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The main menu is the one that appears after the AUTOTEST screen. It is accessed by turning on
the machine normally and after a satisfactory result from the test run.
The main menu screen will show:
The menu can be navigated with the ‘
’ and ‘
’ keys. The current selection will be highlighted and
by pressing ‘ENTER’ you will access to the selected submenu (for more information about each
function in particular see the corresponding sections).
The first time the machine is used, it is advisable to access the ‘INSTRUMENT SETUP’ option as the
first step in order to establish the values for certain parameters of the viscometer such as language
and measurement units.
In the following sections, each of the 5 submenus of the main menu can be seen beginning with the
configuration submenu.
8.2 Instrument Setup menu
The configuration menu contains those functions that are not standardized and that modify the
state and/or operations of the instrument. Once the ‘INSTRUMENT SETUP’ option is selected by
pressing the ‘ENTER’ key, the following screen will appear:
Move through the options using the ‘
’ and ‘
’ keys and select a submenu with the ‘ENTER’ key. By
pressing the ‘MEM/CLEAR’ key, the user can return to the main menu and by pressing the ‘
◄
’ key,
the user can return the previous screen.
The main menu provides the possibility of:
-
Changing the working language
-
Selecting the measurement units (viscosity and temperature)
-
Changing the value of the sample density (by default 1 g/cm
3
)
-
Carrying out calibrations (the machine comes calibrated from factory, therefore it is not
necessary to do any calibrations when the machine is received)
-
Adjusting the date and time.
The language, time and units should be selected by the user before beginning to work with the
equipment so that it functions properly.