MAGUIRE Weigh Scale Blender, Installation Operation & Maintenance

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Star Functions
Star Functions are only available in PROGRAM mode:
CLEAR ALL DATA
Press (*,0,0) to CLEAR ALL DATA fields. These are the material usage totals that are viewed
with the VIEW key. If you are tracking material usage, you should record these numbers
periodically but clearing these totals is entirely optional and not necessary.
After VIEWING the data or printing of data using the VIEW,* key sequence, a display of
(00=CLEAR) will appear for 5 seconds. During this 5 seconds you may reset all data fields to
zero by pressing 00. Pressing any other key or waiting 5 seconds will exit this sequence without
clearing data.
EXTRUDER MODE - Extrusion and Yield Control, and Rate display .
Press (*,0,2) to turn on Extrusion or Yield control.
The default display is
DISABLED.
Press * to toggle this flag to RATE DISPLAY , EXTRUSION CONTROL , or YIELD CONTROL .
If you are using our EXTRUSION or YIELD control software to control your extruder, refer to our
EXTRUSION CONTROL instruction booklet for complete information.
If you simply want to view throughput continuously on the blender display, set this option to RATE
DISPLAY . This will alter the display only. In all other respects, the blender will operate normally.
YLD-X
– Extruder Control
YLD-T
– Takeoff
YLD-D
– Dual
INPUT FORMAT - 4 Digit Entry of Settings
– xx.xx
Press (*,0,3) to allow four digit entry of settings in the format (xx.xx). This does not make the
blender more accurate. It does allow easier setup for customers that have a mixture of setting
requirements that is x.xx entry requirements as well as the standard xx.x requirements. Normally
the XT parameter would be manually adjusted to allow the decimal shift. If this four-digit entry
option is turned on, then all entries are in the format xx.xx. The software uses only the first three
digits unless the first digit is a zero, in which case the last three digits are selected and the
related XT parameter is set to 00010. See XT parameter for more information. Display will say
(INPUT FORMAT 3 Digit (XX.X) or 4 Digit (XX.XX). Use key to toggle. When finished, press
Exit to save changes, then press Exit again to exit out of Programming Mode.
CLEAR DATA PROMPT - Prevent Totals being Cleared
Press ( ,0,5) to inhibit the (00=CLEAR) display at the end of the VIEW sequence.
Customers using MLAN or G2 software for retrieval of material usage information may wish to restrict an
operators ability to clear the material usage data at the controller. This option allows you to remove the
floor operators ability to clear this data. Press to toggle between
CLEAR DATA PROMPT ENABLED
and CLEAR DATA PROMPT DISABLED . When finished, press Exit to save changes, then press Exit
again to exit out of Programming Mode.
SELECT DATE FORMAT - Sets System Date and Time
Press (
,1,1) to set the date format and to enter the correct date and time into the real-time clock. Correct
date and time is helpful if you are retrieving information using a printer or are collecting data by
communications.
The first display will indicate USA or EUROPE date format.
Use the CE key to toggle from one to the other.
USA will cause all dates to be displayed MONTH/DAY/YEAR.
EUROPE will cause all dates to display DAY/MONTH/YEAR.
Press
to enter the current date and time. The correct date and time for Easter Standard Time were