TQC SP4300 User manual

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TQC AUTOMATIC CUPPING TEST
AUTOMATISCHES
TIEFUNGSPRÜFUNGSGERÄT
SP4300
User Guide
Bedienungsanleitung
V2.0 062015
IMPORTANT!
Before taking this
instrument in use we
strongly advise you
to read this manual
carefully.
WICHTIG!
Vor Inbetriebnahme
dieses Gerätes
empfehlen wir dringend,
diese Betriebsanleitung
sorgfältig zu lesen.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 GENERAL
1.1 Importance of operating manual
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ons of the instrument. It contains important instructions about how to use the instrument safely
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safety and accident prevention should be observed.
1.2 User-responsibility
The user should
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and understood; acknowledged as evidenced by their signature.
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1.3 Responsibility of personnel
Before commencing work anyone appointed to work with the instrument should pay attention
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and the warnings in this manual should have been read and understood; acknowledged as evi
denced by their signature.
1.4 Dangers
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cause danger to the life and health of the operator or to others, or damage to the instrument or
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repaired immediately.
1.5 Designated purpose
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improper use.

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and adherence to inspection and maintenance schedules.
1.6 Copyright
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lines may not be duplicated, circulated or otherwise passed on to others, neither fully, nor partly.
Infringement of these restrictions may lead to legal action may be taken if this restrictions are
infringed upon.
1.7 Manufacturer’s/Supplier’s address
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2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Meaning of Symbols
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the life or health of personnel lead to severe danger to health,
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information the instrument.
2.2 Availability of Safety Information
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In addition to the information contained in the instruction manual, general and local regulations
for accident prevention and environmental protection shall be kept available and observed.
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condition.
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UIFGSPOUPGUIFJOTUSVNFOU5IFOFMJNJOBUFEBOHFS
2.3 Training of Personnel
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and repairs, installation, and operation.
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working with the instrument.
2.4 Dangers from Electrical Energy
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cable damaged by heat must be corrected immediately.
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component.

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2.5 Points of Special Danger
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Always have the adjustable test cylinder head locked in place prior to and
during testing
Keep your hands away from the working area after the instrument has started!
Never put your ngers / hand in the sample holder
2.6 Care, Maintenance, Repairs
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work is done.
t %POPUPQFOUIFJOTUSVNFOU*ODBTFPGNBMGVODUJPOBMXBZTDPOTVMUUIFNBOVGBDUVSFS
2.7 Modications to the Equipment
t "OZNPEJöDBUJPOTPSBEEJUJPOTPSBMUFSBUJPOTUPUIFJOTUSVNFOUNBZTPMFMZCFNBEFXJUI
permission from the manufacturer.
t "MMNFBTVSFTJOWPMWJOHNPEJöDBUJPOTSFRVJSFXSJUUFODPOöSNBUJPOPGBQQSPWBMGSPN52$
t *OTUSVNFOUTXIJDIBSFOPUJOGBVMUGSFFDPOEJUJPONVTUJNNFEJBUFMZCFTXJUDIFEPò
t 0OMZVTFSFQMBDFNFOUQBSUTGSPNUIFPSJHJOBMTVQQMJFS1BSUTVTFEGSPNPUIFSTPVSDFTBSFOU
 HVBSBOUFFEUPUBLFUIFMPBEJOHBOENFFUUIFTBGFUZSFRVJSFNFOUT
2.8 Cleaning of the Instrument and Disposal of Materials
t 8IFOJOVTFJUJTOPUBMXBZTQPTTJCMFUPBWPJETPNFTQJMMPGQBJOUPOUIFXPSLTVSGBDF
t 5SZUPLFFQUIFJOTUSVNFOUBTDMFBOBTQPTTJCMFUPQSFWFOUEJTUPSUJPOTPGGVODUJPOT
t 5PDMFBOUIFJOTUSVNFOUQSPQFSMZVTFBTVJUBCMFTPMWFOUUPEJTQPTFSFNBJOTPGQBJOUPSJOL
t 8FBSHMPWFTEVSJOHDMFBOJOH%POUTQJMMBOPWFSEPTFPGTPMWFOUEVSJOHDMFBOJOH
t $MFBOJOHNBUFSJBMTNVTUBMXBZTCFVTFEBOEEJTQPTFEPGDPSSFDUMZ

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3 TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
3.1 Packing
1MFBTFUBLFOPUFPGQJDUPSJBMTZNCPMTPOUIFQBDLJOH
3.2 User: Check on Receipt
$IFDLQBDLJOHGPSEBNBHF
"GUFSVOQBDLJOHDIFDLDPNQMFUFTVQQMZ
3.3 Reporting Transport Damage and Documentation
"OZEBNBHFTIPVMECFEPDVNFOUFEBTBDDVSBUFMZBTQPTTJCMFQPTTJCMZQIPUPHSBQIFEBOE
reported to the relevant insurers or, in the case of sales “delivered to customers works”, to the
supplier.
