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1. Installation ...................................................................................................... 5

2. Specifications ................................................................................................. 6

3. Keys, Display & Connections ......................................................................... 7

3.1 Keys & Display Indicators ......................................................................... 7

3.2 Connection Points .................................................................................. 11

4. Getting Started ............................................................................................. 13

4.1 Built-In Rechargeable Battery................................................................. 13

4.2 Power Adaptor ........................................................................................ 13

4.3 Connecting Other Devices...................................................................... 14

4.3.1 Connection with Weighing Platform (Load Cell) .............................. 14

4.3.2. Connecting RS232 to Computer ..................................................... 14

4.3.3 Connecting RS232 to Printer (DB25)............................................... 15

4.3.4 Connecting the Optional External Relay Output Module ................. 15

4.3.5 Connecting to TTL Relay Devices by Others ................................... 15

4.3.6 Connecting the Optional Wireless Data Communication Module .... 15

4.3.7 Connecting Devices by Others to TTL Comport .............................. 16

4.4 Setting up the Preferred Operation Parameters ..................................... 16

5. Initial Setup................................................................................................... 18

5.1 Internal Settings ...................................................................................... 18

5.2 How to Enter & Select Internal Function ................................................ 18

5.3 Key Function during Internal Function Mode.......................................... 18

5.4 Internal Function Table ........................................................................... 19

6. Instruction for Use ........................................................................................ 25

6.1 Power On ................................................................................................ 25

6.2 Start Weighing ........................................................................................ 25

6.3 About Weigh Unit Conversion ................................................................. 25

6.3.1 Conversion between Metric Weight Units (kg and g)....................... 25

6.3.2 Conversion between Metric (kg and/or g) and Imperial (lb) weight

units (F9) ................................................................................................... 26

6.4 Tare Off the Weight Of A Container ........................................................ 26

6.4.1 Manual Tare ..................................................................................... 26

6.4.2 Auto Tare (F12) ................................................................................ 26

6.4.3 Repeated Tare (F13) ........................................................................ 27

6.4.4 Preset Tare (F63) ............................................................................. 27

6.5 Memory Accumulation Function ............................................................. 28

Summary of Contents for AFM18

Page 1: ... FM18S ELECTRONIC WEIGHING INDICATOR OPERATION MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THIS INSTRUMENT Specifications subject to change without prior notice V118 December 2015 Rev1 ...

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Page 3: ... Optional Wireless Data Communication Module 15 4 3 7 Connecting Devices by Others to TTL Comport 16 4 4 Setting up the Preferred Operation Parameters 16 5 Initial Setup 18 5 1 Internal Settings 18 5 2 How to Enter Select Internal Function 18 5 3 Key Function during Internal Function Mode 18 5 4 Internal Function Table 19 6 Instruction for Use 25 6 1 Power On 25 6 2 Start Weighing 25 6 3 About Wei...

Page 4: ...Checkweighing Mode 1 and Mode 2 34 6 12 Standard Dynamic Checkweighing Mode F25 Mode 1 35 6 12 1 Relay Output Assignment Table F25 Mode 1 35 6 12 2 About Near Zero Value F26 36 6 13 Inflow Outflow Control Logic Mode F25 Mode 2 37 6 13 1 Diagram Inflow Outflow 37 6 13 2 Relay Output Assignment Table F25 Mode 2 37 6 14 Constant Feeding F25 Mode 3 Dispensing F25 Mode 4 Modes 38 6 14 1 Control Paramet...

Page 5: ...Edit Custom Print Output Format 59 8 2 2 Print Output Format Variants Table 60 8 2 3 Edit Sample for Custom Print Output Format 61 9 Label Printing LP 50 or Compatible 62 9 1 Label Format Groups Label File Names 62 9 1 1 For 1 Label Format Group 1 62 9 1 2 For 2 Label Format Group 2 63 9 2 Label Programming 63 9 2 1 Label Programing Information Table 64 9 2 2 Label Programming Sample 65 10 Battery...

Page 6: ...nce Caution This instrument is legal for trade only when it is sealed and or stamped and bearing a serial number Do not attempt to break the seal or stamp affixed to this instrument and or remove the serial number Contact your dealer for more information and after sales service For most accurate weighing result do not use the unit in where or when the environment condition falls beyond as those li...

