ALTANA Easy-Link Color-Standard-Link - Manual (Page 2)

Measure what you see.
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How to create a new standard?
• Click on the “Input Standard” button
• A “New Standard“ is generated in the next blank row
• Window “Edit Standard” opens
• Edit standard
➔ Input of all parameters as described in
“How to edit an existing standard?”
To create a new standard spectral data and tolerances must be input
How to calculate tolerances?
With this function, admissible tolerances based on visually accepted samples
can be established.
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How to edit an existing standard?
• Select row with the standard to be edit
• Click on the “Edit Row” button
• Window “Edit Standard” opens
Standard data
• Input for Name, Date/Time and Comment
Configuration
• Selection for Color scale, Index and Illuminant
Gloss
• Activate/deactivate display for gloss
Tolerances
• Input for the Index (e.g. dE*) and Components
(e.g. dL*, da*, db*) Tolerances.
• Save master standard in instrument
• Measure and save accepted samples also as standards
• Transfer standards to color-Standard-Link
• Select all rows and click on “Calculate Tolerances” button
• Tolerances are calculated for master standard in first row
It is recommended to measure at least 20 visually accepted samples.