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SBS-3500

Portable Density Meter

From Firmware Version V1.54

Instruction Manual

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Page 1: ...SBS 3500 Portable Density Meter From Firmware Version V1 54 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...on in this manual Specifications are subject to change without notice All rights reserved No part of this document may be translated reproduced or distributed in any form print photocopy microfilm or any other process without the prior written permission of SBS Trademarks may be used in this instruction manual without being marked as such These are the property of their respective owners and are l...

Page 3: ...taching the Syringe Adapter 18 7 3 Switching the Instrument On 19 7 4 Switching the Instrument Off 19 8 Defining the Basic Settings 20 8 1 Language Settings 20 8 2 Units 20 8 3 Sound Settings 20 8 4 Energy Saving Mode 20 8 5 Backlight 21 8 6 Contrast Settings 21 8 7 Allocation of the Softkey Function 21 8 8 Password Protection 22 8 9 Date and Time Settings 23 8 10 Exporting the System Settings to ...

Page 4: ... ID 34 9 3 4 Deleting a Sample ID 34 9 3 5 Deleting all Sample IDs 34 9 3 6 Selecting a Sample ID 35 9 4 Using the RFID Function 35 9 4 1 Preconditions for using RFID 35 9 4 2 Allocating RFID Tags 35 9 4 3 Selecting a Method and or Sample ID via RFID 36 9 4 4 Application Examples of RFID 36 9 5 Filling Sample 36 9 5 2 Filling with the Plastic Syringe 37 9 6 Performing a Measurement 38 9 6 1 Deleti...

Page 5: ...irmware Update 46 11 3 Device Information 47 11 3 1 Accessing Device Information 47 11 3 2 Exporting Device Information 47 11 4 Exporting Adjustment Date 48 12 Readjustment 49 12 1 Check Measurement 49 12 2 Water Adjustment 49 12 3 Custom Adjustment 50 12 4 Defining an Offset 50 12 5 Restoring to Factory Adjustment 50 13 Error Messages and Warnings 51 14 Technical Data 52 15 Wetted Parts 53 Append...

Page 6: ...ous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING Warning indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION Caution indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NOTICE Notice indicates a situation which if not avoided could result in damage to property TIP Tip gives e...

Page 7: ...es outside of hazardous areas The installation procedure shall only be carried out by authorized personnel who are familiar with installation instructions Do not use any accessories or wearing parts other than those supplied or approved by SBS Make sure all operators are trained to use the instrument safely and correctly before starting any applicable operations In case of damage or malfunction do...

Page 8: ...fety regulations for handling the measured samples e g use of safety goggles gloves respiratory protection etc Only store the minimum required amount of sample cleaning liquids and other inflammable materials near the SBS 3500 Do not leave sample rinsing containers uncovered Clean all spillages immediately Make sure that the setup location is sufficiently ventilated The environment of the SBS 3500...

Page 9: ... value the temperature of the sample has to be determined precisely Concentration Measurement In binary mixtures the density of the mixture is a function of its composition Thus by using density concentration tables the density value of a binary mixture can be used to calculate its composition This is also possible with so called quasi binary mixtures These are mixtures containing two major compon...

Page 10: ... filling process in detail Samples are filled into the measuring cell using the built in pipette style pump or a syringe You can allocate sample IDs to your samples for easier identification You can also define and store different measuring methods allowing acceleration of repeatedly performed standard measurements The SBS 3500 is operated via seven keys 1024 measuring data including date time and...

Page 11: ...transport company or insurance company 2 Check the delivery for completion by comparing the supplied parts to those given in Table 5 1 3 If a part is missing contact your SBS representative 4 If a part is damaged contact the transport company and your SBS representative Fig 5 1 Supplied Items 1 SBS 3500 Density Meter 2 IrDA USB Adapter Optional 3 Plastic Syringes 2 mL 4 Luer Adapter UNF for syring...

Page 12: ...ard 180 mm 68527 1 Luer adapter UNF for syringe filling 64792 10 Plastic syringes 2 mL 58802 Table 5 2 Optional Parts Article Description Mat No Custom function for SBS 3500 88974 DKD Calibration SBS 3500 88153 Filling Tube PTFE length 600 mm 78503 IrDA USB Adapter LCS 8141 88085 Printer CMP 10 ES RS232C IrDA 87817 RFID ABS Disc Tag 30 x 5 x 2 mm 88443 RFID Laundry Tag 30 mm 88444 RFID PVC Disc Ta...

Page 13: ... Instrument 6 1 Front View Fig 6 1 Front View of SBS 3500 1 Built In Pump 2 Screw Plug 3 Measuring Cell 4 Softkeys 5 Operating Keys 6 RFID Interface only for SBS 3500 versions with RFID Interface 7 Graphical Monochrome LC Display ...

