ALTANA BYK-mac i COLOR Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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Getting started
5. Getting started
Turning on the unit
To turn on the unit, press the mode scroll wheel or
the operate button.
The main menu appears.
For the first steps select ”Absolute” from the
”Measure” menu.
Place the instrument on the sample and press
”operate”. While the reading is in progress, the light
diodes are green and ”Measuring” is displayed.
Keep the instrument stable as long as the green
lights are on. According to the preselected number
of measurements to be averaged, the instrument is
waiting for additional readings.
Having finished all readings the result is displayed.
To see all measurement data you can switch
between the different displays with the scroll wheel.
The small black rectangle in the lower left indicates
the number of pages.
Sparkle and Graininess data is only available when
using the BYK-mac i.
The Intensity Emission value quantifies fluorescent
light excited in the visible range.
The amount of fluorescent light is determined for
daylight D65 illumination.