Brookfield DV2T Viscometer - Manual (Page 19)

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II.5.3 View Results
Test results (data files) can be saved to the internal memory of the DV2T or to a USB Flash
Drive. Theses files can be reloaded into the DV2T for review, analysis, or printing through
the View Results function. A file of Test Results that is saved onto a USB Flash Drive can
be viewed on any DV2T Viscometer.
Within the View Results function, the user can access the internal memory of the DV2T
Viscometer or any USB Flash Drive that is connected to a USB port . The viscometer
will point to the USB Flash Drive according to the order in which it is connected. The
first USB Flash Drive that is connected will be referred to as #1 on both the View Results
screen and the Status Bar. You can have as many as three USB Flash Drives connected
to the DV2T at any time.
Results files that are displayed on the screen can be sorted by date of creation or by alpha/
numeric. This sorting is selected by pressing the Navigation Icon
or .
TIP: You can use the Manage Files function to move Results files from internal
memory to a USB Flash Drive.
II.5.4 Manage Files
Result Files and Test Files can be managed in the internal memory or on USB Flash
Drives from the Manage Files function. Folder structures can be added or changed to
assist with data management. Files may be copied, moved, renamed or deleted. Access
to this function can be limited when User ID and Log In functions are implemented (see
Section IV.4.2).
Files that are displayed on the screen can be sorted by date of creation or by alpha/numeric.
This sorting is selected by pressing the Navigation Icon
or .
II.5.5 External Mode
The DV2T Viscometer can be controlled from a computer through the use of optional
Brookfield Software RheocalcT. The viscometer must be placed into external control
mode from the Main Menu
. The viscometer must be connected to the computer with
a USB A cable (DVP-202).
TIP: The Status Bar will indicate a proper connection to the computer by displaying the
Computer Icon .
The DV2T will display External Mode when configured for operation with the computer. This
display includes a Return button that will reset the viscometer to stand alone operation.
II.6 Range
The DV2T Viscometer will calculate the measurement range for a specific spindle and
speed combination. This information is displayed on the screen while selecting the spindle
number as shown in Figure II-6. The Range is also shown in the Running Viscosity Test
view during the measurement. Viscosity will be displayed in the unit of measure specified
in Settings
and is set to centipoise (cP) from the factory.