Cannon Instrument miniAV-X - Manual (Page 3)

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CANNON ® miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO ® Instruction & Operation Manual
Version 1.a— August, 2008; CANNON ® Instrument Company
2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA
Testing samples—software options ...................................................................................... 65
Entering sample ID information ................................................................................ 65
Selecting sample actions .......................................................................................... 65
Viscosity Action for viscosity standards ................................................................... 67
Copy & Paste Sample ID data entry options ........................................................... 68
Inserting/deleting a sample ID in the test sequence ................................................... 68
Saving Sample ID information ................................................................................. 69
miniAV-X analysis modules ..................................................................................... 70
Configuring the VI Matcher ................................................................................................. 70
Turning off the VI Matcher ...................................................................................... 72
Handling errors ................................................................................................................... 72
5 OPERATING, MAINTAINING
AND SERVICING THE miniAV-X 73
miniAV-X components ........................................................................................................ 73
Bath Unit ................................................................................................................ 73
Solvent Dispensing System ...................................................................................... 74
Maintaining the solvent system ............................................................................................. 74
Filling the solvent container(s) .................................................................................. 75
Emptying the Waste Receiver .................................................................................. 75
Dual-solvent washing .............................................................................................. 76
Viscometer tubes ................................................................................................................ 76
Thermistor operation ............................................................................................... 76
Timing bulb determination ........................................................................................ 76
Carousel Adjustments ......................................................................................................... 77
Homing the Carousel .............................................................................................. 77
Adjusting sample tray height .................................................................................... 77
Adjusting sample tray force ..................................................................................... 77
Temperature bath ................................................................................................................ 79
Filling the bath ........................................................................................................ 79
Draining the bath ..................................................................................................... 80
Bath heaters ........................................................................................................... 80
Bath fluid safety features ......................................................................................... 80
Checking solvent levels ........................................................................................... 80
Solvent/drain lines ................................................................................................... 80
Ventilation ........................................................................................................................... 81
Checking bath temperature ................................................................................................. 81
Dual-solvent washing .......................................................................................................... 81
Solvent wash by computer .................................................................................................. 81
Setting wash parameters ......................................................................................... 82
Preventive maintenance ....................................................................................................... 82
miniAV-X repair/replacement components ........................................................................... 83
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