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Service and Warranty  13 

SERVICE AND WARRANTY 

 

SERVICE 

To ensure the best possible support for our customers, Advanced Witness Series 
maintains a complete calibration and repair facility for all its products.  We keep in stock 
most replacement parts for torque testers, transducers, and our line of digital wrenches.  
When you buy a product from us, the only place you need to go for parts and service 
is...us!  For service, call (408) 453-5070, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 
9:00am and 5:00pm Pacific Coast Time. 
 

THE WARRANTY CARD 

In order to ensure protection of the warranty as described below, you MUST fill in the 
appropriate information on the warranty card that came with your unit and return it to 
Advanced Witness Series, Inc. within 30 days of receipt of item. 
 
We wish to call your attention to the fact that this system and various components need 
calibration and certification on a periodic basis.  By returning the card to us, you will 
receive timely notification as to when this re-calibration and re-certification is due. 
 

STATEMENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY 

ADVANCED WITNESS SERIES, INC. products are warranted free of defects in material 
and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment.  This warranty 
does not include failures due to application of torque to transducers or loaders beyond 
the stated capacity, operating system with a damaged transducer cord, nor any other 
misuse, abuse, or tampering.  When used with impact type wrenches, the warranty is 
limited to the electronic digital display units only.  This warranty does not cover 
calibrations. 
 
All freight charges are the responsibility of the company or individual returning the 
item(s) for repair.  Freight collect shipments will not be accepted. 
 
Any modification to any of this equipment, without the express written approval of 
ADVANCED WITNESS SERIES, INC., will void this warranty. ADVANCED WITNESS 
SERIES disclaims any and all liability, obligation or responsibility for the modified 
product; and any claims, demands or causes of action for damage or for personal 
injuries resulting from the modification and/or use of such a modified ADVANCED 
WITNESS SERIES product. 
 

ADVANCED WITNESS SERIES, INC.'S OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO ITS 
PRODUCTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, AND IN NO 
EVENT, SHALL ADVANCED WITNES SERIES, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS 
OR DAMAGE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL, OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE 
OR ANY OTHER EXPENSE WHICH MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A 
RESULT OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR THE USE OR INFORMATION THEREOF IN A 
JOB.    THIS  WARRANTY  IS  EXPRESSLY  MADE  IN  LIEU  OF  ALL  OTHER 
WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE.  NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 
OR OTHERWISE OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL 
APPLY TO ADVANCED WITNESS SERIES.  

AWS-3000 Guide 

Summary of Contents for AWS-3000

Page 1: ...AWS 3000 Torque Display USER S GUIDE February 2008 AWS 5000 Shown with External Input Connector ADVANCED WITNESS SERIES INC 910 BERN COURT 100 SAN JOSE CA 95112 408 453 5070 www awitness com ...

Page 2: ...atteries 4 RS 232 5 RS232 Transfer Protocol 5 RS232 Datastream Format 5 RS232 Cable Pinouts 5 Programming NAVIGATION 6 Menu Tree 7 Description of functions 10 Operating Mode 10 Peak 10 1st Peak 10 Track 10 Selecting a TransducerError Bookmark not defined Engineering Units 10 Auto Clear 10 Low Limit 11 High Limit 12 Sleep Mode 12 SERVICE AND warranty 13 AWS 3000 Guide ...

Page 3: ...nfigurations while keeping the tester easy to use SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions Dimensions Width 8 0 Height 3 1 Depth 3 5 Weight 3 25 Lbs Width 8 0 Height 3 1 Depth 3 5 Weight 3 25 Lbs not including angled pedestal base not including angled pedestal base Power Requirements Power Requirements 9V DC 150 mA 120V mains adapter standard 240v mains adapter avaliable or internal ...

