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Spectrophotometer PCE-CSM 2X Series
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Last change: 2 March 2018 v1.0
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  • Page 1 User Manual Spectrophotometer PCE-CSM 2X Series User manuals in various languages (français, italiano, español, português, nederlands, türk, polski, русский, 中文) can be found by using our product search on: www.pce-instruments.com Last change: 2 March 2018 v1.0 © PCE Instruments...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INSTRUCTION ..........................1 CAUTIONS ............................ 1 1. INTERFACE DESCRIPTION ....................2 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTION ....................4 2.1 P & O ........................... 4 OWER 2.2 C ..........................5 ALIBRATION 2.3 M ..........................7 EASUREMENT 2.3.1 Measurement Instruction ......................7 2.3.2 Standard Measurement ......................9 2.3.3 Sample Measurement ......................
  • Page 3 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.6 C ..........................33 OLOR NDEX 3.6.1 Set Color Index ........................33 3.6.2 Parameter Factors Settings ....................35 3.7 D .......................... 38 ISPLAY ETTING 3.8 S .......................... 39 YSTEM ETTING 3.8.1 Auto Save ..........................40 3.8.2 Measurement Aperture ......................40 3.8.3 Bluetooth ..........................

  • Page 4: Instruction

    Instruction The PCE- 2X Series series grating spectrophotometer are sold by the PCE company, who has complete intellectual property rights. The instrument has the character of stable working, accurate color measurement, powerful functions, and take the leading position in the color industry. They are widely used in plastic, electronics, paints, textile, printing, automobile, medical, cosmetic and food industries or science research institutes and laboratories.

  • Page 5: Interface Description

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 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 particles entering the measuring aperture and the instrument. ●...
  • Page 6 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Port Description 1. Power Switch 1/0: Push the switch to “1” to turn on the instrument. Push the switch to “0” to turn it off. 2. Switch / Testing button: Long press for 3 seconds to turn ON/OFF power, short press for measurement.

  • Page 7: Operating Instruction

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 2. Operating Instruction 2.1 Power On & Off The instrument supports both hard power on & off and soft power on & off. As per Figure 1, Setting power switch to “0” turns the power OFF, and setting it to “1”...

  • Page 8: Calibration

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 3 Standard Measurement 2.2 Calibration In the measurement interface, click to enter main menu, others please click to enter main menu, as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 Main Menu...
  • Page 9 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Select “Calibration” to enter white and black calibration interface as shown in Figure 5. It will show if the calibration is valid or not, and the remaining time if it is valid. Figure 5 White and Black Calibration Click to continue and enter “White Calibration”...

  • Page 10: Measurement

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 6 Black Calibration After black calibration finished, it will automatically enter the main menu, follow the menu to do correspond operations, and click back to “Standard Measurement”. 2.3 Measurement 2.3.1 Measurement Instruction As shown in Figure 7, 8, 9, it is working condition area at the top of measurement interface, displaying the status of measurement mode (SCI/SCE), Bluetooth and UV conditions.
  • Page 11 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 7 Sample Measurement Figure 8 is spectral reflectance interface and Figure 9 is color index interface. Click to do quick switchable. Figure 8 Spectral Reflectance...

  • Page 12: Standard Measurement

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 9 Color Index 2.3.2 Standard Measurement Please enter “Standard Measurement” interface to perform measurements as shown in Figure 10. Put the measuring aperture close on the standard sample, press “Testing” key. There is a “Beep” voice, and the LED indication light will turn to green from yellow, then it shows measurement finished as shown in Figure 10 and in Figure 11.
  • Page 13 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 10 Standard Measurement Figure 11 Reflectance of Standard Measurement Detail instructions of standard measurement are as following: 1) Interface Title: Indicating it is under interface of standard measurement. 2) Condition area: display system setting such as the current serial number, lighting source, UV (on/off), Bluetooth (on/off), measurement mode (I+E mode could not be used under standard measurement), and the...
  • Page 14 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL current time, date and power etc. Only when turn on Bluetooth or UV function, they will be highlighted. 3) Camera Locating: Click to use the camera to position the measurement, then press “Testing” button to complete measurement. 4) Serial number of standard: It is generated by the system automatically, and started from T0001 to T1000.

