NDTKALA WR-18 4mm Colorimeter User Manual
- August 8, 2024
- NDTKALA
Table of Contents
NDTKALA WR-18 4mm Colorimeter
Product Information
Specifications
- Brand: WR-18
- Product: Colorimeter
- Design: Professional colorimeter
- Standards: International Commission on Illumination (CIE) and national standards
- Features: Precision, stability, easy handling, cost-effective
- Applications: Color quality control, color difference analysis, sampling testing, online testing in industries such as textile, printing, dyeing, garments, shoes, leather, chemical, plastic, pigment, paint, ink, metal, photography, toys
Product Usage Instructions
For safe and proper use of the Colorimeter:
- Use only the original power adapter and battery to prevent damage.
- When not in use for a long time, disconnect external power and remove the battery to avoid damage from battery fluid overflow.
- Avoid use in conditions with flammable/explosive gases, dust, smoke, and strong magnetic fields to prevent accidents and data failure.
- Do not disassemble the product without permission to prevent damage.
The Colorimeter is powered by a dedicated power adapter or special lithium batteries. The use of other power sources may damage the device.
FAQ
- Q: Can I use any power adapter to charge the Colorimeter?
- A: No, only use the dedicated power adapter or special lithium batteries to power the Colorimeter to avoid damage.
- Q: What industries can benefit from using the Colorimeter?
- A: Industries such as textile, printing, dyeing, garments, shoes, leather, chemical, plastic, pigment, paint, ink, metal, photography, and toys can benefit from the Colorimeter for color quality control and analysis.
Safety Instructions
For safe and proper use of the instrument, please read carefully and follow the instructions of the manual.
- Use only the original power adapter and original battery to avoid fault or damage of the instrument.
- Upon long time no use, cut off external power and remove the battery to avoid damage to the instrument resulting from battery fluid overflow.
- Do not use the instrument under conditions with flammable and explosive gases, bags of dust or smoke to avoid accidents.
- Do not use the instrument under the conditions of strong magnetic field, rattling, dust, and smoke to avoid unexpected data and performance failure.
- The product is a precision instrument, do not disassemble it without permission, or it may be damaged and unrepairable.
Notes
Storage
- Upon a long time, no use putting the instrument into a packing box;
- Store the instrument in a cool and dry environment with a temperature at -10°C~50°C and relative humidity under 85%;
Use
- When using the instrument, the ambient temperature should be 0°C~40°C, relative humidity at 85%, without condensation;
- Do not use the instrument under the conditions of strong magnetic field, rattling, dust, and smoke to avoid unexpected data and performance failure.
- Prevent foreign objects as liquid, powder solid, etc. from entering into the instrument to avoid unexpected measurement data.
Overview
- The Colorimeter is a professional colorimeter designed and produced subject to the relevant standards of the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) and national stands. Being with brand new imported key components, the instrument is well designed and features in precision, stability, easy handling, easy to learn, and cost-effective.
- The instrument applies to color quality control, color difference control, color difference analysis, sampling testing, and online testing for industries as textile, printing and dyeing, garments, shoes, leather, chemical, plastic, pigment, paint, ink, printing, metal, photography and toys etc., as well as to the auxiliary color matching during the processes as an injection, inking, painting and spraying coating etc.
Structure
Appearance
- Up – move the position of the cursor in the screen; adjust the value of the activated items.
- Down – move the position of the cursor in the screen; adjust the value of the activated items.
- Paging – Switching between tabs.
- Function – Different functions can be performed in different interfaces.
- Confirm – Confirm or activate selected items in the screen (a blue background of the item will be changed to a green background after activation); fast switching between “standard measurement” and “sample measurement”.
- Show screen – show measurement result etc.
- Measurement – Measuring
- Measurement port – Optical channel for measuring.
- Switch – In (I) or Out (O) of the instrument.
- Printing interface – connect to the printer to print the measuring data.
- Battery cover – cover for the special lithium battery compartment DC connector – dedicated power adapter connector.
