High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 5. Keep the instrument in a cool, dry environment. 6. Users can not do any changes on the device without permission. Since it may 7. affect measuring accuracy or even damage the device. 1. External structure description Figure 1 External structure of the instrument Button name Icon...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual Remark: Use the above icons to represent the corresponding buttons in the instrument operation prompt 2. Switch on/off 2.1 Startup The instrument can use battery and USB power supply. When using the battery, press the measurement button to turn on the power;...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 2.2 Shutdown When using battery power, the instrument will automatically shut down within a certain period of time (30 seconds by default, which can be changed in the settings). It can also be turned off by pressing and holding the measurement button for more than 3 seconds.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 3.2 Enter the main menu Press the OK button in the measurement interface to enter the menu of the corresponding mode, and select "Main Menu", then press the OK button to enter the main menu. Figure 5 Main menu The main menu contains the following items: 1.Mode: select the measurement mode;...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 3.4 Input prompt interface The input interface is mainly used for prompting input the sample name or number as shown in Figure 7. Figure 7 input prompt interface As shown in Figure 7, between the square brackets (between "[" and "]") is the input area, and the character on "^"...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 3.6 Display Item Figure 10 Editing display items Some setting values can only be one of several options. For example, in the display item of the statistics mode, press the OK button to select other options. When you edit an item, it is anti-color display and the current item are enclosed in square brackets.
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High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual This will enter the “Calibration” interface, and then press the measurement or OK button to start calibrate the instrument as shown in Figure 12. Figure 11 Press the OK button after selecting "Calibrate" Figure 12 Press the measurement button to start calibrate When the instrument is calibrating, it will display “Calibrating”...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 4.2 Modify Calibration Parameters Please modify the calibration plate parameters in the instrument simultaneously if replace or re-calibrate the calibration tile. Figure 15 Modify the calibration board parameters Please enter the “calibration” menu to modify the calibration tile parameters, then select the “modify parameters”...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual Figure 16 Measurement Mode Menu 5.2 Basic Mode 5.2.1 Measurement Press the measurement button under the basic mode interface to measure. During the measurement, the green indicator lights up, while the green indicator goes out after the measurement is completed and display the measurement results as shown in Figure 17.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual Figure 19 Press the return button to delete the measurement result 5.2.2 Basic mode menu Press the OK button at the measurement interface to enter the basic mode menu. Figure 20 Basic Mode Menu The basic mode menu contains the following menu items: 1.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual As shown in Figure 21, the "value" column shows the measured value; the "diff" column shows the difference between the sample value and the standard value; the "pass" column shows judgement results, and "OK" means within the tolerance of the standard, "...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual After the standard is measured, it is automatically set as the current standard; if the differential display is not turned on, it will be automatically turned on. 5.4 Statistical Mode 5.4.1 Interface introduction As shown in Figure 24, in the top left corner of the statistics mode, it displays the current standard name.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual The "m/n" in the top left corner of the measurement interface shows the current number of measurements and the total number of required measurements. The "avg" column in the measurement interface shows the average of m measurements;...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 6. "diff" : difference that minus the standard deviation; 7. "pass": the result of comparison with the standard sample, "OK" or "NG"; 8. Blank: Do not display. The standard deviation calculation formula is: 5.5 Continuous mode 5.5.1 Measurement Figure 26 Continuous Measurement Interface (Ready) Press the measurement button in the continuous measurement interface to start...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual As shown in Figure 28, it will display each measurement result and the times that are measuring. Press the measurement button or the return button during measurement to pause the measurement. When the measurement is paused, the average value ("avg" column), minimum value ("min"...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual The measurement time interval can be specified from 2 to 120 seconds. The measurement time interval refers to the interval of two measurements. 6. Data management Enter the main menu to select the "Storage" menu item and press the OK button to enter the data management interface.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 7.Standard management In the main menu, select "Standard Management" and press the OK button to enter the standard management menu. Figure 32 Standard Management Menu 7.1 Turn on difference display In the standard management menu, select "Difference Display" and press the OK button to modify the difference display switch.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual Figure 34 View standards Menu Press the OK button to open the browse standards menu, as shown in Figure 34. The View standards menu includes: 1. Set as the current standard: set the browse standard as the current standard; 2.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual In the standard management menu, select "Clear" and then press the OK button. The system will prompt to confirm. Press the measurement button or OK button to execute the emptying operation or cancel it by pressing the return button. 8.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual Automatic shutdown is only valid when using battery power, and it can not turned off when using USB power. 9.5 Reset the Instrument Reset the instrument when the system is abnormal. Resetting the instrument will erase all user data and settings except calibration tile parameters, so please use it with caution.
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 10.Technical Specifications Measurement Angle 20°/60°/85°/20°60°85° Standard ISO 2813、GB/T 9754、ASTM D 523、ASTM D 2457 Measuring Area(mm) 20°: 9X10 60°: 9X15 85°: 5X38 Measuring Range 20°: 0 ~ 2000GU 60°: 0 ~ 1000GU 85°: 0 ~ 160GU Division Value 0.1 GU Conform with JJG696 first class gloss meter working...
High Accuracy Gloss Meter Operation Manual 11. Simple troubleshooting Problem Description Treatment method Please check whether the battery is inside or the battery has power or not; Instrument can not start-up Using USB Power to check if it is connected or the USB cable is damaged. Automatically shutdown after start-up Replace new battery Confirm that the measured object is...
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