Page 14: ...r switching the instrument on and off For deleting measuring data entries and characters during an entry Softkeys for selecting menu items and for navigation The function of the right softkey can be configured Arrow keys for navigation within the menu and for the entry of characters TIP For faster up and down navigation keep the arrow keys pressed ...

Page 15: ...ear view of SBS 3500 1 Data Storage Key 2 Type Plate 3 Custom Functions Optional 4 Mark for the correct battery insertion 5 Calibration Number Optional Key at the Rear Side For starting a measurement and storing results in the memory ...

Page 16: ...e 3 Symbol for infrared data transfer 3a or RFID symbol1 1 Only for SBS 3500 versions with RFID interface 3b 4 Symbol for battery charge status 5 Warning Sign 6 Measuring Value 7 Sample Temperature ºC ºF 8 Softkey Configuration 9 Sample ID 10 Method 11 Custom Offset 12 Measuring Unit ...

Page 17: ...Page 17 Symbols on the Display ...

Page 18: ...t turning Do not use any tools for screwing in the filling tube Fig 7 1 Connecting the filling tube 7 2 Attaching the Syringe Adapter 1 Remove the screw plug at the side of the instrument 2 Screw in the Luer adapter see Chapter 5 by hand until you feel some resistance against turning Do not use any tools for screwing in the Luer adapter ...

Page 19: ...ches to the main screen measuring mode Now you can start the measuring process 7 4 Switching the Instrument Off To switch the instrument off press the key until Power Off is displayed If the instrument is in the energy saving mode see Chapter 8 4 the SBS 3500 switches automatically off after 3 5 or 10 minutes inactivity depending on the setting ...

Page 20: ...s switched on and off and when a key is pressed When sound is disabled the instrument only beeps when it is switched on and off 1 Press Menu and select Setup Beep 2 Select the preferred setting Beep on off and press Save 8 4 Energy Saving Mode Enabling the energy saving mode lowers the power consumption of the instrument and thus extends battery life When the energy saving mode is enabled the inst...

Page 21: ...The backlight is permanently off On The backlight is permanently on TIP Having the backlight turned on permanently will shorten battery life 1 Press Menu and select Setup Backlight 2 Select the preferred setting Auto Off On and press Save 8 6 Contrast Settings The display contrast can be freely adjusted to suit your preference 1 Press Menu and select Setup Display Contrast 2 Select the preferred s...

Page 22: ... For performing measurements as well as entering changing or deleting measuring methods or sample IDs no password is required You can change the password anytime or disable password protection entirely To set a password 1 Press Menu and select Setup Set Password 2 Enter the first number of your password using the arrow keys and press OK 3 Repeat this procedure to set the other numbers of the passw...

Page 23: ...s and confirm each of your selections by pressing OK The cursor moves to the next value to be set 3 Press Save Now the time settings are displayed on the screen 4 Repeat the procedure to enter the current time and press Save Date and time are now displayed in the information header To set the date format 1 Press Menu and elect Setup Date and Time Date Format 2 Select the preferred date format and ...

Page 24: ...vailable for archiving as a backup copy or for multiplying the settings 1 If your PC has no IrDA interface install the IrDA USB adapter on your PC 2 Hold the IrDA interface of SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface of your PC to establish communication between the two instruments 3 Press Menu and select Setup Import Export Send to PC System Settings 4 Click Yes The system settings are transferred and file...

Page 25: ...sure that the sample temperature does not deviate too strongly from the ambient temperature When measuring samples with a temperature which greatly differs from the ambient temperature the measurement takes longer because the sample temperature first has to adjust to the ambient temperature If the sample measured is outside the temperature specifications 0 to 40ºC the display shows the warning sig...

Page 26: ...layed measuring temperature in g cm3 or kg m3 Density xx ºC Density at the chosen reference temperature in g cm3 or kg m3 Specific Gravity SG SG Temp ºC or ºF α g cm3 K Specific gravity is the density of the sample at the chosen reference temperature divided by the density of water at the chosen reference temperature Temperature influence is compensated by the set temperature coefficient α g cm3 K...

Page 27: ... is above or below the density of water Depending on the density of the measured liquid SBS 3500 automatically switches between the two calculation methods H2SO4 H2SO4 w w Concentration of sulfuric acid or battery acid in by weight The measuring range is 0 to 70 w w H2SO4 20ºC Density of sulfuric acid or battery acid at 20ºC The measuring range is 0 8 to 2 g cm3 Sugar Brix Degrees Brix sucrose con...

