METER GROUP WP4C - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

WP4C CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Seller’s Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 About the WP4C 4
2.1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 WP4C and Water Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 How the WP4C works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 WP4C and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Getting Started 7
3.1 Components of your WP4C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Choosing a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 Preparing the WP4C for Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5 Portability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 The Menus 11
4.1 The Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1.1 Changing Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1.2 Reading Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3 Sample Equilibration Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Calibration and Verification 19
5.1 Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 Verification Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 When to Verify Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.4 How to Verify and Calibrate the WP4C . . . . . . . . 20
6 Sample Preparation 22
6.1 Choosing a Sample Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.2 Preparing the Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.3 Dry Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.4 Samples and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.5 Measuring Plant Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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