FORCE-A DUALEX SCIENTIFIC+ polyphenol & chlorophyll
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1. 01 Anth 0 18 group 3 Choose a leaf and place it in the NB 4 Values are displayed on the screen DUALEX DUALEX SCIENTIFIC measures the NBI Chl Flav Anth DUALEX SCIENTIFIC M measures the NBI Chl Flav 1 Plug the USB cable from your DUALEX to your computer Menu 2 Select USB on your DUALEX9 aoe Settings Up 3 Download the csv file whose name is the date of your readings MA E an k Ordinateur amp Disque amovible F Organiser Partager avec Graver Nouveau dossier Nom Modifi le a Ordinateur gt EL Disque local C EIN DX20130525 csv 01 01 1980 11 00 b cx Data D REL DX20130528 csv 01 01 1980 11 00 EE DX20130602 csv 01 01 1980 11 00 b a Disque amovible F FORCE A DA20130101 csv 01 01 1980 11 00 gt Rechercher dans D D MI Type Fichier CSV Microsoft Excel Fichier CSV Microsoft Excel Fichier CSV Microsoft Excel Fichier CSV Microsoft Excel Taille Centre Universitaire Paris Sud B t 503 Download the complete user guide of the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC TM On our website www force a com By e mail info force a fr 91893 ORSAY CEDEX France Tel 33 0 1 6935 88 62 Fax 33 0 1 69 35 88 972. SB You cannot go up to the submenu Measurement It 1s necessary to empty the memory of the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC gt During the measurements if the free memory decreases below 200 kB the message memory almost full appears Press the button You can continue the measurements but please empty the memory as soon as possible gt During the measurements if the memory decreases below 2 kB the message memory full appears Press the button S The last measurement is saved and the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC returns to the main menu You cannot reach anymore the submenu measurement It 1s necessary to empty the memory 1 5 Submenu USB The submenu USB allows transferring the measured data to a computer and also it allows to update DUALEX SCIENTIFIC from a computer II 5 a Connection Connect the cable USB to the mini connector USB The mini connector USB to be plugged into the DUALEX s connector located at the bottom of the device The connector USB to be plugged into the USB port of the computer In the main menu select the sub menu USB with the buttons FAN top and IN bottom and press the button O Menu Measurement gt USB lt USB mode Settings Up The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC behaves then as an USB device Use the command interface of your operating system to transfer the file containing the measurements In DUALEX one file is created per cale
3. SCIENTIFIC WARNING in order to avoid a loss of data please copy the files from the memory before proceeding to an update The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC will erase the memory at the end of the DIOCC To format the memory press on Y the screen asks for a confirmation before formatting the memory Press on the button BAS No or BA yes Settings Format memory GPS Format Are you sure Measurement Up x If the buttons PSN No or e are selected the datas are left intact and the software returns to the main menu If the button INA Yes is pressed all the datas are erased from the memory Format memory Formatt completed Press ok But if an error occurs during the formatting the screen displays Error format If this error appears please switch off the device and load the battery If the problem persists please contact FORCE A Press on the button the DUALEX returns then to the sub menu settings WARNING The DUALEX uses the format FAT 12 Do not try to format your DUALEX memory by using the formatting functions offered by your operating system 1t could block the memory FORCE A 13 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC II 6 c Measurement Settings Mp Measurem mode gt Triggering lt 1 side 2 sides Format gt Measurement lt Date Time Up Up Measurements can be performed by alternative ways Triggering Triggering gt Automati
4. are transferred by pressing on the button ei Re start the device by pressing on the button The updating of the software begins The following screens appear loading Press the button BA to select lt start FORCE A 9 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC update in progress FORCE A 10 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Note if your update requires a license press the button BM to select lt Menu Update gt Licence lt USB Format Up Select the sub menu gt license lt and press the button The license allows to change the rights addition or deletion of application This screen allows entering the licence key To change the number press on the button and to change the digit press on the button gt Licence Mb oljo 000 gt N Once the number is entered press on Press twice the button e to return at the update menu Press the button PAS launching to start the updating program Note The cancellation is possible at anytime without saving by pressing on the button e WARNING If the 5 figures are not correct the following screen appears Licence not valide The licence keys are unique they are specific to the device FORCE A 11 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC 11 6 Submenu settings The submenu settings gives an access to adjustable parameters 1 GPS toggles GPS in mode Off Light or