Page 28: ...coefficients for the calculation of your measuring unit need to be transferred to the instrument in the correct format Contact your SBS representative if you want to import one or more additional measuring units to your instrument You will receive a file with the custom functions in the correct format from SBS To Import Custom functions 1 If your PC has no IrDA interface install the IrDA USB adapt...

Page 29: ... 11 3 If you own several SBS 3500 instruments you can import the same method list to all instruments 9 2 1 Entering a New Method 1 Select the preferred measuring parameter see Chapter 9 1 and if necessary the customer offset see Chapter 12 4 2 Press Menu and select Methods Enter new Method 3 Enter the first character of the measuring method s name using the arrow keys and press OK 4 Repeat this pr...

Page 30: ...ments To gain insight into the format to be used first define one or two methods on the instrument see Chapter 9 2 1 and then transfer these to the PC After doing that you can conveniently enter further methods in the same format and import these into the instrument TIP Importing a new method list automatically deletes the existing method list Entering the data on the PC also allows for using addi...

Page 31: ...he IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface of your PC to establish communication between the two instruments 3 After having set up one or two methods as explained above press Menu and choose Settings Import Export Send to PC Methods A dialog window appears on your PC asking if you want to accept the file 4 Click Yes The method list will be transferred and filed on the desktop ...

Page 32: ...method name see Chapter 9 2 1 and for allocating an RFID tag see Chapter 9 4 2 9 2 4 Deleting a Method 1 Press Menu and select Methods Edit Method 2 Select the method to be deleted and press 3 Select Delete Selected 4 Press Delete when asked if you really want to delete the method The selected method is deleted from the method list 9 2 5 Deleting All Methods 1 Press Menu and choose Methods Edit Me...

Page 33: ...e for the other letters in the ID 4 Browse with the arrow keys to the tick symbol and press Save TIP If you keep an arrow key pressed the cursor automatically stops at the tick symbol TIP If you enter a new sample ID and only select the tick symbol without entering letters for the ID the sample ID is automatically given the name empty The 4 digit consecutive number of the measuring data is then us...

Page 34: ...port Export Receive from PC 8 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the irDA interface of the PC again to establish communication between the two instruments 9 On the PC right mouse click on the file you want to send and select Send to Infrared Recipient The sample ID list is sent to the SBS 3500 and automatically accepted 9 3 3 Changing the Sample ID 1 Press Menu and select Sample ID Edit ID...

Page 35: ...pped with an RFID interface The functionality of the RFID communication is only guaranteed for RFID tags that support data exchange on a frequency of 125 kHz and are equipped with chip type Hitag S2048 The communication range of the RFID receiver integrated in the SBS 3500 is about 2 cm The tag has to be situation within this area to enable data exchange with the SBS 3500 9 4 2 Allocating RFID Tag...

Page 36: ...marked with the RFID symbol 1 Allocate the RFID function to the softkey see Chapter 8 7 2 When the instrument displays the main screen press the RFID softkey The message Reading RFID is displayed 3 Hold the allocated RFID tag to the RFID interface of the instrument The method and or sample ID allocated will automatically be used for the following measurements 9 4 4 Application Examples of RFID RFI...

Page 37: ...the pump lever Fig 9 1 Filling sample using the filling tube 9 5 2 Filling with the Plastic Syringe NOTICE Do not remove the pump when filling with the plastic syringe Otherwise the system is leaky 1 Fill the plastic syringe with the sample 2 Fill the measuring cell through the Luer adapter using the plastic syringe Fig 9 2 Filling sample using the plastic syringe ...

Page 38: ...d value is deleted and the instrument returns to the measuring mode 9 6 2 Printing the Measured Value You can transfer the measured value to a printer via the IrDA interface For a compatible printer contact your SBS representative 1 Allocate the softkey the command Print see Chapter 8 7 2 Switch on the printer with the IrDA interface 3 Press the Print key when the measured value appears on the dis...

Page 39: ...in at 0001 To see how many values are saved you can select Device Information see Chapter 11 3 1 Press Menu and select Measuring Data The list of results is displayed see Fig 9 3 Fig 9 3 Measuring Data 9 8 Exporting Measuring Data to a PC Exporting measuring data to a PC does not require a special program You just need a PC with an infrared interface or a PC with an IrDA USB adapter installed and ...

Page 40: ... data You have to options for exporting all measuring data to a PC Option 1 1 If your PC has no IrDA interface install the IrDA USB adapter on your PC 2 Press Menu and select Measuring Data 3 Press Export 4 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface of the PC to establish communication between the two instruments 5 Select Export All to export the whole list of measuring data to ...

