Manual

CANNON

miniAV-X Automatic Viscometer with VISCPRO

Instruction & Operation Manual

Version 1.0b— March, 2012; CANNON

Instrument Company

2139 High Tech Road • State College, PA 16803 • USA

NOTE

If using the ERTCO-HART 12” temperature probe in place of the ASTM

thermometer, it will be necessary to remove the grommet in the bath top

cover prior to inserting the probe. The probe will seat properly in the

aperture left by the grommet removal.

Adjusting Vacuum/Pressure settings

To adjust the vacuum setting for the miniAV-X, click Service from the

VISCPRO menu options and select the desired instrument group and

instrument. Then click Adjust Vacuum/Pressure to open the Adjust

Vacuum/Pressure window.

Select the desired adjustment (vacuum or pressure) and then follow the

screen prompts to complete the adjustment procedure, using the appropri-

ate controls on the instrument side (“ear”) panel. The prompts will

display recommended vacuum/pressure settings and will also indicate

how adjustments may be made to alter the settings.

Setting bath temperature

WARNING

Prior to setting the bath temperature, ensure that the reference thermo-

meter in the bath is suitable for the desired temperature range. If not,

remove thermometer from the bath. If the bath temperature rises above

the range of the thermometer, it may be damaged. Mercury thermo-

meters pose particular problems, since mercury from a damaged

thermo-meter may circulate with bath fluid.

To set the temperature:

1. Load the VISCPRO

software and click Configuration.

2. Select the miniAV-X from the list of available instruments and click

Tray Settings: Tube and Bath.