3.4 Storage and Protective Measures when not in use
5IFJOTUSVNFOUNVTUCFTUPSFEJOBESZQMBDFBUBUFNQFSBUVSFCFUXFFO¡$
5IFTUPSBHFQFSJPETIPVMEOPUCFMPOHFSUIBONPOUIT
4UPSFJOTUSVNFOUJOUIFPSJHJOBMQBDLJOHJGQPTTJCMF
4 INSTRUMENT DATA
4.1 Name / Article
52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUo.JDSPQSPDFTTPS$POUSPMMFE"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOHUFTU
4.2 Scope of Supply
t 52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTU
t 1PXFSDPSE
t $BMJCSBUJPOQMBUF
t -PVQF.JDSPTDPQFöYUVSFSPE
t 3FGFSFODFQBOFM
t .BOVBM
t $BMJCSBUJPO$FSUJöDBUF

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4.3 Technical Data
*OEFOUFS4QFFE   oNNT
4USPLFMFOHUI   NN
.BYQBOFMXJEUI   .BYNN
.BYQBOFMUIJDLOFTTTUFFM  NBYNN
.BYQBOFMUIJDLOFTTBMVNJOJVN NBYNN
.
4.4 Dimensions and Weight
%FQUI    NN
8JEUI    NN
)FJHIU    NN
/FUXFJHIU   BQQSPYLH
4.5 Basic Unit
1PXFS4VQQMZ   o7)[
1PXFSDPOTVNQUJPO  NBY8BUU
%JTQMBZ    #MVF*MMVNJOBUFEHSBQIJDYNNYQJYFMT
4BGFUZ    &NFSHFODZ#VUUPOJOUFHSBUFE"DPVTUJD"MBSN
'VODUJPO   +PH4IVUUMFLOPCCZ3PUBUJPO1VTIJOH
4.6 Accuracy
*OEFOUFS4QFFEBDDVSBDZ  PGTFUTQFFE
4USPLFMFOHUIBDDVSBDZ  NNPSFWFSJTHSFBUFS
4.7 Noise Level
5IFDPOUJOVPVTOPJTFMFWFMGSPNUIFJOTUSVNFOUEPFTOPUFYDFFEE#
4.8 Optional accessoires
41$BMJCSBUJPOQMBUFNN-%64#NJDSPTDPQF
5 INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
5.1 Installation and Operation
5IFJOTUSVNFOUIBTUPCFJOTUBMMFEJOBTVJUBCMFQMBDFQSFGFSBCMZPOBTUVSEZUBCMFPSXPSLBSFB
XJUIOPSNBMBNCJFOUUFNQFSBUVSF4QFDJBMöYJOHTBSFOPUSFRVJSFE
$BSFGVMMZVOQBDLUIFBQQBSBUVTBOEUIFBDDFTTPSJFTBOEDIFDLDPNQMFUFTVQQMZ
1MBDFJGOFDFTTBSZBTQJSJUMFWFMPOUIFXPSLTVSGBDFBOEBEKVTUUIFIFJHIUPGUIFGFFU

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5.2 Preparation of Energy Connections
5IFJOTUSVNFOUJTFRVJQQFEXJUIBTBGFUZUFTUFENBJOTTVQQMZDBCMFBOENBZPOMZCFDPOOFDUFE
to plug sockets with earth connection complying with the safety regulations.
