Datacolor 800, 850, 500, and 550 Series User’s Guide Contents i
Contents
Datacolor Spectrophotometers ......................................................................... 3
About the Datacolor 800 Spectrophotometer ...................................................................... 3
Electrical/Environmental Requirements ........................................................................ 4
Safety Features ............................................................................................................ 5
Light Source .......................................................................................................... 5
Power .................................................................................................................... 5
Instrument Handling .............................................................................................. 5
Feature Summary ......................................................................................................... 6
Accessories ......................................................................................................................... 7
Calibration Tiles ............................................................................................................ 7
Aperture Plates ............................................................................................................. 7
Transmittance Options ........................................................................................................ 9
Accessing the Transmission Compartment ......................................................................... 9
Transmission Accessories ................................................................................................. 10
Transmission Sample Holders ........................................................................................... 11
Cable Installation .............................................................................................. 13
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 13
Power Cable ...................................................................................................................... 13
Serial Cable Installation ..................................................................................................... 13
USB Cable Installation ....................................................................................................... 15
Cable Installation ........................................................................................................ 15
Driver Installation ........................................................................................................ 16
Viewing/Changing System Port Assignment .............................................................. 16
Ethernet Cable Installation ................................................................................................ 17
Controls and Indicators .................................................................................... 18
Controls and Indicators Panel ............................................................................................ 18
Powering Up ...................................................................................................................... 19
Instrument Calibration ...................................................................................... 21
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 21
Installing Calibration Data ........................................................................................... 21
Reflectance Calibration ..................................................................................................... 23
Reflectance Calibration Procedure ............................................................................. 23
UV Filter Calibration .......................................................................................................... 24
Transmittance Calibration .................................................................................................. 25
Sample Presentation and Measurement ......................................................... 27
Sample Presentation and Measurement Overview ............................................................ 27
Reflectance Measurements ........................................................................................ 27
Sample Viewing Port .................................................................................................. 27
Sample Viewing Display ............................................................................................. 28
Remote Measure Button ..................................................................................... 28
Transmittance Measurements .................................................................................... 29
Regular Transmittance ........................................................................................ 29
Total, Diffuse, and Haze Transmittance .............................................................. 30
Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 33
About Instrument Maintenance .......................................................................................... 33
Exterior Surface Cleaning ........................................................................................... 33
Sphere Cleaning ......................................................................................................... 33
Tile Handling and Cleaning ........................................................................................ 34
Handling Tiles ..................................................................................................... 34
Cleaning Tiles ..................................................................................................... 34
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