Altana BYK Automatchic Vision User manual

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Automatchic Vision

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BYK - Gardner GmbH
Lausitzer Straße 8
82538 Geretsried
Germany
Tel. 0-800-gardner
(0-800-4273637)
[phone]
Fax [phone]
www.byk.com/instruments
BYK - Gardner USA
9104 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046
USA
Phone [phone]
301-483-6500
Fax [phone]
301-483-6555
Automatchic Vision
Manual
Patent pending 275 023 070 E 1409

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Dear customer,
thank you for having decided for a BYK-Gardner
product. BYK-Gardner is committed to providing
you with quality products and services. We offer
complete system solutions to solve your problems
in areas of color, appearance and physical
properties. As the basis of our worldwide business,
we strongly believe in total customer satisfaction.
Therefore, in addition to our products, we offer
many VALUE-ADDED services:
· Technical Sales Force
· Technical & Application Support
· Application and Technical Seminars
· Repair&CerticationService
BYK-Gardner is part of Altana AG and a direct
subsidiary of BYK-Chemie GmbH, a leading
supplier of additives for coatings and plastics.
Together, we offer complete and unique solutions
for you, our customer.
Thankyouforyourtrustandcondence.Ifthereis
anything we can do better to serve your needs, do
not hesitate to let us know.
Your BYK-Gardner Team

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Table of contents
Contents
1. Safety instructions .................................................................................. 5
2. System description and Delivery notes ..............................................10
3. Power supply .........................................................................................12
4. Controls..................................................................................................13
5. Getting started.......................................................................................14
6. Calibrate .................................................................................................16
7. Measurement techniques .....................................................................20
7.1 Light protection ring ...............................................................................20
7.2 Cleaning the Car......................................................................................21
8. Measurement .........................................................................................23
8.1 Measuring the vehicle.............................................................................23
8.2 Rotating during measurements .............................................................23
8.3 Measurement-Step-by-Step....................................................................25
8.4 Add coarseness (optional) .....................................................................27
8.5 Add Car Make (optional) .........................................................................28
8.6 Delet readings..........................................................................................29
9 Setup ......................................................................................................30
9.1 Device Info ...............................................................................................30
9.2 WLAN settings.........................................................................................31
9.3 Auto measure...........................................................................................32
9.4 Beeper ......................................................................................................32
9.5 Display background ................................................................................32
9.6 Rotate display..........................................................................................32
9.7 Language..................................................................................................33
9.8 Run Diagnosis .........................................................................................33

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Table of contents
10. Interface ............................................................................................... 34
11. Standards.............................................................................................35
12. Technical Data ..................................................................................... 36
13. Errors and Warning Messages...........................................................37
15. Cleaning and Maintenance ................................................................. 39
15.1 Cleaning standards .................................................................................39
15.2 Light protection ring ...............................................................................40
16. Copyright ............................................................................................. 41

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Safety instructions
•Avoidprolongedhighrelativehumidityanddonot
allow condensation water.
• Do not use any acetone or other aggressive or
strong solvents for cleaning the unit! The unit
housing is resistant to many solvents. For cleaning
you should use a soft, moist cloth. Excessive dirt
and dust can be removed with ethanol or cleaning
alcohol.
Additonal information on use:
•Youwillndthetechnicaldataforallsystem
components such as the measurement unit
and battery compartment on the respective
manufacturer’s plates and in the section Technical
Data
• Rechargeable batteries are special waste and
must therefore not be disposed of with household
trash. Make certain to observe the disposal
instructions of the battery or rechargeable battery
manufacturer.Insulatetheterminalsofthe
batteries with adhesive tape or similar materials
before disposal.

