testo 0554 0830 User guide

Software

Comsoft 3

Instruction manual

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Preparation ..........................................................................

Defined use..............................................................4

Installation ...............................................................5

1st session – Brief instructions.......................................7

Mouse functions ......................................................7

Toolbars and palettes...............................................8

Toolbars ................................................................11

Toolbars, our recommendation .............................12

Menu layout: Main menu ........................................13

Menu layout: Context menus..................................15

Online help.............................................................19

Example 1 ........................................................................20

Demo file without instrument .................................20

Example 2 ........................................................................29

Testo 400 and humidity probes

Logging measurement sequence...........................29

Testo 400 and humidity probes

Analysing measurement series..............................31

testo 400 and humidity probes

Exporting saved data ............................................32

Example 3 ........................................................................33

testo 400 and humidity probes

Displaying readings................................................33

Example 4 ........................................................................35

testo 175/177: Reading out and exporting

sections..................................................................35

Error messages ...............................................................36

Details/Background.........................................................38

Display ranges .......................................................38

Main menu item: “File” ...........................................40

Main menu item: “Instrument” ................................44

Main menu item: “Edit” ...........................................47

Main menu item: “View”..........................................49

Main menu item: “Insert” ........................................52

Main menu item: “Format” ......................................54

Main menu item: “Tools”.........................................55

Main menu item: “Window”.....................................57

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Minimum system requirements

• PC with operating system

- Microsoft Windows 95 or better (if compatible)

- Microsoft Windows NT 4, Service pack 4, or better (if compatible).

- Windows 2000 or better (if compatible).

• CD-Rom drive

• Pentium 100 MHz

• 32 MB RAM

• 15 MB hard disk drive space free

• Free serial interface (COM) or corresponding adapter.

Installation

1. Place CD-ROM in drive

2. The installation menu will start up after a short time. If it fails to start, click twice on “Setup.EXE” on the CD-ROM.

3. You are asked to enter the licence number (see sticker on CD-ROM). Restart may be necessary if it is the first installation. Note: If the number input is not accepted it may be due to the following:

- Is the shift button activated?

- Is “Num” in the separate digit pad activated?

- Was l entered instead of 1?

- Was o entered instead of 0?

4. Once confirmed, the installation continues and you are asked to enter your name and company name.

5. The rest of the procedure is then menu-driven. Please observe the notes and explanations beside the buttons.

Note: If “ protected” is activated, the “Range of functions” register is not visible to the user and will not be available later.

Installation

The Comsoft 3 software is used to save, read and analyse separate measurement values and measurement series. The main task of this program is the graphic display of readings. Readings are taken using Testo´s measuring instruments and are transmitted via serial interface to your PC. Data is read using Comsoft 3 software, which activates the interfaces and makes all functions available.

There are suitable instrument drivers available for installing each Testo instrument/system. They are especially adapted to the range of instrument hardware and their operation.

Measured readings are logged with date and time. Values are constantly updated during ONLINE measurements.

Defined use

PreparationPreparation

General information on using and installing software

The software surface (appearance, operation philosophy ) is defined in accordance with the Microsoft® Office Standard. Symbols and menu items are selected analog to this standard. Therefore, if you are already working with Office programs (Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint® ...), you will very quickly become familiar with the surface.

Preparation 1st session – Brief instructions

Installation

Certain menu functions can be activated directly via the

mouse, making the software easy to use.

Some menu functions need only to be clicked on once with

the mouse while others need to be clicked twice.

The following options are available depending on where

you are in the program:

Click left on menu item: Opens sub-menu or

carries out function

Click left on symbol button: Carries out function

Click left on name in archive: Selects

Click twice, left: Selects and opens/activates

Click right: Opens (if available)

Context menu

Mouse functions

Toolbars and palettes

1st session - Brief instructions

File category

Open file

Save active document

Page view

Print view

Set up new location

Set up new folder

Transmit to instrument

Delete element

Undo last action

Copy in clipboard

Insert contents in clipboard

Set up formula

Connect protocols

Use help

Use situation-related help function

Toolbars and palettes

1st session - Brief instructions

Instrument category

Device control

Control measurement

Start online measurement

Stop online measurement

Read out memory

View category

View as diagram

View as table

View as digit box

View as histogram

View as form

View as analog instrument

View as parametric graph

Set layout

Search in archive

Toolbars

You can activate commands, which are often used, directly by using the icons in the toolbars.

