Check 3

Datacolor Check 3 Portable Spectrophotometer

Portable Spectrophotometers

Check 3

Name: Check 3
Brand: Datacolor
Availability: InStock

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

Datacolor Check 3 Spectrophotometer
Aluminum Carrying Case
Two aperture plates (specific to model)
USB Memory Stick with Calibration Data and User Guide
Wrist strap
Switching Power Supply
Black trap
White and Green Tiles
USB cable
Certificate of Instrument Performance
Quick Start Guide
QV Laboratory Calibration Certificate
Declaration of Conformity

	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 dEavg 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-what is it and why is it important

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

What spectrophotometers or instruments can be used in Datacolor software?

Check this list to see if your instruments are supported. If you have any questions, please contact your local support team.

When calibrating my older Datacolor instruments, such as 400, 500, 600, Mercury, Check, CheckII, etc. the message: “White tile data is missing, continue anyway?” Is displayed.

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.

I get an error “Not enough storage”, when trying to measure a sample on my Datacolor Mercury, Check and Check II.

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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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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