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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3

Section One ................................................................................................................ 5

Installing Your Scale ................................................................................................ 5

SETUP .................................................................................................................. 5
EXPERIMENTATION ............................................................................................. 5

Section Two ................................................................................................................ 6

Understanding Your Scale ...................................................................................... 6

KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................... 6
DISPLAY SYMBOLS ............................................................................................. 7
DISPLAY MESSAGES ........................................................................................... 8

Section Three .............................................................................................................. 9

Using Your Scale ..................................................................................................... 9

ENTERING A NUMBER OR FUNCTION .............................................................. 9
CLEARING A NUMBER OR FUNCTION .............................................................. 9
RECALLING A NUMBER OR FUNCTION ............................................................ 9
CONVERTING A NUMBER OR FUNCTION ......................................................... 9
STORING A NUMBER IN A REGISTER ................................................................ 9
CLEARING A NUMBER FROM A REGISTER ....................................................... 9
BASIC WEIGHING .............................................................................................. 10
WEIGHING WITH THE TARE FUNCTION .......................................................... 10
WEIGHING WITH THE GROSS FUNCTION ....................................................... 10
NET TOTALIZING BY WEIGHT .......................................................................... 11
BASIC COUNTING ............................................................................................. 12
COUNTING WITH THE TARE FUNCTION ......................................................... 12
COUNTING WITH THE GROSS FUNCTION ...................................................... 13
COUNTING WITH THE AVERAGE PIECE WEIGHT FUNCTION ....................... 13
COUNTING WITH ACCURACY ENHANCEMENT .............................................. 14
REVERSE COUNTING OR KITTING .................................................................. 14
NET TOTALIZED COUNTING ............................................................................ 15
USING THE MINIMUM SAMPLE SIZE FEATURE .............................................. 16
USING THE MINIMUM ACCURACY FEATURE ................................................. 16
ACCUMULATING RESULTS .............................................................................. 17
ASSIGNING AN I.D. NUMBER TO A BATCH .................................................... 18
FAST OR SLOW UPDATE (“INT” MODE) ........................................................... 18
PRINTING OUT INFORMATION ......................................................................... 19
BAR CODING INFORMATION ........................................................................... 19
INTERFACING WITH A COMPUTER .................................................................. 19
COUNTING WITH APW VALUES IN EXPONENTIAL NOTATION ...................... 19

Section Four .............................................................................................................. 20

Dual Scale Operation ............................................................................................ 20

INSTALLING A DUAL SCALE SYSTEM ............................................................. 20
USING A DUAL SCALE SYSTEM ....................................................................... 21

Summary of Contents for 12000C

Page 1: ...HE GROSS FUNCTION 10 NET TOTALIZING BY WEIGHT 11 BASIC COUNTING 12 COUNTING WITH THE TARE FUNCTION 12 COUNTING WITH THE GROSS FUNCTION 13 COUNTING WITH THE AVERAGE PIECE WEIGHT FUNCTION 13 COUNTING WI...

Page 2: ...BRATION WITH A SPECIFIC WEIGHT 30 Appendix IV 31 Typical Uses of Your Scale Examples 31 Appendix V 33 Glossary of Terms 33 Appendix VI 34 RS 232 Serial Data Communications 34 Interfacing a Setra Scale...

Page 3: ...es you may encounter while using your scale Section Three Using Your Scale provides the actual instructions necessary to perform your scale s various functions Section Four Dual Scale Operation descri...

Page 4: ...4 FIGURE 1 Components and features of the Setra precision counting scale RS 232 Serial Connector D C Connector...

Page 5: ...f the scale see Figure 1 Once you have plugged your scale into a live outlet it is automatically on The scale itself when not in use draws very little current from an outlet and may be left connected...

Page 6: ...leaving the display to read net or contents weight gross Adds weight saved in the tare register to the net weight and displays the gross weight print Sends to a printer or other peripheral device info...