Page 7: ... lb Offset Range 0 2mv 10000 Count Tare Range Max Subtractive Tare Max Measuring Range 15 mV A D Sampling Speed 15 times second Power Voltage Requirements Built in Rechargeable Battery 6V DC External Power Adaptor 12V DC 800mA Load Cell Excitation Voltage 5 VDC Minimum Maximum Load Cell Impedance 350Ω 1000Ω Load Cell Connection Supports 4 wire and 6 wire Load Cell Connections Maximum Load Cell Con...

Page 8: ... com 3 Keys Display Connections 3 1 Keys Display Indicators 1 ON OFF KEY Press this key to turn this instrument on or off 2 UNIT KEY Press this key to shift among various weight units if weight unit conversation is enabled ...

Page 9: ... an empty scale has drifted away from a true zero reading 7 TARE KEY Press this key to tare off the weight of a container 8 FUNCTION KEY Press this key to shift between percentage piece count and animal2 mode 9 CHECK FUNCTION Press this key to start check weighing function and to enter value for Hi and Lo limits 10 CE KEY Press this key to clear value entered 11 NUMERIC KEYS Numeric keys 0 9 1 Thi...

Page 10: ...hen the total accumulated weight value is being displayed 17 BATTERY POWER LEVEL INDICATOR Visible to show This instrument is being powered by the built in rechargeable battery Remaining battery level 18 HOLD INDICATOR When under animal mode Visible when weight reading being displayed is a frozen value 19 AUTO INDICATOR Visible when the instrument is in animal weighing function 3 This indicator wi...

Page 11: ...DICATOR Visible when instrument is at true zero weight status 24 CAPACITY TRACK BAR The ratio increment 10 of applied remaining weighing capacities are shown here 25 WEIGHT UNITS AND FUNCTIONS Percentage when Percentage Mode in function kg kilogram PCS Pieces when Piece Count Mode in function kg PCS and g PCS Weight per piece when Piece Count Mode in function lb pound 26 CHARGE STATUS INDICATOR Re...

Page 12: ...11 www fi measurement com 3 2 Connection Points AFM18 FM18 FM18S ...

Page 13: ... from load cell or junction box are connected here FM18S Thread though signal cable from load cell or junction box here D TTL RELAY OUTPUT PORT If equipped AFM18 FM18 Optional Control output port FM18S Thread through optional control put cable here E TTL COMPORT if equipped AFM18 FM18 Comport 2 serial FM18S Thread through cable of Comport 2 serial F RS232 COMPORT AFM18 FM18 Comport 1 serial or TTL...

Page 14: ...ment not to be subject to shock excessive vibration or extremes of temperature before or after installation 4 1 Built In Rechargeable Battery The instrument is equipped with a built in rechargeable battery Before first time use recharge it for at least 8 hours to ensure the best battery performance 4 2 Power Adaptor Before plugging in the power adaptor check and make sure the input voltage of the ...

Page 15: ... load cell or junction box is used short circuit pin 1 2 and pin 3 4 Otherwise this instrument will not work LOAD CELL CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 EXCITATION ve 2 SENSE ve 3 EXCITATION ve 4 SENSE ve 5 SIGNAL ve 6 SIGNAL ve 7 GROUND 4 3 2 Connecting RS232 to Computer RS232 COMPORT ON INSTRUMENT COM PORT ON COMPUTER DB9 DB25 2 RXD 3 TXD 3 TXD 3 TXD 2 RXD 2 RXD 5 GND 5 GND 7 GND 6 Turn this instrument...

Page 16: ...ing to TTL Relay Devices by Others Follow the below TTL RELAY OUTPUT PORT PIN ASSIGNMENT TABLE for connection This instrument provides low active TTL relay signals Do not connect the TTL relay output port to any other non TTL relay devices they may cause unrecoverable damages to this instrument TTL RELAY OUTPUT PORT PIN ASSIGNMENT TABLE LOW ACTIVE RELAY OUTPUT PIN ASSIGNMENT 1 BUZZER 3 LO 5 OK 7 H...

