Part Iii Chapter 2: Taking A Color Measurement - Klein K Series User Manual

Chapter 1: Installing the PC Program 4
To Install the Klein K Colorimeter PC Program
On the CD included, find and open the file: "Setup.exe".
Install the Klein PC program in the locations suggested.
The installation of the Klein K Colorimeter PC Program will add folders and files to the newly created
folder:
C: \ Program Files \ KLEIN
In addition, the program makes use of microsoft .dll files. If these are missing from your computer, the
setup program installs them. If they already exist on your pc, the setup program will allow you to keep
the old files or install new ones.
If you log data, the log files will be found in the folder:
C: \ Program Files \ KLEIN \ DataBase
To Uninstall the Klein K Colorimeter PC Program
If you wish to uninstall the program, Klein recommends that you simply delete the KLEIN folder. This has
shown to be effective and safe.
If you wish to remove all the Microsoft .dll files that the Klein Setup may have included, you may use the
Microsoft START / Settings / Control Panel / Add_Remove Programs.
3 Chapter 2: Taking a Color Measurement
3.1 Taking a Color Measurement
Attaching the Colorimeter to the PC
To attach the Colorimeter to a PC, plug the 9 pin Comm connector into the PC's comm port. Also attach
the USB style connector to the (supplied) 5v source. For the 5v source, you may instead use one of your
PC's USB ports as a power source. If you know which comm port you have attached to, you may enter it
into the PC program (below).
Run the Klein PC Program
The Klein K Colorimeter program is accessable from the "Start" button, then "Programs", then "Klein".
The Klein K Colorimeter program can also be found in C:\ Program Files \ Klein.
The program interface::
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