Page 7: ...ight stored in the tare register pc Reading shown is given in number of pieces g Reading shown is given in grams oz Reading shown is given in ounces lb Reading shown is given in pounds t oz Reading sh...

Page 8: ...rage piece weight to enhance accuracy dnOS Thescalehasbeenplacedintheselfdiagnosticmode Press setup cal the scale will reset itself to the factory defaults TArE CLEAr If a value is stored in the tare...

Page 9: ...ll For example to recall the value stored in the tare register press rcl tare CONVERTINGANUMBERORFUNCTION To convert from one unit of measure to another simply press the conv key Each time you press t...

Page 10: ...or the ok symbol then read the net weight from the display Note When you press the tare key the display ONLY is set to zero This is not the same as using the zero key When using the tare key the conta...

Page 11: ...ss the key 2 Press the clear key 3 Press the zero key 4 Place a container on the pan 5 Press the tare key 6 Add material to the container 7 Press the accum key The display shows the net weight stored...

Page 12: ...ontainer weight is subtracted from the display and stored in the tare register before you begin counting To tare out the weight of a container and then count the contents placed into it use the follow...

Page 13: ...return the display to net weight COUNTINGWITHTHEAVERAGEPIECEWEIGHTFUNCTION You can use your scale to count the number of pieces in a batch a handful of capacitors for example by weighing the pieces a...

Page 14: ...ces on the scale 3 Enter the number of pieces you have placed on the scale 4 Press the count key Wait for the OK symbol then slowly add pieces until the displayed count is increased by 100 or less 5 P...

Page 15: ...e following procedure 1 Press the then clear keys 2 Press the zero key and place a container on the pan 3 Press the tare key 4 Place a known number of pieces into the container 5 Enter the number of p...

Page 16: ...Press the count key The scale will display the number of pieces equal to the minimum sample size required 7 Add pieces to continue counting 8 Wait for the ok symbol then read the display The scale no...

Page 17: ...y The scale can be used to accumulate both weights and counts simultaneously Before accumulating press the clear keys to clear out all memory registers To accumulate a weight use the following procedu...

Page 18: ...nt the entire number up to its limit of 25 digits For example if 123456789 is entered the scale will display 456789 but will store and print 123456789 as explained in Printing Out Information The key...

Page 19: ...ormation on a batch Note When using a printer other than the Setra 240P or 340P set the baud rate on your scale to match the printer see Appendix II It is possible to select the information to be prin...

Page 20: ...items comprise a dual scale system a sampling scale a bulk counting scale and an interface cable The connectors and interface cable are available from Setra Prior to connecting the sampling scale and...

Page 21: ...on the pan of the sampling scale 4 Enter that number into the sampling scale and press the count key 5 Enter the part number if any on the sampling scale and press the i d key 6 Press the apw key The...

Page 22: ...into the displayed weight XUNITS X units can be directly changed by entering a factor or divisor To measure in X units proceed as follows 1 Calculate the ratio you wish to enter If your ratio is in gr...

Page 23: ...is in T units per gram T units per ounce T units per pound etc you will enter a factor Proceed with Steps 2 through 10 skipping step 6 2 Press the conv key until the display reads in the units from wh...

Page 24: ...de may be accessed by pressing the print key 4 Press the setup cal key the scale now asks if you wish to print the tare weight 5 Enter 1 if you wish to print the tare weight enter 0 if you do not 6 Pr...

Page 25: ...ter 3333 2 Press the setup cal key The display will read CAL AC 3 Enter the desired accuracy in percent e g 99 9 4 Press the setup cal key Note For any given sample the scale automatically calculates...

Page 26: ...isplay The scale asks if you wish to print the quantity count 14 Enter 0 and press the setup cal key Your scale is now setup to produce bar code labels with a Setra Auto Count 200 system For more info...

Page 27: ...to another Refer to Section Four for complete instructions on the operation of a dual scale system Setting up a scale for dual scale operation disables the print function Pressing print will cause the...

