CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES AND OPERATION
4.1 AVERAGE PIECE WEIGHT ENTRY
If you already know the Average Piece Weight or APW of the items you wish to count, then use one
of the following procedures.
4.1.1 APW ENTRY FROM SCALE KEYBOARD
1
. Press the SAMPLE key. The display shows “10 0”.
2
. Press the UNIT key. The display will show "0”
3. Use the numeric keys to key-in the APW and press the ENT key. The display will show
"SET" momentarily and the scale will now display the number of pieces on the scale. If
the scale briefly displays an error message instead, please see Appendix C for an
explanation of the error message.
4.1.2 DOWNLOAD APW FROM TC SERIES SCALE
To use this method, you must have either a TC-100 or a TC-200 scale connected to
COM2. Also, TC Scale must be enabled in the User Menu. See Appendix B for pin outs.
See Chapter 5 for User Menu information.
NOTE:
The TC-100 or TC-200 scale must be configured for “Transmit APW Mode”. See
scale manual for more information.
1
. Press the CLR key on the TC-2005 scale to clear current APW.
2
. Perform the sampling on the TC-100 or TC-200 scale.
3. Press the PRINT key on the TC-100 or TC-200 scale. The TC-2005 briefly displays the
downloaded APW. If the scale briefly displays an error message instead, please see
Appendix C for an explanation of the error message.
4. Place your parts on the TC-2005 scale. The scale will now display the number of pieces
on the scale.
4.1.3 APW ENTRY FROM SCANNER
To use this method, you must have a working scanner plugged into the COM2 port and
the Transcell TC-2005 scale must have printed the barcode you are scanning. Also,
Scanner must be enabled in the User Menu. If you have a printer installed, you must
unplug it at this time.
1. Press the CLR key to clear current APW from scale.
2. Aim the scanner at the APW barcode you wish to scan and press the trigger. When
the scanner beeps, the TC-2005 scale will briefly display the scanned-in APW. If the
scale briefly displays an error message instead, please see Appendix C for an
explanation of the error message.
3. Place your parts on the TC-2005 scale. The scale will now display the number of
pieces on the scale.
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Also works with PBS Series scale.