5. life Charge time Total weight Size Positioning Relative accuracy Languages Safety Updating Leaf 4 measured indices Chl chlorophyll index Flav flavonol index NBI nitrogen status Chl Flav ratio Anth anthocyanin index Automatic or manual 5 mm in diameter 1 mm maximum 8 5 cm maximum half leaf width lt 500 ms 10 000 multiparametric measurements 3 levels file group and measurement numbers From 5 to 45 C 5 LED 1 UV A 1 green 1 red and 2 NIR near infrared 1 silicon photodiode LCD screen Sound warning USB connection for data transfer Li ion rechargeable battery 10 hours 4 hours 220 g with battery 205 mm x 65 mm x 55 mm Internal GPS lt 2 5 m CEP 50 24 h static English French Spanish and German Ring for leash Remote program updating Warning as FORCE A is continuously improving its products technical specifications are subject to change without notice FORCE A 18 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC V Precautions of uses V 1 Environment of use The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC is adapted to be used in various environmental conditions The device is resistant to natural humidity of the plant material In the range of 5 C to 40 C the temperature is permanently measured V 2 Shocks and vibrations During the use it is important to avoid shocks as well as intense vibrations V 3 Storage When you finished the measurements please mind to switch of
6. well closed To start self calibration press on the button ox Warning You can face three potential problems during the calibration The clip is opened close it and press on the button Cox There is a leaf between both heads remove it and press on the button Calibration Calibration Calibration Pb Calibration Pb Close the clip Remove leaf Heads are dirty clean them and press on the button 11 4 6 Measurement Once calibration succeeded the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit is ready to measure and displays the following screen FORCE A 4 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC NBI 0 0 Chi 0 0 Flav 0 00 Anth 0 00 Depending on the version of your DUALEX Anth index is calculated or not To make a measurement open the clip by pressing the handle and place a leaf between the optical heads Release the handle the measurement is automatically made When a measure 1s taken two types of beep can ring A long beep which means that the measurement is well done and recorded Three short beeps which mean that the measurement is wrong and not recorded If the reading succeeds the indices values appear on the screen NBI 35 2 Chi 35 6 Flav 1 01 Anth 0 18 gt NBI or Nitrogen Balance Index This index is the ratio between Chl and Flav The range of this index is O 999 If the measured value is outside these limits the value displayed on the screen is This state is
7. 97 Email info force a fr Web site www force a eu Force A VOIR POUR AGIR Dualex FAQ aue Force VOIR POUR AGIR Dualex Values range Chi Dualex is factory calibrated to provide a linear respo to increasing leaf Chl content in units of ug cm Kiwi NC Cabernet 7 Usual experimental conditions from 5 to 80 Merlot Maize GH Wheat GH Flav Y Dualex units convertible to ug cm after calibration Indoor usual experimental conditions from 0 1 to 1 Outdoor usual experimental conditions from 0 5 to O A V O E A T O O m1 n gt E en o O E cu O Anth Dualex units convertible to ug cm after calibration Usual experimental conditions from 0 to 1 5 Sensor reading Cerovic et al Physiologia Plantarum 2012 NBI Dualex units Usual experimental conditions indoor amp outdoor fr 0 to 300 2 Force A VOIR POUR AGIR Leave Number Nb Chl Flav NBI WO CON OD UW bb uN EP r 325 30 25 r 2 0 Dualex Values examples Grape vines Results of readings on leaves of 30 branch vines from leave number 1 to 10 1 is the top Flav sum of both sides Dx Mean of 30 branches Chloro f Flav Importance to make readings on leaves with the same physiological age Vine leaves choice of the F5 for instance ALL Dualex Values ex
8. Fax 33 1 69 35 88 97 e mail info force a fr Complaints To benefit from the guarantee please get in touch with the company FORCE A and enclose to the package a description of the problem and the clearing of the transport costs for return FORCE A will repair or will exchange at its expenses the defective product However if FORCE A estimates that the problem is due to a misuse a modification of the product an accident or any use not in compliance with the recommendations FORCE A reserves the right to charge the repairs the necessary spare parts as well as the transport costs for return FORCE A 20 User s manual v 3 1 VII FAQ DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Questions Solution 1 Solution 2 The device does not start Recharge battery If the symptom persists please contact FORCE A Display on the screen of Format Error after start Recharge battery then perform a new formatting of the memory If the symptom persists please contact FORCE A Too many measurements are out of the limits frequent Apply a light pressure to heads during the measurement or Likely cause your plant material is very concentrated in display of over the clip to avoid leaf di de ids t compounds FORCE A 2l User s manual v 3 1 Force VOIR POUR AGIR Contact Secretariat Force A Universit Paris Sud 11 Batiment 503 91893 Orsay Cedex France Tel 33 1 69 35 88 62 Fax 33 1 69 35 88
