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Check 3
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Datacolor Check 3 Portable Spectrophotometer
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Portable Spectrophotometers

Check 3

Designed for accuracy and portability, the Datacolor Check 3 delivers high precision color measurement required by formulation and quality control needs of the textile, paint, coatings and plastics industries.

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Whether it’s remote working or visiting customer sites or on the manufacturing floor, often there are needs for high precision color measurement away from your workstation and computer. The Datacolor Check 3 is designed to deliver high precision colorimetric performance that tightly correlates with the Datacolor reference grade benchtop spectrophotometers.

Top Check 3 Benefits:

  • Increases productivity with modern user interface and extensive onboard functions for stand-alone measurement and quality control tasks
  • Expands measurement flexibility with the horizontal configuration not limited by height constraints
  • Assures proper sample positioning with illuminated sample alignment port
  • Improves efficiency with Bluetooth for live measurement recording and bi-directional data exchange
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Datacolor CHECK3
Instrument Type Portable Spectrophotometer
Measurement Geometry Diffuse illumination 8°viewing
Light Source Pulsed xenon
Sphere Diameter 2 inches/51mm
Wavelength Range 400 nm – 700 nm
Effective Bandwidth 10nm
Spectral Analyzer Dual 256 diode array
20 read repeatability on white tile using double flash (CIELAB) (1) <0.03 CIELab dE* max on white ceramic tile
Inter-instrument agreement: reflectance measurements (CIELAB) (1, 2 & 3) 0.15 CIELab dE*avg of 12 BCRA tiles
0.25 CIELab dE* max on any BCRA tile (listed as color inter-instrument agreement)
Aperture Sizes Available (all instruments are dual aperture) LAV – 15mm illuminated, 11 mm measured
SAV – 10mm illuminated, 6.5 mm measured
USAV – 6.5 mm illuminated, 2.5 mm measured
UV cutoff filters Optional UV Cut-off filter
Optional UV Cutoff Filter 400 nm
Functional Operating Environment (2) 5° to 40°C up to 85% RH, non-condensing
Physical Specifications
Color Display 50.54mm x 68.62mm x 3.55 mm
Display Resolution 240 x 320
Weight 1.25 kg
Dimensions 235mm x 90mm x 99mm
Power Requirements 5VDC, 2.0A 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption 6A
Data Interface USB, Bluetooth wireless
Spectrometer Principle Concave holographic grating
Battery Rechargable Li-ion Battery > 2,000 measures/charge
Effective Bandwidth 10nm
Color Systems: CIE L*,a*,b*,C,h coordinates, Hunter L,a,b coordinates, Tristimulus X,Y,Z, x, y coordinates, CIE 2000
Color Difference: DL*, Da*,Db*,DH*, Dh*, DE*, CMC color difference, FMC II color differences, Hunter DL,Da, Db, DE differences
Indices Metamerism Index (CIE & DIN), Whiteness (CIE, E313, Hunter, Berger, Stensby), Yellowness (D1925 and E313), ISO/AATCC Staining, ISO/AATCC Fastness, Contrast Ratio, Optical Density
Illuminants D50, D55, D65, D75, A, C, U3000, Horizon, F2, F7, F11
Data Storage >2,000 standards with tolerance, max 500 batches per standard
Languages English, French, German, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish

 

(1) Environmental Conditions: Temperature 23°C +/- 1°C RH 50% +/- 10%
(2) For reliable color measurements, conditions must be within recommended operating conditions.
(3)Color equation is CIELab (D65/10), LAV, Specular Included, Measured on 12 BCRA Tiles

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Inter-instrument agreement refers to how close two or more color measurement instruments (spectrophotometers) of similar model read the same color. Read all about it here: Why should you care about Inter-Instrument Agreement? | Datacolor

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This means your unit has lost the calibration file, and you need to follow these instructions to install new calibration data. This only applies to older instruments as all of our white tile data is now stored on the instrument firmware.

This error is caused by never Hot-Syncing a Check unit to a computer. To bypass a Hot Sync to a computer, there is a function on the Check called: Purge All Deleted.
This option is on the Check’s Help menu. If you have been deleting unneeded samples all the time, but the unit was never hot-synced to a PC, the ’deleted’ samples are not permanently removed from memory. The Purge function completely removes them from memory. On the Datacolor menu, tap on upper left corner, then tap on Help, Purge All deleted.

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Measure color confidently with the portable Check 3

Precision match on the go.

Equipped with the same high accuracy spectrometer as our reference grade benchtop instruments, the Check 3 gives you the same confidence for each measurement, from vendor to customer and throughout the entire supply chain.

With the built-in large color LCD display, illuminated sample port, and one-click continuous sample measurement mode, you can quickly learn and easily operate the unit to complete your daily workflow. Evaluating Batch to Standard tolerances, comparing Indices, or making Pass/Fail decisions is as simple as clicking a button.

Integrated with Datacolor Tools quality control software, the Check 3 can seamlessly transfer data bi-directionally via Bluetooth or USB connection. This enhanced connectivity allows for live recording of measurements, or download or upload standards and batches for overall quality control workflow.

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