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Thank!you!for!purchasing!a!Datacolor!45!series!Portable!Spectrophotometer!(45G!CT,!45G,!or!45S).!This!
Quick!Start!Guide!has!been!provided!to!get!you!quickly!familiarized!with!the!Datacolor!45!instrument.!
Please!refer!to!the!User!Guide!for!more!in-depth!information.!
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For more complete information, and for operation with Datacolor Tools, please refer to the Datacolor 45 User’s
Guide included on the flash drive provided with the instrument, or refer to our website at www.datacolor.com.
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The!Datacolor!45!Portable!Spectrophotometer!can!be!used!in!the!following!configurations:!
1. Stand-Alone!!
The!instrument!can!be!used!as!a!stand-alone!device!without!any!connection!to!the!Datacolor!Tools!
program.!In!this!configuration,!you!can!calibrate!the!instrument!and!make!measurements!of!samples!to!
obtain!color!difference!information.!
2. Connected!to!Datacolor!Tools!
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The!instrument!can!be!connected!to!the!Datacolor!Tools!program!and!can!be!used!in!these!2!basic!
modes:!
a) PC!Access!Mode!–!In!this!mode!the!instrument!can!send!standard!and!batch!data!to!
Datacolor!Tools!and!receive!standard!and!tolerance!data!from!Datacolor!Tools.!The!
instrument!is!used!to!gather!data!which!will!eventually!be!uploaded!to!the!software.!
b) Tethered!Mode!–!In!this!mode,!the!Datacolor!Tools!program!uses!the!instrument!to!
measure!samples!(standards!or!batches)!directly!from!the!software!with!the!data!
immediately!available!for!analysis.!The!Datacolor!Tools!program!controls!the!operation!of!
the!instrument.!
This!document!will!provide!basic!information!to!get!started!with!the!Datacolor!45!in!stand-alone!mode.!!
A!complete!User!Guide!in!PDF!form!is!contained!on!the!USB!flash!drive!accompanying!the!Datacolor!45!
instrument.!
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Datacolor!45!must!be!fully!charged!before!using.!!It!takes!up!to!8!hours!to!fully!charge!
the!unit.!
