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PC-820 Menus
Information about the scale, testing functions, scale configuration, and
calibration are accessed through menus, some of which are protected by
passwords. The configuration and calibration menus are covered in the
Service Manual.
To enter the menu, press and hold the ESCAPE key until the unit beeps. The
menu structure is pictured in Figure 2. The words in the rectangles represent
softkeys you will see on the display.
Upon entering the menu the display shows the following softkeys:
About
Press this softkey to see the scale model name, firmware version,
license number and license company of the downloader program,
the file name, download time and date the file was downloaded.
Audit
Press this softkey to display the calibration and configuration audit
counters. The configuration counter increments each time the
configuration menu is accessed or when a new configuration file is
downloaded. The calibration counter increments each time a base
is calibrated. These numbers cannot be erased or changed by the
user.
Test
Press this softkey to access the test menus for the display,
keypad, base QDT
®
cell or remote loadcells, serial ports, outputs
and inputs. Follow prompts on the display to accomplish these
tests.
Under BASES the Fc and Ft readings should 47,200 ± 2,000 and
raw counts should be 270,000 ± 20,000. The raw counts should
also be stable starting with the third digit from the right.
Under SERIAL, Port 1 is COMM#1. Short pins 2 (XMT) and 3
(Recv) to show LOOP.
Port 2 is COMM#2. Short pins 3 (XMT) and 5 (Recv) to show
LOOP.
Setup
Press this softkey to access the password protected menus. The
password for the User menu is 111. Figure 2 illustrates all the
items you access in the User menu. Each is explained in the next
section:
User Menu.
The Configuration and Calibration menus are covered in the
Service Manual.
Off
Press this softkey to turn the PC-820 off. Pressing any key will
turn the scale on.
The display will instruct you how
to exit from a display screen.
Press ESCAPE to back out of
most screens. This will cancel
any values you’ve keyed in.
Press ENTER to accept
changed values.
Entering the Menu