Before connecting the instrument, check
XIFUIFSUIFTVQQMZWPMUBHFTQFDJöFEJOUIF
indication window corresponds to the local
supply voltage. If it does not, the instrument
must not be connected under any
DJSDVNTUBODFT5IJTTXJUDIJTMPDBUFECFIJOE
the esthetic rear cover of the cupping test.
$POUBDU52$PSZPVSMPDBMDPOUBDUUPDPSSFDUMZ
set the switch
5.3 Mains Connection
5IFNBJOTDPOOFDUJPOJTMPDBUFEBUUIFSFBSPGUIF
JOTUSVNFOU1MVHJOUIFGFNBMFQMVHJOUIFTPDLFUPOUIF
SFBSPGUIFIPVTJOH5IF0/0''4XJUDIJTMPDBUFEBUUIF
right hand site near the end of the instrument.
Warning

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6 INSTRUMENT CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
 %JTQMBZXJUIQSPDFTTJOGPSNBUJPO
 +PH4IVUUMF
 &NFSHFODZCVUUPO
 "DPVTUJDBMBSN#V[[FS
 -FWFMMJOHTVQQPSUT
 1BOFMDMBNQXJUI-&%SJOH
 #SBLFBOEMPDLGPS4BNQMFIPMEFS
 .BJOTDPOOFDUJPO
 .JDSPTDPQFTVQQPSUSPE
 $BMJCSBUJPOQMBUFIPMEFS
 $BMJCSBUJPOQMBUF
 1BOFMTMPU
 0/0''4XJUDI
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cupping test Reference board
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7 INSTRUMENT PREPARATIONS
8IFOVTJOHBOPQUJPOBM-PVQFPS64#NJDSPTDPQFQMFBTFJOTFSUUIFTVQQMJFEPQUJDBMUPPMöYUVSF
rod in de designated hole according to the instruction manual.
7.1 Test Panels
8FTVQQMZBSBOHFPGUFTUQBOFMT
*OBMVNJOVNPSTUFFMJOEJòFSFOUTJ[FT
"MMXJUIBQSPUFDUJWF1&öMN
'PSNPSFEFUBJMTHPUPIUUQXXXURDFVFOQSPEVDUTBSUJDMF,/0$,0655&451"/&-4
7.2 Calibration plate
5IF52$"VUPNBUJDDVQQJOHUFTUJTTVQQMJFEXJUIUIF$1$VQQJOH5FTUSFGFSFODFCPBSE5IJT
TQFDJBMMZEFTJHOFEDBMJCSBUJPOUPPMJTTUPXFEPOUIFSFBSPGUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOHUFTU5IJT
QSFDJTJPOFOHJOFFSFESFGFSFODFCPBSEBMMPXTUIFVTFSUPDBMJCSBUFUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH
5FTUBUDVTUPNTFUJOUFSWBMT
7.3 Optical tool xture rod
*OTFSUUIF0QUJDBMUPPM-%64#NJDSPTDPQFöYUVSFSPEXJUITJEFXJUIUIFMFOHUIHSPPWFöSTU
JOUPUIFEFTJHOBUFEIPMFJOUIFDVQQJOHUFTU"GUFSJOTFSUJPOUVSOUIFUPPMFJUIFSEJSFDUJPOVOUJMMJU
clicks into place.
7.4 Panel clamp
5IFTBNQMFQBOFMTBSFDMBNQFECZNFBOTPGUIFSFEIBOEMF5IJTIBOEMFJTNPWFECBDLXBSETUP
SFMFBTFUIFQBOFMBOEUPUIFGSPOUUPöYUIFQBOFM
'PSVTFXJUIUIJOTVCTUSBUFTGPJMTMJLFNFUBMTIFFUCSBTTBOEDPQQFSBOPQUJPOBMGPJMDMBNQ
41DBOCFPSEFSFE
5IJOTVCTUSBUFTUFOEUPDVSMPOUIFTJEFTBOEUIFODBOOPUCFSFNPWFE
properly from the clamping mechanism of the cupping test.
4MJEJOHUIFGPJMDMBNQPOUPQPGUIFTBNQMFBGUFSUIFTBNQMFIBTCFFO
locked into the cupping test standard clamping mechanism will
prevent the sample material to curl.
