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the result is a selection of colour grading scales that have been adopted as 
international industry standards. 

The EComparators are fully equivalent to the appropriate Visual 
International Standards and fully compliant with Automatic International 
Standards detailed below: 

EC 3000 ASTM Color (ASTM D1500, D6045)

 because in the scope of 

ASTM: D6045 it states 

“This test method correlates to Test Method D 156 

and Test Method D 1500 as calculated by the instrumentation”.

 

Parameter

 

Details

 

Colour Scales 

ASTM 

Range 

0 to 8 

Resolution 

0.1 

Repeatability 

± 0.1 

Summary of Contents for EC 3000 ASTM

Page 1: ...1 EC 3000 ASTM LM163010 Version 2 2 Operator Instruction Manual Lovibond Water Testing and Colour Measurement ...

Page 2: ... Diagnostics 8 Instrument Settings 9 Information 11 Power Saving Settings 11 Regional Settings 12 Date and Time 12 Calibrating the Touch screen 13 Projects 15 New Projects 15 Set Tolerances 16 Averaging and Automatic Log automatic saving 17 Edit a Project 18 Delete a Project 18 Make a Project Default 19 Make a Project Current 20 View the Measurements 20 ...

Page 3: ...trument 23 EC 3000 Kit Contents ASTM 26 EC 3000 Technical Data ASTM 27 Performing a Zero ASTM 29 Performing a Test ASTM 30 Performing a Liquid Instrument Validation using a Liquid Reference Standard ASTM 32 Performing an Instrument Validation using a Glass Refrence Standard ASTM 35 Sales Offices 37 ...

Page 4: ...5 EC on the waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product ...

Page 5: ...tandards Touch screen technology allows the EComparator Series to show simple specific and intuitive menus on screen Users can set language date and time view preferences and create projects with individual tolerance settings An on screen warning system of Within Tolerance Green Outside Tolerance Red On Border of Tolerance Amber provides the user with immediate information on the sample The user f...

Page 6: ... can be accessed by sliding the panel at the rear of the instrument The batteries can be replaced by removing the 4 x screws at the back of the instrument and removing the battery cover Ensure the cable connector is inserted into the socket in the correct orientation The symbol on the USB connector should be facing down Top of Connector Top of Instrument ...

Page 7: ...7 Firmware and Version Number The Firmware and Version Number will be displayed when the instrument is switched on Please Note Scale Name will be replaced by the Scale your EComparator measures ...

Page 8: ...trument Diagnostics 2 For Instrument Diagnostics press the Diagnostics Icon 2a The instrument will perform diagnostics on the Memory SD Card LED and Light Sensor 2b Any errors will be shown in red To view detailed information select Report Please contact you local service centre for help www lovibondcolour com ServiceCenter ...

Page 9: ...trument Icon 3a To set the integration time ensure the sample chamber is empty and then press Set This will set the optimum time for taking a measurement 3b The instrument will advise to check the Sample Chamber Press OK when empty 3c The instrument will determine the integration time a series of numbers will appear on the screen ...

Page 10: ...10 3d Click OK when complete 3e To save the settings press Save 3f To cancel the settings press Cancel 3g To exit without saving press Yes or press No to continue ...

Page 11: ... Settings press the Power Icon 5a Press the up and down arrows to adjust the time interval before the display goes to sleep 5b Press the up and down arrows to set the time interval before the instrument shuts down after being inactive To restart the instrument press the power button 5c To save the settings press Save or to cancel the changes press Cancel 5d If screen starts to dim press anywhere o...

Page 12: ...play The instrument will return to the settings screen Date and Time 7 To set the Date and Time press the Clock Icon The current time shown is the time the screen was opened and does not continuously update 7a Use the up and down arrows to set the date and time 7b To save the settings press Save or to cancel the changes press Cancel ...

Page 13: ...ter the settings menu press the settings icon at the bottom tool bar 2 The settings display will show 3 Press the Instrument Icon 4 To set the Touch Screen press LCD cal 5 The following screen will appear With a stylus press the touch screen ...

Page 14: ...top left 7 The next screen will appear using a stylus press the screen in the centre of the circle bottom right 8 The instrument will ask you to repeat steps 5 to 7 five times 9 When complete the following screen will appear To save the settings press Save 10 To cancel the settings press Cancel ...

Page 15: ...r 2 The projects screen will be displayed The Project named at the top is the current project 3 To view or manage projects click on View Projects New Projects 4 This will bring up a list of the current projects To create a New Project click on New 5 To change the name select the name box ...

Page 16: ...et Tolerances 7 The instrument will display the Project Settings Screen to set the Tolerances select Tolerance 8 To apply the tolerance limits select the Tolerance checkbox 9 To change the tolerance values use the appropriate up and down arrows Select Done when complete ...

Page 17: ...select Measurements 11 To change the Averaging use the up and down arrows This will set the number of measurements taken per test then take an average of those measurements 12 To set the automatic logging select the Automatic Log checkbox This will save every measurement that is taken Select Done when complete ...

Page 18: ...nor Measurements are saved Edit a Project 14 To edit a project go to the projects list Highlight the project by clicking on it and then select Edit 15 This will bring you to the Project Settings Screen To make changes follow steps 6 12 Delete a Project 16 To delete the project select Delete ...

