The KS1510 color Haze Meter boasts high-end hardware, featuring a 400-700nm combined LED light source, a 154mm integrating sphere, and a nanometer-integrated spectral sensor. Combined with a silicon photodiode array (dual-row, 18-group) sensor, it can accurately acquire the transmittance curve of transmitted samples and output colorimetric data. The instrument is equipped with an open measurement area, supporting both vertical and horizontal testing, facilitating the detection of liquids, large-sized, or irregularly shaped samples. It offers three optional measurement apertures: 20/15/8mm, also meeting the testing needs of small-sized materials. It is widely applicable to the optical and appearance quality control of materials such as glass, plastics, films, displays, and liquid pharmaceuticals.

I. Full Feature Coverage

1. Dual-standard compensation measurement: Supports both ASTM D1003 uncompensated method and ISO 13468 compensated method standards, flexibly addressing different industry testing requirements and ensuring measurement results align with international common testing requirements.

2. Multi-parameter synchronous detection: It can simultaneously complete tests of full transmittance, haze, and sharpness, and can also accurately acquire sample transmittance curves and precisely output various colorimetric data, achieving one-stop comprehensive testing of optical and colorimetric indicators.

3. Precise spectral technology: Equipped with 400-700nm combined LED light source and nano-integrated spectral devices, paired with a silicon photodiode array (18 groups in a dual-row configuration) sensor, ensuring the accuracy and stability of spectral acquisition.

II. Accurate and Reliable Measurement Performance

1. High-precision measurement: Haze resolution of 0.01 units, transmittance accuracy better than ±1%, haze, transmittance, and color difference repeatability all less than 0.028 with 20mm aperture, platinum-cobalt color accuracy (5% H+1) (H being the standard value), comprehensively ensuring the precision of detection data.

2. Fast and efficient measurement: Single complete measurement takes approximately 1.5 seconds, meeting rapid testing needs for batch samples and significantly improving detection efficiency in laboratories and production lines.

3. Full-spectrum coverage detection: Measurement wavelength range covers 400-700nm visible light region, with wavelength interval and half-bandwidth both at 10nm, ensuring comprehensive spectral acquisition with no blind spots and guaranteeing the completeness of measurement results.

III. Wide Range of Applications and Flexibility

1. Multi-morphological sample compatibility: Capable of testing samples of different materials and forms such as glass, plastics, films, displays, and liquid pharmaceuticals, adapting to diverse testing requirements.

2. Multi-sample size adaptation: Supports testing samples with thickness less than 105mm, equipped with optional single apertures of 20mm/15mm/8mm, allowing flexible selection based on sample size to accommodate various sample specifications.

3. Multi-industry applicable: Widely used in glass processing, plastics processing, film manufacturing, display processing, packaging industry, and liquid pharmaceutical analysis, offering strong versatility and meeting quality inspection needs across various industries.

IV. Flexible and Convenient Structural Design

1. Open measurement area: Supports both horizontal and vertical testing modes, allowing flexible adjustment based on laboratory space and sample placement requirements, adapting to different testing scenarios.

2. User-friendly operation: Equipped with a 7-inch TFT true-color capacitive touchscreen with an intuitive and easy-to-understand interface; supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English operation languages, catering to the usage habits of different users.

3. Highly durable: Lighting source lifespan up to 5 years, supporting over 3 million measurements; the instrument weighs approximately 8.0 kg with a robust structure, capable of withstanding long-term high-frequency testing work.

V. Comprehensive Data Management Functions

1. Large-capacity data storage: Capable of storing 5,000 standard samples and 30,000 test samples, meeting the long-term storage needs of extensive detection data for convenient subsequent data query, comparison, and analysis.

2. Multi-interface data transmission: Equipped with USB, serial printer port, and Bluetooth interfaces, supporting rapid export and printing of detection data, and enabling connection to computers for further professional data processing and sharing.

3. Visual data display: Real-time display of spectrum, sample colorimetric values, color difference values/graphs, and chromaticity diagrams; also capable of color simulation and PASS/FAIL result determination, presenting data in an intuitive format for quick reading of test results.

VI. Compliance with Multiple Authoritative Standards

1. International standards: Compliant with international authoritative testing standards such as ASTM D1003/1044, ISO 13468, ISO 14782, CIE 15.2, ASTM E308, JIS K7105, JIS K7361, and JIS K 7136.

2. National standards: Compliant with national testing standards such as GB/T 2410, JJF 1303-2011, and GB/T 3978, ensuring the authority and industry recognition of measurement results.

3. Full-dimensional colorimetric indicators: Supports multiple color spaces such as CIE LAB, XYZ, Yxy, and LCh, multiple color difference formulas such as ΔE*ab, ΔE*94, and ΔE*00. Capable of detecting full-dimensional colorimetric indicators including haze, transmittance, clarity, whiteness, yellowness, absorbance, cobalt-platinum index, Gardner index, CMYK, Tint (ASTM E313-00), metamerism index (MI), and turbidity.

