Brookfield R/S CPS Rheometer - Manual (Page 19)

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VI. Operation and Menu System
The following section summarizes the operation and the menu system of the R/S CPS+ Rheometer
for both manual and PC-controlled measurement.
Menu prompts for the R/S CPS+ Rheometer are available in the following languages:
• English
• German
The language is selected via the menu level Configuration→Language (if English is active)
or Konfiguration→Sprache (if German is active). For more details on language selection, see
Section VI.7.6: Configuration → Language.
After applying power to the R/S-CPS+ Rheometer, the LCD displays the following information
for a few seconds:
• name of the rheometer
• software version of the firmware installed in the instrument
• serial number of the instrument
• date and time
Example:
R/S-CPS+ Rheometer
Ver.: 9.00 #xxxxxx
16.01.07 15.12
©Brookfield Engineering
About five seconds later, the instrument checks the voltage of the power supply. The displayed
voltage should be in the range of 14.9 to 16V. If the voltage is outside this range, contact
Brookfield or your local Brookfield dealer.
Example:
Voltage-Control:
VCC:15.25 V
This message is displayed for about 3 seconds and then the MAIN menu is displayed. A brief
summary, in Section VI.1: Keyboard, of the rheometer keyboard and the corresponding rheom-
eter functions may be helpful before you get to the complete description of the menu.