Page 17: ...nly Position of jumper J1 on main board needs to be changed in order to trigger wireless data communication receive function if it is the case receive function of the RS232 comport will then be disabled Contact your dealer for more information 2 This instrument supports bi directional data for either the RS232 comport or the TTL comport Default setting of RS232 bi directional TTL comport single di...

Page 18: ...t a password or hardware key to access 3 F80 F99 are restricted functions which may request a password or hardware key to access These functions are usually for dealer and authorized personnel only and all settings these functions are monitored and recorded Do not change any settings of these functions to avoid operation errors ...

Page 19: ...trument is now in internal function e Quick access to a function number Press 1 to go to F10 Press 2 to go to F20 Press 6 to go to F60 for dealer and authorized personnel only Press 8 to go to F80 for dealer and authorized personnel only Press 9 to go to F99 for dealer and authorized personnel only Press 0 to go to F1 5 3 Key Function during Internal Function Mode M Enter save and return ZERO Quit...

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Page 26: ... onto platform gently Excessive force applied to platform may cause damages to the weight sensor c The weight of the object is displayed automatically d It is a good practice to remove all loads from platform after weighing It will prolong the life of the weight sensor 6 3 About Weigh Unit Conversion The default weight unit is kg Depends on the internal settings this instrument supports also g and...

Page 27: ... the ZERO INDICATOR is on If not press ZERO c Place container on platform d Press TARE e NET INDICATOR appears to indicator when tare is in effect and weight displayed is net weight Refer to Specifications for maximum tare range f To cancel tare effect remove all loads from platform and press TARE g NET INDICATOR disappears GROSS INDICATOR appears to indicate tare effect has been removed and weigh...

Page 28: ...ned tare weight can be entered via keyboard To enable this function set F63 to ON then set also F12 to OFF During normal operation press 0 then followed by the pre determined tare weight through numeric keys and press M to enter To cancel preset tare effect remove all loads from platform then press TARE Notes 1 The pre determined tare weight entered will be rounded to the nearest division of the i...

Page 29: ...ill reject this command and response with 3 beeps 6 5 2 Memory Recall and Clearance a Press MR to recall total accumulated weight from memory b After MR is pressed This instrument displays n n means the number of transactions accumulated follow by the total accumulated weight stored in memory c At this point Press ZERO to quit or Press ZERO followed by CE to clear memory and return operation M IND...

Page 30: ...on mode press FUNC until the desired supplementary function mode appears Then press M to enter To quit from a supplementary function mode press FUNC followed by ZERO 6 8 Piece Count Function16 Follow the below steps to enter Piece Count Function a Refer to 6 3 on how to select the desired weight unit b If a container is used place it onto the platform and press TARE c Press FUNC to shift among var...

Page 31: ...sted on 6 8 and 6 8 1 6 8 2 Shift among Quantity Average Piece Weight and Weight Info a Press UNIT to shift among quantity average piece weight and weight info b Quantity Display format numeric numbers PCS e g 1000 PCS c Average piece weight display format numeric numbers weight unit slash PCS e g 499 960g PCS d Weight display format when Piece Count Function is in effect numeric numbers weight un...

Page 32: ...ess M to confirm or In case of new reference mass value enter it through numeric keys and press M to confirm After a new reference mass is entered this instrument shows 0 to indicate there is no load applied to platform g This instrument is now ready for percentage calculation 6 9 1 To Quit Percentage Function22 Refer to 6 7 2 on how to quit and back to weighing function 6 10 Animal Weighing Funct...

Page 33: ...on value by pressing FUNC or UNIT key 5 auto release range values are available rE oFF auto release disabled 26 Error control is the maximum difference value in term of d of the current detected weight calculated internally from the average weight calculated by the number of times as defined by filter value set forth under FLt before this instrument dim the current detected weight as stable and ho...

Page 34: ...up of animals The result obtained will be displayed HOLD INDICATOR appears to indicate that this weight value is being held frozen 28 c Get other animals on platform in case more animals have to be weight in the same transaction d An updated weight will be calculated and displayed29 as above step b 6 10 2 To Update Weight Value Manually To update the weight reading manually press ZERO 6 10 3 To Qu...