Page 19: ...oject Default go to the projects list this will highlight the project that is current when the instrument is switched on Highlight the project and select Edit 19 Select Default 20 The following prompt will appear Select Yes to confirm NOTE The first project ID 1 can not be deleted but can be re named ...

Page 20: ...ents 22 To view the measurements of a project go to the projects list highlight the project required then press Meas 23 This will bring up a list of the measurements stored for this project If the tolerance limits are switched on step 7 the results will be displayed as in the tolerance column see page 15 Delete a Measurement 24 To delete a measurement highlight the measurement then select Delete ...

Page 21: ...t screen for the current project named at the top of the screen select View Measurements Save a Measurement manual saving 27 If automatic saving is not enabled you can save every measurement taken by selecting Projects 28 On the main projects screen select Save Measurement This will save to the current project ...

Page 22: ...2 Light Level Too High Error 3 Light Level Too Low Error 4 Sensor Error Error 5 File System Error Error 6 Communication Error Error 7 Keypad Error Error 10 Non Volatile Memory Error Please contact you local Service Centre for help www lovibondcolour com ServiceCentre ...

Page 23: ...ing the USB cable provided 2 Ensure the cable connector is inserted into the socket in the correct orientation The symbol on the USB connector should be facing down 3 Turn on the instrument 4 If an Autoplay popup appears on the Host Computer select Open folder to view files 5 Otherwise open windows explorer and select the appropriate Removable Disk Top of Connector Top of Instrument ...

Page 24: ...e package to the instrument 9 Turn off the instrument 10 Press and hold the Read button the left hand button on the instrument keypad Whilst holding this button turn the instrument on 11 Continue to hold this the Read button until the screen turns white The instrument is now installing the upgrade package When installation is complete the instrument turns off ...

Page 25: ...25 12 Turn the instrument on 13 Confirm that the Firmware has been successfully installed by checking the Firmware Version field on the Information screen ...

Page 26: ...Reference Standard 2 Glass Cell 2x W100 OG 33 mm Plastic Cell 2x W100 33 mm Glass Reference Standard 1 Glass Reference Standard 2 Available in the kit EC 3000 Series Instrument USB Power Supply 4 x AA Batteries EComparator Reference Solution EComparator Reference Solution Glass and Plastic Cells USB Cable Mini Screwdriver Cell Divider Glass Reference Standard ...

Page 27: ...xteen steps 0 5 8 0 units in increments of 0 5 units Visual Comparators can achieve a resolution of 0 5 units the EC 3000 instruments achieve a resolution of 0 1 To comply with specifications a 33 mm path length must be used ASTM D1500 superseded the 12 step D155 NPA National Petroleum Association scale in 1960 Other petroleum products that do not fall within the scope of ASTM D1500 such as undyed...

Page 28: ...ual International Standards and fully compliant with Automatic International Standards detailed below EC 3000 ASTM Color ASTM D1500 D6045 because in the scope of ASTM D6045 it states This test method correlates to Test Method D 156 and Test Method D 1500 as calculated by the instrumentation Parameter Details Colour Scales ASTM Range 0 to 8 Resolution 0 1 Repeatability 0 1 ...

Page 29: ...tion the instrument will display 2 Ensure the sample chamber is empty 3 Close the sample lid and press the zero key on the keypad or the display 4 While performing a zero the instrument will display 5 When complete the instrument will display ...

Page 30: ...lter the sample through a 0 45 micron filter paper 1 Fill a clean Cell 2 3 full with the sample 2 Place the cell in the sample chamber of the EComparator push to the left hand side 3 Close the sample lid and press the test key on the keypad or the display 4 While performing a test the instrument will display ...

Page 31: ...easure again and display 6 The instrument will display the result as 7 Press the result button on the display to change between numeric and comparator mode 8 Press the up and down arrows to view the stages steps as they would be on the visual disc ...

Page 32: ...n Liquid These liquids are used to validate that the instrument is measuring within the specified tolerances 1 Select a bottle of validation liquid and ensure that the selected validation liquid is within its expiry date 2 Ensure the sample chamber is empty 3 Close the sample lid and press the Zero key 4 While performing a zero the instrument will display ...

Page 33: ...ion 6 Place the cell in the sample chamber of the EComparator push to the left hand side 7 Close the sample lid and press the test key on the keypad or the display 8 While performing a test the instrument will display 9 The instrument will display the result ...

Page 34: ...34 10 Compare the result from the instrument to the value on the label of the validation liquid to check it is within the specified tolerances ...

Page 35: ...he sample chamber is empty 2 Close the sample lid and press the zero key 3 Place the selected standard in the sample chamber on the right hand side 4 Press the test key on the keypad 4 The result will be displayed on the screen Compare these results to those on the label of the standard ...

Page 36: ...36 5 Press the back arrow on the display to change between numeric and comparator mode ...

Page 37: ...x 86 10 85251001 Email chinaoffice tintometer com Sales Offices Germany Tintometer GmbH Lovibond Water Testing Schleefstraße 8 12 44287 Dortmund Germany Tel 49 0 231 94510 0 Fax 49 0 231 94510 20 Email sales lovibond com North America Tintometer Inc 6456 Parkland Drive Sarasota Florida 34243 USA Tel 1 941 756 6410 Fax 1 941 727 9654 Email sales tintometer us Switzerland Tintometer AG Hauptstraße 2...

Page 38: ...meter Group All translations and transliterations of Lovibond and Tintometer are asserted as trademarks of the Tintometer Group Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries ...

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