Page 28: ...bar code label printer version 2 05 and lower No minimum sample size No minimum accuracy The beeper is enabled The INT mode is set to fast display update short integration time Span factory calibratio...

Page 29: ...below to change the functionality of the INT mode to either slow or fast display update 1 Press the key and enter 11110 This is the INT mode selection access code 2 Press the setup cal key The displa...

Page 30: ...key 3 Press the zero key 4 Place the weight on the pan 5 Press the setup cal key SPANCALIBRATIONWITHASPECIFICWEIGHT To calibrate your scale with a specific known weight less than full scale use the f...

Page 31: ...length of wire coiled on a spool Using the tare function you would first enter the tare weight of the empty spool Next using your user definable X units see Appendix I you would calculate the ratio of...

Page 32: ...onuniform ball bearings using a small sample size You would enter the number of pieces on the pan followed by 0 The scale will display tenths of pieces Next you would add pieces If the digit to the ri...

Page 33: ...ight of its container tare weight KITTING Repeatedly removing a given number of parts for inclusion in a kit e g removing the number of like transistors necessary to manufacture a radio NETWEIGHT The...

Page 34: ...face hardware information can be found later in the appendix For information on connec tion and data type consult The RS 232 Interface Hardware section InterfacingaSetraScaletoaComputer The bidirectio...

Page 35: ...currently being displayed simply send 1000T This will enter the number 1000 into the tare register To enter an average piece weight of 12 35 send 12 35A The Jump and Verify Functions are described la...

Page 36: ...ID START character and after the ID FINISH character for Code 39 bar codes In addition to ID other registers are available for storing information such as descrip tion and lot etc For additional infor...

Page 37: ...essed in ounces P Number is expressed in pounds Y Number is expressed in troy ounces D Number is expressed in pennyweights K Number is expressed in carats T Number is expressed in tamperproof T units...

Page 38: ...if the computer scale software interface can run as a background process For ex ample on a personal computer a machine language routine can be written to input data from the scale and place it in a m...

Page 39: ...4 troy ounces 5 pennyweights 6 carats 7 T units tamperproof units Do not send any number other than 0 7 For example to enter an average piece weight of 0 23456 grams from a computer send 1J0 23456A T...

Page 40: ...the standard interface are used This should not present any interfacing problems in most applications The data format is 8 data bits 1 start bit 1 stop bit no parity framing errors ignored Use a stand...

Page 41: ...ale DB25 RJ45 converter on the computer and male DB25 RJ45 on the scale with a straight through RJ45 cable to gain access to these lines The protective ground may be attached to other grounds as deeme...

Page 42: ...x 15 16 and will include four lines of information per label 400496 SECURITY LOCK KIT Components include a stainless steel rod and hardware necessary to secure scale to bench or table surface Instruc...

Page 43: ...le and span calibration If these user units and user setups are not reentered the scale will default to factory settings If the scale displays UnAbLE during calibration make sure you are using the cor...

Page 44: ...to from 90 to from 90 to from 90 to 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 Minimum Sample Size Selectable from 1 to 1000 pieces Display Update Up to 5 times per second Response Time Less than 2 seconds typical Coun...

Page 45: ...ace scales which have been repaired by unauthorized parties abused improperly installed altered or otherwise misused or damaged even if by accident in any way Setra will not be responsible for any dis...

Page 46: ...38 39 40 41 43 Continuous print 36 38 40 Conv 6 9 22 30 31 35 Count 6 8 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 24 26 29 31 32 35 Dual scale 3 20 21 27 43 Examples 14 Factory defaults 8 28 43 Firmware 27 Flashing dis...

Page 47: ...1 42 43 44 sample 14 Sampling 20 43 Self diagnostic 8 Setup cal 6 35 Specifications 44 Storing information 36 String format 37 38 T units 7 9 22 23 37 Tare 6 7 8 10 11 12 31 33 35 37 Tone 28 40 43 UnA...

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