"GUFSUFTUUIFGPJMDMBNQJTSFNPWFEBOEUIFTUBOEBSEDMBNQJTSFMFBTFE
where after the sample can be removed properly.
foil clamp (SP4375)

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7.5 Moving the Sample holder
5IFTBNQMFIPMEFSJTMPDLFEJOUPQMBDFCZNFBOTPGUIFMJUUMFTUFFMMPDLFSPOUIFMFGUTJUFXJUIUIF
GBOQPJOUJOHEPXOBOEBHBJOTUUIF"MVNJOJVNIPVTJOHPGUIFDVQQJOHUFTUFSUIFTBNQMFIPMEFS
JTMPDLFEBUUIFHJWFOBOHMF5IFCMBDLIBOEMFGVODUJPOTBTBCSBLF5PMPDLUIFTBNQMFIPMEFS
vibration free into place.
8 MENU DISPLAY INFORMATION AND OPERATION
8.1 TQC Start screens after switched on
4XJUDIPOJOTUSVNFOUCZNBJOTTXJUDIBUUIFSJHIUTJEFPO
UIFIPVTJOH5IJTJTUIFöSTUTDSFFOTIPXOBGUFSTXJUDIJOH
on the instrument.
"GUFSBGFXTFDPOETUIFUJNFBOEEBUFTDSFFOBQQFBSTTIPX
JOHUIFUJNFMFGUUJMMOFYUDBMJCSBUJPO8IFOBDBMJCSBUJPOJT
SFRVJSFEUIF52$"VUPNBUJDDVQQJOHUFTUXJMMJOGPSNUIF
VTFSUIBUDBMJCSBUJPOJTSFRVJSFEJOUIJTTDSFFO5IFMJOHVJTUJDBM
warning is also accompanied with audio warning.
&WFSZUJNFUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOHUFTUJTUVSOFEPO
5IFJOEFOUFSOFFETUPöOEJUTSFGFSFODFQPTJUJPOT1SFTT
UIFKPHTIVUUMFUPBDUJWBUFUIFSFGFSFODFQSPDFEVSF
8.2 Main menu
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUIBTBOBEWBODFENFOV
TUSVDUVSF5IF.BJO.FOVBMMPXTUIFVTFSUPBDDFTTBMMUIF
GFBUVSFTBWBJMBCMF5PTFMFDUBGVODUJPOUVSOUIF+PHTIVUUMF
UJMMUIFXIJUFTFMFDUPSJTPOUIFJUFNBOEQVTIUIF+PHTIVUUMF
8.3 Run setup
5IF52$"VUPNBUJDDVQQJOHUFTUJTBCMFUPPQFSBUFJOUXP
NPEFT.BOVBMUFTUDBOCFQFSGPSNFEUPEFUFSNJOFXIFO
cracks start to appear and allow the user to start and stop
the movement of the indenter at his or her discrepancy.
8IFOUIF1SFTFUUFTUNPEFTJTTFMFDUFEUIFJOEFOUFSXJMM
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8.3.1 Run Setup – preset test
8IFO1SFTFUUFTUJTTFMFDUFEUXPOFXPQUJPOTXJMMBQQFBS
5IFi4UPQBUwUPTFUUIFEFQUIPOXIJDIUIFJOEFOUFSTIPVME
TUPQBOEUIF"VUPSFUVSOPQUJPO5IFMBTUEFUFSNJOFTJGUIF
indenter should automatically return to its base position
BGUFSUIFTFUEFQUIJTSFBDIFE8IFOVTFEPOTVCTUSBUFTUIBU
are elastic or tend to want to recover to their initial shape the
"VUPSFUVSOPQUJPOJTCFTUUVSOFEPò
8.4 Light setup
0OFPGUIFNPTUJOOPWBUJWFGFBUVSFTPGUIF52$"VUPNBUJD
$VQQJOH5FTUJTJUTBCJMJUZUPQSPEVDFBOZDPMPVSPGMJHIUUP
JMMVNJOBUFUIFUFTUTVSGBDF/PUPOMZFOIBODJOHUIFWJTJCJMJUZ
CVUBMTPTJHOJöDBOUMZSFEVDJOHPQFSBUPSTUSBJO&JUIFSPOF
PGUIFTJYQSFTFUDPMPVST3FE(SFFO#MVF:FMMPX8IJUFBOE
8BSN8IJUFDBOCFTFMFDUFEPSUIFDPMPVSDBONBOVBMMZ
CFTFMFDUFECZTFUUJOHUIF3(#WBMVFT
5IFJOUFOTJUZTFUUJOHMFUTZPVTFUUIFTUSFOHUIPGUIFMJHIU
5IFMFGUBOESJHIUDIFDLCPYFTBMMPXZPVUPTFUUIFEJSFDUJPO
PGUIFMJHIU$SBDLTDBOCFTUCFTFFOXIFOUIFDPNQMFNFOUBSZ
colour to the test panel is used to illuminate the panel .
