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- Page 1 User Manual PCE-XXM 20 Colorimeter 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: 1 August 2019 v1.0 © PCE Instruments...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Safety notes ................... 1 Working principle .................. 2 Technical specifications ..............3 Device description ................3 Operation ....................4 Powering On and Off ......................4 Calibration ........................5 Comparative measurement ....................6 Checking XYZ, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values ............6 Functions menu .................. -
Page 3: Safety Notes
Safety notes Please read this manual carefully and completely before you use the device for the first time. The device may only be used by qualified personnel and repaired by PCE Instruments personnel. Damage or injuries caused by non-observance of the manual are excluded from our liability and not covered by our warranty. -
Page 4: Working Principle
Working principle Tristimulus principle: The light source is reflected at the surface of the object and the colour sensor receives the reflected light. After the digitalisation of the sensor data, the colour coordinates are calculated and can then be used to determine colour deviations between the standard and the sample. -
Page 5: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications Color space CIELAB CIEXYZ RGB, Pantone, CMYK ΔE*Lab (CIE76/CIE94) Color difference formula Measuring aperture Ø 8mm Measuring geometry 45°/diffused illumination Type of light source Sensor RGB silicon photoelectric diode Viewing angle CIE 10°Standard angle Measurement interval 1.5 s Battery Li-ion battery, chargeable via USB 0 …... -
Page 6: Operation
Front, side and rear view Operation Powering On and Off Turn on the instrument by pressing the Power button. The start screen looks as follows: To turn off the meter, press the Power button again. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 7: Calibration
Calibration When your instrument is first turned on, you should perform a calibration. Thereafter, a calibration is required every hour or if a 5 °C temperature change has occurred. Calibration of the instrument ensures optimum colour matching performance. Move the white reference slider to the closed/calibration position over the optics. Power on the instrument, then go the “Calibration”... -
Page 8: Comparative Measurement
Comparative measurement Power on the instrument, initiate a calibration and then do measurement on selected standard sample (Select standard from main menu – Standard or use your own standard). Press button MEAS or MEAS/ENTER to measure and get the measurement result as shown in photo 1. If the measurement has already been made or if the measuring time was too short, an error message will appear. -
Page 9: Functions Menu
Functions menu After powering on, press the left key to enter the main menu that looks as follows: Set time In the “Settings” menu, press the up and down keys to select “DateTime” and confirm with MEAS/ENTER. Go to the respective menu items by using the up and down keys and press MEAS/ENTER to be able to change the values. -
Page 10: Set Language
Set language In the main menu, go to “Settings” by pressing the up and down keys and confirm with MEAS/ENER. The display will show the following: On this page, select "MeterSetup" in the same way to enter the following page: Confirm with MEAS/ENTER. -
Page 11: Energy Saving
Energy saving To save energy, you can set a time after which the display backlight or the device itself switches off automatically. When you are in the main menu, use the up and down keys to select “Settings” and confirm with the MEAS/ENTER key. Then select “MeterSetup” with the arrow keys and confirm with MEAS/ENTER again get to the respective submenus. -
Page 12: Usb Connection
Connect the meter to your computer by using the Micro USB cable. The colour meter is recognised as a HID device and all drivers will be installed automatically. When the installation is completed, the PCE-XXM 20 will be recognised as follows: Download the PC software from the following link: https://www.pce-instruments.com/english/download-win_4.htm... -
Page 13: Troubleshooting
The meter can be charged when switched off or when switched on. However, operation during charging is not possible. Connect the supplied USB cable or a USB cable of the same type to the colour meter and to your computer's USB port. If the meter is on, you will see this icon when the meter is charging. -
Page 14: Warranty
Warranty You can read our warranty terms in our General Business Terms which you can find here: https://www.pce-instruments.com/english/terms. Disposal For the disposal of batteries in the EU, the 2006/66/EC directive of the European Parliament applies. Due to the contained pollutants, batteries must not be disposed of as household waste. They must be given to collection points designed for that purpose. - Page 15 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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