Page 35: ... press M f Checkweighing function is now enabled The check result is shown by one of the HI OK LO symbols g The same result will be sent to the relay module if ordered together with the buzzer signal Notes 1 For normal comparison set both Hi and Lo limits 2 To check only if result is lower than or equal to LO result LO set Hi limit 0 3 To check only if result is higher than or equal to HI result H...

Page 36: ...eted are the targets to be checked under various functions Weighing weight value If it is selected set also internal function F26 Near Zero Value Refer to 6 12 2 for more detail about Near Zero Value Piece Count number of pieces Percentage percentage value Animal Weighing actual weight value35 33 Before using this function mode set preferred near zero weight value in F26 System will ignore any nea...

Page 37: ...ications when weight value is the checking target It is used to avoid false LO signal output when load is approaching and leaving the weighing platform HI OK LO comparison will only start when weight reading exceeds the pre set near zero value Refer to below diagram for more information Diagram Near Zero Value ...

Page 38: ...rol logic 6 13 1 Diagram Inflow Outflow This control logic should always be achieved through the optional Relay 4 4 Channel Relay Module Refer to below table for relay output assignment 6 13 2 Relay Output Assignment Table F25 Mode 2 Relay on RELAY 4 Module Synchronized with Indicator signal RELAY 1 Nil RELAY 2 LO Output Connected with inflow devices RELAY 3 OK Output RELAY 4 HI Output Connected w...

Page 39: ...ontrol parameters are available to achieve various feeding dispensing applications and target Refer below table for more details Parameter Description Tare H For Mode 3 only The highest weight value of an empty container which can be automatically tare off Condition Tare H Tare L To disable Tare H checking input 000000 Tare L For Mode 3 only This is the lowest weight value of a empty container whi...

Page 40: ... value is achieved within the time delay duration set in Delay 3 Relay 4 starts action Condition SP1 SP2 SP3 dELAy1 Delay Time 1 Time duration 00 99 sec This is the time duration in between When FUNC key Start key is pressed and SP1 Relay 2 starts action dELAy2 Delay Time 2 Time duration 00 99 sec This is the time duration in between When weight value of SP1 is reached or exceeded Relay 2 stops ac...

Page 41: ...g process No function TARE Before auto feeding dispensing starts To tare off the weight of a container manually During auto feeding dispensing process No function FUNC During operation To start stop feeding dispensing operation process During parameter setting Go next CHECK To start parameter setting menu CE During operation No function During parameter setting To clear value entered UNIT Before f...

Page 42: ...tus press CHECK c Instrument displays one of the parameters listed on 6 14 2 d Input value for each of the parameters Refer to 6 14 2 for key function during parameter setting e Press ZERO to quit to operation status 6 14 4 To Trigger Stop Feeding Dispensing Mode 3 and Mode 4 a During normal operation status press FUNC to start b During feeding dispensing sequence press FUNC to stop 6 14 5 Constan...

Page 43: ...utput To be connected with slow feeding valve gate Mode 3 To be connected with slow dispensing valve gate Mode 4 RELAY 4 SP3 Output To be connected with system alarm system halt devices for both Mode 3 and Mode 4 6 15 Constant Feeding Mode 6 15 1 Constant Feeding Illustration System Block Diagram Marking Description 2 Load Cell 3 Reservoir 4 Solenoid Valve Gate 1 5 Solenoid Valve Gate 2 6 Containe...

Page 44: ...t Feeding Sequence Description Seq Point Description 1 A a In case UNIT key is pressed or automatically triggered by Seq 11 automatically b Relay 1 starts action 2 B a FUNC key is pressed b Relay 1 stops action If Relay 1 has been triggered 3 C a Instrument displays Start b Feeding sequence starts 4 C D Time delay as set forth in Delay 1 ...

Page 45: ...SP2 starts action b Slow feeding starts 9 G a Weight value of SP2 is reached b Relay 3 stops action c Slow feeding stops 10 G H a Time delay as set forth in Delay 2 This is the stabilization waiting time before the feeding process is completed and automatically stopped b If a weight value less than SP2 is detected in this period Seq 8 and 9 will be repeated automatically Notes if any weight e g a ...

