PCE Instruments PCE-CSM 10 User manual

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PCE-CSM 10 Color Meter
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CONTENTS
INDUCTION............................................................................................................................................................... 1
CAUTIONS................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1. INTERFACE DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................ 2
2 .BATTERY DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................................... 3
3. BATTERY INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................. 3
4. OPERATING INSTRUCTION............................................................................................................................... 4
4.1TURN ON...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.1.1 Preparations ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
4.1.2 Turn On ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
4.2 WHITE CALIBRATION AND BLACK CALIBRATION......................................................................................................... 5
4.3 MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3.1 Measurement Locating........................................................................................................................................ 6
4.3.2 Standard Measurement ................................................................................................................................... 6
4.3.4 Measure and View Spectral Reflectance Graph................................................................................................... 8
4.4 CONNECTING TO PC .................................................................................................................................................... 9
4.5 PRINT........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
5. SYSTEM FUNCTION DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 9
5.1 DATA MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 10
5.1.2 Check Spectral Reflectance Curve ...................................................................................................................... 12
5.1.3 Editing Record Name ......................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.4 Deleting a Single Record .................................................................................................................................... 14
5.1.5 Turning Standard Record into Measurement Standard ..................................................................................... 14
5.1.6 Turning Sample Record into Measurement Standard ........................................................................................ 14
5.1.7 Deleting All Records........................................................................................................................................... 14
5.1.8 Standard Input................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 TOLERANCE SETTING ................................................................................................................................................ 16
5.3 LIGHT SOURCE SETTING............................................................................................................................................ 17
5.4AVERAGE MEASUREMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 18
5.5 COLOR OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.5.1 Color Space ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.5.2 Color Index ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.5.3 Observer Angle .................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.7 FUNCTION SETTING ................................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.1 Auto Save........................................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.2 Time Set ............................................................................................................................................................. 32
5.7.3 Language Selection............................................................................................................................................ 35
5.7.4 Backlight Time ................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.7.5 Screen Brightness .............................................................................................................................................. 35
5.7.6 Buzzer Switch ..................................................................................................................................................... 35
5.7.7 Restore Factory Settings .................................................................................................................................... 36
6.TECHNICAL PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................................................37
6.1 PRODUCTS FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................ 37
6.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 38

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Induction
PCE-CSM 10 spectrophotometer is independently developed by PCE which is in
accordance with CIE (International Commission on Illumination) and CNS (China
National Standards). The instrument features with touch screen and large screen display. It
is configured with high-end color quality management software. Meanwhile it has characters
of stable performance, precise measurement and easy to use. The instrument is powered by
Li-ion battery or DC power adapter.
Advantages
1. Touch screen, easy to operate.
2. Large screen (3.5 inch), high resolution (320*480), full-view display with clear image.
3. Aesthetic design perfectly combined with ergonomics structure.
4. D/8 geometry optical structure, accord to CIE, ISO, ASTM, DIN Standards.
5. Two standard observer angles, multiple light sources modes, a variety of color
systems.
6. High hardware configuration with a number of innovative technologies.
7. Oversized integrating sphere, more effective homogenization ray of lights and precise
measurement.
8. Visible spectrum 400~700nm reflectance curve.
9. Input standard data manually, easy to operate.
Cautions
● The spectrophotometer is a precise measuring instrument. Please avoid dramatic changes
of external environment when measuring. These changes, including the flicker of
surrounding light and the rapid change of temperature, will affect measurement accuracy.
● Keep the instrument balanceable; make sure the measuring aperture close to the test
sample, and no shaking or shifting when measuring. Please prevent the colorimeter from
fierce collision or crash.
● The instrument is not waterproof. Do not use it in high humidity environment or in water.
● Keep the instrument clean. Avoid dust, powder or solid particles entering the measuring
aperture and the instrument.
● Replace the white calibration cavity and put the spectrophotometer into instrument case
when not in use.
● Please take out the battery to prevent the instrument from damage if you don’t use it for a
long time.
● Please keep the instrument in a cool dry place.
● Any unauthorized changes to the instrument are not permitted, or it will affect the
measuring accuracy, even cause irreversible damage.

