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CANNON
®
CCS-2100 with VISCPRO
®
Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 2.0a — November, 2010;
CANNON
®
Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
3. Prepare samples for
testing by pouring
approximately 55 ml of
sample material into the
60-ml sample jars. CCS-
2100 users should
position up to 30 sample
jars in the Sample Tray
(see photo) in the desired
order for testing.
NOTES
You may wish to test calibration standards per your established labora-
tory procedures prior to sample testing. Recalibrate the CCS (see
Chapter 3,
Calibration
) if result variance warrants.
4. Turn on the computer and start the CCS software by double-clicking
the VISCPRO
®
icon on the Desktop. CCS-2100 users must execute
the Stepper Motor Service (see page 19) to home the sampler mecha-
nism.
NOTES
If you start the VISCPRO software before turning on your CCS instru-
ment, use your computer mouse to click
Main
from the menu bar and
click
Poll for Instruments
from the
Main
menu options. This will establish
communications between the computer and the on-line instrument.
Sample Tray
5. Orient the Sample Tray on the Simulator Mechanism Sample Table so
that the arrow on the tray is aligned with the arrow on the left guide
of the Sample Table (see photo). The gear on the underside of the
Sample Tray must engage
the gear in the center of
the base of the instrument.
When the alignment is
correct, the CCS sampler
mechanism at its default
position (farthest back and
left) will be centered over
sample #1 on the Sample
Tray.
6. Ensure that the current
instrument is displayed in the VISCPRO
®
Instrument View
window.
If it is not, click
View Instrument
from the
Main
menu and select the
desired instrument configuration from the list box on the left. Then
further define/select the desired instrument characteristics using the
check box option(s)
(see Chapter 5 for more information).
CCS-2100 Sample Tray (top view)
correctly aligned on Sample Table
Placing sample jars on the Sample
