Cannon Instrument miniAV-X - Manual (Page 24)

CANNON ® miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.Ob— March, 2012; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
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3. Select the desired unit of temperature measurement (°C or °F).
4. Type the desired temperature in the Bath Temp: field. Acceptable
values are any numbers between 20°C and 100°C. If necessary, you
may use the decimal point key to input temperature to the nearest
0.01°C. Press
OK to save the temperature setting.
NOTES The miniAV-X will not allow sample testing until the instrument has
equilibrated temperature at the test temperature.
To cancel temperature selection before completing the procedure, click
Cancel.
After the target temperature has been set, the miniAV-X bath temperature
will be adjusted to the target temperature and the bath will equilibrate at
the test temperature. The VISCPRO II software always displays the
current and target bath temperature in the
Sample Input wi ndow.
Checking wash functions
To ensure function of the solvent wash system, follow the procedure
below:
1. Place an empty vial in the sample tray position 1.
2. Select Wash viscometer tube to open the Wash viscometer tube
window.
3. Click Begin Wash to initiate the wash cycle. The Status: indicator
will display and update current actions.