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1. Interface Description
Figure 1 Instrument Structure Diagram
Port Description
1. Power Switch: Push the switch to “1” to turn on the instrument. Push the switch to “0”
to turn it off.
2. DC Power Port: Connect with AC adapter. The adapter specification is 5V=2A.
3. USB / RS-232 port: This port is a common port. The instrument will judge the
connection status automatically. USB port is used to transfer data to PC. RS-232 port
is used to connect to the printer.
DC Power Port
USB/RS-232 Port
Power Switch

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2 .Battery Description
1. Battery specification: Li-ion 3.7V = 0.5A. The capacity is 3200mAh.
2. Please use original Li-ion battery. Do not use other batteries. Otherwise it will cause
irreversible damage.
3. Please remove the battery if you don’t use it for a long time.
4. When charging the battery, please connect power adapter or USB cable (to PC).
Meanwhile, push the switch to “1” to turn it on, and then the battery will be charging. If
not charge the battery, you can remove the battery and connect power adapter, the
instrument still works normally.
5. When charging, dynamic battery icon will display on the top right corner of
measurement interface.
3. Battery Installation
1. When installing battery, be sure the power is cut off. (Push the switch to “0”). Then
remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the Li-ion battery into battery compartment and push it gently. Please pay
attention to the battery contacts.
3. Put the battery cover on Li-ion battery, and then push it up as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Battery Installation
Li-ion Battery
Battery Cover

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4. Operating Instruction
4.1Turn On
4.1.1 Preparations
Check whether it is powered by battery or adapter.
4.1.2 Turn On
Push the power switch to “1”, the screen will light and display logo. After a few seconds, it
will enter Standard Measurement interface automatically, and the default display is
L*a*b*C*H as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Standard Measurement

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4.2 White Calibration and Black Calibration
Click “Menu” to enter main menu interface as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 Main Menu
Select “Calibration” to enter white and black calibration interface as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 White and Black Calibration

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Click “White Calibration”, it will prompt you to put away the white board. Put the measuring
aperture on white board. Make sure the measuring aperture is close to the white board. Click
“OK” or press “Testing” key to perform white calibration. Please pay attention that the serial
number of white board must correspond to the instrument.
Click “Black Calibration”, it will prompt you to put away black cavity. Put the measuring
aperture into black calibration cavity. Click “OK” or press “Testing” key to perform black
calibration.
Then, white calibration and black calibration are completed.
4.3 Measurement
4.3.1 Measurement Locating
The instrument can visually locate through the cross of measuring aperture. It can be done
by observing the alignment between the cross and the sample, while moving the measuring
aperture to adjust the position.
4.3.2 Standard Measurement
Please enter “Standard Measurement” interface to perform measurements as shown in
Figure 6.
Put the measuring aperture on the standard sample, press “Testing” key. The colorimeter will
display color data of the standard sample.
Figure 6 Standard Measurement

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Click “No Name”, it will enter “Edit Name”interface as shown in Figure 16. You can edit the
name of the current standard.
Click “D65”, it will enter “Light Source”interface as shown in Figure 19. You can set the light
source of the current standard.
Click “10°”, you can switch the observer angle between 2° and 10°.
Click “LAB”, it will enter “Color Space”interface as shown in Figure 22. You can change the
color space of the current standard.
4.3.3 Sample Measurement
After testing the standard, press “Sample Measure”, it will enter Sample Measurement
interface as shown in Figure 7. Put the measuring aperture on the sample, press “Testing”
key. The colorimeter will display color data of the sample.
The L*a*b*C*h* data on the left side is current sample data. The data on the right side is
color difference data between current sample and standard.
Figure 7 Sample Measurement
Click “No Name”, it will enter “Edit Name”interface as shown in Figure 16. You can edit the
name of the current standard.
Click “D65”, it will enter “Light Source”interface as shown in Figure 19. You can set the light
source of the current standard.
Click “10”or “2”, you can switch the observer angle between 2° and 10°.
Click “LAB”, it will enter “Color Space”interface as shown in Figure 22. You can change the
color space of the current standard.

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4.3.4 Measure and View Spectral Reflectance Graph
Under standard or sample measurement interface, click “ ” to switch to next page. It will
display the spectral reflectance curve. Click “ ”, it will display wavelength data and
reflectance data of next wave band. Click “ ”, it will display wavelength data and
reflectance data of previous wave band. The wavelength range of the instrument is
“400-700nm”. The interval is 10nm.
Figure 8 Spectral Reflectance Interface

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4.4 Connecting to PC
Click “Comm” to enter the interface shown in Figure 9. Follow the tips to connect instrument
to PC. Click “OK”, the instrument will enter “Communicating…” as shown in Figure 10. Then
you can control the instrument through the software.
Figure 9 USB Communication Figure 10 Communicating
4.5 Print
Connect the instrument to micro printer. It can print measurement data automatically under
“Standard Measurement” or “Sample Measurement” interface.
5. System Function Description
You can set the system function from main menu as shown in Figure 4.

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5.1 Data Management
Click “Data” in main menu to enter data management interface as shown in Figure 11. Data
management is mainly for checking, operating the measured records and inputting standard
data manually.
Figure 11 Data Management
Check Record
1） Check Standard Record
Select “Check Record” to enter “Standard Record” interface as shown in Figure 12. It’s the
standard data. You can check different standard data by clicking “↑” and “↓” at the bottom of
the screen. “T001” in the figure means standard record No. “no name” means the default
name of the standard.
2）Check Sample Record
Click “Sample” in standard record interface to check the sample data and the color
difference between the standard and the sample as shown in Figure 13. You can check
different sample data by clicking “↑”and “↓” at the bottom of the screen. “No.001” means the
sample record No. “T001” means standard record No.
3） Switch Standard Record and Sample Record
Click “Sample” in standard record interface to switch to sample record interface.
Click “Standard” in sample record interface to switch to standard record.

