Measuring Instruments
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Versatile standalone top-port instrument with innovative easy operation
Keyboard and large LCD with wizard guidance enable easy operation for anyone without the need for a separate computer. Full range of functions for reflectance and transmittance measurements.
| Illumination/viewing system | Reflectance: | di:8°, de:8° (diffuse illumination: 8° viewing) SCI (specular component included)/SCE (specular component excluded) switchable Conforms to CIE No. 15, ISO 7724/1, ASTM E 1164, DIN 5033 Teil 7, and JIS Z 8722 (Condition c) |
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| Transmittance: | di:0°, de:0° (diffuse illumination: 0° viewing) Conforms to CIE No. 15, ASTM E 1164, DIN 5033 Teil 7, and JIS Z 8722 (Condition g) |
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| Integrating sphere size | Ø152 mm | |
| Detector | Dual 40-element silicon photodiode arrays | |
| Spectral separation device | Planar diffraction grating | |
| Wavelength range | 360 nm to 740 nm | |
| Wavelength pitch | 10 nm | |
| Half bandwidth | Approx. 10 nm | |
| Measurement range | 0 to 175 % (Reflectance or transmittance); Output/display resolution: 0.01% | |
| Light source | Pulsed xenon lamp | |
| Measurement time | Approx. 1 s (to data display/output); Minimum measurement interval: Approx. 3 s | |
| Illumination/measurement area | Reflectance: | Changeable by changing mask and settings. LAV: Ø36 mm/Ø30 mm; MAV (optional): Ø11 mm/Ø8 mm; SAV (optional): Ø6 mm/Ø3 mm |
| Transmittance: | Ø26 mm/Approx. Ø20 mm | |
| Repeatability | Spectral reflectance: Standard deviation within 0.1% (400 nm to 740 nm) Chromaticity value: Standard deviation within ΔE*ab 0.04 * When a white calibration plate is measured 30 times at 10-second intervals after white calibration |
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| Inter-instrument agreement | Within ΔE*ab 0.15 (Typical) (LAV/SCI) (Based on 12 BCRA Series II color tiles compared to values measured with a master body under Konica Minolta standard conditions) |
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| Transmittance chamber | No sides (unlimited sample length); Depth (maximum sample thickness): 60 mm Sample holders (optional) for holding sheet samples or containers of liquid samples can be installed/removed |
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| Display | 5.7-inch TFT color LCD | |
| Display languages | English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese | |
| Operating temperature/humidity range | 13 to 33°C, relative humidity 80% or less with no condensation | |
| White/100% calibration | Automatic white (reflectance)/100% (transmittance) calibration using internal white calibration plate (Not applicable to 100% calibration when using cells for transmittance measurements of liquids.) |
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| Interfaces | USB 1.1 (Connection to PC; USB memory stick); RS-232C standard (Connection to serial printer) | |
| Observer | 2° Standard Observer or 10° Standard Observer | |
| Illuminant | A, C, D50, D65, F2, F6, F7, F8, F10, F11, F12, ID50, ID65 (simultaneous evaluation with two light sources possible) | |
| Displayed data | Spectral values/graph (reflectance, transmittance, absorbance), colorimetric values/graph, color-difference values/graph, pass/fail judgment, pseudo color, color assessment | |
| Color spaces | L*a*b*, L*C*h, Hunter Lab, Yxy, XYZ, and color differences in these spaces; Munsell | |
| Index | Reflectance: | MI; WI (ASTM E 313-73, ASTM E 313-96); YI (ASTM E 313-73, ASTM E 313-96, ASTM D 1925); ISO Brightness; B (ASTM E 313-73) |
| Transmittance: | Gardner; Iodine Color Number; Platinum-Cobalt Color Scale (Hazen/APHA); European Pharmacopoeia; US Pharmacopeia | |
| User index | User-defined index | |
| Color-difference equation | ΔE*ab (CIE 1976), ΔE*94 (CIE 1994), ΔE00 (CIE 2000), ΔE (Hunter), CMC (l: c) | |
| Pass/fail judgment | Tolerances can be set to colorimetric values (except Munsell), color-difference values, or reflectance index values | |
| Storable data | Measurement data: 4,000 measurements; Target color data: 1,000 measurements | |
| USB memory stick* storage | Storage of measurement data and target color data. Storage/reading of measurement condition settings * Security-enabled USB memory sticks cannot be used. |
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| Power | AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz (using exclusive AC adapter) | |
| Size | Slide cover closed: 385 (W) × 192 (H) × 261 (D) mm Slide cover open: 475 (W) × 192 (H) × 261 (D) mm |
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| Weight | Approx. 5.8 kg | |
| Operating temperature/humidity range | 13 to 33°C, relative humidity 80 % or less (at 33°C) with no condensation | |
| Storage temperature/ humidity range | 0 to 40°C, relative humidity 80 % or less (at 35°C) with no condensation | |
Specifications are subject to change without notice.