Page Content View of the Compact 900 The Compact 900 presents itself Start up Menu selection Adjustment contrast Adjustment date/time Adjustment language Adjustment printer Testing mechanical watches 12 + 13 Display mechanical watch Testing watches with no standard beat rate Testing quartz watches with „QM06“...
View of the Compact 900 Control light ON/OFF Watch signal Touch Keys ON/OFF Display Regulator for watch signal Plugs for electric measurements Plug for CM06 Plug for MP86M Serial interface Plugs for for printer and PC electric measurements Plug for 12 Volt...
The Compact 900 presents itself ! The Compact 900 is an all purpose watch timing instrument for testing of mechanical watches, quartz watches, pendulum clocks as well as pocket watches. Equipped with: Display 256 Colour, 12 x 9 cm 8 buttons for easily and quick handling of different functions...
Greiner logo (printout header). Standby If the Compact 900 is on and during 10 minutes is no watch signal incoming or any key pressed, then the display switches off automatically (black screen) and the unit is on standby.
Menu selection Menu after startup Menu 36000 18000 52° 52° Co-Axial 19800 52° Press this key for Auto 21600 automatic operation. mode 52° More… 28800 10.06.2009 18:37 52° Press key to switch between this 2 menus Menu Auto, Quartz 32 kHz only Auto, Quartz...
Adjustment contrast Dis- Settings play System con- trast Modify Dis- auto play mode con- settings trast Modify Info program Back 10.06.2009 18:37 page No. Press button up or down for adjusting contrast. Press button for indicating software version Press button for changing to the last menu Button for more system adjustments Dis- Settings...
Adjustment of Date / Time System Edit printout click header Date/ click time Language View Sprache service Idioma centre Jazyk More… Back 10.06.2009 18:37 Press button up or down for adjusting the sound of the click. page No. Press button for the service center. Press button to select the printer.
Language selection Menu after start Menu 36000 18000 52° 52° 19800 Co-Axial 52° Press this key for Auto 21600 automatic operation. mode 52° More… 28800 52° 10.06.2009 18:37 Select language by pressing buttons in following sequence. 1. button ( More ) 2.
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Printer selection Menu after start Menu 36000 18000 52° 52° Co-Axial 19800 52° Press this key for Auto automatic operation. 21600 mode 52° More… 28800 52° 10.06.2009 18:37 Select printer by pressing buttons in following sequence. 1. button ( More ) 2.
Testing mechanical watches Put the watch between the slider and the Pins (fork) of the microphones “QM06”, or “MP86”. For watches, for example pocket watches or alarm clocks, you can use the clamp microphone “CM06”. Press button “Auto Mode” for starting QM06 the automatic measurement or choose button P1 to P6 for selecting a...
Display of mechanical watch During measuring it is possible to choose between error rate, rate diagram or balance wheel signal. Standard is the rate diagram. Indication of the frequenzy of the watch View Auto mode, mechanical watch 1.0 Zoom balance Target beat rate: (21604) 21600 b/h Speaker...
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Display of mechanical watch View Auto mode, mechanical watch 1.0 Zoom balance Target beat rate: (21604) 21600 b/h Speaker Lift angle: 52 ° wheel Measuring period: on/off signal View Rate: Amplitude: Out of beat More… rate +13 s/d 260° 0.2ms error Remark : An amplitude value lower than 130°...
Testing watches with no standard beat rate If a watch has no standard beat rate (p.32) or the rate error is higher then 300s/d, the following display appears. Beat rate out of tolerance Auto mode, mechanical watch Speaker on/off 21476 A/h Select The beat rate measured does not correspond to one beat...
Testing quartz watches with „QM06“ Put the watch between the slider and the pins (fork) of the microphone “QM06”. Press button “Auto QM06 only” to start automatic measurement of the motor impulses. For manual measurement of the quartz frequency or motor impulses, press first button “More”...
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Testing quartz watches with „QM06“ Auto mode, quartz watch Measuring period: Auto s (60) Vertical Zoom: Impulse: Remaining: Inhibition: 1.00 s 60 s View Rate: More… rate + 0.08 s/d error Indication for watches with Press button for pulse sequence higher then the next menu 1 sec.
Testing quartz watches with „EM06“ Connect watch adapter “EM06” with the jacks ( + ) ( - ) of the Compact 900, put quarz watch without Battery on the “EM06”. Contact red bow with plus (+) and black bow with ground (-) of the watch. It is also possible to use only the test cable without EM06.