You can easily move the required toolbar to another position using the mouse. It will appear horizontal, vertical or as a separate window (palette) depending on the position.

You can determine the function of the toolbars in the “Tools/Customize…” menu.

You can put together new toolbars on the register available and define

· whether the toolbar should be displayed or not

· whether large or small buttons are to be used

· which icons are to appear in the toolbar

· which special functions are to be in the menus

To change the toolbars, open the “Commands” register and move the corresponding icon to the required location in the toolbar. Click at the bottom of the symbol for more information. To delete icons, simply remove from the toolbar.

Separation marks can be placed between the icons. Simply move an icon to the side of the toolbar to remove or insert the marks.

1st session – Brief instructions

Toolbars and palettes

1st session - Brief instructions

Left mouse button selects

Left mouse button shows status information

Left mouse enlarges

Left mouse button shows crosshair

Left mouse button marks area to be included in mean calculation

Left mouse button shows compensating curve

Left mouse shows difference

Select font

Change background colour in diagram. Also edits pattern/style

Insert text

Remove text from a view

Full screen

Going from left to right, the main menu contains the following:

File

All of the functions, which are needed to open, close, save, delete and print. New folders and locations are created. The names of files and folders can be changed and their properties can be displayed. The files, which were last used, are available in a list, which can be opened. The program can be exited in this menu.

Note Send

Click on “Send” to send measurements results by email.

Instrument

Connection to the measuring instruments is controlled from this menu. New measuring instruments can be connected and configured.

Note Autodetect

A connection to the connected measuring instrument is set up automatically.

Edit

Measured data can be copied, inserted, pasted or deleted using these commands (also self-defined mathematical functions). Commands can be undone.

Menu layout: Main menu

1st session – Brief instructions

Toolbars, our recommendation

1st session – Brief instructions

You can put together your own tools list as required.

The following are some suggestions:

Easy logger operation

The functions suggested here are used regularly to program and read out data loggers and should, therefore, be placed in the toolbar for direct access.

Main emphasis: Data management

Regular reworking and updating of the archive tree is necessary in this case. The tools specified here are particularly suitable for this purpose.

Main emphasis on printed documentation

Read out instrument and print as table or diagram - the range of functions should be reduced accordingly if no longer in use.

This is a special range of commands, selected especially for a certain area. These menus, which can be selected using the right mouse button, can be opened depending on where the mouse is placed.

Context: Instrument

New locations can be quickly set up in the instrument, the current instrument can be registered and deregistered or all of the settings in the instrument can also be undertaken via “Device control” in the PC.

Context: Folders in archive

Click right mouse button on folder and then you can edit the tree structure: Set up, delete, rename folder/locations etc.

Context: Folders in instrument

The locations saved in the instrument can be edited.

Menu layout: Context menus

1st session – Brief instructions

View

Included are functions required for graphical display or screen layout. Toolbars, status bars, archive or palettes can be made to appear or disappear, as required.You can choose which channels of the attached instrument are to be shown and a protocol header can be defined.

Insert

Text can be added to diagrams. The measured data can be further offset using a mathematical function.

Format

The font can be set here. This font is then used for protocols and to label diagrams. The appearance of the diagrams and tables can be improved optically using specific patterns/styles.

Tools

Settings: Here you have the option of assigning units and axes. Customize: It is also possible to define the range of functions included in the toolbar.

Window

If you have several files at the same time in the RAM memory, you have several ways available to display them.

Menu layout: Main menu

1st session – Brief instructions

Context: Name of table

The context for the header in the table enables access to the title and information box, which can be edited in location. “Measuring protocol” includes additional data on the protocol itself.

Context menu in diagrams and other presentation elements:

“Edit Line” leads to the settings menu for presenting the data and editing curves.

Note: This menu can be reached directly by clicking twice on the curve.

Menu layout: Context menus

1st session – Brief instructions

Context: Location

- Edit contents.

- Change/delete location name

- Edit information on location.

Additional parameters or useful information (if supplied by instrument), particularly on location, can be entered via “Properties”. These are also available on site, once they are transmitted to the instrument.

Context: Work area

In the work area context e.g. table, the data which is shown or is to be printed can be defined. Channels can be made to appear or disappear via Edit. Additional information for printing can be formulated via “Header”.