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Figure 12 Standard Record
Figure 13 Sample Record
Click “No Name”, it will enter “Edit Name”interface as shown in Figure 16. You can edit the
name of the current standard.
Click “D65”, it will enter “Light Source”interface as shown in Figure 19. You can set the light
source of the current standard.
Click “10”, you can switch the observer angle between 2° and 10°.
Click “LAB”, it will enter “Color Space”interface as shown in Figure 22. You can change the
color space of the current standard.

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5.1.2 Check Spectral Reflectance Curve
Under standard or sample measurement interface, click “ ” to switch to next page. It will
display the spectral reflectance curve. Click “ ”, it will display wavelength data and
reflectance data of next wave band. Click “ ”, it will display wavelength data and
reflectance data of previous wave band. You can check the spectral reflectance curve of
difference standards or samples by clicking “↑”and “↓” at the bottom of the screen.
Figure 14 Spectral Reflectance Curve of Standard Record

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5.1.3 Editing Record Name
Click “Operate” in record interface, popup a small menu as shown in Figure 15. Click “Edit
Name” to enter figure 16. Click the characters or numbers on the virtual keyboard to edit
current record name.
Figure 15 Record Operation Interface
Figure 16 Name Edit Interface

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5.1.4 Deleting a Single Record
In the popup menu under the standard record shown in Figure 15, click “Delete Record”. It
will pop up a warning interface. Click “OK”, then the current standard and its sample records
will be deleted. If delete record in sample record interface, it will only delete a single sample
record.
5.1.5 Turning Standard Record into Measurement Standard
If you need to measure color difference under a saved standard, you can click “Standard
Entering” in “Record Operation Interface” pop-up menu. Then the standard record is
transferred to measurement interface. Click “Sample Measure”, you can start to perform
sample measurement.
5.1.6 Turning Sample Record into Measurement Standard
In some cases, you need to use a saved sample record as a standard. You can click
“Standard Entering” in “Record Operation Interface” pop-up menu. Then, the sample record
will be transferred to measurement interface as a standard (Meanwhile, it will save as a new
standard automatically.). Click “Sample Measure”, you can start to perform sample
measurement.
5.1.7 Deleting All Records
Select “Data Delete” in main menu. It has two options: “Delete All Samples” and “Delete All
Records”
1）Delete All Samples
Click “Delete All Samples”. It will pop up a warning interface. Click “OK”, all sample records
will be deleted, but the standard records are still retained.
2）Delete All Records
Click “Delete All Records”, the records (including standard records and sample records) will
be deleted. Then, it will pop up a warning interface. Click “OK”, all records in the instrument
will be deleted permanently.
Note: Please pay attention to this operation in case of accidentally deleting the needed
historical records.

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5.1.8 Standard Input
Select “Standard Input” in main menu. It includes two functions “Input L*a*b” and “Input
XYZ”.
1) Input LAB
Click “Input LAB”, enter “Input L*” interface as shown in Figure 17. Click the numbers in
virtual keyboard. Input value L*, click “OK”. Then input value a* and b* and enter “Edit Name”
interface.
Figure 17 Input LAB
2) Input XZY
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5.2 Tolerance Setting
Select “Tolerance” in main menu as shown in Figure 18. Click the virtual keyboard to input
tolerance. Then click “OK” to save the settings and back to main menu.
If you don’t want to set or modify tolerance, click “Back” to return to the main menu.
Figure 18 Tolerance Setting
Tolerance is set by users according to their color management requirements. The instrument
will judge whether the color difference ΔE is qualified or not. If ΔE is less than tolerance, the
sample color is qualified. If ΔE is greater than tolerance, then sample color is unqualified.

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5.3 Light Source Setting
Click “Light Source” in main menu to select light sources as shown in Figure 19. Users can
select different light source to do measurements. This instrument includes D65、D50、A、C、
D55、D75、F1、F2、F3、F4、F5、F6、F7、F8、F9、F10、F11、F12 totally 18 light sources.
After Selecting, click “OK” to save the settings and back to main menu.
Figure 19 Light Source Setting

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5.4 Average Measurement
Click “Average” in main menu to enter Figure 20. Click the virtual keyboard. Users can set
the number of average measurements according to the requirements. Then click “OK” to
save the settings and back to main menu. If set to “0” or “1”, the instrument will only do single
measurement. The default measurement is single measurement.
Figure 20 Average Measurement