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15.03.2020 
 

FAG 

FLUO DX preliminary User Manual 

Contents 

The FLUO DX invisible ink colorimeter .................................................................................................... 1 

Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 2 

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ......................................................................................................... 2 

This Manual ............................................................................................................................................. 3 

HARDWARE RESET of the DEVICE ............................................................................................................ 3 

Device Status information ....................................................................................................................... 4 

Positioning LED ........................................................................................................................................ 4 

Start Display............................................................................................................................................. 5 

Measure References ................................................................................................................................ 5 

Fluorescence Intensity Reference (F256 or F365) ............................................................................... 5 

Phosphorescence Reference ............................................................................................................... 6 

Measure Intensity.................................................................................................................................... 6 

Measure Fluorescent Intensity ............................................................................................................ 6 

Measure Phosphorescence Intensity .................................................................................................. 8 

MLab Laboratory function ................................................................................................................... 9 

Fluorescent MLab function.............................................................................................................. 9 

M Lab Phosphorescence.................................................................................................................... 10 

MSpez function...................................................................................................................................... 11 

The FLUO DX invisible ink colorimeter 

The FLUO DX Invisible ink colorimeter is the ideal Device to control the use of invisible and 
phosphorescent inks in the press room. The FLUO DX is equipped with two UV LEDs, at 365nm and 
256nm and measures the Fluorescent Intensity, the Colorimetric parameters XYZ, xy, Lab, LCh and 
the Phosphorescent characteristics of an ink.  

Important: 

This manual describes the current version of the FLUO DX hardware and software. Future 

enhancements or modifications are reserved. 

Summary of Contents for FLUO DX

Page 1: ...orescence Intensity 8 MLab Laboratory function 9 Fluorescent MLab function 9 M Lab Phosphorescence 10 MSpez function 11 The FLUO DX invisible ink colorimeter The FLUO DX Invisible ink colorimeter is the ideal Device to control the use of invisible and phosphorescent inks in the press room The FLUO DX is equipped with two UV LEDs at 365nm and 256nm and measures the Fluorescent Intensity the Colorim...

Page 2: ...t hurt your eyes Use the FLUO DX in ambient temperatures between 20 C 68 F and 25 C 77 F and do not expose the device to direct sun light The FLUO DX should never be opened as there are no user serviceable parts inside Doing so voids the guarantee Contact your authorized dealer if repairs are necessary To avoid incorrect handling the FLUO DX should only be used by trained personnel Use original PE...

Page 3: ...RESET of the DEVICE On the bottom of the device you can find the RESET key Press this key to perform a Hardware RESET After a Hardware Reset the FLUO DX will show the key information about the device such as Serial Number Firmware version Device ID Key A Reset the device parameters to factory defaults Key B Transfer measurement data via IR Interface to the Host PC ...

Page 4: ...ositioning LED in front of the device to find the measurement position on the invisible ink Press and hold Key B The positioning LED will go off upon release of Key B or after 20 seconds Never ever look directly into the UV positioning LED as this might hurt your eyes The device display shows a proper warning In order to turn the positioning LED on the following conditions have to be met Device is...

Page 5: ...ference sets with different timing settings can be measured Fluorescence Intensity Reference F256 or F365 Up to 4 references can be stored in the device If a reference is available the proper number is displayed with brackets Select the reference number you would like to measure Key A Select the Filter You can choose one of the physical filters R G or B You can also select the black Filter K which...

Page 6: ...y A Select the Filter Key B Switch the positioning LED on Key C Delete the current values Key D Exit Measure the reference Up to 10 measurements can be taken The average will be calculated at the end Press Key C to save the reference Measure Intensity Press Key A on the start screen Measure Fluorescent Intensity Press Key A or Key B to measure Fluorescent intensity against a reference ...

Page 7: ... 89 of the pigmentation has been achieved Key A Delete the most recent reading Key B Positioning LED on Key C Terminate the measurement process and save data permanently using an Identification mark Key D Exit If you save the measurement data the statistics will be displayed The current mark is displayed on the top line Use this to Identify the sheet on which the measurements have been taken Key C...

Page 8: ...ght is switched off and the FLUO DX waits the Cool Down Time before measuring the Phosphorescence If the measured signal is zero no phosphorescence can be measured The time frames are configured using the FLUODXConnect Software Select a reference by pressing the key below the reference number Measure a sample The PH365 Value is the Phosphorescence measured after the Cool Down Time in relation to t...

Page 9: ...s mode colorimetric analysis for fluorescent inks and phosphorescent analysis for phosphorescent inks can be made Fluorescent MLab function Measure a sample You can measure several times and take the average value Key A Next display Key B Positioning LED on Key C Save measurement Key D Exit ...

Page 10: ...bove example shows that the 256nm Fluorescence is only 4 compared to 365nm Fluorescence Hue if the sample is exposed to 256nm UV light the fluorescent color Hue is 89 yellow while when exposed to 365nm UV light the fluorescent color Hue is 266 blue M Lab Phosphorescence Measure a sample The graph shows the charging and discharging behavior of the sample The ET exposure time is configured as 30ms t...

Page 11: ...s to reach saturation The discharging time is estimated to be 19ms After 0 4ms the Phosphorescence decays below 50 of the Fluorescence After 6 6ms the Phosphorescence decays below 20 MSpez function In this mode you can measure the delta E between two samples Measure the Target several times The Average is taken as reference Key A Switch to sample measurement Key B Positioning LED on Key D Exit Mea...

Page 12: ...15 03 2020 12 Key B Positioning LED on Key C Save measurement Key D exit ...

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