Menu layout: Context menus

1st session – Brief instructions

Online help

Online help is available for many functions. This online help is activated by pressing F1 (function button on the keypad) or by clicking on “?” in the menu bar.

Press Shift+F1 for direct help.The cursor arrow will then turn into a question mark with an arrow.You should click on the area about which you have a question.The online help for this topic will then be opened.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Context menus

1st session – Brief instructions

Short menu in digit box

Type of view, pattern/style and content can be selected.

You can determine what form the measurement protocol is to appear in by clicking on one of the following: “Table”, “Digit box”, “Analog instrument”, “Diagram”, “Histogram” or “Parametric Graph”.

Diagram

Table

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

Demo file without instrument

Measured data has to be opened first before it can be shown graphically.

The data is located in the memory of Testo instruments or in a directory on a PC data carrier for data, which has already been filed (in this case: demo files).

Once the “File” menu item has been selected, the “Open” menu element is selected.

The “File/Open” dialog mask then appears.

A drive or a folder can be selected in the top part of the dialog mask. A list with file names appears in the middle part. The type of files required is selected in “Files of type”.

The following file types are available:

- *.vi2 Standard files, created by Comsoft 3

- *.prn Files from the software versions

2.51 and older, saved as ASCII text file

- *.WKS Files from the software versions

2.51 and older, saved as WKS

- *.* All files.

- *.viw View files from earlier software versions are no longer available.

A file name is picked out and is opened by clicking on it twice or clicking on the “Open” button.

Example 1

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

Load the “D1” file from the “Sample files” folder and then play around with the toolbar palette in diagram:

Zoom

Zooms sections

The limits for the area to be shown are set by drawing a rectangle in the diagram window (keep left mouse button pressed inside window). This function can also be carried out during an online measurement. The selected section always shows the current value.

The diagram is returned to its normal size by clicking on “Actual size”. All of the section zooms are then undone.

“Crosshair”

Select a measurement curve to demonstrate a crosshair, which follows the curve.The reading number, date, time and reading are also shown in a window.

“Mark section”

Selective statistics. You can determine the section in diagrams, which is to be calculated or saved:

Click on the left of a curve to determine the section to be calculated, you can move the section limits using the left mouse button and the complete window using the right mouse button.

Histogram

Digit box

Form

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

If you encounter problems when clicking on a section of the curve, you have probably clicked on the section of the curve which is particularly steep. The capturing process functions better if you select a less steep section. If you are working with several, which overlap, it is better to work by zooming sections.

“Display status info”

Provides detailed error description of invalid readings.

“Edit pattern”

Is used in diagrams and parametric graphs to set background and grid line colour and to change the line type in the grid.

Used to add/delete Text to/from diagram.

Move text: Use the left mouse button (drag and drop).

Change font type and colour: Click with the right mouse button on the text.

Use the “Eraser” mouse function from the palette to delete the activated diagram text. The activated text now has a frame around it.

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

Notes:

• The section is a time section. If you have determined a section for a measurement protocol, all of the calculations apply to this section. Remove the section limits if you wish to have the whole data sequence calculated.

• Section limits and mean calculation. Select a measurement curve to determine the time range to which the following calculations and data saving, if required, are limited. Section limits, the minimum and maximum of the limited value curve and the arithmetic mean are all shown in the status bar.

“Compensating curve”

Compensating curves are a help to better assess large amounts of data, “runaways” are suppressed and the actual curve is imitated using a theoretical, mathematical function.

Select a measurement curve to show a compensating curve or to switch it off. The degree of the curve is determined at between 0 to 7 in the context menu for the curve (right mouse button). 0 degree corresponds to a pure mean calculation, 1 degree describes the linear trend, a higher degree helps curves with several minimum and maximum values.

By contrast, if “Mark measurement points” is selected, the measurement points along the curve are marked. It is only at these points that the value shown corresponds exactly to the measured value. The curve between the points comes about through interpolation. If there is a measurement, the measurement points are interpolated linearly - are connected by straight lines. The curve can be smoothed if the measurement is stopped.

Smoothing in this case means that the measurement points are connected by an interpolating curve. This curve goes through all of the measurement points. It is, therefore, not a compensating curve. Only the space between two points is filled by a curve, or a type of spline.

Edit the time axis:

You can define the resolution, start and finish of the view window by clicking twice on the time axis.