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Testing quartz watches with „EM06“ Voltage lower Voltage higher Auto mode, quartz watch Measuring period: Auto s (60) Volt- Volt- Vertical Zoom: Source voltage: 1.55 V Quiescent current: Impulse: Remaining: Inhibition: 0.27 µA 18.92 µA 60 s View Rate: Impulse: Supply current: More…...
22.08.2007 10:39 Connect test cable with the plugs ( + ) ( - ) of the Compact 900. Touch with red probe the positive side (+) and with the black probe the negative side (-) of the battery. The present battery voltage is indicated.
Menu 22.08.2007 10:39 Connect test cable with the plugs ( + ) ( - ) of the Compact 900. Then connect the ends of the probes to a short circuit and press button “Zero Ohms”. Display indicates ( 0 Ohm). Then touch with the probes the ends of the stepper motor.
Direct the light beam only on one side of the pendulum. Distance 5 - 50mm. The pendulum shall pass through the light beam only one sided. The correct adjustment can be checked by the red signal of the Compact 900. After approx. 8 seconds appears following display (menu).
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Testing pendulum clocks with „OPTO6“ ( optical ) Graphic for rate error with „Opto06“ : Auto mode, pendulum clock Target rate: 8965 b/h Measuring period: Auto s (10) Rate: View rate More… 8 s/d error Press button for next display Auto mode, pendulum clock Target rate: 8965 b/h...
Contact clamp microphone “CM 06 “ with the clockwork of the pendulum clock, or at a place, where the acoustic signals are sufficiently receivable. The red signal on the Compact 900 indicates the noise of the frequency of the pendulum clock.
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Testing pendulum clock with „CM 06“ (acustically) Graphic indication of rate error with the microphone „Opto06“ : P9 Pendel auto Target rate: 8965 b/h Measuring period: 12 s View Rate: rate More… 8 s/d error Press button for next display P9 Pendel auto Target rate: 8965 b/h...
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Find unknown beat rate for pendulum clocks Menu pendulum clock Auto mode, pendulum clock Target rate: ******* actual beat rate: 8965 b/h average beat rate: 8965 b/h measure time: 02:10:00 stop Menu measure To find out the correct beat rate of the pendulum clock: 1.
Programming of a button ( P1 bis P9 ) In the main menu press button “Settings” then button “Modify program settings”, then button “program” for selecting (P1 - P9). Now press button “Modify program settings”. View program settings Modify program P1 18000 52°...
Changing automatic adjustments The parameters of Auto mode are always taken over if one of these buttons are pressed (if you work in auto modus). Auto, Auto, Auto, Auto MP06 QM06 Opto06 mode only only only To indicate the parameters, press the following buttons in the main menu: button “Settings”...
Editing printout header The printout header appears after switch on the Compact 900 and he is printed together with the results. The printing of the results has following appearance ****************************** Device type, watch type Compact 900 (is always printed) mechanical watch...
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Microphones ( adapters ) for Compact 900 Microphone MP86 Suitable for testing Mechanical watches. Head is fixable in all positions. Microphone QM06 Is a combined microphone for testing mechanical and quartz watches. Clamp microphone „CM06“ For acoustical testing of pendulum clocks, pocket watches and other big watches.
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Microphones ( adapters ) for Compact 900 Clamp microphone „CM06“ For acoustical testing of pendulum clocks, pocket watches and other big watches. Watch adapter „EM06“ ( Electrical Measuring ) Watch adapter with mirror and 2 contact bows for measuring of electrical consumption and the rate error of quarz watches.
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- Manual instruction Cleaning: Don´t use agressive cleaning supplies. Wipe the keyboard and the display occasionally with a wet cloth. EG Conformity - The Compact 900 corresponds with the following EG directives and rules. 89/392/EWG machinery EN 292 – 1991 89/336/EWG...
Co-Axial watch For the correct measurement and display Co-Axial of amplitude for Co-Axial escapement, select the key A special measuring procedure for Co-Axial escapement will be activated. (Different from the procedure for standard escapement.) Info: 36000 Select key “ Co-Axial” 52°...
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More… rate +8 s/d 213° 0.6ms error If the key The Compact 900 automatically tests, if the watch on the microphone has the Co-Axial Auto characteristics of a real “Co-Axial” watch. If not, the following will be displayed. is elected,...
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