9. Fluorescence and Optoelectronics Research for the Om c Communication between E cophysiology and SEE TO ACT Agriculture DUALEX SCIENTIFIC USER S MANUAL DUALEX SCIENTIFIC FORCE A User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Table of content I DUALEX SCIENTIFIC OPTICAL LEAF CEIP svsscsciscsccsessavscecascsdecssiesssesesesenevecccsseseesssessesonsessscsseeds 1 1 SR I 2 DUALEXSCIENTIEIC M TRANSPORT CASE soia MT GETTING STAR VED o G 0 S4 0 n4X XX nibi aeania II 1 CHARGING THE DUALEX SCIENTIFIC EIM sa II 2 SWITCHING ON THE DUALEX SCIENTIFICI da li Ia a IT 4 SUB MENU MA Dig OT NEM 3 ZR MM Hae Howto deleted Mas Ireland dan iii PP Hde Management OT the memory rione DI II 5 SUBMENU USB ria iaia ida ii CORO tea DUO II 6 SUBMENU SETTINGS Woo iii POM TE Me A TIO Date amp Time in TEBAS COnN ASG TERRE e e e o binini am HEIC SSA OOOO A I I1 6 h About Y PRECAUTIONS OF USES isso te VI ENVIRONMENT OF USE M V2 SHOCKS AND VIBRATIONS A ssi V 3 Xi E VA NO VS EXCHANGE OF BATTERIES cera ec aeia aa datent neo A VI CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE Q cccccscssosssscescescesscsnscescescessesnssascescessesnssnscassessesnssnscascessesnssnssascessessesnsenscasees VT SS FORCE A User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC I DUALEX SCIENTIFIC
10. Full 2 Format formates the flash memory 3 Measurement allows selecting the acquisition mode for measurements 4 Date amp Time updates date and time 5 Contrast allows variation of screen contrast 6 Standby adjusts the time before standby mode 7 Language allows to change the language of the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC 8 About displays the version of the software and the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC serial number These parameters are validated by using the button N 4 Or left as previously by pressing on the software returns then to the main menu ll 6 a GPS There are three ways to use the GPS Settings GPS function gt GPS lt gt GPS off lt Format GPS ponctual Measurement GPS systematic Up Up GPS Off by default no GPS data saved GPS ponctual GPS data are saved by pressing a few seconds on the button B during the measurement GPS systematic the GPS is active all the time it saves GPS datas for every measurement We can adjust the time zone in gt Time zone lt Time zone GMT 1 When the GPS is active in mode ponctual or systematic the device begins looking for the GPS with the aim to update the time and the date FORCE A 12 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC GPS function GPS function GPS function GPS error GPS on Find GPS No satellite Press ok Press ok 11 6 6 Format The setting format deletes all datas from the memory of the DUALEX
11. User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC II 4 d Power alarm In order to avoid a loss of data a double alarm informs you about the level of the battery The first alarm informs you that there is only 20 of the battery power left Low battery You can continue your measurements for some time approximately hour The second alarm informs that there is only 10 of the battery power left Empty battery To avoid a loss of data the device automatically shuts down Measurements are not possible any more warning warning Low battery Out of battery 11 4 e Memory management The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC manages the capacity of the memory and displays two safety messages to ask to empty the memory card lt memory almost full gt between 200 kB and 2 kB free memory left Memory full with less than 2 kB free memory left less than 15 measurements gt If you switch on the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC when only between 200 kB and 2 kB free memory is available the following message 1s displayed Memory almost full Press OK Press on the button Download the memory content to a computer If you go to the submenu measurement the message will be displayed a second time gt When DUALEX SCIENTIFIC 1s switched on if less than 2 kB of free memory remains the following message is displayed Memory full Press OK FORCE A 7 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Press the button