Page 4: ...lay Off 2 Turns the display Off 3 Programmable Soft Buttons The function of these buttons varies with the current menu set and is shown on the bottom two lines of the display 3 Programmable Soft Buttons The function of these buttons varies with the current menu set and is shown on the bottom two lines of the display 4 Accepts the reading into memory 4 Accepts the reading into memory Scrolls back o...

Page 5: ... black plastic connector inserts into the small hole on the rear of the unit When this key is removed those functions and modes specified for lockout will become non functional CHARGING THE BATTERIES 1 The batteries in this system should last approximately 12 hours when fully charged The Low Battery indicator on the display will illuminate when the battery voltage is low Typically the user will ha...

Page 6: ...ST is not equipped with memory so the operation of the RS 232 will vary from the standard unit The protocol however remains the same RS232 Transfer Protocol Protocol Value Cable 9 pin to mini plug Baud 9600 Parity Flow None None Bits 8 S Bit 1 RS232 Datastream Format mmmbsdddddbuuuuucl where m Memory Location s Sign space or c Carriage Return d Data with Decimal Point l Line Feed u Units b Blank R...

Page 7: ...ow are programmable or Soft Buttons The functionality of the buttons will vary with the current selection There are two ways to change settings or otherwise gain access to the operation of the tester The four buttons on the bottom row are programmable or Soft Buttons The functionality of the buttons will vary with the current selection There are two ways to change settings or otherwise gain access...

Page 8: ...ur 4 programmable or soft buttons The exact function of the soft buttons is defined by the bottom two rows of text and will vary depending on the current mode of operation Pressing the ENT button will take you back to the previous screen until you return to the run mode Button Operation Run Mode Current mode displayed ON clr Clears the peak reading if saved Zero s the display and erases the memory...

Page 9: ...s Menu actions The text varies depending of the active menu selection MENU TREE 1 PEAK OPTIONS MENU SEL Enters menu 1 1 Auto clear Set time in seconds 1 2 Filter Set filter value in Hz 1 3 Peak Blanking Set blanking in percent of full scale 1 4 Sign Lock Toggle On or Off 1 5 Edit Limits High or Low edits that limit Limit editing Up and Down Change the digit specified 5 is decimal point OFF turns t...

Page 10: ...2 4 Information SYS Gives detailed info about the system TD Gives detailed info about the transducer 3 DATA MENU SEL Enters menu 3 1 Print Memory Send Prints the currently saved readings 3 2 Clear Memory CLR Followed by ENT clears the readings saved in memory 3 3 Reset All CLR Followed by ENT clears all readings and all sets Should be used approximately every 5000 readings AWS 3000 Guide ...

Page 11: ...y for verifying calibration of the unit ENGINEERING UNITS Shows the current engineering units Press the ő key to cycle through the eight possible choices Kgf m KgfCm gfCm cNm Nm FT LB IN LB IN OZ AUTO CLEAR Auto Clear works in Peak and 1st Peak Modes freeing the operator from manually clearing the display after taking a reading Auto Clear can be set from one to nine seconds or completely off With ...

Page 12: ... this value and return to the Run Mode FULL SCALE This screen shows the Full Scale value of the Torque Shaft This is not a field adjustable value LOW LIMIT Use the low limit setting as a means of visually flagging the operator when a reading fails to reach a desired minimum value A small down arrow will appear on the screen is a peak is captured below the limit setting The limit is adjusted by usi...

Page 13: ... flash when a peak is captured that falls within the limit setting SLEEP MODE To conserve battery life the display is equipped with a sleep mode which sets the unit to standby after a user settable amount of time has passed without activity Press the key to increase the number of minutes the unit will wait for input or press the key to decrease the number This example shows a value of four minutes...

Page 14: ...operating system with a damaged transducer cord nor any other misuse abuse or tampering When used with impact type wrenches the warranty is limited to the electronic digital display units only This warranty does not cover calibrations All freight charges are the responsibility of the company or individual returning the item s for repair Freight collect shipments will not be accepted Any modificati...

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