Lovibond LC 100 User manual

Lovibond® LC 100
Quick Start Guide
Kurzanleitung
Manuel de démarrage
Guia rápido
Guide introduttiva
Guia de Início Rápido
用戸指南
入門指南
빠른 시작 가이드
基本操作の手引き

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CE Declaration
Manufacturer's Name/Authorized Representative:
The Tintometer Ltd •Lovibond House •Solar Way •Solstice Park •Amesbury •UK
Phone: [phone] •Fax [phone]
X-Rite, Incorporated • Siemensstraße 12b •63263 Neu-Isenburg • Germany
Model Name: LC 100
Model No.: LC 100
Directive(s) Conformance: EMC 2004/108/EC LVD 2006/95/EC
Federal Communications Commission Notice
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Equipment Information
Use of this equipment in a manner other than that specified by The Tintometer Ltd may
compromise design integrity and become unsafe.
WARNING: This instrument is not for use in explosive environments.

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This document is intended to familiarize you with the Lovibond® LC 100
instrument.
Table of Contents
1. Packaging Contents 2
2. Instrument Description 3
3. Getting Started 4
Charging the Battery 4
Powering On and Off (battery operation only) 4
Language Selection 5
Instrument Calibration 5
Sample Measurement and Preview 5
4. Function Screens 6
5. Creating Standards 7
6. Colour QC 8
Measuring Samples 8
Saving a Tag with a Measurement 8
7. Outputting Reports 10
USB Report Mode 10
8. Quick Check Menu 11
9. Sample Records Menu 11
10. Appendices 12
Troubleshooting 12
Screen Messages 12
1. Packaging Contents
LC 100 instrument
Protective zipper carry case
Lanyard
Protective pouch with clip
USB interface cabling

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2. Instrument Description
1. Lanyard loop:Provides a secure way to carry your device.
2. Power on/off:Used to turn the instrument on and off.
3. Measure button:Two stage button; press lightly to start preview and firmly to
measure. Lightly pressing this button always returns you to the Colour QC screen.
4. Navigation control:Navigates the on screen menus and function bar in four
directions. Pressing on the left side moves the focus to the next available item to
the left. Pressing on the right side moves the focus to the next available item to
the right. The top and bottom sides perform the same function, only in an up and
down direction.
5. Enter button: Selects menu items and opens tag menu.
6. USB connection: For charging the battery and interface to the software.
7. Speaker and Microphone: For recording and playback of voice tags.
8. Display: Communicates color information, instrument status, and option.
9. Targeting marks: Allows for easy positioning on samples.
10. White Reference slider: Positions the calibration tile for measurement or
calibration/storage.
11. Measurement optics: Area that illuminates and measures the color.
12. Information label: Provides compliance, serial number and other information.
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3. Getting Started
Charging the Battery
Connect the USB cable to the LC 100 and your computer’s USB port. A battery
charging screen momentarily appears. For the first time connection, a
language selection screen also appears. Refer to the Initial Startup section on
the following page for first time operation.
Note: Some computers have low power USB ports which are typically located
at the front. It is recommended that the LC 100 is ONLY connected to high
power ports.
During charging, the instrument switches on and indicates charging with a
“lightning bolt” in the battery icon. The LC 100 will not power off while
plugged into the computer USB port. A full charge from empty will take 6
hours connected to a computer USB port.
Powering On and Off (battery operation only)
Turn the instrument on by pressing and releasing the Power button.
Power button

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Language Selection
Select the language from the list by pressing the up and down sides of the
Navigation control. Refer to the Introduction section for button locations.
Instrument Calibration
1. To calibrate, position reference slider (10) over optics and press
Measure (3).
2. When finished, position reference slider (10) back to storage location
and press Enter (5).
Sample Measurement and Preview
1. To measure, lightly press and hold Measure button (3) and position
instrument on sample.
2. Press Measure firmly (3) to take measurement. View results (8).
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4. Function Screens
Functions are selected by pressing the left or right sides of the Navigation
control. The active function is indicated by the highlighted icon on the
function bar and the title of the window.
Settings
Standards
Color QC
Quick
Check
Smp Records
Configure the
instrument.
Select from a list or
measure a new
standard.
Perform Colour QC
sample
measurements.
Perform Colour
Compare and
Opacity
measurements.
View and delete
saved sample
records.
Press Enter (tag
highlighted) Press
Navigation control
(bottom)
Tag menu is for
adding notes to a
sample
measurement.
Sample image, Colour plot, and Indices
views are also available.
Battery indicator gauge
Approximate standard
and sample colors
Active function
Measurement information
Function bar (active function
is highlighted)

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5. Creating Standards
1. Select the Standard icon in the function bar by pressing on the right or
left side of the Navigation control.
2. Press the up and down sides of the Navigation control to select the next
available standard location.
1. Press the left side of the Navigation control (Edit) to enter the Edit
Standard screen. If your device has security enabled you will be
prompted to enter the password “999” to unlock.
2. Preview your sample by lightly pressing then firmly to Measure.
Note: If you do not want the current measurement to be used, use the
Navigation control to select Reset and press the Enter (Select) button.
3. Continue with additional measurements to obtain an average value if
standard averaging is activated in the Settings (default setting is 3).
4. When finished, press the left side of the Navigation control (Save) to
save the new standard.
Simulated color
Standard data
Star indicates selected standard
for QC measurements
Reset
Available standard location
Standards active for auto selection

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6. Colour QC
Measuring Samples
1. Select the Standard icon in the function bar by pressing on the right or
left side of the Navigation control.
2. If the selected standards (indicated by the star) are not the standards
required for sample comparisons, press the down side of the Navigation
control and select the desired standard. Press the Enter button to toggle
between selected (star icon) and not selected (no star icon). Continue
for all standards.
3. When finished, press the right side of the Navigation control (Exit) twice
to advance to the Colour QC screen.
4. Lightly press and hold the Measure button to activate the preview. The
area to be measured is indicated in the preview by the circle.
5. When you have located the area you wish to measure, press the
Measure button firmly.
6. Continue with additional measurements to obtain an average value if
sample averaging is activated in the Settings.
7. After the measurement, a simulated colour patch of the sample appears
along with the Pass/Fail indication. The sample below would indicate
that the sample failed based on the tolerance set in the Setting menu.
8. Press the down side of the Navigation control to advance to additional
QC Sample data screens.
Saving a Tag with a Measurement
Each measurement is automatically saved in the sample record. A voice tag or
text tag can be saved with each sample measurement.