Application Fields

With its advanced spectroscopic technology, dual-standard compensation measurement, and high-precision data acquisition, the KS1510 color Haze Meter is widely used in glass processing, plastics processing, film manufacturing, display processing, packaging industry, and liquid pharmaceutical analysis. It excels in product R&D, quality control, and batch testing on production lines, effectively ensuring the optical and colorimetric quality of products across various industries.

 1. When I received NH310/NH300 colorimeter and perform measurement, why the measured data is abnormal?

After receiving NH310/NH300, you have to perform white and black calibration manually when first starting.

2. In which condition, manual white and black calibration and auto calibration  are required for NH310? 

a. It’s needed to perform manual calibration for NH310 when first starting.

b. In the subsequent starting, NH310 will perform auto calibration at startup. No need to perform manual calibration.

c.  Suggestion: it’s best to perform manual calibration once a week or when NH310 measured data is not accurate.

3. In which condition, manual white and black calibration for NH300 is required?

a. It’s needed to perform manual calibration for NH300 when first starting.

b. In the subsequent starting, no need to perform manual calibration.

c.  Suggestion: it’s best to perform manual calibration once a week or when NH300 measured data is not accurate.

4. How to replace NH310 measuring aperture?

There are three measuring apertures for NH310: Φ8mm (standard accessory), Φ4mm (standard accessory), extended Φ8mm (optional accessory)

a. Turning on

b. Removing measuring aperture, install the needed measuring aperture.

c. Select “Settings-Aperture Setting” in main menu to select corresponding measuring aperture.

d. After selecting aperture, the instrument will display “White and Black Calibration” interface. White and black calibration must be performed.

e. Replace completed.

5. CQCS3 (Color Quality Control System) Installation 

a. Before installation, please Copy CQCS3 folder to your computer and don’t remove any files in CQCS3 folder.

b. Double-click the setup.exe to install CQCS3 software.

c. Then double-click Install.bat under the CQCS3\USB_Driver file to install the driver.

d. Detailed installation information please read the "Installing Software" under CQCS3 User manual.doc.

6. How to check communication port? 

a. Connect colorimeter to the PC with USB cable.

b. Turn on the colorimeter to enter main menu. Select “Comm” and press “Enter” key to start communication.

c. Right click on “My Computer” on the desktop. Click “Manage” -> “Device Manager” -> “Ports”, you can see similar display as “SCI USB2Serial (COM6)”.

d. Click “Settings->Communication Parameters” in CQCS3 software interface. Select the corresponding port in “Serial Port”.

7. After completing CQCS3 installation, how to solve the problem if it display “! USB Device” or “! SCI USB2Serial (COM6)” when checking the communication port? 

a. Right click “! USB Device” or “! SCI USB2Serial (COM6)”, “Update Driver” -> “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” -> “Next” ->“Include this location in the search” -> “Browse”, specify USB driver file path “CQCS3\USB_Driver”, click “Next”. Then it will install successfully.

b.Detailed installation information please refers to “2.2 Installing USB Driver” in Color Quality Management System User Manual.doc.

8. Notes for First Using CQCS3 Software 

a. Users must specify Standard File Name, Sample File Name and Sample Database File Name when first use.

b.Standard File is use to store standard measurement data. Sample File is used to store sample measurement data. Sample Database File is used to store the measured data exported from sample records.

9. How to solve the problem when “Connection Timeout” occurred? 

a. When the colorimeter is disconnected to the PC, “Connection Timeout” will occur. At the moment, you have to check whether the USB cable is well connected the colorimeter and the PC. Then you can re-plug the USB to try out.

b. After ensuring the colorimeter is connected to the PC with USB cable, turn on the colorimeter and enter the main menu. Select “Comm” and press “Enter” key to start communication.

c. Turn off CQCS3 software, and reopen it.

10. How to solve the problem when the interface display "USB Disconnect"

a. Check whether the USB cable is connected. If not, please connect it. Check whether the connection is effective. You can re-plug the USB cable to test.

b. If the USB cable is connected well but the interface still displays "USB Disconnect", please re-start the colorimeter and enter "Menu" -"Comm"to start the communication.

c. Change the USB cable or change the USB port in you PC.

11. How to solve the problem when the colorimeter cannot be turned on in the condition of battery-powered?

a. If this phenomenon occurred, it means the battery power is not enough. You need to charge the battery.

b. When charge the battery, please insert the battery to the instrument, and plug in the adapter to charge the battery. After 5 minutes, the instrument can be turned on.  

c. If the instrument still cannot be turned on after charging 5 minutes, you can pull out the adapter and re-plug in to check it. Or repeat this operation.

d. If the instrument still cannot be turned on after charging 5 minutes, you can turn off the colorimeter and turn on it again to check it. Or repeat this operation.

e. If you have tried all the methods above but the colorimeter still cannot be turned on, please change the battery.