X-rite Rm200qc User manual

RM200QC

Quick Start Guide

Kurzanleitung

用戸指南

入門指南

RM200QC

CE Declaration

Manufacturer's Name/Authorized Representative:

X-Rite, Incorporated • Siemensstraße 12b • 63263 Neu-Isenburg • Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 61 02-79 57-0 • Fax: +49 (0) 61 02 -79 57-57

Model Name: RM200QC

Model No.: RM200

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 X-Rite, Incorporated may

compromise design integrity and become unsafe.

WARNING: This instrument is not for use in explosive environments.

RM200QC

This document is intended to familiarize you with the X-Rite RM200QC

instrument. For additional information, please refer to the Operator’s Manual

in PDF format located on the CD shipped with the instrument. The operator's

manual contains additional regulatory, warning, operation, installation, and

cleaning information.

Table of Contents

1. Packaging Contents 2

2. Instrument Description 3

3. Getting Started 4

Installing the Software 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. Color QC 8

Measuring Samples 8

Saving a Tag with a Measurement 8

7. Outputting Reports 10

Mass Storage Mode 10

8. Quick Check Menu 11

9. Sample Records Menu 11

10. Appendices 12

Troubleshooting 12

Screen Messages 12

1. Packaging Contents

•RM200QC instrument •Protective carry case

•Lanyard •Software and manuals CD

•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 Color 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

Installing the Software

The software that is included with your instrument must be installed before

plugging the USB cable into the computer. The software installs the required

USB drivers for the instrument and application.

1. Insert the CD into the CD drive. If the CD does not autorun, double-click

the Setup.exe file on the CD.

2. The setup program guides you through the rest of the installation

process. Follow the instructions on each setup screen to complete the

installation. When finished, remove the CD and store in a safe location.

Charging the Battery

Connect the USB cable to the RM200QC 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 RM200QC 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 RM200QC 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.

Color QC sample

measurements to

stored standards.

Perform Color

Compare and

Opacity

measurements.

View saved sample

records and create

reports.

Press Ente

(tag

highlighted) Press

Navigation control

(bottom)

Tag menu is for

adding notes to a

sample

measurement.

Sample image, Color 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 Edit button to open the selected standard slot.

3. By default the security function will be switched on, to create or edit

your standard enter the password “999” and select OK.

4. To enter a name for the standard, use the up or down sides of the

Navigation control to select “Enter name…” and then press the Enter

(Select) button.

5. 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.

6. Continue with additional measurements to obtain an average value if

standard averaging is activated in the Settings (default setting is 3).

Simulated color

Standard values

Star indicates select standard for

QC measurements

Reset

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6. Color 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 displayed standard is not the one required for sample

comparisons, press the down side of the Navigation control and select

the current standard. Press the Enter button to advance to the Standard

menu and select the required standard.

3. Lightly press and hold the Measure button to activate the preview. The

area to be measured is indicated in the preview by the circle.

4. When you have located the area you wish to measure, press the

Measure button firmly.

5. Continue with additional measurements to obtain an average value if

sample averaging is activated in the Settings.

6. After the measurement, a simulated color 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.

7. Press the down side of the Navigation control to advance to the 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.

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RM200QC can store a maximum of 350 sample measurements which are

stored in date & time order. When the limit of 350 stored records is reached

the oldest record is automatically deleted.

1. From the Color QC window, press the Enter button to display the Tag

window.

2. Voice Tag

To record a voice tag for the active color, select Record voice tag from

the list and press and hold the Enter button down. Speak into the

microphone located below the power button. When finished, release

the Enter button.

3. Text Tag

To add a text tag for the current sample, select Edit text tag from the list

and press Enter. Add your note with the virtual keyboard using the

Navigation control and Enter button. When finished, highlight OK on the

virtual keyboard and press the Enter Button.

4. Exit the Tag window by selecting Back from the list and pressing the

Enter button.

Enter

button

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7. Outputting Reports

Mass Storage Mode

The mass storage option is used to set the device USB mode for output of

reports to computer. When the device is in this mode it will work with your

computer with similar function to a USB Memory stick.

1. Select the Standard icon in the function bar by pressing on the right or

left side of the Navigation control.

2. Press the Enter button to switch the device in to the Mass storage

device.

3. The device will now be recognized on your computer as a removable

disk “RM200QC”. If this is the first time you have plugged in your device

running in the USB Mass storage mode, the new device installation

prompt will be seen and the required drivers will automatically be

installed.

4. Two report options are provided:

a. QCREPORT.PDF – This provides a multipage formatted report ready

for you to use directly for your quality records.

b. DATA.CSV – This provides data for the measured standards and

samples that can be easily manipulated in Excel to a format of your

preference or for more advanced data collection and analysis.

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8. Quick Check Menu

The Quick Check menu contains functions which allow you to make quick

comparison measurements that are not stored to the instrument. The

following functions can be selected from the menu.

•Color Compare is a quick function to measure a standard and then a

sample and display results.

•Opacity Check displays the percent opacity of a drawn down sample on

an opacity card.

9. Sample Records Menu

The Sample Records function enables you to retrieve a stored sample from the

instruments database, delete an individual sample, delete all stored samples,

or create a report.

1. Select the Sample Records icon in the function bar by pressing on the

right side of the Navigation control.

2. Scroll through the stored records by pressing the up and down sides of

the Navigation control.

3. Samples are stored under the standard that was used for measurement.

Select the desired standard and press the Enter button to view stored

sample measurements.

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10. Appendices

Troubleshooting

Symptom Action

Will not turn on Press and hold the Power button.

Charge battery / plug in to USB port.

Instrument not responding Hold down on/off button 10 seconds to turn off

then restart.

Instrument will not switch off Remove the USB connection.

Hold down on/off button 10 seconds to turn off

then restart.

Too much ambient light detected Make sure you keep the instrumenton the

sample until the end of the measurement.

Shield the sample to keep light from entering the

optics during a measurement on very rough or

curved samples.

On transparent samples try to prevent light from

entering the samples from sides or back. Place

sample on a white background.

Instrument requests a “Recalibrate” Recalibrate the instrument using the Calibrate

function in the Settings menu.

“Reference slider not closed!”

continually displays after calibrating

more than once.

You will need to perform seven calibration

procedures in a row. This will set a new reference

point and correct the problem.

I cannot hear the voice recording. Increase the volume in the Settings menu.

Make sure you hold down the Enter button during

recording.

Screen Messages

Screen messages can appear in the display during error conditions or for

informational purposes. Some messages are cleared from the instrument

screen by pressing the Enter button.

Messages may also be accompanied by a number to indicate a specific

condition. If an error condition persists, contact technical support at

800.248.9748 or visit www.xrite.com.

Sample Error

Message

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CE-Bescheinigung

Name des Herstellers/Vertragshändler:

X-Rite, Incorporated • Siemensstraße 12b • 63263 Neu-Isenburg • Deutschland

Telefon: +49 (0) 61 02-79 57-0 • Telefax: +49 (0) 61 02 -79 57-57

Modellbezeichnung: RM200QC

Modellnummer: RM200

Konformitätsrichtlinien: EMC 2004/108/EG LVD 2006/95/EG

FCC-Hinweise (nur für die USA)

HINWEIS: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B