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NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 

 

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Repeatability  Spectral 

Reflectance 

standard  deviation  within  0.1%  (400~700nm:  within  0.2%), 

Colorimetric  Value:  Standard  deviation  within  Delta  E*ab 

0.04 

Errors  between  each 

instrument 

Within Delta E*ab 0.2 (Average for 12 BCRA Series II color 

tiles) 

Dimension: (L*W*H)  90*77*230mm 

Weight 

600g 

Battery 

Li-ion battery, 5000 times within 8 hours. 

Lamp Life 

5 years, more than 1.6 million measurements 

Display Screen 

TFT 3.5inch Capacitive Touch Screen 

Port 

USB/RS-232 

Storage 

1000 Standards, 15000 Samples 

Operating 

Temperature 

0~40

℃(

32~104°F

 

Storage temperature 

-20~50

℃(

-4~122°F

 

Humidity range 

less than 85% relative humidity, no condensation 

Standard Accessories 

Power Adapter, Li-ion Battery; Operation   
Manual, Software CD; USB Cable, White and   
Black Calibration Cavity, Protective Cover, Wrist Strap 

Optional Accessory 

Universal  Test  Components  for  liquid,  powder  and  particle 

test, Micro Printer, Powder Test Box 

 

*Note: The specifications are subject to change without notice. 

 

   

Summary of Contents for NS800

Page 1: ...rve 15 5 1 3 Editing Record Name 16 5 1 4 Deleting a Single Record 17 5 1 5 Turning Standard Record into Measurement Standard 17 5 1 6 Turning Sample Record into Measurement Standard 17 5 1 7 Deleting...

Page 2: ...tery or DC power adapter Advantages 1 Touch screen easy to operate 2 Large screen 3 5 inch high resolution 320 480 full view display with clear image 3 Aesthetic design perfectly combined with ergonom...

Page 3: ...prevent the colorimeter from fierce collision or crash The instrument is not waterproof Do not use it in high humidity environment or in water Keep the instrument clean Avoid dust powder or solid part...

Page 4: ...C adapter The adapter specification is 5V 2A 3 USB RS 232 port This port is a common port The instrument will judge the connection status automatically USB port is used to transfer data to PC RS 232 p...

Page 5: ...you can remove the battery and connect power adapter the instrument still works normally 5 When charging dynamic battery icon will display on the top right corner of measurement interface 3 Battery I...

Page 6: ...1 Preparations Check whether it is powered by battery or adapter 4 1 2 Turn On Push the power switch to 1 the screen will light and display logo After a few seconds it will enter Standard Measurement...

Page 7: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 6 Figure 3 Standard Measurement 4 2 White Calibration and Black Calibration Click Menu to enter main menu interface as shown in Figure 4...

Page 8: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 7 Figure 4 Main Menu Select Calibration to enter white and black calibration interface as shown in Figure 5...

Page 9: ...perform white calibration Please pay attention that the serial number of white board must correspond to the instrument Click Black Calibration it will prompt you to put away black cavity Put the measu...

Page 10: ...e press Testing key The colorimeter will display color data of the standard sample Figure 6 Standard Measurement Click No Name it will enter Edit Name interface as shown in Figure 16 You can edit the...

Page 11: ...data The data on the right side is color difference data between current sample and standard Figure 7 Sample Measurement Click No Name it will enter Edit Name interface as shown in Figure 16 You can...

Page 12: ...ance data of next wave band Click it will display wavelength data and reflectance data of previous wave band The wavelength range of the instrument is 400 700nm The interval is 10nm Figure 8 Spectral...

Page 13: ...tomatically under Standard Measurement or Sample Measurement interface 5 System Function Description You can set the system function from main menu as shown in Figure 4 5 1 Data Management Click Data...

Page 14: ...means the default name of the standard 2 Check Sample Record Click Sample in standard record interface to check the sample data and the color difference between the standard and the sample as shown in...

Page 15: ...SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 14 Figure 12 Standard Record Figure 13 Sample Record Click No Name it will enter Edit Name interface as shown in Figure 16 You can edit the name of the current stan...

Page 16: ...of the current standard 5 1 2 Check Spectral Reflectance Curve Under standard or sample measurement interface click to switch to next page It will display the spectral reflectance curve Click it will...

Page 17: ...Editing Record Name Click Operate in record interface popup a small menu as shown in Figure 15 Click Edit Name to enter figure 16 Click the characters or numbers on the virtual keyboard to edit curren...

