Pausing a test, Resuming a test – Cannon Instrument miniPV-X User Manual

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CANNON

miniPV-Series Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO

Instruction & Operation Manual

Version 1.a— January, 2011;

CANNON

Instrument Company

2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA

these samples should also be covered before analysis. Most lubricating
oils, because they are manufactured at high temperatures and low pres-
sures, do not contain significant volatile components and can be analyzed
without being covered.

The PolyVISC SPS Solution Preparation System from Cannon Instrument
Company is a semi-automated solution preparation system that can be
used with the minPV instruments. Contact Cannon for more information.

NOTE

For additional information on software data entry features, including
multiple sample selection and cut & paste options, see Testing samples—
software options in Chapter 4.

Running check standards

Verify Known KV

is selected as the test option for a sample, the

Viscosity Action

window will open automatically. Enter the neces-

sary check standard data, including the

Check Standard viscosity

from the standard bottle, and click

to complete data entry. To

revise or confirm standard data, right-click on the desired sample ID
from the list box and select

Configure

from the popup menu choices.

NOTE

See Chapter 4 for additional information on the Viscosity Action window.

9. Continue entering sample information for all desired trays. When

sample ID data entry is complete, check the

Tray Status

window to

verify that all trays are ready for testing.

10. Click on the

RUN

button at the bottom of the

Sample Input wind

ow.

The

Select Trays

window will open if more than one miniPV Series

instrument is online.

11. If necessary, click on the check box(es) to select the desired pre-

pared “tray” (sample sequence) for automatic testing. For the
miniPV Series, a tray corresponds to the miniPV Series instrument.
Then click

to begin the miniPV Series test(s).

Pausing a test

To temporarily halt testing for a given tube/sample, click the

Pause

button from the

Sample Input wi

ndow. Then select the desired tray

(miniPV Series instrument) and pause action(s) from the

Select Trays

window (

Pause Now

will immediately pause test actions;

Pause after

current sample

will pause testing after the current test is complete).

Click

to pause testing for the selected tray(s).

NOTE

If the test was paused prior to the initiation of the Wash cycle, drop time
data for that sample will be discarded.

Resuming a test

To resume test actions for paused trays, click the

Resume

button from

the

Sample Input wi

ndow. Then select the desired trays from the

Select

Trays

window. Click

to resume sample testing (see note above).