  • Page 15: Sample Measurement

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 13) Delete/Save: If the auto-save function opens, click delete the current data. If the auto-save function closes, it will display save button, and click to save the current data. 14) Page Turing: Click to quickly switch the current data among data display area, spectrum display area and color index display area (Please see the setting of color index as shown in Figure 36).
  • Page 16 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL followed by numbers, and all sample chromatic data is based on the current standard. 3) Sample Serial No: the current serial number of sample, starts with S, followed by numbers, generated by the system automatically, uniquely identify current sample.

  • Page 17: Average Measurement

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL in the system setting. 10) Wavelength switch button: As shown in Figure 13, click , the wave length and reflectance of the current sample will switch as range of 10nm interval. Figure 12 Sample Measurement Figure 13 Reflectance of Sample Measurement 2.3.4 Average Measurement...

  • Page 18: Connecting To Pc

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL When the measured sample is very large or relatively not very uniform, it needs to measure several points to get an average reflectance to show the sample true chromatic value. This instrument can realize 2-99 times average measurement.

  • Page 19: Usb Connection

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 2.4.1 USB Connection First install the software on the computer, then use USB cable to connect PC and the instrument. The software will aromatically connect to the instrument. If it successes to connect, it will display the icon of USB connection, then measure the sample and standard or analyze the data on the computer.

  • Page 20: Main Menu

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3. Main Menu Click in the measurement interface or in other interfaces to enter the main menu and set all system functions from each sub menu. 3.1 Data Management Click “Data Manage” in main menu to enter data management interface as shown in Figure 17.
  • Page 21 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL UV status and the measurement mode, measurement time date. Figure 18 Standard Record Figure 19 Reflectance of Standard Record Click to check previous or next record. Click to switch among chromatic data, reflectance, color index as shown in Figure 18 and in Figure 19.
  • Page 22 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Click “Operate” to delete record, edit name or enter standard as shown in Figure 16 . Delete record: Click “Delete Record” to delete data as shown in Figure 20, and click to confirm or to cancel delete back to operate menu. Figure 20 Delete Record Edit Name: Click “edit name”...
  • Page 23 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 21 Edit Name Standard entering: Click “Standard entering” to set the standard record to the current standard as shown in Figure 22, and click “Sample” to make sample measurement. Figure 22 Standard Entering...
  • Page 24 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 2） Check Sample Record Click “Sample” in standard record interface to check the sample record as shown in Figure 23. Figure 23 Sample Record Figure 24 Reflectance of Sample Record...

  • Page 25: Delete Record

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Click to check previous or next record. Click to switch among chromatic data, reflectance, color index as shown in Figure 23 and in Figure 24. Click “Operate” to delete record, edit name or enter standard as shown data.

  • Page 26: Search Record

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 26 Delete All Samples 3.1.3 Search Record In the data management interface, click "Search Record" to enter the search menu, as shown in Figure 27. It could choose "Search Standard Name", "Search Standard Index" and "Search Sample Name". Figure 27 Search Record...
  • Page 27 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 1) Search Standard Name Click “Search Standard Name” to pop up to input search name interface as shown in Figure 28. Input searched name or contained character, then click to confirm, the instrument will search all standard records automatically and list all matching records, as shown in Figure 29, click &...
  • Page 28 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 29 Search Record 2) Search Standard Index Click “Search Standard Index” to pop up to input search index serial number interface as shown in Figure 28, then click to execute the search. The instrument will search all standard records automatically and list all matching records.

  • Page 29: Standard Input

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 30 Input Search Index 3) Search Sample Name Click “Search Sample Name”, as shown in Figure 28. Input searched sample name or contained character, then click to confirm, the instrument will search all standard records automatically and list all matching records.
  • Page 30 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Click "Measurement Mode" to set the standard measurement mode, including SCI, SCE, SCI+SCE. Click "Standard Light Source" to set the standard light source. Click "Color Space" to select color space. At present, it only supports CIE LAB, CIE Lch, CIE XYZ, CIE Yxy, CIE LUV.