Page 18: ...ple record interface it will only delete a single sample record 5 1 5 Turning Standard Record into Measurement Standard If you need to measure color difference under a saved standard you can click Sta...

Page 19: ...OK all sample records will be deleted but the standard records are still retained 2 Delete All Records Click Delete All Records the records including standard records and sample records will be delete...

Page 20: ...e same with Input L a b 5 2 Tolerance Setting Select Tolerance in main menu as shown in Figure 18 Click the virtual keyboard to input tolerance Then click OK to save the settings and back to main menu...

Page 21: ...tolerance the sample color is qualified If E is greater than tolerance then sample color is unqualified 5 3 Light Source Setting Click Light Source in main menu to select light sources as shown in Fig...

Page 22: ...age in main menu to enter Figure 20 Click the virtual keyboard Users can set the number of average measurements according to the requirements Then click OK to save the settings and back to main menu I...

Page 23: ...ick Color Options in main menu to enter Figure 21 Users can select different Color Space Color Index Observer Angle and Color Parameter Select the options by and and press OK to save all the settings...

Page 24: ...ferent modes are corresponding to different standard measurement and sample measurement interface The standard measurement interface of CIE LAB LCh Color Fastness and Staining Fastness is shown in Fig...

Page 25: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 24 Figure 22 Color Space Figure 23 CIE XYZ Standard Measurement...

Page 26: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 25 Figure 24 CIE L U V Standard Measurement Figure 25 LAB WI YI Standard Measurement...

Page 27: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 26 Figure 26 CIE XYZ Sample Measurement Figure 27 CIE L U V Sample Measurement...

Page 28: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 27 Figure 28 LAB WI YI Sample Measurement Figure29 Color Fastness Measurement...

Page 29: ...index modes in this instrument CIE1976 E ab CIE94 E 94 E Hunter E cmc 2 1 E cmc 1 1 CIE2000 E 00 Metameric Index Color Strength Color Index is available to CIE LAB LCH color space Under color index d...

Page 30: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 29 Figure 31 Color Index Figure 32 Color Index CIE1976 Sample Measurement...

Page 31: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 30 Figure 33 Color Index CIE94 Sample Measurement Figure 34 Color Index Hunter Sample Measurement...

Page 32: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 31 Figure 35 Color Index cmc 2 1 Sample Measurement Figure 36 Color Index cmc 1 1 Sample Measurement...

Page 33: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 32 Figure 36 Color Index cmc l c Sample Measurement Figure 38 Color Index CIE2000 Sample Measurement...

Page 34: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 33 Figure 39 Metameric Index Sample Measurement Figure 39 Color Strength Sample Measurement...

Page 35: ...ficient factor of CIE94 E 94 E cmc l c CIE2000 E 00 5 6 Display Setting Display setting includes the function of turn on and off for Color Offset Tolerance Prompt Screen Inversion Click Color Offset a...

Page 36: ...G MANUAL 35 Figure 41 Color Offset and Tolerance Prompt Click Screen Inversion and turn on it then all the display interfaces will be inversion display 5 7 Function Setting Click Settings to set other...

Page 37: ...n measuring If select On the instrument will save data automatically 5 7 2 Time Set Click Time Set in Settings interface as shown in Figure 43 Click Set Time to set the current time as shown in Figure...

Page 38: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 37 Figure 43 Time Date Setting Figure 44 Set Time...

Page 39: ...NS800 SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 38 Figure 45 Set Date Figure 46 Time Format...

Page 40: ...ck Language Selection in Settings interface Users can choose English or Chinese 5 7 4 Backlight Time Click Backlight Time in Settings Users can set the backlight time according to the requirement 5 7...

Page 41: ...actory Settings Click Restore Factory Setting in Settings as shown in Figure 44 Click OK the instrument will restore to factory settings and all records will be cleared Note When set it there will be...

Page 42: ...ltiple light sources modes a variety of color systems 7 The repeatability E ab is within 0 04 the errors between each instrument E ab is less than 0 2 8 PC software with powerful extension functions 9...

Page 43: ...l 10nm Measuring Aperture 8mm Color Space CIE LAB XYZ Yxy LCh CIE LUV HunterLAB Color Index E ab E uv E 94 E cmc 2 1 E cmc 1 1 E 00 E h Chromaticity Data WI ASTM E31CIE ISO AATCC Hunter YI ASTM D1925...

Page 44: ...ore than 1 6 million measurements Display Screen TFT 3 5inch Capacitive Touch Screen Port USB RS 232 Storage 1000 Standards 15000 Samples Operating Temperature 0 40 32 104 F Storage temperature 20 50...

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