Brookfield CAP2000 Viscometer - Manual (Page 6)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 6 Manual No. M/94-310F
STOP
The STOP key has several functions:
1. Stops the cone spindle rotation at any time.
Think of it as an ESCAPE key.
2. Pressing the STOP key during any sequence
of RPM, TEMP, SAMPLE, TIMER or
CONE entry exits the mode and returns the
display to the Main Screen (Figure 2).
3. Pressing and holding the STOP and RUN
keys simultaneously selects the viscosity dis-
play units (CGS or SI) and executes the
printing of a new header (Section II.1).
4. Pressing and holding the STOP and PRINT
keys simultaneously executes the printing of
a new heading (Section II.7).
5. Pressing and holding the STOP and RPM
keys simultaneously show “SET RPM”;
pressing the RPM key again will show
“SHEAR RATE”; pressing the RPM key
again will show full scale range.
The CAP series Viscometers use an alternating key press method for selecting and setting the
parameters RPM (speed), TEMP (temperature), SAMPLE (number), TIMER (run time)
and CONE (spindle). Each parameter setting is executed using its function key sequentially
with the INDEX key.
To set a parameter, first press the function key. This will produce a display message with a
blinking cursor. Then press the INDEX key to select the number wanted in the blinking cursor
column. Then press the function key again to move to the next column. Using the INDEX key,
select the number for that column. This alternating sequence is used until all the columns have
been selected. After the last column has been selected, pressing the function key one more time
sets the parameter.
I.6 Viscosity and Temperature Display
Viscosity is displayed in either P=Poise (CGS system) or Pa • s=Pascal seconds (SI system). If
the viscosity measurement is over range “EEEE” will be displayed. If the viscometer settles
out with a final reading below zero, negative values will be displayed.
Temperature is displayed in
°
C=degrees centigrade.