8.5 Instrument setup
5IFJOTUSVNFOUTFUVQNFOVHJWFTUIFVTFSBDDFTTUPNPSF
BEWBODFETFUUJOHTBMMPXJOHIJNPSIFSUPöOFUVOFUIF
JOTUSVNFOUUPUIFJSTQFDJöDBUJPOT
8.6 Instrument setup – indenter speed
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUJTBCMFUPPQFSBUFBUTQFFET
GSPNNNTVQUPNNT5IFTQFFEDBOCFTFUJO
NNTJODSFNFOUT5IF/PNJOBMTQFFEBDDPSEJOHUPUIF
*40JTNNT5PTFUUIFTQFFETFMFDUUIFTQFFECZ
QVTIJOHUIF+PH4IVUUMFBOEUIFOTFUJUCZUVSOJOHUIF+PH
TIVUUMF8IFOUIFEFTJSFEWBMVFJTSFBDIFEQVTIUIF+PH
4IVUUMFUPTFUUIFTQFFE

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8.7 Instrument setup – depth signal
8IFOPQFSBUJOHJONBOVBMNPEFUIFVTFSPOMZXBOUTUP
look at the test panel and should not have to look at the
EJTQMBZJOPSEFSUPLOPXIPXGBSUIFJOEFOUBUJPOJT5IJT
QSPCMFNJTTPMWFECZTFUUJOHVQUIF%FQUITJHOBMNFOV5IF
52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUDBOHJWFWJTVBMBOEBVEJCMF
XBSOJOHTBUTFUEFQUIJOUFSWBMT4FUUJOHUIFUJDLNBSLXJMM
FOBCMFUIFXBSOJOH5IFJODSFNFOUTPGUIFXBSOJOHTDBOCF
TFUXJUIUIFJODSFNFOUPQUJPO"VEJCMFBMBSNXJMMCFBTIPSU
beep and the visual a change in light intensity.
8.8 Instrument setup – setup time/date
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUDPOUBJOTBSFBMUJNFDMPDL
UPTUPSFUIFUJNFBOEEBUFXJUIFBDIDBMJCSBUJPO"MTPUIF
time and date are used for setting the calibration interval.
In this menu the time and date can be set by selecting the
EFTJSFEöHVSFBOEQVTIJOHUIFKPHTIVUUMFUPFEJUUIFOVNCFS
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUIBTOPEBZMJHIUTBWJOHT
DPSSFDUJPOCVJMUJO*UTIPVMECFBEKVTUFENBOVBMMZBUUIFTF
times.
8.9 Intrument setup – units
5IFVOJUTVTFEJOUIFEJTQMBZDBOCFTFUUPPOFPGUIFUISFF
BWBJMBCMFVOJUT5IFTFMFDUFEVOJUXJMMCFEJTQMBZFEJOBMM
PUIFSNFOVT
8.10 Instrument setup – acoustics
5IFBVEJCMFBMBSNMFWFMTDBOCFTFUJOUIJTNFOV5IFUISFF
available options are no sound, low volume or high volume.
8IFO4JHOBMTPòJTTFMFDUFEUIFBVEJCMFBMBSNGPSEFQUI
indication will also not be heard.
8.11 Instrument setup – language
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUJTFRVJQQFEXJUIBNVMUJ
language menu. In this part of the menu you can select the
EFTJSFEMBOHVBHF4FUUIFUJDLNBSLJOGSPOUPGUIFEFTJSFE
language.

