Cannon Instrument CAV-2000 - Manual

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CANNON ® Automatic Viscometer Models CAV-2100 and CAV-2200 with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 2g — May 2009; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1
The CANNON ® Automatic Viscometer (CAV 2000 Series) .............................................. 1
Measuring kinematic viscosity ........................................................................................... 2
Safety cautions .................................................................................................................... 2
Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 4
VISCPRO
® for Windows ® .................................................................................................. 5
Installing VISCPRO ® software ........................................................................................... 5
Computer requirements .......................................................................................... 5
Windows
® XP ® installation .................................................................................... 5
Installation actions .................................................................................................. 5
Configuration diskette (First-time installation only!) ............................................ 5
Running the software .......................................................................................................... 6
Checking configuration ...................................................................................................... 8
Configuration disk .................................................................................................. 8
Logging in .............................................................................................................. 8
Checking Instrument Settings ................................................................................. 9
Viewing/editing setup information ....................................................................... 10
Manually changing tube calibration constants ................................................................. 11
2 TESTING SAMPLES
WITH THE CANNON AUTOMATIC VISCOMETER 15
Preparing the CAV ............................................................................................................ 15
Preparing sample trays ......................................................................................... 15
Inserting/removing the CAV reference thermometer ........................................... 16
Local mode operation ....................................................................................................... 17
Setting temperature ............................................................................................... 17
Preparing the bath ................................................................................................. 18
Testing samples ..................................................................................................... 18
Aborting a test ...................................................................................................... 18
Concluding a test .................................................................................................. 19
Obtaining kinematic viscosity (KV) readings in Local mode .............................. 19
Other Local mode keypad options ........................................................................ 19
Remote operation (computer-controlled) ......................................................................... 20
Setting temperature ............................................................................................... 20
Testing samples ..................................................................................................... 22
Pausing a test ........................................................................................................ 24
Resuming a test ..................................................................................................... 25
Aborting a test ...................................................................................................... 25