  • Page 31: Calibration

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 32 Input L Value 3.2 Calibration White and black calibration as a standard for chromatic data, is required to be done correctly, otherwise it will affect the validity of the data. When the calibration environment is very different from the test environment of the current sample (for example temperature fluctuate violently), the instrument is required to be re-calibrated timely.

  • Page 32: Average

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.3 Average When the measured sample is very large or relatively not very uniform, users need to measure several points to get an average reflectance to show the sample true chromatic value. This instrument can achieve 2-99 times average measurement.
  • Page 33 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL conditions. In the light source setting interface, it can set the standard observer angle, standard light source and UV light source (different model has different configuration). In the main menu interface, click "light source setting" to enter the light source setting interface, as shown in Figure 33.

  • Page 34: Color Space

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL UV light source when measuring fluorescent sample, and turn off when measuring general sample. Figure 34 Light Source 3.5 Color Space In the main menu, click “Color Space” to open the color space interface as shown in Figure 35. Select the corresponding color space and click to complete the setting.

  • Page 35: Color Index

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 35 Color Space 3.6 Color Index Color Index interface could select the current color formula and color index, as well as set the parameter of color formula and metameric index, as shown in Figure 36. 3.6.1 Set Color Index In the main menu, click “Color Index”...
  • Page 36 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL click the selected color index again. After selecting, click to confirm. The selected color formula will calculate the sample color difference when measuring sample. Color formula Delta E 00 as shown in Figure Figure 37 Color Formula The selected color index will display the color index on standard measurement or sample measurement (some only display on measurement according to different color index).

  • Page 37: Parameter Factors Settings

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 38 Yellowness Index 3.6.2 Parameter Factors Settings In the color index interface, click “Parameter factors settings” as shown in Figure 39. Figure 39 Parameter Factors Setting...
  • Page 38 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 1) Setting Factors For C I E D E 2000 (ΔE00), C I E D E 1994 (Δ E 94), C M C (Δ E C M C (l: C)), users could set L, C, H value (CMC only sets L and C). Take Δ...
  • Page 39 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 41 Factor KL 2) Metameric Index In the Parameter factors settings interface, click “Metameric Index” as shown in Figure 42, separately set light 1 and light 2, and click confirm or to cancel. Figure 42 Metameric Settings...

  • Page 40: Display Setting

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.7 Display Setting In the main menu, click “Display” as shown in Figure 43. It could set color offset, test result, and operate habit. If turn on the function of color offset, it will display the color offset on the sample measurement as shown in Figure 12, if turn off, it won’t display color offset.

  • Page 41: System Setting

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.8 System Setting In the main menu, click “System Setting” as shown in Figure 44, Figure 45 and Figure 46. Figure 44 System Settings Figure 45 System Settings...

  • Page 42: Auto Save

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Figure 46 System Settings 3.8.1 Auto Save When turn on the function of auto-save, it will automatically save data when measured, or it is required to manual click to save as shown in Figure 38. 3.8.2 Measurement Aperture Depending on the model, your colour meter has a measuring aperture of 4 or 8 mm.

  • Page 43: Bluetooth

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL hearing a voice, it shows ok. Step 2: As shown in Figure 1, if it is 4mm aperture, it is required to Φ switch to SAV; if it is 8mm aperture, switch to MAV. Φ Step 3: Switch the default system measurement aperture to correspond with the actual measurement aperture.

  • Page 44: Buzzer Switch

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL When Bluetooth® is on, the icon will be displayed on the screen. After installing PC software in the computer, turn on the Bluetooth ®, set up the Bluetooth®. matching. If Bluetooth matching successes, it could measure the sample and standard or analyze the data on the computer. About Bluetooth, Bluetooth adapter, and PC software, please follow the steps of software user manual in the chart of Bluetooth.

  • Page 45: Calibration Validity

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL setting. It could be set for: SCI, SCE, or I+E. I+E is SCI & SCE modes. Single SCI or SCE mode test time is about 1.5 seconds. 3.8.6 Calibration Validity White and black calibration as a standard for chromatic data, is required to be done correctly, otherwise it will affect the validity of the data.

  • Page 46: Control Mode

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL If power on calibration is selected, it could do white and black calibration every time when you turn on the instrument. If not, it would be only able to check records but not complete the test. If 12 Hours validity is selected, the validity of Calibration will expire in 12 hours.

