Taylor K-8000 User manual

TTi®
Colorimeter Series
User’s Manual
Taylor Technologies, Inc.
800-TEST KIT (837-8548)
www.taylortechnologies.com

TTi®
Colorimeter Series User’s Manual

TTi®
Colorimeter Series User’s Manual
First Edition
last revision to this edition 6/12/2017
Taylor Technologies, Inc. Sparks, Maryland

Taylor Technologies, Inc., Sparks, Maryland 21152
© 2012 Taylor Technologies, Inc.
All rights reserved. First edition published online 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Safety and General Precautions (4/21/15) .............................................................................................1-3
Colorimeter Description ........................................................................................................................1-3
Features (10/19/12).......................................................................................................................1-3
Optional Chemical Forms (4/19/13) ................................................................................................1-4
Components and Optional Accessories (6/12/17)...................................................................................1-5
Colorimeter Reagent Packs (6/12/17)....................................................................................................1-5
Supplementary Testing Supplies (4/7/15)...............................................................................................1-7
Registration (10/19/12) ........................................................................................................................1-7
Contacting Taylor Technologies (4/21/15) ..............................................................................................1-8
PART 2 TESTING PRIMER
Introduction to Colorimetric Absorption Analysis (10/19/12).....................................................................2-3
Best Practices .....................................................................................................................................2-3
Sampling (10/19/12)......................................................................................................................2-4
Filtering Samples (10/19/12) ..........................................................................................................2-4
Diluting Samples (10/19/12)...........................................................................................................2-4
Pretreating Samples (4/14/16)........................................................................................................2-5
Adding and Mixing Reagents (10/19/12)..........................................................................................2-6
Storing Reagents (10/19/12) ..........................................................................................................2-6
Inserting and Aligning Sample Cells (4/2 /13 ) ...................................................................................2-7
Performing a Test (10/19/12) .........................................................................................................2-8
Cleaning Sample Cells (10/19/12)...................................................................................................2-8
PART 3 COLORIMETER OPERATION
The PC App (10/19/12) ........................................................................................................................3-3
Guide to Operating Parts and Controls (10/19/12) ..................................................................................3-3
Battery Installation/Connection to a Power Supply (10/19/12)..................................................................3-4
Keypad (10/19/12)...............................................................................................................................3-5
Display (10/19/12) ...............................................................................................................................3-6
Screen Format and Navigation (10/19/12)..............................................................................................3-6
Icons and Symbols (10/19/12) ..............................................................................................................3-8
Main Menu (10/19/12) .........................................................................................................................3-9
Test Menus (10/19/12).........................................................................................................................3-10
Initial Start-Up (10/19/12).....................................................................................................................3-11

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PART 3 COLORIMETER OPERATION (cont’d)
Start Test ............................................................................................................................................3-12
How to Perform a Test (10/19/12)...................................................................................................3-12
Test Alerts (10/19/12)....................................................................................................................3-17
Test Timers and Auto-Read Option (10/19/12).................................................................................3-17
Adjust Calibration (10/19/12)..........................................................................................................3-21
Access Test Data (10/19/12) ................................................................................................................3-24
Edit Favorites (10/19/12) ......................................................................................................................3-26
Edit Series (10/19/12) ..........................................................................................................................3-29
How to Perform a Series Test (10/19/12)...............................................................................................3-32
Tools ...................................................................................................................................................3-35
Data Transfer (10/19/12)................................................................................................................3-36
User Timer (10/19/12) ...................................................................................................................3-37
Settings (10/19/12)..............................................................................................................................3-38
Absorbance and Transmittance Tests (10/19/12)....................................................................................3-42
User-Developed Tests...........................................................................................................................3-45
Program and Transfer a User-Developed Test (4/19/13)....................................................................3-45
Edit a User-Developed Test (4/15/13) ..............................................................................................3-48
Delete a User-Developed Test (4/15/13) ..........................................................................................3-48
Test Instruction Example (4/2/13) .........................................................................................................3-48
PART 4 USING THE PC APP
Transferring Test Data (4/15/13) ...........................................................................................................4-3
Maintaining a Customer Database (4/2 /13 )...........................................................................................4-4
Updating the PC App, Firmware, and Test Files (4/15/13).......................................................................4-5
Creating User-Developed Tests (4/19/13)..............................................................................................4-6
Accessing Helpful Links (4/2/13 ) .........................................................................................................4-6
PART 5 MAINTENANCE
Accuracy Check (10/19/12) ..................................................................................................................5-3
Routine Care (4/2 /13 ) ..........................................................................................................................5-3
Waste Disposal (4/21/15) .....................................................................................................................5-3
Warranty Information (10/19/12)...........................................................................................................5-4
PART 6 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE
Error Codes (10/19/12) ........................................................................................................................6-3
Return Policy (10/19/12) ......................................................................................................................6-5

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PART 7 COLORIMETER SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications Summary (4/19/13) ........................................................................................................7-3
PART 8 COMPLIANCE SYNOPSIS
Certification (10/19/12) ........................................................................................................................8-3
Information to the User (10/19/12) ........................................................................................................8-3

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