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INDEX
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Starting out ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Important Notes ............................................................................................................................ 4
2. General Product Description ........................................................................................................... 5
2.1. System Overview........................................................................................................................ 5
2.2. System Architecture .................................................................................................................. 6
2.3. Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4. Standard scope of delivery ........................................................................................................ 8
2.5. Optional accessories ................................................................................................................. 8
3. Putting Into Operation ................................................................................................................... 9
3.1. Packaging / Installation............................................................................................................ 9
3.2. Putting into Operation .............................................................................................................. 9
3.3. Quick Introduction .................................................................................................................... 9
4. Description of Instrument Functions ........................................................................................... 12
4.1. Measurement Instrument / Operation ....................................................................................... 12
4.2. Configuration menu .................................................................................................................. 13
4.3. Reset to factory settings .......................................................................................................... 16
5. Water activity measurement ......................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Carrying out aw-measurements ................................................................................................ 17
5.2. Activate the stability observation factor ................................................................................... 18
5.3. Important notes about the sensor ............................................................................................. 19
5.4. Function principle of stability observation ................................................................................20
5.5. Setting the analysing factor ...................................................................................................... 21
6. Calibration of the sensor .............................................................................................................. 21
6.1 Factory settings of the instrument ........................................................................................... 21
6.2 The calibration process ............................................................................................................ 22
6.3 Clearing of the calibration points „CAL-CLR* ........................................................................... 23
6.4 Password setting of the sensor ................................................................................................ 23
7. The „SD“ card ................................................................................................................................. 24
7.1 Type and format of the SD card ............................................................................................... 24
7.2 Name and format of the files .................................................................................................... 25
8. The LiIon battery (option) .............................................................................................................. 25
8.1. Operation with the battery ........................................................................................................ 25
8.2. Battery charging ........................................................................................................................ 25
8.3. Life time of the battery .............................................................................................................. 25
9. Maintenance .................................................................................................................................... 26
9.1. Cleaning of the instrument........................................................................................................ 26
9.2. Cleaning of the CM-2 aw-cell ................................................................................................... 27
9.3. Cleaning of the IR sensor ......................................................................................................... 27
9.4. Periodic maintenance and test ................................................................................................. 27
9.5. Replaceing protection filter ....................................................................................................... 27
9.6. Changing of the CM-2 cell ........................................................................................................ 29
10. Technical data ............................................................................................................................... 30
10.1.Technical specification of LabSwift-aw .................................................................................... 30
10.2.Humidity / water acitvity standards .......................................................................................... 31
11. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................... 31
11.1. What is wrong, when....? ........................................................................................................... 31
11.2. Error message screens .............................................................................................................. 32
12. Menu structure of the LabSwift-aw ............................................................................................. 33