  • Page 47: Language Setting

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL PC software. PC software: if selecting this mode, the instrument only could use software to complete the test and upload data to PC software when connected with PC software. Key | PC software: if selecting this mode, the instrument only could use software or keys to complete the test and upload data to PC software when connected with PC software.

  • Page 48: Time Setting

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Click “Language Setting” in “Settings” interface to choose English or Chinese. 3.8.9 Time Setting General the instrument is default set with the local time. In the setting menu to click “Time setting” as shown in Figure 50. Figure 50 Time &...

  • Page 49: Backlight Time

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.8.10 Backlight Time Click “Backlight Time” in “Settings”. It could set the backlight time according to the requirement. Backlight time includes: "normally open", "5 minutes", "60 seconds", "30 seconds", "15 seconds". If selecting normally open, it will work until the power is off to automatically shut down.

  • Page 50: Restore Factory Settings

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 3.8.13 Restore Factory Settings Click “Restore Factory Setting” in “Settings” as shown in Figure 51. Click , the instrument will restore factory settings and all records will be cleared, while click to cancel this operation. Note: Restore factory setting will delete all test data and settings. All are irrecoverable so please operate it carefully.

  • Page 51: Technical Parameters

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 2) The white board is precision optical components, please properly keep it and avoid the sharp objects touching the face, staining the working surface with dirt, exposing to light. Regularly wiping softly with alcohol to clean the white board surface, before calibrating, clean the dust of white board surface.

  • Page 52: Technical Specifications

    GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL including UV/excluding UV (only for model PCE-CSM 22); D. Switchable 8/4mm aperture, adapt to more samples; support both SCI and SCE at the same time; E. Measure sample spectra, accurate Lab data, can be used in color matching and accurate color transmission;...
  • Page 53 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Integrating 48mm Sphere Size Light Source Combined LED Light, Combined LED Light UV Light Spectrophotomet Concave Grating ric Mode Sensor 256 Image Element Double Array CMOS Image Sensor Wavelength 400-700nm Range Wavelength 10nm Interval Semiband Width 10nm Measured 0-200% Reflectance...
  • Page 54 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL 5mm/4mm 8mm/10mm Specular SCI&SCE Component Color Space CIE Lab, XYZ, Yxy, LCh, CIE LUV, Hunter LAB Color Difference ΔE*ab, ΔE*uv, ΔE*94, ΔE*cmc(2:1), ΔE*cmc(1:1), Formula ΔE*00v, ΔE(Hunter) Other WI(ASTM E313, CIE/ISO, AATCC, Hunter), Colorimetric YI(ASTM D1925, ASTM 313), Index TI(ASTM E313, CIE/ISO), Metamerism Index MI, Staining Fastness, Color...
  • Page 55 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Color Offset Measuring Time 2.6s Repeatability MAV/SCI: ΔE*≤0.03 MAV/SCI: MAV/SCI: ΔE*≤0.05 ΔE*≤0.06 Inter-instrument MAV/SCI: ΔE*≤0.15 MAV/SCI: MAV/SCI: Error ΔE*≤0.2 ΔE*≤0.4 Measurement Single Measurement, Average Measurement Mode Locating Method Camera View Finder Locating Battery Li-ion battery. 5000 measurements within 8 hours Dimension L*W*H=184*77*105mm Weight...
  • Page 56 GRATING SPECTROPHOTOMETER OPERATING MANUAL Language English, Chinese Operating 0~40℃, 0~85%RH (no condensing), Altitude < 2000m Environment Storage -20~50℃, 0~85%RH (no condensing) Environment Standard Power Adapter, Built-In Li-ion Battery, User Guide, PC Accessory Software, White and Black Calibration Cavity, Dust Cover Optional Powder Test Box Accessory...
  • Page 57 PCE Instruments contact information Germany France Spain PCE Deutschland GmbH PCE Instruments France EURL PCE Ibérica S.L. Im Langel 4 23, rue de Strasbourg Calle Mayor, 53 D-59872 Meschede 67250 SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS 02500 Tobarra (Albacete) Deutschland France España Tel.: +49 (0) 2903 976 99 0 Téléphone: +33 (0) 972 3537 17 Tel.

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