Power
- The Colorimeter is powered by a dedicated power adapter or special lithium batteries, the use of other facilities for power supply may damage the Colorimeter.
- Ensure that the Switch is on Out (O) before connecting to the power adapter or mounting the battery.
Battery
- First check and confirm if the Switch is on Out (O), then following the arrow direction as shown on Figure 2, take out the battery cover by pressing down.
- Mount the battery into the compartment as shown in Figure 3, pay attention to the front and back of the battery.
- Follow the directions on Figure 4, and press up to mount the battery into the compartment.
Power Adapter
- First check and confirm if the Switch is on Out (O),
- Plug the input cable of the power adapter as shown on Figure 5 into the DC connector.
Operation
Turn on
Before turning on the instrument, check if the external power has been
connected or the battery has been mounted, ensuring a power supply to the
instrument, then start the instrument, the screen will show the starting Logo.
After the completion of the boot interface, the instrument into the self-test
program, to ensure the normal working of the instrument.
Switchable Calibers
This instrument has 3 switchable calibers to measure different objects. The
calibers include 4mm (standard)/8mm (standard) and 40mm (optional). The steps
to exchange the calibers as below (for example 8mm diameter replacing 4mm
diameter)：
- Remove the 8 mm diameter, as shown in Figure 6 left, counterclockwise to remove the measuring diameter; Install 4 mm diameter, as shown in Figure 6 on the right, clockwise on the measuring diameter;
- Screen to switch to the “prototype” interface, press the “function key”, show the “black and white calibration/mode selection” interface, as shown in Figure 7, it can change between “black and white correction “and” mode selection”through skipping key. In the mode selection interface, the measuring diameter as 4mm, and for black and white correction according to the instrument tips.
Color Difference Measurement
There are two steps for the color difference measurement which are “Type
Sample Measurement” and “Sample Measurement”.
- The Type Sample measurement gets the standard color parameters of a Type Sample;
- The Sample measurement gets the parameters of the sample needed to be measured while calculating the color difference data between the Sample and the Type Sample.
Type Sample Measurement
As shown on Figure 8, the Type Sample measurement can be performed to get the
color parameters of a Type Sample. The color parameters measured will be shown
on the measurement page.
In the upper right corner of the page to display the test current conditions,
including light sources, lighting and light mode.
Sample Measurement
After completing the Type Sample measurement, if it is required to measure the color difference between the Type Sample and the Sample, press “Paging” to switch the screen to “SAM. ” page as shown on Figure 9, the color difference parameter measured will be shown on the measurement page.
- Meanwhile, color bias will be shown on the right of the page to provide an intuitive color difference analysis.
Check out Information
Type Sample Record
Press “Paging” to jump to “Check out Information” page as shown on Figure 10
to check the saved data by “Up” and “Down” keys, if required.
- In the current page, press “save” button can be activated in Figure 11 dialog box, choose “sample into” or “standard delete” operation.
Sample Record
After selecting the Type Sample to be checked, select “Sample Record” option
to switch the screen to the Sample record page of the Type Sample as shown on
Figure 12, then select Sample record by “Up” and “Down” keys to check out the
color difference records of each Sample.
System Setting
- Press “Paging” to switch the screen to the “System Setting” page as shown on Figure 13 to set the data saving ways as well as light mode, Light source(D50, D65, F11), tolerance, backlight time, the system date and time during the measurement.
Auto Save
- As shown on Figure 13, there are two ways to save which are “Auto Save” and “Manual Save”.
- When setting to Auto Save, the system will auto save each time measurement data of the Type Sample or the Sample. If the saving records of the Type Sample or the Sample are full, the measurement data will not be saved and will pop up a window as shown on Figure 14 to prompt if the storage should be cleared.
Manual Save
When setting to Manual Save, the system will not auto-save data, it is
required, after finishing measuring, to press “Save” for manually saving the
data and will pop up a prompt box as shown on Figure 15.
Language Selection
The colorimeter in the English language version, only in the “System Settings”
page can be selected.