- “Relative timing” sets the starting time at 00:00, the time then starts relative to this start mark.

- “Width” defines a fixed frame which can be moved over the time axis.

- “Position” defines a fixed section.

Optimise the value range/y axis

For an improved overview, it is better to scale the range of values for the respective curve. Enter the menu by clicking on the right of the y axis. The grid can be set via the arrow buttons or can be entered manually.

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

Start by clicking on the respective curve twice and first adapt the line width and pattern, smooth the curve and mark the measurement points, if required.

Define the required limit values in “Data sequence” and define how they are to be displayed in “Limit value display”.

You can click away a curve or reactivate a curve by clicking twice in the diagram section.

Using the right mouse button in the diagram section, you will find modification possibilities for background and grid lines in Pattern.

Demo file without instrument

Example 1

testo 400 and humidity probes Logging measurement sequence

Example 2

Logging air humidity and temperature values using a testo 400 instrument and connected humidity probes.

For details on application limits, initial operation, error messages etc. please see the instrument instruction manual.

Initial operation/Connecting hardware

- Connect humidity probe to instrument

- Connect instrument to PC via cable to RS 232

- Switch on instrument

- Call up software

- Select an instrument from the “Instrument” - “New device” list: for example “testo400-650-950”

- Follow the assistent until the instrument symbol appears in Archive.

Demo file wihout instrument

Example 1

Printout of table

Printing measurement data

Measurement data can be printed in diagram or table form. A standard sheet is printed as follows:

• Protocol header with title (pre-set with the file or instrument name)

- Date,

- Start and finishing

time of a measurement (tables only),

- Channel and reading number (tables only)

- Consecutive page number

- Option of entering “Conditions”,

- Other additional comment lines.

Special protocol headers can be selected from a list via the toolbar.

The printed protocol header contains information on the whole measurement protocol.

It is recommended to use portrait format when printing tables, and landscape format when printing diagrams. Select the format required in the “Page Setup” menu.

Example 2

testo 400 and humidity probes Analysing measurement sequence

Reading out instrument

- Open instrument via context menu

- Drag the protocol by mouse into the work area and you go straight into a table

- Drag the location by mouse into the work area, activates the readout assistent with automatic search function in archive.

- Right mouse button on button at top left of table gives additional infromation on protocol or point of measurement; comments can be edited.

Context menu in the table

- Content: deactivates columns (insert/remove columns)

- For example, a new dew point column can be generated via “Insert, Formula”.

View as diagram Click on curve

- Smooth and mark measuring points

- Define line width and style/pattern

Data sequence

- Upper and lower limit values should have different colours

Click on axis

- Set division

- Select ranges

Context menu in diagrams

- Insert text

- Label header for printout

Protocol

Location

testo 400 and humidity probes Logging measurement sequence

Example 2

Selecting instrument/Device control

- Click, activate context menu via right mouse button, select “Device control”, then “Delete memory” in Configuration Instrument

Programming instrument

- “Measuring programs” in register

- PC Start

- Number of values: 200

- Measuring rate: 2 s

- Program, “Start” and cover probe tip with hand (produces interesting curve)

- Close instrument via context menu.

Example 3

testo 400 and humidity probes Displaying readings

Measuring

Measurement is via “Instrument/ONLINE/Start-Stop”. The measuring rate can be set in advance via “Instrument/ONLINE Configuration”. The number of data which can be saved is limited, the maximum possible duration of the measurement is shown with the selected setting.

ONLINE data transmission from the measuring instrument to the measurement protocol can be started, frozen or continued. The various buttons can be accessed, depending on the program mode.

Start: starts a new measurement. A new measurement protocol is set up. Stop: stops a measurement

Displaying measured data

Measured data can be shown in diagrams or tables. Several of these views can be shown simultaneously in windows. The values shown are updated constantly during measurements. Click on the respective symbol in the toolbar.

Saving measurement data

Measurement protocols can be copied as a file on the hard disk of your computer for editing at a later stage, printing or to be opened.

Example 2

Editing readings

Managing reference data In diagrams, it is possible to save the data just measured with the curve of a previous measurement (reference data). To do this, the reference protocol has to be read from the file and assigned* to a diagram. Depending on the length of the reference protocol (relative time scales apply in this case...), this reference data is visible in addition to the data from the current measurement, provided it is also shown in the diagram.

