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3-9 Frequently Asked Questions About
3-9 Frequently Asked Questions About
Setting Up The Batcher
Setting Up The Batcher
Q. Is there any way to backspace if the wrong
button is hit by accident?
A. No, you can depress the CLR button and
start entering the number all over again or
press ENT repeatedly until back in the Run
mode and start over again from there.
Q. Is there any way to put a decimal point in a
number such as a preset or K Factor?
A. Yes, simply press the D button after the
digit that you would like the decimal point.
It will appear to the right of the digit.
Q. Is there any way to enter a negative number
for one of the Presets or K Factors?
A. No, negative values are not allowed.
Q. Is there any way to ruin the unit or completely
erase it by entering a bad number?
A. No, if a number or entry is not valid the unit
will ignore it or fl ash an error message.
Q. If the unit does not have serial communica-
tions or analog out, does the OUTCARD and
ALG OUT sections of the menu still have to
be set up?
A. No, there are default settings from the fac-
tory already in the unit. No setup of these
menu items is necessary for normal opera-
tion.
Q. Does the Batcher have to be told what type
of input it has connected to it?
A. No, The input signals are conditioned in
hardware. This allows the input cards to
be interchanged without modifying the soft-
ware.
Q. If CLR is not pressed, numbers can still be
written over the Presets or K Factors. Will
these numbers be accepted if the ENT but-
ton is pushed?
A. No, in order for a Preset or K Factor to be
changed, the old number must be cleared
out fi rst by depressing the CLR button.
3-8 How to Program
3-8 How to Program
The initial programming of the unit is accom-
plished by fi rst depressing the MENU button.
After pressing the MENU button once, the
display will read preset. To cycle to the next
control parameter option, merely press the
MENU button and Prewarn will appear on the
display. If the user does not wish to choose
this section of the menu, depress MENU but-
ton again and the next control or parameter
will appear.
Selection of all MENU control parameters is
accomplished through the routine described
for Preset.
The following is the sequence for entering a
Preset quantity.
1. Depress the Menu D button once. The
display will read MENU. After a one sec-
ond pause the display will read PRESET.
2. Depress the Enter ENT button; the dis-
play will fl ash indicating that you are not in
the Run Mode and not displaying the cur-
rent batch total.
3. If the batch size is satisfactory, depress
the ENT button. This value will be entered
into memory. Simultaneously, the unit will
return to the Run Mode.
4. To change the preset value, depress the
CLR button and enter new number. Ex-
ample: Suppose “250” is the new batch
size. Press CLR, then 2 , then 5 , then 0 .
When the display holds the desired value,
depress the ENT button. The new batch
size will be stored in memory and simulta-
neously the batcher will return to the Run
Mode.
