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 For ready reference by the reader, the date of the last revision to the manual is posted on the title page. The latest revision date for each chapter or subsection is posted in parentheses after its title in the table of contents. Check these periodically to make sure your file copy is up to date. 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 TTi® Colorimeter User’s Manual v 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 vi TTi® Colorimeter User’s Manual PART 7 COLORIMETER SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Summary (4/19/13) 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