*) determines which view is assigned which curve. Values can be added to or exchanged in a diagram, table or scale.

Depending on the quality of the view

• 8 measurement sequences from different protocols can be shown in diagrams

• All of the measurement sequences of a protocol are shown in tables

Exporting to other programs for further editing

Open the program parallel to Comsoft 3 to transmit data e.g. in MS EXCEL®. Drag data from the instrument via drag&drop over the EXCEL® button to the footnote in the EXCEL® worksheet. If a location is dragged to the button, all of the connected protocols are transmitted to an EXCEL worksheet. Data can also be transmitted to other programs which support this function. You can also use Copy/Paste as an alternative to drag&drop.

testo 400 and humidity probes Exporting saved data

Example 3

Last measurement

If data is lost, you can use this method to restore data from the last measurement. The data comes from a backup file, which is only updated every 30 seconds. In some cases, the last measurement data could be missing.

testo 400 and humidity probes Displaying readings

testo 175/177: Reading out and exporting sections

Example 4

Consult the Data logger Instruction manual to find out how to set up a connection between data logger and software and how to program the data logger.

Place a logger, which has values saved, in the desk-top holder which is connected to an interface.

The connection is set up by clicking twice on instrument in the archive. The log saved in the instrument appears under instrument.

A context menu will appear by clicking right on the log icon. Select “Reading out sections ...”.

The “Reading out sections” window opens. Select the value range which you want to show: “Date/Time”, “Lines” or “From time mark”. The time mark is an intermediate mark which can be set in the data logger (refer to the Data logger Instruction manual).

The selected values are shown.

Select “Copy” in the toolbar.

Open Microsoft Excel and select “Edit” > “Paste”.

The readings are accepted into the Excel table.

Error messages

Rename the location/folder and do not use these characters.

Different names should be used when setting up new instruments. The same names should not be used for different instruments.

- You are trying to connect protocols using invalid data. Overlapping time ranges cannot always be put together in a common protocol.

Invalid name:

: !,?,*,:,\ cannot be used in location and folder names.

An instrument setting with this name is already available:

Please select a new name.

The time ranges overlap

• Check if instrument is switched on.

• Check connection cable.

This message appears if the PC program cannot communicate with the connected measuring instrument or if the measuring instrument does not respond.

- Is the instrument switched on?

- Has the instrument sufficient power?

- Is the connection cable connected?

- Is it the correct connection cable?

- Correct COM Port connection?

- You are trying to get an online measurement from an instrument to which a probe is not connected.

- Connect the corresponding probes.

- Not all of the input variables for the function “...” are contained in the measurement protocol. You have selected a pre-defined function, which needs more or other parameters than those included in the measurement protocol e.g. you want to calculate the dew point, but only the temperature is available, the humidity parameter is missing.

The program does not allow you to simply delete full folders. First delete the data or locations in the folder in order to be able to delete the empty folders or delete the folder in Windows Explorer.

- You want to delete a file, which is still open for editing. Open files cannot be deleted.

- Close the file.

Error messages

Instrument is not responding ...:

Your instrument has indicated that probes are not working Measuring impossible.

The folder is not empty. Not possible to delete:

Not possible to delete protocol:

Close and delete the file.

A folder is represented by the symbol for

A location is represented by the symbol for

A measurement protocol is represented by the symbol for

The measuring instruments which follow are then represented by different symbols.The symbol changes if an instrument has been opened successfully.

Work area

Your data is shown in this area. If you copy your data from the archive to the work area, the data will be shown.You can decide which type of display to take.

It is possible to change the view, if so required. Simply click on the corresponding symbol in the toolbar.

Once you have displayed a measurement in the work area, you can call up a menu, in which further settings can be carried out, by clicking with the right mouse button in the display:

The exact appearance of this menu depends on the view selected.

Details/Background

Display ranges

folder

location

protocol

Testo Comfort software has all the functions needed to control and configure Testo measuring instruments, to transmit data to your PC and to edit it. This Chapter describes all the commands necessary.

Testo Comfort-Software is divided into two main parts: the archive and the work area.

Archive

The archive and registered instruments are activated or deactivated.

Fullscreen

Enlarges the presentation area to screen size.

Header

Use to fill header of current diagram/table.The appearance of the protocol header depends on the chosen layout.

