Datacolor 45 Programming manual

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (1(
!
!"#"$%&%'()*(+,-./(01231(45613,.1-756!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
!
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.!
!(8%#90(
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.
!
45137:,.1-75(
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!
!
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.!
$;23<-5<(1;=(45613,>=51(
Datacolor!45!must!be!fully!charged!before!using.!!It!takes!up!to!8!hours!to!fully!charge!
the!unit.!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (2(
!
!(8%#90!
The!instrument!does!NOT!charge!through!the!USB!connection.!!You!must!use!the!AC!
adapter!to!charge!the!instrument.!!!
!
!
1. Connect!the!power!cord!to!the!universal!AC!switching!adapter.!!Note:!Use!the!
appropriate!power!cord!to!enable!proper!connection!based!on!the!geographical!
region.!
2. Connect!the!AC!switching!adapter!to!the!Datacolor!45!instrument.!!
3. Plug!the!power!cord!into!the!outlet.!
!
(!
( (
Power Switch
Power Supply Connection

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (3(
!
0125:("?75=(%@=321-75(
01231-5<(1;=(45613,>=51(
To!start!the!instrument,!move!the!switch!at!the!back!of!the!instrument!from!the!“0”!position!to!the!“|”!
position.!The!instrument!will!power!up!and!the!main!QC!screen!will!display.!
82A-<21-5<(1;=(451=3B2.=(
Navigate!the!software!display!using!the!navigation!buttons!on!the!instrument.!!Use!the!left/right!and!
up/down!buttons!to!move!through!the!fields!on!the!screen!and!the!buttons!on!the!Live!Bar.!!
!
!
C37<32>(82A-<21-75(D,11756(
!
!
!
!
!
!
!!!!! !
Below!is!an!example!of!an!output!screen:!
!
!
!
!
The!fields!in!top!section!having!down!arrows!are!used!to!
select!standards,!output!displays!and!the!
Illuminant/Observer.!
!
!
The!colorimetric!data!is!displayed!in!the!center!of!the!screen.!!
In!this!start-up!screen,!the!CIEL*a*b*!color!coordinates!and!
color!differences!are!displayed!!
The!information!on!this!display!depends!on!whether!you!are!
in!Standard!mode!or!Batch!mode.!In!Standard!mode,!you!will!
see!absolute!data!and!in!Batch!mode!you!will!see!delta!or!
difference!data.!
!
At!the!bottom!of!the!screen!is!the!Live!Bar.!!It!provides!access!
to!program!options!and!maintenance!features.!!You!can!
navigate!the!Live!Bar!by!using!the!left/!right!program!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (4(
!
navigation!buttons!on!the!instrument.!
The!fields!immediately!below!the!top!border!identify!the!standard!and!batch!selections,!
the!colorimetric!data!displayed!and!the!Illuminant/Observer!selected.!!Use!the!up/down!
program!navigation!buttons!to!access!these!fields.!
(
0125:23:(82>=(
(
D21.;(82>=(
(
$7?73->=13-.(%,1@,1(
(
4??,>-5251E%F6=3A=3(
The!columns!in!the!center!of!the!screen!display!the!colorimetric!data!for!the!standard!
and!batch:!
!
Standard Data
Batch Data
Differences (Deltas)
8%#90!
The!information!displayed!will!change!based!on!the!output!screen!you!have!selected.!!!!!
!(

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (5(
!
&-A=(D23(%@1-756(
A!Live!Bar!at!the!bottom!of!the!screen!provides!access!to!a!variety!of!options!in!the!on-
board!software.!!!
G56=?=.1=:(
0=?=.1=:(
(
0125:23:(H7:=(25:(D21.;(H7:=(
To!simplify!measurement,!the!instrument!has!2!basic!modes!for!measurement.!These!are!Standard!
Mode!and!Batch!Mode.!
!
!
(
0125:23:(H7:=!–!The!target!icon!represents!Standard!Mode.!When!this!mode!is!selected!on!
the!Live!Bar,!all!measurements!made!are!tagged!as!standards,!and!all!data!displayed!is!for!a!
standard.!
!
!
!
!
D21.;(H7:=!–!The!dart!icon!represents!Batch!Mode.!When!this!mode!is!selected!on!the!Live!
Bar,!all!measurements!made!are!tagged!as!batches,!and!they!attached!to!the!current!standard.!!
In!this!mode,!standard!and!batch!data!display!and!color!differences!are!included.!!!
!
! !
&-A=(D23(
When!an!option!is!activated!on!the!
Live!bar,!it!turns!red.!!In!the!
example!on!the!right,!the!Batch!
Mode!is!active.!!!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (6(
!
!
45613,>=51($2?-F321-75(
The!instrument!must!be!calibrated!before!taking!measurements.!Calibration!involves!measuring!a!black!
trap,!and!a!white!tile.!!!
!!
!
!
!
Select!the!calibration!option!by!selecting!the!calibration!
icon!in!the!live!bar.!
!
!
!
The!calibration!screen!is!displayed.!The!calibration!indicator!
in!the!title!bar!is!red!indicating!that!the!instrument!is!not!
calibrated.!
!
The!last!calibration!time!is!shown!as!well!as!the!time!for!the!
next!calibration.!
!
To!begin!the!calibration,!either!place!the!instrument!on!the!
black!trap.!
Press!the!measurement!button!on!the!instrument!to!take!
the!measurement.!
! !