12. a are not valid the statistical results appear under the tag To return to the measure menu press on gt mes corresponds to the rank number of the measurement performed in the group This value increases automatically with every measurement gt sup inf the side of the leaf adaxial or abaxial and its associated epidermis that is positioned against the light source head upper head will be measured To measure the opposite side of the leaf you may flip over the leaf or invert the position of the Dualex heads You can add the leaf side tag which will be associated to the next measurement adaxial sup or abaxial inf To change this tag just press on Ba This information is stored with the measurement Warning there is no limitation to the measurements rank in a group The capacity of the internal flash memory 1 8Mo allows more than 10 000 measurements Nevertheless 1t s recommended to transfer the data by the command gt USB lt onto a computer after every campaign of measurements After the transfer of the data file you can erase it from the flash memory using your computer II 4 c How to delete a measurement The last made measurement can be deleted by pressing the button x short press the screen asks for confirmation Press on the button PAN No or BA Yes Delete measure Are you sure A long press on the button CO leads to the main menu and saves the measurement FORCE A 6
13. amples Scaterring of Dualex values on wheat flag leaves for different stages different levels of nitrogen input Duale Chloro heat All stages All levels of N input m H s g The different range of values are Chloro 30 70 Flav of the leaf adaxial abaxial side 1 3 NBI chloro flav of the leaf 10 50 a Dualex Values examples Dx Anth Autumn leaves adaxial side Force A VOIR POUR AGIR Dualex Readings 3 main rules to respect to compare treatments Make readings on leaves with the same physiological age Prefer well developped young leaves Make readings on the same position of the leaves for all leaves The entire Dx window must be covered by the leaf Force SEE TO ACT 3 Light detector 1 Opening handle 5 LCD screen 4 Keyboard 7 Wrist strap attach 6 USB interface long tap switch on off the DUALEX short tap validate a selection make a reading manual mode short tap cancel a selection delete the last reading long tap back to the main menu short tap navigate in the menu validate the option displayed at the bottom left or right of the screen Force A SEE TO ACT Menu Calibration Remove leaf and press OK gt Measurement lt USB Settings Up 1 Select Measurement 2 Do a self calibration 7 sec NBI 35 2 Chi 35 6 Flav 1
14. c lt Manual Tuning Up Automatic by default at every closure of the clip or a press on the button a measurement is saved Manual the recording of the measurement is only made once the button D is pressed Tuning this function re adjusts the parameters to allow the automatic mode depending on the clip aperture Use it if automatic mode doesn t work 1 Side 2 Sides 1 side 2 sides gt 1side lt Mean 2 sides Up 1 Side at every closure of the clip or a press on the button ox a measurement is recorded following the triggering previously selected At every measurement values Chl Flav Anth and NBI of the side adaxial or abaxial side are displayed Mean 2 Sides 2 measurements are needed to get values for one leaf adaxial and abaxial side Chl mean of 2 values Flav sum of 2 values Anth mean of 2 values NBI Chl Flav FORCE A 14 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC II 6 d Date amp Time This setting allows adjusting the date and the time To change the number press on the button and to change the next field press on the button once the date and the time are adjusted press on DI to save it Settings Date Time Measurement 42 40 gt Date Time lt 2014 02 07 Contrast yyyy mm dd Up gt II 6 e Contrast You can adjust the contrast of the screen with the buttons BAS and INA After having adjusted the contrast return to th
15. d any operating system A DUALEX SCIENTIFIC file is described in DX20130102 xls version software 2 2 7 yyyy mm c hh mm ss longitude latitude altitude sat_qual temp group measure side 00 14 17 21 00 1 sup 00 14 21 21 00 2 sup 00 55 41 22 61 3 sup 00 55 45 22 61 4 sup 00 55 47 22 61 5 sup 00 55 48 22 61 6 sup Group Chl Chl sd Flav Flav sd Anth Anth sd NBI NBI sd 1 14 706 1 198 0 150 0 005 0 381 0 001 98 210 7 129 yyyy mm c hh mm ss longitude latitude altitude sat qual temp group measure 00 56 04 22 62 00 56 05 22 62 00 56 07 22 62 00 56 26 22 63 00 56 27 22 63 00 56 29 22 63 00 56 31 22 63 00 56 32 22 63 00 56 34 22 63 Group Chl Chl sd Flav Flav sd Anth Anth sd NBI NBI sd 2 15 013 1 531 0 146 0 024 0 380 0 001 104 870 14 399 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 yyyy mm chh mm ss longitude latitude altitude sat_qual temp group measure 00 57 42 22 68 00 57 52 22 69 00 57 54 22 69 00 57 55 22 69 00 57 56 22 69 Group Chl Chl_sd Flav Anth Anth_sd NBI NBI_sd 3 14 788 0 966 0 169 0 380 0 001 87 555 7 394 FORCE A 17 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC IV DUALEX SCIENTIFIC technical specifications Measured material Measured parameters Measurement process Measured area Sample thickness Measurement area access Acquisition time Storage capacity Data classification Temperature range Light sources Detectors User interface Data downloading Battery Battery