Main menu item: “View”

Details/Background

Main menu item: “Insert”

Details/Background

Notes The decimal point is as follows: 10.50. Values on a parameter list are separated by a comma e.g.: td (K2,K1).

Syntax Permitted digits/symbol sequence for a formula and an arithmetical printout.

Symbols Numerical constants e.g.: 3.14 Channel references: K<Index> e.g.: K1 Mathematical operators: +, -, *, /, ^ for exponents Mathematical functions: sqrt(<Printout>) Trigonometric functions: sin(<Printout>), cos(<Printout>) Gradient operator “e.g.: K2” to determine the timed derivation of the parameter measured in channel 2 Case differentiation: if <Condition> then <Printout> else <Printout>

Main menu item: “Insert”

Text

Text can be added to diagrams. The text entered in the text box can be moved (hold right mouse button and drag) to any point on the diagram area. If you click twice on the right mouse button when the text box is activated, the font attributes can be changed. The “Eraser” palette symbol deletes a selected text box from the screen.

Formula

If there are several channels in a measurement protocol e.g. temperature, humidity, they can be offset. The result is a new value sequence which can be displayed and edited.

Formulae

You can subject the measured data to individual calculation by inputting formulae. For example, the formula “(K<Index>-32)*5/9” converts a temperature value with “Degree Fahrenheit” to “Degree Celsius”. Formulae can be applied to the data sequences of individual protocols.

Details/Background

Main menu item: “Tools”

Settings

The Settings menu contains the following elements:

• Diagrams: Curves: Standard allocation of colour, width and style to the eight curves shown in a diagram. In diagrams and parametric graphs: sets background and grid colour, line type in grid.

• Color code: Tick this box to enable the allocation of the diagram line and histogram bar to the parameter.The axis in diagrams is labelled with a colour associated with a parameter. Histogram bars are coloured individually within the limit values.

• Common axes: Tick this box to show more than three different parameters together in one diagram. Use UP/DOWN to select the parameters which are to be assigned to a common variable axis.

Details/Background

Main menu item: “Format”

This menu item contains the following entries:

Font

You can set the fonts to be used here. This font is then used for protocols and to label diagrams.

Pattern

Used to set units, common axes, background colour and limit value colours.

Details/Background

Main menu item: “Window”

Window

The following sub-menu items can be selected:

Tiled Tiled horizontally Cascading

The names of all the open measurement protocols are shown. Is ticked when activated (is in foreground)

Details/Background

Customizing

It is possible to influence the appearance of the Comfort software with this menu item.You can set the following:

• Display/Not display toolbar

• Use large or small symbols

• Which symbols are to appear in the toolbar

Open the register to change the toolbar shown and move the corresponding symbol to the required location. Click on the bottom of the symbol for more information.

Main menu item: “Tools”

Details/Background

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Tehnounion Sarajevo Sarajevo Tel. (33) 20 59 44 Fax (33) 44 40 00

BRAZIL

Testo do Brazil 13028-015 Campinas - SP Tel. (19) 37 31 - 58 00 Fax (19) 37 31 - 58 19 testo@testo.com.br

BULGARIA

Global Test OOD 1408 Sofia Tel. (2) 9 53 07 96, Fax (2) 9 52 51 95 glbl_tst@sps.bg

CHILE

ANWO S.A. Santiago Tel. (2) 7 31 00 00 Fax (2) 2 73 04 04 instrumentos@anwo.cl

CHINA

Testo (Far East) Ltd. Shanghai 200031 Tel. (21) 54 56 - 64 70 Fax (21) 54 56 - 14 70 testo@guomai.sh.cn

CIS

Global Export GmbH 105 023 Moscow Tel. (0 95) 3 60 53 68 Fax (0 95) 3 60 53 68 global_export@aport2000.ru

COLOMBIA

Arotec Colombiana S. A. Bogota D. E. Tel. (1) 2 88 77 99 Fax (1) 2 85 36 04 mantenimiento@arotec.net

COSTA RICA

Representaciones Corelsa S. A. Santo Domingo de Heredia Tel. 2 44 25 50 Fax 2 44 30 90 corelsa@racsa.co.cr

CROATIA

"H.I.P." Zagreb d.o.o. 10090 Zagreb Tel. (1) 3 73 40 07 Fax (1) 3 73 40 44 hip@inet.hr

