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User manual no.: 
LMI-31-08/04/13/ENG 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Analytical balances  
AS/X 
series

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

B A L A N C E S   A N D   S C A L E S  

RADWAG 26 – 600 Radom, Bracka 28, POLAND 

Phone: +48 (0-48) 38 48 800, fax. +48 (0-48) 385 00 10 

[email protected] 

 www.radwag.com

  

 

Summary of Contents for AS series

Page 1: ...ual no LMI 31 08 04 13 ENG Analytical balances AS X series B A L A N C E S A N D S C A L E S RADWAG 26 600 Radom Bracka 28 POLAND Phone 48 0 48 38 48 800 fax 48 0 48 385 00 10 export radwag com www ra...

Page 2: ...2 APRILE 2013...

Page 3: ...INING CONTENT OF A PRINTOUT FOR GLP PROCEDURES 28 9 DATE AND TIME SETTINGS 29 10 SETTING BALANCE OPERATING PARAMETERS 32 10 1 Filter settings 32 10 2 Value release 32 10 3 Time interval of display ref...

Page 4: ...ion of pipettes 68 17 PRINTOUTS 72 17 1 Standard printout 72 17 2 Non standard printouts 73 18 COOPERATION WITH A PRINTER OR A COMPUTER 79 18 1 Cross section through connecting cables 79 19 COOPERATIO...

Page 5: ...a power adapter 13 5 16V DC Open side glass door of the weighing chamber Inside the weighing chamber place bottom metal plate 5 Next place a centering ring 3 onto the bottom metal plate Inside the cen...

Page 6: ...e from mains always switch of the display by pressing ON OFF key 2 2 Leveling Before plugging to mains level the device using two adjusting feet located at the back of balance s housing Turn the adjus...

Page 7: ...ing modes parts counting checkweighing filling doing percent setup animal weighing determining density of solids and liquids mixtures from accepted formulation and ingredients formula making pipette c...

Page 8: ...table 4 BARGRAPH presenting which part of accessible measuring range is in use 5 Text informing on enabled working mode 6 Current date 7 Current time 8 Pictogram denoting that the indication is in pre...

Page 9: ...status to a peripheral device PRINT or accepts selected value of a parameter or function ENTER ESC ZERO TARE key zeroing tarring of balance s indication Adjustment function key of immediate initiatin...

Page 10: ...eport result 0 1 yes P2 GLP 01 User Smith John 02 Project AR 65 04 03 Print time 0 0 no 04 Print date 0 0 no 05 Print user 0 0 no 06 Print project 0 0 no 07 Print Id 0 0 no 08 Print adjustment 0 0 no...

Page 11: ...6 Printout 01 Printout no 0 0 standard 02 Printout 1 start 0 1 03 Printout 1 stop 0 1 04 Printout 2 start 0 1 05 Printout 2 stop 0 1 0 10 Printout editing function 11 String 1 0 11 String 2 0 0 89 Str...

Page 12: ...08 Screen saver 0 0 no 09 Temperature function 10 Factory no 114493 0 11 Software no xxxxxxxxx 12 Parameter printout function 13 Upload parameters function 14 Password protect function Parameters type...

Page 13: ...in the menu content Place the cursor next to a menu option to be previewed Press RIGHT ARROW navigating key on balance s overlay to open the submenu content display II Fig 5 Preview of balance menu 1...

Page 14: ...ted computer to a balance 5 1 1 Moving in the user menu using balance keyboard Setup key Entering balance s main menu Moving the cursor down in the menu list Moving the cursor up in the menu list Sele...

Page 15: ...back to menu Fig 6 Return to weighing mode 5 1 3 Moving in the user menu using external computer keyboard PS 2 type Al keys and buttons located on balance s overlay have their equivalents on a compute...

Page 16: ...ed or set using balance s overlay or an external computer keyboard PS 2 type can be carried out by a set of commands sent from a computer to a balance The commands enable moving through user menu sett...

Page 17: ...enu name use up and down navigating arrows When the cursor is placed next to desired option press RIGHT ARROW key to enter submenu settings Balance reactions for above procedure A specific process e g...

Page 18: ...ent result then the display previews dashes horizontal lines After exceeding a preset amount of time for zeroing the indication the balance returns to weighing mode without zeroing the indication In s...

Page 19: ...ttings see parameter P9 13 Password protection the user should set a password for the balance Administrator The software requires inserting an administrator password when entering parameter P9 13 Pass...

Page 20: ...stment calibration and generating a report from adjustment process Asterisk if the option is set to YES then on balance startup the entered password is previewed in a form of asterisks Inserting Admin...

