Brookfield DV-III Rheometer - Manual (Page 43)

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Page 43 Manual No. M/98-211-A0701
V.4 Set Temperature
The DV-III+ can issue temperature control commands when an external temperature control device
has been connected (see Section V.1). Selecting item #4 Set Temp in the Options menu will display
the current setpoint. Enter the new setpoint by using the number keys and accept with the
ENTER
key. The temperature controller will begin using the new setpoint immediately upon the press of
the
ENTER key.
Note: The sign of temperature is changed by using the arrow keys when the cursor is
under the
±
character. This is possible only with temperature bath controllers.
V.5 Data
The Review Data menu allows data review of the most recently completed speed set program. Data
may be reviewed on the DV-III+ screen, on a serial printer, or both. The procedure for reviewing
data after a test is as follows:
1) Run a DV-III or B.E.V.I.S. program.
2) Press the OPTION/TAB key.
3) Press the NUMBER 5 key to display the Review Data screen.
REVIEW DATA
1 = SCREEN ONLY
2 = SCREEN & PRINT
3 = PRINTER ONLY
Figure 62
4) Select one of the review modes: press “ NUMBER 1 ” for DV-III+ screen only, “ NUMBER 2 ” for
DV-III+ screen and printer, or “ NUMBER 3 ” for printer only. Note that you should select options
2 and 3 only if the printer is connected and “on-line.”
5) If NUMBER 1 or NUMBER 2 were pressed, data from the first step is either displayed on the screen
or displayed and printed. Press the ENTER key to scroll through and display/print the remaining
step data.
cP=10800 STEP01
%=50.2 TIME=00:00
SS=0.0 TEMP=70.2
SR=0.0 RPM=100.0
Figure 63
6) If the NUMBER 3 key (printer only) is selected, the DV-III+ prompts to “READY PRINTER PRESS
ANY KEY” or “PRINTER IS NOT READY TURN ON/PRESS ONLINE” . A sample of printed output is
shown in Figure 64.