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531 Corner / Section Manual Span Adjustment: calibration command
This command allows the field personnel to adjust for small linearity discrepancies on a
corner or section basis for a hopper or sectional scales.
This command will act on the currently selected corner or section as outlined in the
status display
. Before executing this command, use the [TARE] key to select the corner /
section to be adjusted for span corrections. Place a reference weight on the corner/section
to be adjusted.
Execute command 531 followed by [PRINT/SELECT], the display will flash the currently
selected corner/section to be adjusted – press [PRINT/SELECT] to confirm the corner to
be adjusted or [CLEAR] to abort the command.
The adjustment mode is now activated. The correction can be viewed in real time, use the
[ON/OFF] key to view either scale-graduated counts (default) or the raw counts related to
the corner under correction. The following keys are assigned special functions while in
adjustment mode:
q
Use the [IN] key to increase the weight of the corner or section
q
Use the [OUT] key to decrease the weight of the corner or section
q
Use keys
1, 2, 3 and 4
to select the coarseness of the correction increments, where
4
is
very coarse and
1
very small increments (default to
4
)
q
Use the [CLEAR] or [PRINT/SELECT] or [TARE] key to exit corner / section
adjustment mode
q
Use the [ON/OFF] key to toggle between display modes, raw counts, graduation counts
or status display as shown in the example below
While in corner or section adjustment mode, the allocation information will indicate that
we are correcting a corner or section. While in corner/section adjustment mode, switching
to a new corner or section will not have any effect. Use [CLEAR] or [PRINT/SELECT] to
exit corner correction mode.
The new correction values will only be saved to permanent storage once calibration
mode is exited.
Channel Status Information
A –
This field will flash while in Corner / Section Adjustment mode