Page 21: ...21 Fig 10 Keys on balance overlay entering values in editing fields of balance menu...

Page 22: ...rnal weight with declared mass which cannot be modified with optional mass which needs to be specified before process initiation only in non verified balances Caution In case of verified balances only...

Page 23: ...etween the following automatic adjustment processes Changing the values of automatic adjustment triggering factor and automatic adjustment time causes changes in description of the above fields fields...

Page 24: ...nterval after which automatic adjustment process is initiated Return to weighing mode Changes introduced in balance memory will be saved on returning to weighing with procedure of saving changes Press...

Page 25: ...ustment process press ESC key If during internal adjustment process the weighing pan is loaded then the balance displays an error message The adjustment process is automatically stopped On taking off...

Page 26: ...it is ready for editing Fig 14 User adjustment declaring weight value Use function kwys as specified in point 5 1 1 of this user manual to enter the value of the external weight mass standard Accept...

Page 27: ...records P1 08 Report printout 1 yes report printout enabled P1 08 Report printout 0 no report printout disabled Remember that if the parameter is set for YES then a report is generated and sent automa...

Page 28: ...S Menu P2 GLP is group of the parameters which enables declaring variables that are present on a printout from adjustment process Fields referring to user max 8 alphanumeric characters project max 8 a...

Page 29: ...ormat Enables two types of setting date format 1 date format Month Day Year 0 date format Day Month Year On selecting appropriate date format accept it by pressing ENTER key 02 Time format Enables two...

Page 30: ...ROWS to set numeric values of hour minute second Fig 20 Submenu Date Time setting time controlling keys Accept set value the last digit stops flickering Repeat the activity for other time values On se...

Page 31: ...is user manual Fig 21 Submenu Date Time date setting 05 Display time Available settings 1 YES time displaying enabled the upper bargraph of the display contains time 0 NO time displaying disabled 06 D...

Page 32: ...es with lower accuracy while the mass indication is quickly increasing after placing a load on the weighing pan Filter accuracy is increased when weighed mass is within filter s set operation range pa...

Page 33: ...user can determine presence of the last digit on the display and criteria of its displaying Available settings are 0 never 1 always 2 when stable 10 6 Negative The function aids previewing mass value...

Page 34: ...bly constant minor changes In such case it is assumed that considerable effect on the final mass measurement result is caused by changes of air density which in turn is strongly affected by pressure t...

Page 35: ...ass standards where one of them is made of stainless steel and the other of aluminum Based on mass indications for both mass standards the software automatically calculates the air density which has t...

Page 36: ...r to apply current density values of the air and the weighed sample 10 7 3 Determining the coefficient value for known density of air and weighed sample If the balance is connected with an external PC...

Page 37: ...n is also carried out using a dedicated set of 2 pieces of mass standards One of the mass standards is made of stainless steel and the other of aluminum Each of the mass standards has specifically det...

Page 38: ...5 Load the weighing with the stainless steel mass standard and on stabilization of measurement result press ENTER key Fig 23 7 Air buoyancy correction determining mass of a stainless steel mass standa...

Page 39: ...turn to weighing without saving changes on air density determination press MODE key and select mode WEIGHING Accept calculated density value Fig 23 10 Air buoyancy correction Message window 8 The disp...

Page 40: ...the parameter to stable causes much faster operation of the balance i e the weighing time is shorter than compared to setting unstable This parameter refers to operating and ambient conditions at a wo...

Page 41: ...9999 08 Min mass Minimamum mass for enabling automatic operation of the RS 232 The following measurement data is sent only if taking off the load the mass indication returns below the set value mininu...

Page 42: ...le Hk 10 Taele S 11 Taele T the following relations occur If the attribute of all three measuring units is set to 1 yes then the software will display only the first one i e 09 Taele Hk If the measure...

Page 43: ...ER PARAMETERS Depending on user needs the balance enables setting parameters influencing its operation These parameters are grouped in menu P9 Other for instance beep sound on pressing a key button sc...

Page 44: ...screen saver causes blanking displayed values after a set amount of time The indication on the display does not change while blanking 08 Temperature This function serves for information purpose only...

Page 45: ...es of balance parameters On printing to a file current parameter values on a connected computer the user can simply and quickly change parameter values After saving made changes the updated file is se...

Page 46: ...16 1 1 Counting by inserting mass of a single part Activate parts counting mode see Fig 30 Fig 28 Parts counting main menu Set reference mass and press ENTER key or move the cursor next to the field 0...

