Series 4000:
A Guided Tour
Overview
Setup
Edit
Run
System
Four Options from the main menu
screen.
The Series 4000 Melt Indexer has been designed for ease of use. The VFD
display prompts the user for input necessary to program, configure and run the
instrument. From the main menu screen, the user has the choice of four
instrument routines. The user may:
Configure the Instrument (by pressing the SETUP Key)
Edit a Program (by pressing the EDIT Smartkey)
Run a Program (by Pressing the RUN Smartkey)
Enter Calibration and Test Routines (by pressing the SYS key)
It is important that the instrument first be properly configured. This involves
pressing the SETUP key and checking instrument options and units for
particular parameters
Melt Index experiments (particularly method A tests) rely on the instrument to
reach the proper temperature and (in method B and A/B tests) collect
information on the travel of the plunger. The user is first expected to input the
appropriate parameters for the experiment and subsequent calculations in the
EDIT routine. After this is accomplished, the user may RUN the program.
The melt index unit relies on the operator to properly program the unit, load the
sample, start the experiment, wait the appropriate length of time, and (in method
A tests) collect the sample to weigh. All tests require that the instrument be
properly cleaned between runs
Many calibrations can be performed in the SYS, CALIBRATE mode. Although
the unit is not expected to change calibration values over years, it is always wise
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