Page 46: ...g Note 3 GROSS 331kg Note 4 TOTAL 234kg Note 5 TIME 23 06 16 DATE 25 10 2010 NO 2 Note 1 NET 236kg Note 2 TARE 56kg Note 3 GROSS 292kg Note 4 TOTAL 470kg Note 5 Notes 1 In case internal function F17 auto accumulation is set to on sequence number also total number of current feeding transaction accumulated to memory 1 1st 2 2nd etc 0 auto accumulation function disable 2 Weight of material fed of th...

Page 47: ...the container after material has been filled in 5 Total accumulated net weight of material fed 6 16 Constant Dispensing Mode 6 16 1 Constant Dispensing Illustration System Block Diagram Marking Description 1 Reservoir Refill Devices 2 Load Cell 3 Reservoir 4 Solenoid Valve Gate 1 5 Solenoid Valve Gate 2 6 Container 7 Working Platform ...

Page 48: ...ment displays Start 2 C D Time delay as set forth in Delay 1 3 D a Dispensing sequence starts b Relay 2 SP1 starts action c Fast dispensing starts 4 E a Weight value of SP1 is reached b Relay 2 stops action c Fast dispensing stops 5 E F a Time delay as set forth in Delay 2 This is the stabilization waiting time before SP2 slow dispensing starts b If a weight value less than SP1 is detected in this...

Page 49: ...iod Seq 6 and 7 will be repeated automatically Notes If any weight e g a value point ERR SP3 is detected in this period Relay 4 error will be triggered Dispensing sequence come to a halt Manual intervention is required set 9 H a Instrument displays Stop b Dispensing sequence completed c Instrument displays gross weight Tare weight weight of material filled d A printout40 41 is generated automatica...

Page 50: ...o Reservoir Refill Sequence Description Seq Point Description 1 L0 I0 Reservoir refill in process Relay 1 in action 2 I0 a Reservoir refill completed b Relay 1 stops action 3 I0 J0 c In case FUNC key is pressed or had been previously pressed at reservoir weight value less than rEF L d Time delay as set forth in Delay 1 4 J0 Dispensing sequence starts 5 J0 K Weight of material in reservoir decrease...

Page 51: ...elay 1 stops action b In case FUNC key is pressed or had been previously pressed at reservoir weight value less than rEF L then point C of 6 14 6 1a 11 I1 J1 Time delay as set forth in Delay 1 12 J1 point D of 6 14 6 1a above table 6 16 6 Constant Dispensing Auto Printout42 After each successful dispensing transaction a printout of that transaction will be generated Refer to below for printout con...

Page 52: ... F17 auto accumulation is set to on sequence number also total number of current dispensing transaction accumulated to memory 1 1st 2 2nd etc 0 auto accumulation function disable 2 Weight of material dispensed if this dispensing transaction 3 Weight value of material resided in reservoir after the current transaction 4 Total accumulated weight of material dispensed ...

Page 53: ...ata is transmitted in ASCII code Data format is listed on below table Data Bit Description 1 2 Motion Status US Unstable ST Stable 3 Comma Separation 4 5 Net Gross NT Net Weight GS Gross Weight 6 Sign Sign of weight reading Positive space Negative minus 7 13 Weight Value 7 digits weight value including location of decimal point If there is no decimal point then the first character space 14 Comma S...

Page 54: ...t Format 8 1 1 1 Weighing function 7 lines will be transmitted as below 1 Time of printing 2 Date of printing 3 Transaction sequent number if this transaction is accumulated to memory 4 Net weight 5 Tare Weight 6 Gross Weight 7 Total accumulated net weight if accumulation function is in effect Sample 1 TIME 15 21 00 DATE 14 04 2009 NO 1 First transaction added to memory NET 500 0kg TARE 0 0kg GROS...

Page 55: ...E 14 04 2009 NO 3 Third transaction added to memory NET 500 0kg TARE 200 0kg GROSS 700 0kg TOTAL 1200 0kg Total accumulated net weight 8 1 1 2 Piece count function 5 lines will be transmitted as below 1 Time of printing 2 Date of printing 3 Net weight 4 Unit weight average piece weight 5 Count quantity in terms of number of pieces Sample 1 TIME 15 30 44 DATE 14 04 2009 NET 300 0kg UNIT W 599 949 g...