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2. System description and Delivery notes
The three-angle (25°, 45°, 110°) spectrophoto-
meter is a custom instrument for use with the Akzo
Nobel software. The instrument is an easy to use
tool for measuring the color of automotive paint
nishesandstoringtheinformationforuploading
data to the AkzoNobel Color Retrieval Software.
TheinstrumentisoperatedbytheOperatebutton
andthetouchscreendisplay.TheOperatebutton
is used to switch on the instrument and execute
areading.Onthetouchscreendisplayyoucan
select icons and functions directly.
Theinstrumentcanbeconguredindifferent
languages.
The instrument complies with the following
standards:DIN5033,5036,6174,6175-2;ISO
7724;ASTMD2244,E308,E1164,E2194,SAEJ
1545.
Automatchic Vision 7060
Comes complete with:
Measurement device with protective clamp,
combined standard white and green, USB interface
cable, external power supply with plug set (EU,
USA, UK, AUS), Li-ion battery pack, hand strap,
seal replacement set, stylus, protective display
lm,carryingcase,operatingmanualonCD.
System description and Delivery notes

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Accessories and spare parts
Stylus 275022667
Protective clamp 275023086
Protectivedisplaylm  275023150
Seal replacement set (including 275023152
one light protection rubber
seal and three rubber pin
covers)
USB interface cable 100900588
Hand strap 100803719
External power supply 100900470
Plug set (EU, USA, UK, AUS) 100900471
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Power supply
3. Power supply
Beforeoperatingtheinstrumentthersttime,read
the operating instructions and pay attention to the
safety instructions in Section 1.
To operate the instrument, the battery must be
chargedrst.
Connect the external power supply with the
instrument and the power outlet.
The charging process is indicated by the green
bars in the upper right corner of the instrument.
Itisonlyallowedtochargetheinstrumentwith
the power supply supplied by the instrument
manufacturer.
Please make sure to charge the batteries latest
after 5 months. The temperature range over which
the batterie can be charged is 0° C to 45° C (32° F
to 113° F).

