out of the limit...

Page 25: ...Contact Secretariat Force A Universit Paris Sud 11 B timent 503 91893 Orsay Cedex France Tel 33 1 69 35 88 62 Fax 33 1 69 35 88 97 Email info force a fr Web site www force a eu...

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