Configuring the vi matcher (optional) – Cannon Instrument miniPV-X User Manual

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CANNON

miniPV

-HX Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO

Instruction & Operation Manual

Version 1.0— January , 2011;

CANNON

Instrument Company

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

The following procedure creates a standard CAV Data Table which will
be updated as samples are tested. For additional information on analyses,
consult the manual chapter corresponding to the desired analysis.

1. Select

Analyses

from the VISCPRO

primary menu options.

2. Select

View Analysis ...

from the

Analyses

menu. The

Choose

Analysis

window will appear.

3. Double-click on Basic Package.

4. Click on

CAV Data Table

to reveal the available analyses.

5. Click on the

Define and Open New

Configuration radio button

(or verify that the option is selected).

6. Click

. The

Sample Analysis Configuration

window will

appear. The

Sample Analysis Configuration

window consists of

tabbed pages with filter options appropriate for the analysis.

7. Click on

Date Filter

and then click the

Use Dynamic Update

check

box. This option will update the displayed analysis with new data as
samples are tested.

NOTE

For additional information on analysis filter options, consult the manual
chapter corresponding to the desired analysis.

8. Click on the spin controls

to select a value for the sample time

window (the time parameter you desire for the report of recent test
data).

9. Configure any other report options (see Chapter 7 for details). Then

click

. The program will prompt you to save the analysis configu-

ration.

10. Click

Yes

. (OR click

to display the analysis without saving it.)

11. If

Yes

was selected, use your keyboard to type the name you wish to

use for the analysis in the text box.

12. Click

. The analysis will be saved and data obtained during the

selected time window will be displayed.

Configuring the VI Matcher (optional)

VI Matching with VISCPRO

The VI Matcher is a VISCPRO

software feature that functions in

tandem with the VI analyses to enable Viscosity Index (VI) calculation
from sample data residing in the VISCPRO

database. To configure the

VI Matcher, see Configuring the VI Matcher in Chapter 4.