Page 47: ...nting mode as described in point 16 1 1 independently on mass that has to be specified in field 01 Move the cursor next to a field 07 Start and press RIGHT ARROW KEY While in parts counting mode press...

Page 48: ...c Accuracy Correction function 1 After adding the number of parts placed on balance s weighing pan must be greater than before adding 2 After adding the number of parts loaded on balance s weighing pa...

Page 49: ...ing by using field 02 Recall standard 16 1 3 Selecting a part for counting from balance s database Enable parts counting mode in accordance with below figure Fig 33 Selecting a part for counting from...

Page 50: ...play and monitor checkweighing process Mode activating Fig 34 Checkweighing mode activating Display content Fig 35 Checkweighing display content 1 measurement result 2 bargraph 3 working mode name 4 d...

Page 51: ...ocess can be carried out with use of the DATABASE OF THRESHOLDS which is a programmable collection of records comprising 500 records Name of a product in each record max 10 alphanumeric characters The...

Page 52: ...selected record name of a product to be weighed Enter the value of HI threshold limit Enter the value of LO threshold limit Accept entered values by double pressing of ENTER key Fig 39 Checkweighing...

Page 53: ...the measurement result and the center of set tolerance field 9 a pictogram indicating the current place of weighed sample in relation to set checkweighing thresholds limits 10 a bargraph indicating t...

Page 54: ...mass which is simultaneous the HI dosing threshold Mode activating Fig 41 Filling mode activating Display content Fig 42 Filling display content 1 mass to be placed on the weighing pan to reach a pre...

Page 55: ...up can cooperate with additional working modes checkweighing dosing and statistics Mode activating Fig 43 Percent setup mode activating Display content Fig 44 Percent setup display content 1 percent v...

Page 56: ...ed in On enabling Statistics mode in working mode settings remember to move the cursor to a field Erase to erase previous statistics and then move the cursor to a field Statistics and change its attri...

Page 57: ...to preview results from completed statistics Press ENTER key to print statistics result on a connected printer computer Return to working mode submenu and higher menu levels by pressing ESC key Fig 46...

Page 58: ...filter setting the shorter the measurement time THRESHOLD its value is expressed in balance reading units it is the value below which the weighing results must come down to automatically enable the f...

Page 59: ...basis 8 Hook 2 Stand for weighing pans 9 Top weighing pan for determining density of solids 3 Sinker 10 Pans flexible connection 4 Beaker 11 Bottom weighing pan for determining density of solids 5 Th...

Page 60: ...6 2 Density determining of solids Density of solids can be determined in one of three types of liquids WATER distilled water ALCOHOL spirit 100 0 1 in reference temperature 20 C OTHER another liquid...

Page 61: ...d ingredient max 10 characters 3 WGH Mass to be added while weighing a specific ingredient 4 IC Number of ingredients which are already weighed in a prepared mixture 5 SUM Sum of ingredients mass whic...

Page 62: ...y to the total mass of prepared mixture mass of each ingredient in a formulation is not included in the statistics parameter 07 Start startup of Formula making mode Display content in formula making m...

Page 63: ...their mass Go to parameter 04 Formulation and enter names and mass of the ingredients in a formulation Remember the following conditions Each name can comprise maximum 10 characters Each name has to...

Page 64: ...t and ends the process on an ingredient number as set in parameter 03 No of ingredients If a user needs a documentation from a formula making process e g in a form of a printout then set parameter 02...

Page 65: ...n on the display will zero Press F key Repeat the process for all the ingredients set in a formulation After weighing the last ingredient of a prepared formulation press 0 T key The formula making pro...

Page 66: ...and pressing ENTER key The user determines whether statistical data should be visible on the graphic of a balance display while carrying out the measuring process This parameter is set in statistics...

Page 67: ...from a measuring series with a possibility of generating reports from the completed calculations The user can declare the content of a header and footer in a printout of statistical report The header...

Page 68: ...mode enables calibrating pipettes of fixed and adjustable volume On calibration process the software determines accuracy error and repeatability error In case of pipettes with adjustable volume the e...

Page 69: ...pipette calibration process set Pipette type volume fixed adjustable Pipette volume Vmax ml Pipette volume V1 2max ml Pipette volume Vmin ml Volume error at Vmax Volume error at V1 2max Volume error a...

Page 70: ...ume 4 average volume 5 accuracy error 6 number of samples measurements The procedure is completed by determining the accuracy error ES standard deviation sr and repeatability error CV On each checking...

Page 71: ...71 Press PRINT key to print a report from pipette calibration process Fig 58 Report from a completed pipette calibration procedure...