Page 56: ...inting 2 Date of printing 3 Net weight 4 Weight value of reference 100 mass 5 Count quantity in terms of number of pieces Sample 1 TIME 15 39 13 DATE 14 04 2009 NET 699 0kg REF 200 0kg PERCENT 350 00 8 1 1 4 Animal weighing function 3 lines will be transmitted as below 1 Time of printing 2 Date of printing 3 Weight Net being held Sample 1 TIME 16 33 42 DATE 14 04 2009 HOLD W 496 0kg ...

Page 57: ...tion is accumulated to memory 4 Net weight 5 Tare Weight 6 Gross Weight 7 Total accumulated net weight when accumulation function is in effect 8 One blank line 9 One blank line 10 Hi limit 11 Lo limit 12 Comparison result Sample 1 TIME 17 39 05 DATE 14 04 2009 NO 5 NET 200 0kg TARE 0 0kg GROSS 200 0kg TOTAL 3799 0kg HIGH 2000 0kg LOW 500 0kg BELOW LIMIT 48 Standard output print format of checkweig...

Page 58: ... Sample 3 TIME 17 39 34 DATE 14 04 2009 NO 7 NET 2500 0kg TARE 200 0kg GROSS 2700 0kg TOTAL 6799 0kg HIGH 2000 0kg LOW 500 0kg ABOVE LIMIT 8 1 2 2 Piece count function with checkweighing 10 lines will be transmitted as below 1 Time of printing 2 Date of printing 3 Net weight 4 Unit weight average piece weight 5 Count quantity in terms of number of pieces ...

Page 59: ...T W 1001 04 g COUNT 499PCS HIGH 1000PCS LOW 500PSS BELOW LIMIT 8 1 2 3 Percentage function with checkweighing 10 lines will be transmitted as below 1 Time of printing 2 Date of printing 3 Net weight 4 Weight value of reference 100 mass 5 Count quantity in terms of number of pieces 6 One blank line 7 One blank line 8 Hi limit 9 Lo limit 10 Comparison result ...

Page 60: ...below Print Output Format Variants Table for more detail 8 2 1 To Edit Custom Print Output Format Follow the below steps to create custom printout a Go to internal function and select the desired function number to edit b Select CUSTOM and press M c This instrument displays Line 1 and the last variant or command see 8 2 2 for details stored 49 When F18 is either set to Mode 3 50 This instrument do...

Page 61: ... to h to create and edit custom printout format for other functions Notes 1 Disregarding the total number of lines the last line must be End 2 This instrument will automatically add End on line number 15th for Weighing Piece Count and Percentage function and on line number 10th for animal weighing function 8 2 2 Print Output Format Variants Table Symbol Description End Edit finished Cr LF Goto nex...

Page 62: ...ACC Total accumulated weight when accumulation function is in effect SiGn Signature 8 2 3 Edit Sample for Custom Print Output Format Print Content Line No Select TIME 17 39 05 1 tiME DATE 14 04 2009 2 dAtE NET 200 0kg 3 nEt TARE 0 0kg 4 tArE GROSS 200 0kg 5 GroSS Blank line 6 Cr LF Signature 7 SiGn 8 End ...

Page 63: ...current working mode 3 Print only label data when the same working mode is in operation 4 Do not combine data of various working modes on same label This will retrieve wrong data of non current working mode 9 1 Label Format Groups Label File Names 2 label format groups are available these are For 1 label format group 1 and For 2 label format group 2 9 1 1 For 1 Label Format Group 1 For 1 format gr...

Page 64: ... 5 printout selections are available in format group 2 For 2 1 Select this to print label file BB1 dlb stored in printer For 2 2 Select this to print label file BB2 dlb stored in printer For 2 3 Select this to print label file BB3 dlb stored in printer For 2 4 Select this to print label file BB4 dlb stored in printer For 2 5 Select this to print label file BB5 dlb stored in printer 9 2 Label Progr...

Page 65: ...ing 9 W Reference mass 100 Percentage 9 X Percentage value Percentage 10 Y Weight Hold Animal weighing Animal Weighing 9 Note A Good for all except animal weighing mode 55 Commands must be in capital letter 56 All means the information is good for all working modes 57 Each working mode has its own Hi Limit format weight for weighing mode pieces for counting mode for percentage mode If Hi Limit has...

