The ColorQA Pro System III

ColorQA Pro System III is a quality control Windows based application specifically designed to be interfaced to a ColorQA color reader. Color data can be entered manually or directly measured using the ColorQA.

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System includes:

• ColorQA with True Color Sensor (TCS), USB
• PocketSpec Pro III Software
• USB cord and accessories

System performance:

• Software is supported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP
• Measures and compares a Target (Control Color) to a Sample
• Comparisons shown in XYZ/ Yxy, L*ab/L*ch, Std. RGB, Std CYMK
• Pass/Fail criteria set up by user
• Textiles: Averaging function allows the user to take any number of readings and average for use with materials that have a natural color variance
• Readings may be saved for record keeping and may be exported to an CSV file for data manipulation in programs such as Excel
• No factory calibration needed for the instrument. The user may perform calibration routine.
• Remote readings may be taken and they may be typed into the software fields and then color data may be obtained with the software
• More than one instrument may be supported by one software application

The Easy ColorQA System

The Easy ColorQA System is meant for interior designers, architects, graphic artists and professional painters.

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This system is a color library of 35 different color palettes including most top architectural paints and RAL and PMS. The purpose of the system is to find what color is closest to your color in any of these color decks. It can be used in packaging and printing and by anyone using RAL or PMS. It may also be used to find the closest paint color in a number of architectural paint color decks. The system comes with a precalibrated ColorQA with TCS (True Color Sensor) with USB, Easy Software and accessories, including USB cable, stabilizing base and battery.

Here is a list of paint companies that are supported on our EasyQA Software:
Benjamin Moore Color Collection Benjamin Moore Color Preview Bruning Paint Co Chateau Le Grand Nuancier Creanova Professional Contactor System Coloris Color Card Colortrend Ambiance Colortrend Eurotrend Colortrend Nuance Coronado Paint Color Card Crown Espression 2 DIN Color System (DIN 6164) Dunn Edwards Galax-Z Color System Dutch Boy Colors Dutch Boy Standard Design Choice III Horizon Shutters Standard Paint Colors ICI The Master Pallette Laura Ashley Color Collestion Martin Senour Decorator Palette McCormick Paint Millenium Color Collection Munsell Color Collrction NCS2 PMS1 Neste Spralac Collection PPG The Voice of Color Porter Paints Design Spectrum Portfolio Color Collection Pratt Lambert Calibrated Colors IV RAL Servistar Interiors Colors Sherwin Williams Colors Answers SICO 4000Colors Collection Sikkens Colour Collection 3031 True Value

Accessories: All customers are urged to order the following accessories with the purchase as there is no extra cost for shipping, especially foreign orders.

Extra calibration caps – set of 5
Extra batteries – set of 6

The ColorQA System for Custom Color Tables

Get one ColorQA True Color Sensor device with USB and BOTH software packages, the Pro III System and the Easy System. Use the two software systems together and have the functionality of both systems independently as well as be able to create your own custom color library in your Easy ColorQA System. Install both software packages and measure your custom colors with the Pro III System and then save. The user may choose to save to the EasyQA System, and all data is automatically installed in you EasyQA System. You now have any colors of your choosing in a custom look-up library that will allow you to find a closest known color to any color you want to measure. You may add formulas for your colors after saving.

PocketSpec ColorQA™ Series 3

ColorQA Series 3 is a color comparison device that digitally measures the color of a Target Color and then allows the user to sample any number of comparison colors to determine a color match. It is light weight, portable, hand held and battery operated. Colors are read by pressing the tip of the ColorQA against the surface of the colored material to be read. The results of the color measurement are displayed on an LCD screen. The screen shows the read out for the Target Color on the first line, the read out of the Sample Color on the second line and the differences in the two colors are shown on lines 3 and 4. Line three shows the simple numerical differences in color and line 4 shows the difference in the two colors expressed in a percent difference: The ColorQA Series 3 compares readings and expresses the final result in one "% diff" reading result. The three color zones measured by the ColorQA version 3.0 are Red, Green and Blue. For more information please click here.

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QA includes: calibration cap, plastic cap, rubber tip, rubber cup, black light blocking tile, 6 volt J-Cell battery, 3 month replacement warranty.

PocketSpec ColorQA™ Series 4

ColorQA Series 4 is a color comparison device that digitally measures the color of a Target Color and then allows the user to sample any number of comparison colors to determine a color match. It is light weight, portable, hand held and battery operated. Colors are read by pressing the tip of the ColorQA against the surface of the color to be read and pushing the read button. The results of the color comparison are displayed on an LCD screen. The screen shows the read out for the Target Color on the first line, the read out for the Sample Color on the second line and the differences in the two colors are shown on lines 3 and 4. Line 3 shows the simple numerical differences in color and line 4 shows the differences expressed in a percent difference for each of the three color zones being evaluated. The three color zones measured by the ColorQA Series 4 are Red, Green and Blue.

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**The difference between Series 3 and Series 4 is that Series 3 shows the percent difference expressed in terms of ONE calculation of percent difference. The Series 4 ColorQA calculates the differences between the Target and Sample with THREE separate percent difference calculation of each color zone.

QA includes: calibration cap, plastic cap, rubber tip, rubber cup, black light blocking tile, 6 volt J-Cell battery, 3 month replacement warranty.

PocketSpec ColorQA TCS with USB

Color measurement device that uses the True Color Sensor that imitates the tristimulus curve for absolute color measurement.

ColorQA Series 4 with USB, includes a 10 foot cable and USB drivers on a disk together with communication protocol for user development.

Accessories and options:

Technical Support

5 hours of technical support available for use for a period of one year.

Acrylic stabilizing base

Calibration Caps (pack of 5)

Calibration is done as a first step every time the ColorQA is turned on. Calibration is done by simply reading the calibration cap once. The calibration cap is strapped to the tip of the ColorQA. If the calibration cap becomes discolored, chipped or dirty the ColorQA will not calibrate correctly.

Batteries for the ColorQA (6 batteries)

The ColorQA Series 3 and 4 run on J cell batteries. The ColorQA with USB uses J cell batteries if and when it is disconnected from the computer.

Plastic caps (set of 10)

Rubber cups (set of 10)

Rubber tips (set of 10)

T-Strips (pack of 100)

T-Strips are paper coated in optically stable material. They may be used as a base for transmissive coating materials such as varnish to measure the differences in batches or mixtures. They are specially coated to act as a stable white background for color for measurement.