Page 72: ...et to YES In case of fields User and Project the user can enter alphanumeric data Fig 59 Declaring variables for a standard printout submenu GLP An example of a standard printout Fig 60 an example of...

Page 73: ...20 Printout 2 Stop 40 Non standard printout templates are easily created using printout editing option Caution while text input it is necessary to add all required special signs such as CRLF tabulato...

Page 74: ...ess K Type of last completed adjustment process I Deviation in last completed adjustment process 1 Code 1 2 Code 2 3 Code 3 4 Code 4 5 Code 5 6 Code 6 Variables dependent on a currently enabled workin...

Page 75: ...orking mode e g number of counted parts in Parts Counting mode or deviation from reference mass in in the Percent Setup mode Special signs for designing a non standard printout template Single sign c...

Page 76: ...Text 12 n o t e x c e 22 Text 13 e d 1 1 2 5 23 Text 14 0 g Example no 2 RADWAG Balances Scales Date Hour Load mass Signature active working mode Enter text strings settings and input 8 characters fro...

Page 77: ...acter and causes flieckering of a character located on the left from the erased one Accept an inserted character Using computer keyboard PS 2 type Press F2 key to enter main menu of a balance Press F3...

Page 78: ...printout template On completing editing of a printout template press ENTER PRINT key The display shows a message asking whether to create a printout template once again press ENTER PRINT key to confi...

Page 79: ...nt mass indication display status with enabled measuring unit The default baud rate setting of a balance is 9600 bit sec If a peripheral device a printer or a computer requires other baud rate setting...

Page 80: ...esign size of a label Design number and type of data to be included in a label CAUTION In order to correctly print variables from a balance on a label printer the variables should have a required spac...

Page 81: ...ntout template use variables for controlling label printout table 1 and variables for sending specific data from a balance TABLE 1 02L c Beginning of a label Rlabel name c Give name of a label X c Sta...

Page 82: ...mmunication interface using a dedicated cable see figure on cross section of a connecting cable given in this user manual Check transmission parameters of a balance and printer they should be equal Pl...

Page 83: ...working mode C 25 Date and time of last completed adjustment process K X Type of last completed adjustment process I 16 or 18 Deviation in last completed adjustment process 1 6 Code 1 2 6 Code 2 3 6 C...

Page 84: ...ANIMAL WEIGHING b 14 Threshold limit i 14 Liquid DENSITY DETERMINATION p 14 Procedure c 14 Temperature a 16 Liquid density v 16 Sinker volume TABLE 4 Static variables available in all working modes ex...

Page 85: ...g to user needs and bearing in mind the following relations for use of Polish letters CP 852 A5 86 A9 88 E4 A2 98 AB BE CP 852 A4 8F A8 9D E3 E0 97 8D BD instead of using Polish letters insert their c...

Page 86: ...re is suspension place for hook visible in the hole the suspension is installed permanently to balance mechanism In the hole install the hook for under hook weighing the hook is standard equipment of...

Page 87: ...Function SEND ALL IMPLEMENTED COMMANDS Command PC CR LF sends information on all commands implemented in the balance s software Function SEND MEASUREMENT RESULT IN BASIC MEASURING UNIT Command S CR LF...

Page 88: ...NCE Command PD CR LF causes sending data on set date or changes the date Function GIVE OR CHANGE TIME IN A BALANCE Command PD CR LF causes sending data on set time or changes the time Function GIVE EN...

Page 89: ...LF Function LOCK KEYBOARD Command KL CR LF Function UNLOCK KEYBOARD Command KU CR LF Function SWITCH OFF KEYBOARD ECHO Command E0 CR LF disables sending codes of pressed keys and buttons Function SWI...

Page 90: ...mg 10 mg 10 mg Readability 0 1 mg 0 1 mg 0 1 mg 0 1 mg Tare range 110 g 160 g 220 g 310 g Repeatability 0 1 mg 0 1 mg 0 1 mg 0 1 mg Linearity 0 2mg 0 2mg 0 2mg 0 3mg Pan size 85 mm Sensitivity drift...

Page 91: ...mass of a currently measured adjustment weight and mass saved in balance memory is greater than difference 1 Part 1 Div 2 10 Mass value of a single part in Parts Counting mode is smaller than balance...

Page 92: ...92 MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS RADWAG WAGI ELEKTRONICZNE 26 600 Radom 28 Bracka POLAND phone 48 48 38 48 800 fax 48 48 385 00 10 e mail export radwag com www radwag com...

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