Page 41: ... printer with the IrDA interface 2 Press Menu and select Measuring Data 3 Press Export 4 Select Print All to print the whole list of measuring data 5 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the irDA interface of the printer to allow communication between the printer and density meter All measuring data are printed 9 10 Deleting the Saved Measuring Data To delete the last measured value 1 Press ...

Page 42: ...g the Filling Pump Clean the filling pump regularly depending on your application If you measure aggressive samples e g battery acid clean the filling pump more often 1 Place the filling tube in a vessel which is suitable for sample disposal 2 Empty the measuring cell by pressing the pump lever 3 Open the pump lock and remove the pump 4 Rinse the pump under running tap water while moving the pump ...

Page 43: ...or a longer period of time clean the measuring cell as described in Chapter 10 1 This prevents any liquid residues freezing or drying in the measuring cell which could destroy the cell or lead to measuring inaccuracies For storage lasting less than one day fill the measuring cell with deionized water or solvent If you have filled the liquid via the plastic syringe leave the syringe in the adapter ...

Page 44: ...hem WARNING When opening the battery compartment or exchanging batteries sparks may be generated which can cause an explosion or fire in hazardous areas Serious injuries are possible Never open the battery cover in hazardous areas Only replace the batteries outside hazardous areas NOTICE Always observe the correct polarity when replacing the batteries Only use batteries of the same type and with t...

Page 45: ...emoving the pump 4 Screw out the screw of the pump lock using an Allen key size 2 5 and remove the screw Fig 11 2 Removing the pump lock screw 5 Remove the pump lock by sliding it outwards Fig 11 3 Removing the pump lock ...

Page 46: ...king the display 11 2 Carrying out a Firmware Update Your SBS representative will inform you when a new firmware update for your SBS 3500 is available After receiving the update file you can import it into the instrument 1 If your PC has no IrDA interface install the IrDA USB adapter on your PC 2 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface of the PC to establish communication bet...

Page 47: ...ce Information Press Menu and select Setup Device Information The device information is displayed 11 3 2 Exporting Device Information You can export the instrument information onto a PC 1 If your PC has no IrDA interface install the IrDA USB adapter on your PC 2 Press Menu and select Setup Import Export Send to PC Device Information 3 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface o...

Page 48: ...e IrDA USB adapter of your PC 2 Press Menu and select Setup Import Export Send to PC Adjustment 3 Hold the IrDA interface of the SBS 3500 to the IrDA interface of the PC to establish communication between the two instruments A dialog window appears on the PC asking you to accept the file transfer 4 Click Yes The adjustment data are transferred and filed on the desktop as a text file Example ...

Page 49: ...the measuring cell until no more solvent residues are present 2 Select the measuring unit Density see Chapter 9 1 3 Fill the measuring cell with deionized water and perform a measurement see Chapter 9 5 and 9 6 4 Compare the measured density value with the table values see Appendix A 5 If the measured density value deviates more than 0 001 g cm3 from the table value perform a readjustment 12 2 Wat...

Page 50: ...iquid and press Save The density of the filled reference liquid is now measured and compared with the entered density for the reference liquid at 20ºC The display shows the calculated deviation Delta in g cm3 8 Press OK to activate the new adjustment 12 4 Defining an Offset You can define an offset for your measurement This is automatically added to each measured value The offset value always refe...

Page 51: ...ent is outside the temperature specifications 15 to 25ºC Density Range The density of deionized water at 20ºC measured during readjustment is outside the allowed limits tolerance 0 01 g cm3 Criterion The density of deionized water at 20ºC measured during readjustment deviates from factory adjustment by more than 0 01 g cm3 Low Battery The battery is almost empty Battery Empty The battery is empty ...

Page 52: ...ity 5 to 90 relative air humidity non condensing Protection class IP54 use in light rain or snow possible Display LCD monochrome graphical 41 x 55mm 160 x 240 pixels Data memory 1024 measuring data Interfaces Infrared IrDA 1 4 Low Power Compliant Protocol IrOBEX IrLPT Power supply Battery type Battery life Alkaline battery 1 5V LR06 MIGNON AA 100 hours Dimensionsd 150 x 138 x 27 mm 5 5 x 5 4 x 1 1...

Page 53: ...with samples and the cleaning liquids Material Part Borosilicate glass Measuring cell PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene Filling tube piston for hand pump PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride Connection block bolt Kalez Oscillator sealing PP Polypropylene GF Housing for SBS 3500 ...

Page 54: ...Page 54 Appendix A Density of Water5 0ºC to 40ºC 5 Excerpt from Spieweck F Bettin H Review Solid and liquid density determination Technisches Messen 59 1992 pp 285 292 ...

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