16. e is used to cancel an action or a selection and allow the suppression of the last measurement in this case the software will come back to the previous state A long press turns back to the main menu e Buttons Bed and BBS are used to navigate in the menus to increase the group rank and to change the side tag 1 2 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC transport case The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC 1s delivered in a shock resistant case It contains the Dualex Scientific leaf clip a USB cable with a USB wall plug adapter and this user s manual The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC 1s powered by an internal rechargeable Li Po battery The battery can be charged using the USB cable directly from the computer or using the wall plug adapter 110 220 50 60Hz FORCE A 2 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC II Getting Started Unpack the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC and check that there is no evident damage The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC is charged before delivery however depending on storage time the battery can be discharged 11 1 Charging the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC To charge the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC connect the USB cable to either the wall plug adapter cable and plug it in a regular power supply check that voltage 110 220V and frequency 50 60 Hz are compatible aUSB port on a computer While connected a charge indicator will appear on the screen The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC M unit can be operated when the battery is under charge The full charge o
17. e main menu by pressing Settings Contrast Date Time 2 gt 3 lt 4 gt Contrast lt Stand by Up 11 6 f Standby The time before DUALEX SCIENTIFIC enters the standby mode can be chosen It can be adjust between 1 and 10 minutes the default setting is 5 minutes Settings Stand by mn 8 gt 9 lt 10 Contrast gt Stand by lt Languages Up When the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC enters the standby mode all measurements and settings are saved When you restart the device by a long press on the button to measure a new self calibration is needed Calibration Remove leaf and press OK FORCE A 15 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Press on the button The standby function 1s disabled when you are in USB mode ll 6 g Languages This mode allows to select the language French English German and Spanish Settings Languages Stand by Francais gt Languages lt gt English lt About Deutsch Up Up l 6 h About The submenu About displays the version of the software and the serial number of your DUALEX SCIENTIFIC M Please refer to this information when you contact FORCE A Settings Flav Anth Stand by S N Languages v Firm gt About lt v BL Up FORCE A 16 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC III Data file The datas generated by the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC have a csv format They are thus compatible with any spreadsheet an
18. f the battery will be completed after 4 hours With a full charge operating time is nearly 7 hours in continuous use 11 2 Switching on the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC To switch on the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC press a long push on the keyboard A screen with FORCE A image will quickly appear Then the main menu will be displayed 11 3 Main menu Menu gt Measurement lt USB Settings Up The main menu includes 3 sub menus 1 Measurement allows measurements 2 USB allows to download the recorded data and to update the device software from a computer 3 Settings give access to the different menu configurations like the GPS Format Measure FORCE A 3 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC Date amp hours Contrast Stand by mode Language and About The navigation among the menus is made by using buttons up _2Y and down A on the keyboard The selected sub menu is marked by gt lt Use the button to select the sub menu 11 4 Sub menu measurement To initialize a measurement sequence select the sub menu Measurement and press button Il 4 a Calibration When the measurement sub menu is selected and before any measurement the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit will ask for a short self calibration The following screen will appear Calibration Remove leaf and press OK Be careful during calibration process that there 1s nothing between the optical heads and that the clip is
19. f the device Keep the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC in a dry 0 40 C non condensing clean and dust free environment V 4 Cleanind During every return in the laboratory the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC should be cleaned by using a tissue slightly moistened with a mixture of water and alcohol The optical parts of the device must be carefully cleaned by blowing clean and dry air and then with a cotton stalk slightly moistened with ethanol V 5 Exchange of batteries If the batteries of the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC need replacement please contact FORCE A The batteries are especially designed for this device The replacement of batteries by an unsuitable model can seriously damage the unit FORCE A 19 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC