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SECTION A START UP

1. Install Rheo3000.
2. Open the Rheo3000 package from icon
3. For customer using a cone spindle follow appendix A before step 4.
4. Select file and New from the drop down menus
5. Now we have three choices:
i) New Measuring Program Create New Test Program
ii) New Measuring Run Run Existing New Program
iii) New Measuring Analysis Analysis existing Data



SECTION B NEW Measuring Program

1. Once new Measuring program is selected a new window will
appear.


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2. On the right hand side of the page the section labelled hardware
must be completed.
i) Ensure you select the correct Device (instrument model, found
on the
black sticker on the back panel of the instrument).
ii) Select the spindle that will be used for the test.
iii) Select the temperature controller




3. Above this section are three icons, these icons allow you to save
the graph setting you require for the test, allow the user to enter
information about the test in the head and footer fields.




4. On the left hand side of the screen we have the program line, where
you can select what parameters the test program will follow.


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5. Drag and drop the actions you require to run in the program. If you
hover the mouse pointer over the icon an information window will
pop up giving you a description to what function the icon will
perform.







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6. Once you have selected the test parameters you wish to perform
you must enter the details of each block. Double click the icon; a
new window will appear where the test parameters can be entered.



7. Once you have entered all the parameters all the blocks should no
longer show the !. Meaning the test is ready to run, press the
Execution Scheduling button MOVE TO SECTION - D



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SECTION C New Measuring run.

Once you have created some test programs you can use this section to
start the instrument.

1. Select file, new and then New Measuring Run, a standard window
will open where you can select the program you wish to run.






2. Once you have selected the program you wish to run press the
Execution Scheduling button MOVE TO SECTION D







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SECTION D Running a program.

Once you have written a new program or selected an existing program and
pressed the Execution Scheduling Button. A New window will appear and
the software will check connection with the Rheometer, ensure that the
cable is connected and the instrument firmware is set to Remote.



Check the device, the measuring system (spindle) and temperature control
is all is correct press start.



The test will now run and the data will be collected as per the parameters
you have set from Section B.

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SECTION E Measuring Analysis.

1. 1
st
you will see a database of all the tests preformed on this version
of Rheo3000.


2. Select or search for the sets of data you wish to analysis.
3. Once you have selected the data a new window appears with all of
the data and information listed on the left hand side.







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4. Additional analysis of the data can be achieved buy dragging the
required icon from the analysis blocks.




APPENDIX A Entering Cone constants.

If you have purchased a CPS model you must enter the cones shear rate
constant found on the cone certificate.


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From the main menu select, Configuration, then Device management.



The 3 icons on the left hand side allow the user to select and remove
spindles and temperature devices for the standard configuration of the
instrument.

Select the bottom icon on the left had side show measuring systems



Select the cone you wish to use, in this case C50-1.

Now we must enter the shear rate factor Kgamma from the cone
certificate, in this case the factor is 6.0438.


Now press Save, Apply and Yes