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8.12 Instrument setup – calibration
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$VQQJOH5FTUJTUIFIJHIMZBEWBODFEDBMJCSBUJPONFUIPE
BMMPXJOHUIFVTFSUPDBMJCSBUFXJUINJDSPNFUFSBDDVSBDZ5IF
$BMJCSBUJPO.FOVBMMPXTUIFVTFSUPBDDFTTBMMGFBUVSFT
SFMFWBOUUPDBMJCSBUJPO$BMJCSBUFMFUTUIFVTFSQFSGPSNUIF
DBMJCSBUJPOXIJMFDBMJCSBUJPOJOUFSWBMMFUTZPVEFUFSNJOFUIF
interval with witch the cupping test needs to be recalibrated.
5IFJOUFSWBMDBOPOMZCFTFUJOGVMMEBZT
8.13 Calibrate
"GUFSDBMJCSBUJPOJTTFMFDUFEJOUIFDBMJCSBUJPONFOVUIF52$
"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUBTLTGPSUIFSFGFSFODFCPBSEUPCF
JOTFSUFE5BLFDBSFUIBUUIFSFGFSFODFCPBSEJTGSFFPG
DPOUBNJOBUJPOBUBMMUJNFT1MBDFUIFCPBSEGSPNFJUIFSTJEF
PGUIF4BNQMFIPMEFSJOUPUIFQBOFMTMPUVOUJMUIFTUPQQFSTBU
UIF52$MPHPTJEF8IFOUIFSFGFSFODFCPBSEJTJOTFSUFEMPDL
JUJOQMBDFXJUIUIFQBOFMDMBNQIBOEMF4FMFDUDPOöSNUP
verify that the reference board is in place.
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOHUFTUOFXTUBSUTUPTFBSDIGPSUIF
calibration plate. By slowly moving the indenter towards the
QMBUF5IJTDBOUBLFTFWFSBMTFDPOETGPSUIFDBMJCSBUJPOUPCF
öOJTIFE8IJMFUIFDBMJCSBUJPOJTJOQSPHSFTT$BMJCSBUJOH
reference…. is shown.
8IFOUIF$BMJCSBUJPOJTöOJTIFEUIF$VQQJOHUFTUTIPXTUIF
PòTFUPGUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTU/PXUIFDBMJCSBUJPO
JTöOJTIFEBOEUIFDVQQJOHUFTUJTUIFNPTUBDDVSBUFBWBJMBCMF
/PSNBMMZUIFPòTFUXJMMCFMPX)JHIPòTFUTDBOPDDVSXIFO
the cupping test had been turned of while performing an
indentation or when turned on after transport.
8.14 Calibration – history
5IF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUTUPSFTUIFMBTUDBMJCSBUJPOT
%BUFBOE$BMJCSBUJPOWBMVFBSFSFDPSEFE5IFUPQWBMVFJT
the latest.
Instrument setup – optics adj.
5IFVOJRVFEFTJHOPGUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUBMMPXT

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UIFVTFSUPVTFPQUJPOBMBWBJMBCMFMPVQFPS64#NJDSPTDPQF
5IFMBUUFSIBTBMJNJUFEEFQUIPGGPDVTBOEOFFETUPCF
BEKVTUFEUP[FSPMFWFM*OJUTCBTFQPTJUJPOUIFJOEFOUFSJT
BCPVUNNCFMPXUIFUFTUQBOFM"O64#NJDSPTDPQFDBO
POMZCFBEKVTUFEXIFOUIFJOEFOUFSJTBHBJOTUUIFUFTUQBOFM
In order to bring the indenter to its zero position the optical
BEKVTUNFOUNFOVDBOCFVTFE
8IFOUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUJOGPSNTZPVUPBEKVTU
UIFPQUJDBMUPPMZPVBSFBCMFUPBEKVTUUIFDBNFSB"MXBZT
BEKVTUUIFDBNFSBPOUIFQBOFMZPVBSFQMBOOJOHUPEPZPVS
UFTUTPO5IFUIJDLOFTTPGBQBOFMBOEDPBUJOHXJMMJOøVFODF
ZPVSGPDVT4FMFDUCBDLGPSUIFJOEFOUFSUPNPWFCBDLUP
their base position.