VI Conditions of guarantee In the case of a normal use the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC leaf clip is guaranteed for 1 year after delivery against any defect or manufacturing defect Any attempt of modification or repair by a non authorized person ends this guarantee The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC leaf clip is a data acquisition instrument FORCE A company 1s not responsible of any interpretations which could result from measurements realized by the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC In case of dysfunction please contact FORCE A company for the return The material must be then sent back to the following address FORCE A Centre Universitaire Paris Sud Bat 503 91893 Orsay Cedex France Tel 33 1 69 35 88 39
20. ndar day of measurement all the measurements of the day are stored in this file named DX yyyymmdd csv where yyyy represents the year mm the month and dd the day Once the file on your computer 1t can be FORCE A 8 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC analysed using any spreadsheet software Note When the Dualex Scientific 1s used in USB mode no measurement can be realized To go N l out of the USB mode press on ei The software returns then to the main menu 1 5 6 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC update WARNING In order to avoid a loss of data please copy the files from the memory before proceeding to an update The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC will erase the memory at the end of the process The USB has to remain connected throughout the update If the device is disconnected the following message will be displayed Please connect The USB cable Switch on the DUALEX with the button Connect the cable USB to the mini connector USB In the main menu of DUALEX select the sub menu gt USB lt with the botton PAS and A Press the button The DUALEX SCIENTIFIC behaves then as an USB device Transfer of the software Copy the files boot dx4 and flavxxx xxx correspond to the number of the update it is an applicative software in the memory of your DUALEX SCIENTIFIC M WARNING Do not do anything during the files transfer Software set up Leave the USB mode once the 2 files
21. optical leaf clip 1 1 Description e e 4 m 4 2 Light source 3 Light detector 1 Opening handle 5 LCD screen 4 Keyboard 7 Attach wrist strap 6 USB interface 1 Handle to open the clip when pressing on this handle the clip opens and the leaf can be introduced between the 2 heads When released the heads hold the leaf allowing the measurement to be done The testing position of the DUALEX is with the clip closed 2 The head that contains 5 different LEDs 1 UV A emitting LED 2 visible emitting LEDs and two NIR emitting LEDs 3 The head that contains the optical detector a filtered PIN photodiode 4 Keyboard 5 LCD Screen 6 USB Interface that allows to download data to upgrade the software and to charge the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit 7 The wrist strap must be tied to the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC unit in order to avoid the fall of the device FORCE A 1 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC The 5 buttons on the keyboard are used to navigate through the software The buttons are multitask and every action depends on the state of the tool eThe button IS is used to switch on the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC with a long press This button is also used to switch off the DUALEX SCIENTIFIC one press in the main menu or a long press at any time eThe button is used to enter a selection in a sub menu to validate a selection or to make a measurement N elhe button
22. recorded in the memory of the device under the tag NaN If the measurement is inconsistent the displayed tag 1s gt Chi chlorophyll content The range of this index is 0 150 If the measured value is outside these limits the displayed value on the screen is This state is recorded in the memory of the device under the tag NaN If the measurement is inconsistent the displayed tag 1s gt Flv index of phenolics mostly flavonols content The range of this index is 0 3 If the measured value is outside these limits the displayed value on the screen is This state 1s recorded in the memory of the device under the tag NaN If the measurement is inconsistent the displayed tag 1s FORCE A 5 User s manual v 3 1 DUALEX SCIENTIFIC gt Anth index of phenolics anthocyanins content The range of this index is 0 3 If the measured value is outside these limits the displayed value on the screen 1s This state 1s recorded in the memory of the device under the tag NaN If the measurement is inconsistent the displayed tag 1s gt grp indicates the group rank The measurements can be grouped into a set of measurements statistically connected Press on A group to increment the number of group The statistical results of the latest group are then displayed Group results NBI 141 8 sd 78 369 Chl 29 6 sd 13 921 Flav 0 34 sd 0 305 Anth 0 37 sd 0 026 If the dat
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