CYPRUS

Deksa Ltd. Nicosia Tel. (2) 2 45 55 55 Fax (2) 49 70 59 deksa@cytanet.com.cy

CZECH REPUBLIC

Testo s.r.o. 158 00 Praha 5 Tel. (2) 57 29 02 05 Fax (2) 57 29 04 10 info@testo.cz

DENMARK

Buhl & Bonsoe A/S 2830 Virum Tel. 45 95 04 10 Fax 45 95 04 12 inf@buhl-bonsoe.dk

EASTERN EUROPE

Testo Osteuropa GmbH 79850 Lenzkirch Tel. (0 76 53) 6 81 - 141 Fax. (0 76 53) 6 81 - 102 pmies@testo.de

EGYPT

Future Plants Contractors Heliopolis 11361, Cairo Tel. (2) 4 18 67 79 Fax (2) 4 18 95 04 future98@intouch.com

EL SALVADOR

Eco Control S.A de C.V. San Salvador Tel. 2 60 66 01 Fax 2 60 66 02 eco.control@saltel.net

FINLAND

Humitec Oy 00410 Helsinki Tel. (9) 5 30 84 00 Fax (9) 53 08 40 99 testo@humitec.fi

FRANCE

testo Sàrl 57602 Forbach Tel. 3 87 29 29 00 Fax 3 87 87 40 79 info@testo.fr

GREECE

Sigma Hellas Ltd. 18536 Piraeus Tel. (10) 4 18 01 67 Fax (10) 4 51 90 20 sigmahellas@hol.gr

GREAT BRITAIN

Testo Ltd. Alton, Hampshire GU34 2QJ Tel. (14 20) 54 44 33 Fax (14 20) 54 44 34 info@testo.co.uk

HONG KONG

Testo Far East Ltd. Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong Tel. (2) 26 36 38 00 Fax (2) 26 47 23 39 testo@testo.com.hk

HUNGARY

Testo Kft. 1139 Budapest Tel. 237 17 47 Fax 237 17 48 testo@testo.hu

ICELAND

Rafn Jensson, Mechanical Engineers ehf 110 Reykjavik Tel. 5 67 80 30 Fax 5 67 80 15 rj@rj.is

INDIA

Siskin Instruments Co. (P) Ltd. Bangalore 560 054 Tel. (80) 3 60 25 60 Fax (80) 3 60 36 79 siskin@eth.net

IRAN

Mehr Kanaz Sanat Co. Tehran Tel. (21) 2 26 26 89 Fax (21) 2 22 37 77 info@mehr-kanaz.com

ISRAEL

Manoraz Ltd. Azur 58001 Tel. (3) 5 59 33 99 Fax (3) 5 58 44 95 david@manoraz.com

ITALY

Testo S.p.A. 20019 Settimo Milanese (Mi) Tel. (02) 3 35 19 - 1 Fax (02) 3 35 19 - 200 info@testo.it

JAPAN

Testo K.K. Yokohama 222-0033 Tel. (45) 4 76 22 88 Fax (45) 4 76 22 77 info@testo.co.jp

JORDAN

Al-Masar Technique Est. Sahab 115-12 Tel. (6) 4 02 95 22 Fax (6) 4 02 35 64 masar@nets.com.jo

KOREA (Republic of)

Testo (Korea) Ltd. Seoul 150-102 Tel. (2) 6 72 72 00 Fax (2) 6 79 98 53 testo@testo.co.kr

MALTA

Technoline Ltd. Gzira GZR 06 Tel. (21) 34 23 66 Fax (21) 34 39 52 admin@technoline-mt.com

MACEDONIA

Pharmachem Skopje 1060 Skopje Tel. (2) 33 11 93 Fax (2) 33 14 34 farmahem@mt.net.mk

MAROC

A.F.M.I.L. SARL Belevedere-Casablanca Tel. (22) 24 01 84 Fax (22) 24 01 87 Belha3@caramail.com

MEXICO

Grupo de Instrumentación y Medición Industrial de México, S.A. de C.V. 08920 Mexico, D.F. Tel. (55) 56 34 04 02 Fax (55) 56 33 04 01 scc@gimin.com

NETHERLANDS

Testo B.V. 1314 BH Almere-Stad Tel. (36) 5 48 70 00 Fax (36) 5 48 70 09 info@testo.nl