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Controls
Measurement unit
1 Display for user guidance
2 Operatebutton(measurementbutton):switchonandmeasure
3 Indicatorlights
4 Stylus
5 Alignment mark
6 USB-InterfaceforchargingorconnectingtoaPC
7 Pins to detect correct placement during measurement procedure
8 Protective clamp
9 Hand strap ring
4. Controls
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5. Getting started
Turning on the unit
To turn the unit on, press the operate button.
The main menu appears.
Navigation
The operate button and the touch screen are
used to control the system. Pressing the operate
button turns the unit on and executes a reading.
All settings within the menu are made by direct
navigation on the touch screen.
Touchingthecorrespondingeldonthetouch
screen performs the selected functions.
System operation is supported by comments and
error messages, which appear on the display.
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To ensure stable positioning, the instrument is
equippedwith3triggerpinsonthebottomplate.If
not all pins have been pressed thoroughly on the
sample surface (e.g. curvature too high, instrument
movement), the display shows the pins which are
not pressed correctly in red and the indication
lights are red.
Press all pins correctly on the sample surface. The
pins on the display and the indication lights turn
green.
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6. Calibrate
Standards
The instrument comes with 2 standards.
Onewhitestandardandagreenstandard.White
calibration is requested every 30 days, green tile
check every 7 days.
Whiteandgreenstandardarexedinonecase,
hinged together. The white standard is used to
performthe100%reectancecalibration.
The green standard is supplied to audit instrument
performance.
A red exclamation mark besides the calibration tile
symbol indicates that white calibration or green tile
check are required.
Both white and green standard tiles are device
serialnumberspecicandcanonlybereplacedby
the instrument manufacturer.
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Calibration Notes
• Dirtordustintheopticsoftheinstrument
will cause an inaccurate calibration reading.
Therefore, always use the protective clamp, if
no readings are taken.
• Thestandardsshouldbecleanedperiodically.
For cleaning procedure see section „Cleaning
and Maintenance“. Please make sure that the
standards are not scratched.
• Donotmovetheinstrumentwhiletakinga
calibrationmeasurement.Ifmotionisdetected,
an error message will be displayed and
calibration is aborted.
• Whenmovingfromcoldtowarmenvironment,
there is a danger of condensation. For this
reason, you should wait for an appropriate
amount of time to allow the optical components
to adjust before calibrating and using the unit.
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6.1 Calibrate
Press the calibration tile symbol on the display.
The number of days until the next calibration is
required are indicated.
When clicking on the white tile symbol, a complete
white and green calibration will be performed.
When clicking on the green tile symbol, only a
green calibration will be performed.
Complete calibration:
Click on the white tile symbol. A message is
displayed.
Openthestandardboxandpositiontheinstrument
on the white standard. The instrument snaps into
the indentation of the standard and can only be
positioned in one direction.
Press the operate button.
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After the white calibration has been performed,
the instrument indicates that the green standard is
required.
Place the instrument on the green standard and
press the operate button.
Aftercalibrationhasbeennished,theinstrument
indicates the days until next calibration is required.
Green check:
Click on the green tile symbol to perform green tile
check.
Place the instrument on the green standard and
press the operate button.
Afterthegreencheckhasbeennished,the
instrument indicates the days left until the next
check is required.
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7. Measurement techniques
Inordertoobtainaccurateandrepeatable
measurements, the bottom of the instrument must
bealignedatonthesurfacetobemeasured.Do
not move the instrument while measuring. This can
cause the measurement values to vary.
Use the alignment marks on both sides of the
instrument to center the measurement aperture
over the desired area.
To perform a measurement, all three pins on the
bottom must be completely pressed down while the
operate button is pressed.
Alternatively, the instrument can be set-up to
perform a measurement by just pressing the three
pins (auto measure).
A measurement requires four readings to be taken
around the repair area to complete one stored
measurement.
The display will guide you through the readings.
7.1 Light protection ring
The measurement aperture of the instrument is
surrounded by a light protection ring made out
ofrubber.Itactsasaprotectionagainstambient
light. Keep the ring allways clean and change it
when being damaged (see section Cleaning and
Maintenance).Incaseitleavesmarksonthe
panel, clean the marks with water and soap.
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7.2 Cleaning the Car
Clean Object = Clean measurements
Cleaning the area to be measured is essential. Any
surface dirt, grease, scratches or dust already
in the paint WILLinuencethequalityofthe
measurement. The surface must also be dry!
Do NOT measure sprayed panels without allowing
sufcienttimeforthepaneltodry.
Which polish?
Water and soap is good enough to remove the
surface dirt. There are many different polishing
products and the general guidelines are:
• Useanonsiliconpolish.
• Theproductmustnotbeabrasiveandleave
any visual scratches or haze on the top coat.
• Avoidbadlyscratchedareas,Ifyouhaveno
choicethenstartwithacoarsepolishandnish
withanepolishtoachieveasatisfactorynish.
• UsingaTACKRAGcanalsohelptoremove
dust before measuring. Don’t use a tack rag
that has previously been used for a completely
different color.
Polishing motion
Polishing always leaves very small scratches on
the surface. To randomize these „micro“ scratches
a rotating polishing motion is recommended. These
scratches can have an effect on the measurement
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depending on :
• TheColor
• Thecoarsenessofthepolish
• Thehardnessofthetopcoat
• Theconditionoftheclothorragbeingusedto
clean the car – avoid using a dirty cloth with
different colors already on the cloth!
• Theconditionoftheareatobemeasured–
avoid road chips, etc.
Toreducetheinuenceofscratchesusethetools
that you already have available.
Use the polishing machine, if not, then use a
rotating motion. Check the area to make sure it is
clean. Using a degreaser can also help to remove
any residual grease.
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8. Measurement
8.1 Measuring the vehicle
As you see from the previous chapter the surface
is very important for good results.
Here are a few tips for successful use of the
instrument.
Four CORRECT measurements are required to
complete the process.
• Selecta‘clean’areathatisundamaged,free
from scratches. Avoid imperfections in the
paint like craters, drips, etc! Also avoid curved
surfaces whenever possible.
• Measureascloseaspossibletotheareabeing
repaired. Also take measurements on both
sides of the area, if possible.
• Turntheinstrument90°aftereach
measurement.
8.2 Rotating during measurements
To optimize search results Automatchic Vision
always averages 4 rotated measurements.
The measurement direction is explained to the
user. Each rotation is shown on the instrument
display and the user is instructed to point the
instrumentinaxeddirectionandrotatethedevice
in that way.
Measurement
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