In the base position both the indenter and the camera
GPDVTBSFNNCFMPXUIFQBOFM5IFDBNFSBTVQQPSUJT
OPUöYFEUPPOFQPTJUJPO*UNPWFTBMPOHXJUIUIFJOEFOUFS
to keep your camera focussed on the top of the indentation,
allowing you to always have a perfect picture.
8.16 Run
8IFOQFSGPSNJOHBSVOUIFEJTQMBZFETDSFFOTWBSZ
EFQFOEJOHPOUIFJOi3VOTFUVQwTFMFDUFEUZQFPGSVO
#PUISVONFOVUZQFTXJMMCFFYQMBJOFEJOUIFOFYUUXP
paragraphs.
8.17 Preset run
*OUIFöSTUTDSFFOUIF52$"VUPNBUJD$VQQJOH5FTUBTLTUIF
VTFSUPQMBDFUIFUFTUQBOFMBOEDMPTFUIFDMBNQ8IFOEPOF
TFMFDUDPOöSNUPDPOUJOVF
5IFBDUVBMQPTJUJPOPGUIFJOEFOUFSJTTIPXO1SFTTSVOGPS
UIFUFTUUPTUBSU5IFUPQPGUIFTDSFFOXJMMTIPXUIFTFU
TQFFEBOEEFQUI%VSJOHUIFUFTUiTUPQwDBOCFTFMFDUFEUP
stop the test and have the indenter return to base position.
"GUFSUIFUFTUIBTCFFODPNQMFUFEEFQFOEJOHPOUIFBVUP
return setting the indenter automatically returns to base
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8.18 Manual run
%VSJOHNBOVBMSVOPOMZUIFTFUTQFFEJTTIPXOJOUIFUPQPG
UIFTDSFFO5IFTBNQMFQMBDFNFOUTUFQTBSFUIFTBNFBT
EVSJOHUIFQSFTFUUFTU*OUIJTDBTFPOMZUIFKPHTIVUUMFOFFET
UPCFTFMFDUFESPSVOBOEOFFETUPCFIPME3FMFBTJOHUIFKPH
TIVUUMFXJMMTUPQUIFJOEFOUFSGSPNNPWJOH1SFTTJOHUIF
TIVUUMFBHBJOBUSVOXJMMDPOUJOVFUIFUFTU"UUIFFOEPGUIF
run pressing back will bring the indenter back to its base
position.
8.19 Warning signals
%VFUPDJSDVNTUBODFTUIFEJTQMBZTIPXT
i3FMFBTFUIF&NFSHFODZLOPCw$BVTFECZNBOVBMMZQSFTTJOHPG
UIF3FEFNFSHFODZCVUUPO$IFDLUIFGBVMUPSXSPOHIBOEMJOH
w1MBDFUFTUTBNQMFBOEDMPTFDMBNQw*TTIPXOUIFQBOFMJTOPU
QMBDFEDPSSFDUMZPSUIFDMBNQJTOPUUJHIUFOFEFOPVHI3FQMBDF
the test panel and close the clamp
9 OPERATION
9.1 Preparatory Work
t $POOFDUUIFJOTUSVNFOUUPUIFNBJOTBUUIFSFBSTJEFPGUIFIPVTJOH
t 8IFOVTJOHBMPVQFPSNJDSPTDPQFJOTFSUUIFöYUVSFSPEBDDPSEJOHUPJMMVTUSBUJPOT
t "EKVTU5FTUDZMJOEFSTVDIUIBUHPPEWJTJCJMJUZPGUIFUFTUTVSGBDFJTHVBSBOUFFE
9.2 Performing a Cupping
'PSQFSGPSNJOHBDVQQJOHUFTUBTVJUBCMFQBOFMJTSFRVJSFE1MFBTFTFFUIFTQFDJöDBUJPOTBOE
SFRVJSFETUBOEBSETGPSGVSUIFSTQFDJöDBUJPOT
9.3 Start the instrument
4UBSUUIFJOTUSVNFOUGPMMPXJOHUIFTUFQTMJTUFEJO4FDUJPO