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (7(
!
!
!
!
After!the!black!trap!is!measured,!the!program!will!ask!for!
the!white!tile!to!be!measured.!
!
To!measure!the!white!tile!place!the!instrument!on!the!
white!tile.!
!
Press!the!measurement!button!to!start!the!
measurement.!
!
!
If!the!gloss!option!is!included!(45G!CT!or!45G),!the!
program!will!ask!for!the!gloss!tile!to!be!measured.!If!the!
gloss!option!is!not!included!(45S),!this!screen!will!not!
display.!
!
To!measure!the!gloss!tile,!position!the!instrument!and!
gloss!tile!on!the!stand.!
!
Press!the!measurement!buttons!on!the!instrument!to!
take!the!measurement.!
!
!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (8(
!
!
!
The!program!will!notify!you!that!the!calibration!is!
successful.!The!calibration!icon!in!the!Title!Bar!turns!to!
green!indicating!that!the!instrument!is!calibrated.!
!
The!last!calibration!date/time!is!the!current!date/time.!
The!next!calibration!date/time!is!now!shown.!This!is!
based!on!a!calibration!interval!of!8!hours.!
!
!
!
! !

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (9(
!
(
(
H=26,3-5<(2(0125:23:(25:(2(D21.;(
!!
!
!
To!measure!a!new!standard,!select!the!Standard!Mode!icon!
from!the!Live!Bar.!
!
!
!
The!screen!will!display!the!data!for!the!current!standard.!If!this!
is!a!new!instrument,!the!current!standard!will!be!named!
“Demo!Standard”.!!The!program!must!have!a!stored!standard!
to!operate,!and!the!unit!is!shipped!with!a!“demo!standard”.!
!
To!measure!a!new!standard,!place!the!instrument!on!the!
standard!and!press!the!instrument!measurement!button.!!
!
After!the!measurement!is!taken,!the!program!will!display!the!
absolute!L*a*b*!data!for!the!new!standard.!
!
!
!
By!default,!the!new!standard!will!be!auto!named,!based!on!the!
current!date!and!time.!The!standard!naming!method!can!be!
selected!in!the!Options!screen.!
!
To!measure!another!standard,!place!the!instrument!on!the!
standard!and!press!the!measurement!button.!As!long!as!you!
remain!in!Standard!mode,!each!measurement!you!make!
creates!a!new!standard.!
!
!
!
!
If!you!want!to!measure!a!batch!to!compare!to!the!current!
standard,!you!must!select!the!Batch!Mode!icon!on!the!Live!
Bar.!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (10(
!
!
When!you!select!the!Batch!Mode!icon,!the!batch!
measurement!screen!will!display.!If!this!is!the!first!time!you!
have!used!the!instrument,!you!will!see!“no!batches”.!!!
!
To!compare!a!new!batch!to!the!current!standard,!place!the!
instrument!on!the!batch!sample!and!press!the!measurement!
button.!
!
After!the!batch!has!been!measured,!the!output!screen!will!be!
displayed.!
!
This!display!screen!includes!the!absolute!colorimetric!data!for!
the!standard!and!batch,!and!the!color!difference!data!for!the!
samples.!When!the!gloss!feature!is!enabled,!the!gloss!
information!is!also!displayed.!
!
The!batch!name!defaults!to!an!auto!name!based!on!the!
current!date!and!time.!The!batch!naming!method!can!be!
edited!in!the!Options!screen.!
!
To!measure!a!second!batch,!place!the!instrument!on!the!batch!
sample!and!press!the!measurement!button.!As!long!as!you!
remain!in!Batch!Mode,!each!measurement!you!make!will!
create!a!new!batch.!
!
$7?73($773:-521=6(
•Each!color!coordinate!is!identified!by!a!letter—e.g.,!L*,!
a*,!b*,!etc.!!!
•In!this!example,!the!color!difference!calculation!being!
displayed!is!CIEL*a*b*C*h.!!!!
•.!!!0#!I!!The!values!in!the! !column!are!the!
coordinate!values!for!the!standard.!!!
•D"#$JI!The!values!in!the! column!are!the!
coordinates!for!the!batch.!!!
!
!
$7?73(!-BB=3=5.=6((K:=?126L(( (
•The!color!difference!data!will!indicate!if!the!
difference!is!positive!(+)!or!negative!(-).!!!
•The!exception!is!DE,!which!is!always!a!positive!
number.!

Datacolor(45(Quick(Start(Guide(–(003-400063!Rev(B( (11(
!
!