Gardner LCS IV User Manual

These are subject to change without notice!

Color measurement, color difference 
measurement, absorbance and 
concentration

Color measurement

26 color ratios

5 color ratios

All visual color ratios are calculated for standard light chart C and 2° standard 
observers in accordance with DIN 5033. Colorimetric color values can be switched 
to light type A, C, D65 and 2° or 10° standard observers.

Halogen lamp

320–1100 nm

± 1.5 nm (wavelength range 340–900 nm)

≤ 0.1 nm

1 nm

Automatic

380–720 nm steps of 10 nm

≥ 8 nm/sec (in steps of 1 nm)

5 nm 

± 3 Abs (wavelength range 340–900 nm)

5 mAbs at 0.0–0.5 Abs, 
1 % at 0.50–2.0 Ext 

< 0.5 % to 2 Abs
≤ 1 % at > 2 Abs with neutral glass at 546 nm 

< 0.1 % T at 340 nm with NaNO

2

3000 color measurements, 
100 color reference values, 
1000 photometric measurements, 
20 wavelength scans, 20 time scans

400 color measurements

350 mm (13.78 in)

151 mm (5.94 in)

255 mm (10.04 in)

4200 g (9.26 lb)

10–40 °C (50–104 °F), maximum 80 % relative humidity (without condensate 
formation)

–40–60 °C (–40–140 °F), maximum 80 % relative humidity (without condensate 
formation)

Input: 100–240 V/47–63 Hz
Output: 15 V/40 VA