Page 66: ...65 www fi measurement com 9 2 2 Label Programming Sample 9 2 2 1 Sample Label of Current Transaction For 1 9 2 2 2 Sample Label of Totalized Data For 2 ...

Page 67: ...10 3 Recharge Battery When appears when battery is less than 5 7V it means that the built in rechargeable battery is at low voltage status Recharge battery as soon as possible To protect the built in rechargeable battery this instrument will be powered off automatically when battery is at extremely low level If this is the case do not attempt to power this instrument on Recharge this instrument im...

Page 68: ...ttery recharge is possible while operating Overcharge protection circuit is inside to prevent battery damages from overcharge Heat generated during recharging and it is normal to feel minor heat at front housing of this instrument ...

Page 69: ...imit set is lower than LO limit and HI is not 0 Err 8 Logic error LO limit is higher than HI limit and HI is not 0 Err 9 Error in percentage function Input value 0 or less than 50e Err 10 F25 Mode 3 Container weight is higher than tArE H Err 11 F25 Mode 3 Container weight is lower than tArE L Err 12 F25 Mode 3 and Mode 4 Actual weight is higher than SP3 oL Overload Gross weight is more than Max pl...

Page 70: ...ve material acetone volatile solvent thinner or alcohol for cleaning Verify the accuracy of this instrument periodically Re calibrate if necessary In some countries calibration requires authorized qualified agent Contact your dealer for more information Store this instrument in a dry and clean place Recharge battery before and every 2 months during long time storage ...

Page 71: ...y requirements this instruction may equipped with 2 comports RS232 and TTL comport Both of them are capable of doing bi directional communication but at any time only one of them can be assigned to do bi directional communication Adjust Jumper J1 on mainboard to assigned specific comport for bi directional communication See below diagram for jumper setting ...

Page 72: ...hich comes with most of the Windows operating system in computer A Direct Control Commands60 F18 Mode 1 2 And 4 Equivalent direct control commands for each of the key on panel from computer are shown below Note There is no direct control command to simulate the ON OFF key on panel Thus power on and off this instrument must be done through key the ON OFF key on panel B Information Request Commands ...

Page 73: ...atus weight and tare weight values All 24 K Date of printing All 10 L Time of print All 8 M No of accumulated transaction Normal Weighing 7 N Total accumulated weight when accumulation function is in effect Normal Weighing 9 O Net weight All 10 P Tare weight All 10 Q Gross weight All 10 R HI limit Note C Note A S LO limit Note C Note A T63 Comparison Result All Note B U Number of piece Counting 10...

Page 74: ... Commands Data example and format Description J ST NT 123 567 123 567 kg 2 digits motion status ST stable US unstable 1 digit comma separation 2 digits Net Gross NT Net GS Gross 1 comma separation 1 digit sign Positive space Negative minus 7 digits weight value including decimal point If there is no decimal point then the first character space 1 digit comma separation 7 digits tare weight includin...

Page 75: ...al point then the first character space 2 digits weight unit P 123 567kg 123 567kg P23 567kg 1 sign of weight reading Positive space Negative minus 7 digits tare weight value including decimal point If there is no decimal point then the first character space For preset tare the first digits P 2 digits weight unit Q 123 567kg 123 567kg 1 sign of weight reading Positive space Negative minus 7 digits...

Page 76: ...l point then the first character space 2 digits weight unit and percentage mode 3 digits PCS counting mode T ACCEPT BELOW LIMIT ABOVE LIMIT 6 digits ACCEPT 11 digits for BELOW LIMIT and ABOVE LIMIT U 10000PCS 5000PCS 1 sign of weight reading Positive space Negative minus 1 digit space 6 digits number of pieces 3 digits PCS V 123 567 g 7 digits unit piece weight value including decimal point If the...

Page 77: ... 00 1 sign of weight reading Positive space Negative minus 7 digits percentage value including decimal point If there is no decimal point then the first character space 1 digit space 1 digit Y 123 567kg 7 digits hold weight value including decimal point If there is no decimal point then the first character space 2 digits weight unit ...

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