NEW ZEALAND

Eurotec Instruments Ltd. Auckland Tel. (9) 5 79 19 90 Fax (9) 5 25 33 34 cfarmer@eurotec.co.nz

NICARAGUA

Adolfo Gröber & Cía Ltda. Managua Tel. 2 66 51 36 Fax 2 66 51 39 a.grober@cablenet.com.ni

NORWAY

Max Sievert A/S 0134 Oslo Tel. (22) 17 30 85 Fax (22) 17 25 11 firmapost@maxsievert.no

PERU

JJL Asociados S.A. Lima 17 Tel. (1) 2 61 17 52 Fax (1) 2 61 46 07 jjlasociados@hotmail.com

PHILIPPINES

Keystone Industrial Trading Corporation Pasay City 1300, Tel. (2) 8 31 95 71 Fax (2) 8 31 40 13 keystone@globenet.com.ph

POLAND

Testo Sp. z.o.o. 02-362 Warszawa Tel. (22) 8 63 74 22 Fax (22) 8 63 74 15 testo@testo.com.pl

PORTUGAL

Testo Lda. 3800-559 Cacia Tel. 9 67 60 45 34 Fax 2 34 08 37 08 testo@netvisao.pt

REP. OF SOUTH AFRICA

Unitemp Landsdowne, Cape Town, 7779 Tel. (21) 7 62 89 95 Fax (21) 7 62 89 96 info@unitemp.com

ROMANIA

Test Line SRL 72217 Bucharest Tel. (21) 6 87 34 62 Fax (21) 2 42 68 24 testline@customers.digiro.net

SINGAPORE / MALAYSIA / INDONESIA

Futron Electronics PTE LTD Singapore 329 714 Tel. (65) 62 50 24 56 Fax (65) 62 50 65 92 futron@cyberway.com.sg

SLOVAKIA

K - Test s.r.o. 042 60 Kosice Tel. (1) 55 625 36 33 Fax (1) 55 625 36 33 ktest@kbc.sk

SLOVENIA

Tehnounion D.D. 1000 Ljubljana Tel. (1) 5 13 50 88 Fax (1) 5 13 52 96 matjaz.ponikvar@tehnounion.si

SPAIN

Instrumentos Testo S. A. 08348 Cabrils Tel. (93) 753 95 20 Fax (93) 753 95 26 info@testo.es

SWEDEN

Nordtec Instrument 40241 Göteborg Tel. (31) 704 10 70 Fax (31) 12 50 42 nordtec@nordtec.se

SWITZERLAND

Testo AG 8604 Volketswil Tel. (1) 9 08 40 50 Fax (1) 9 08 40 51 info@testo.ch

SYRIA

Medical Business Center Damascus Tel. (11) 2 32 23 01 Fax (11) 2 31 75 55 bahah@net.sy

TAIWAN, R.O.C.

Hot Instruments Co. Ltd. Chungho City Tel. (2) 89 23 23 18 Fax (2) 89 23 23 17 info@testotaiwan.com

THAILAND

Entech Associate Co. Ltd. Bangkok 10210 Tel. (2) 9 54 54 99 Fax (2) 9 54 54 95 info@entech.co.th

TUNISIA

Starepr Immeuble Mouradi (Touta) 2000 Le Bardo Tel. (71) 50 92 86 Fax (1) 58 49 20 afri.sta@gnet.tn

TURKEY

Testo Elektronik ve Test Ölcüm Cihazlari Dis Ticaret Ltd. STi 80280 Esentepe-Istanbul Tel. (212) 2 75 77 99 Fax (212) 2 72 06 13 info@tetrainc.com.tr

UNITED ARAB EMIATES

Enviro engineering General Trading Dubai Tel. (14) 2 27 70 20 Fax (14) 2 23 36 83 envireng@emirates.net.ae

USA

Testo Inc. Flanders, NJ. 07836 Tel. (973) 2 52 17 20 Fax (973) 2 52 17 29 info@testo.com

VENEZUELA

G & M International Service, C. A. San Antonio de los Altos, Edo.Miranda Tel. (2) 3 72 77 70 Fax (245) 5 71 67 74 gminter@cantv.net

VIETNAM

MTC Measuring and Testing Equipment Company Ltd. Hanoi Tel. (4) 7 33 36 36 Fax (4) 7 33 21 03 mtc-hn@hn.vnn.vn

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