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MSI-4260M

Port-A-Weigh Crane Scale

Technical Manual

PN 196858

January 14, 2020

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Summary of Contents for MSI-4260M

Page 1: ...MSI 4260M Port A Weigh Crane Scale Technical Manual PN 196858 January 14 2020 ...

Page 2: ...emarks of their respective companies All information contained within this publication is to the best of our knowledge complete and accurate at the time of publication Rice Lake Weighing Systems reserves the right to make changes to the technology features specifications and design of the equipment without notice The most current version of this publication software firmware and all other product ...

Page 3: ... 4 2 4 1 Communications Port Cables 4 2 5 Radio Compliance 5 2 5 1 FCC Statement 5 2 6 Antenna 6 2 7 Servicing 6 2 8 Options 6 3 0 Operation 7 3 1 Display 7 3 1 1 Keypad Functions 7 3 2 Power 8 3 3 Zero 8 3 4 Tare 8 3 5 User 9 3 6 Menu Navigation 9 4 0 Setup 10 4 1 Setup Menu 10 4 2 Function User Keys 11 4 2 1 Set Function Key 11 4 2 2 Test 11 4 2 3 Total 12 4 2 4 View Total 12 4 2 5 Net Gross 12 ...

Page 4: ...Standard Calibration 18 5 2 2 Auto Zero Maintenance 19 5 2 3 Zero Power Up 20 5 2 4 Filter 20 5 3 Initial Calibration 21 5 4 Guidelines for Capacity and Resolution 22 5 5 C Cal Calibration 23 5 6 Calibration Setup Menu 24 5 6 1 Standard Menu 24 6 0 Communications Setup 25 6 1 Communications Menu 25 6 1 1 Printer and Serial Output Setup 26 6 1 2 RF Network Menu Setup 28 7 0 Troubleshooting Maintena...

Page 5: ... the instructions or heed the warnings could result in injury or death Contact any Rice Lake Weighing Systems dealer for replacement manuals Failure to heed could result in serious injury or death Do not allow minors children or inexperienced persons to operate this unit Do not stand near the load being lifted as it is a potential falling hazard Keep a safe distance Do not use for purposes other t...

Page 6: ... using adaptive rigging If multiple attachments are needed use a shackle or ring to attach the multiple lines to keep a single point attachment to the scale Using an oversize shackle or hook to interface with the MSI 4260M can cause off center loading and stress points that reduce the life of the lifting eye or hook Single point attachments are necessary to ensure the safety and accuracy of the sc...

Page 7: ...de Dims the display after a set amount of minutes of no scale activity Do not store the MSI 4260M with the batteries inside Remove the batteries if it will not be used for more than two weeks Replace batteries once the battery annunciator is flashing 2 3 1 Battery Replacement 1 Turn the MSI 4260M off 2 Unscrew battery caps 3 Slide battery tubes from the MSI 4260M 4 Remove batteries from tubes 5 In...

Page 8: ...g the AT standard for 9 pin serial cables DCE An un terminated cable is also available for wiring the serial cable for RS 232 Table 2 2 shows the wiring color code Figure 2 3 RS 232 DCE Port Cable Assignments Figure 2 4 RS 232 DTE Port Cable Assignments Signal Wire TxD transmitted data Brown RxD received data Black CTS clear to send Grey RTS request to send White GND Blue PG protective ground Drai...

Page 9: ...950 1 2001 EMC article 3 1b ETSI EN 301 489 1 v1 7 1 2007 04 In accordance with the specific requirements of ETSI EN 301 489 17 v1 2 1 2002 08 Spectrum article 3 2 ETSI EN 300 328 v1 7 1 2006 10 Wi Fi Contains FCC ID T9J RN171 Wi Fi International Certifications Canada Radio Certificate Number IC 6514A RN171 Korea Radio Certificate Number KCC CRI 029 RN 171 Europe The product is compliant with the ...

Page 10: ...local dealer or Rice Lake Weighing Systems to obtain a return material authorization RMA Due to the weight and size of many of the product it is not always necessary to return the whole scale There are no user serviceable parts inside the MSI 4260M Depot repair is performed with module and harness swaps If the electronics are at fault often the front casting section is all that needs to be returne...

Page 11: ...ble Indicates that the weight has settled within the motion window usually 1 d When this symbol is off the scale will not zero tare or totalize RF Radio Frequency Indicates an active radio communication link with a scale or indicator Setpoint LEDs Eight user programmable setpoints for early overload warnings NOTE Setpoints 1 3 are visible on the device Setpoints 4 8 can only be used by connecting ...

Page 12: ...ty of the scale reduces to 900 lb plus the allowed over range amount 3 4 Tare Tare is used to zero out a known weight such as a packing container or pallet and display the load in net weight A tare value is entered by pressing The tare function is defined as a Tare In Tare Out operation The first press of stores the current weight as a tare value then the scale subtracts the tare value from the gr...

Page 13: ...tion see Section 4 2 2 on page 11 3 6 Menu Navigation The following keys can be used when navigating through the MSI 4260M menus Press to exit a menu without saving changes displays momentarily and unit returns to weigh mode Press to go back one level or to exit a menu and save changes displays briefly and unit returns to weigh mode Press to scroll through menu parameters and parameter settings Pr...

Page 14: ...everal functions Function User Key 2 User definable key that can be programmed to one of several functions Only available on the RF remote being used with the MSI 4260M Auto Off Time Prolongs battery life of scale by turning power off after the set time in minutes that the scale is not in use Section 4 3 on page 12 Sleep Time in minutes before unit enters sleep mode Section 4 4 on page 13 LCD Back...

Page 15: ...s configured to TEST The device LCD segments and LED annunciators flash momentarily as a display test The display scrolls through the test parameters Table 4 2 Other internal tests are also performed and if any test fails an error code displays See Section 7 1 on page 30 for information on error codes Single Step Through Test Procedure 1 Press within 2 seconds of test start to enable a single step...

Page 16: ... 4 2 6 Peak Hold Peak hold only updates the display when a higher peak weight reading is established The peak hold function uses a high speed mode of the A D converter allowing it to capture transient weights at a far higher rate than typical scales Peak hold is cleared and re enabled with the or RF remote device F KEY Peak hold is not available on NTEP or OIML Legal for Trade certified scales 4 2...

Page 17: ...e settings Press at any time to cancel the procedure 4 5 Display Brightness The Display menu is used to set the display brightness There are four fixed brightness settings and one automatic light sensing brightness setting Auto setting automatically detects the ambient light and adjusts the brightness of the LCD backlight accordingly Bright ambient light causes the LCD backlight to turn off The LC...

Page 18: ...he current setpoint weight value displays 8 Press The first digit blinks 9 Press to scroll to the desired number 10 Press The second digit blinks 11 Repeat Step 8 through Step 10 until the desired value displays To enter a decimal point press while the digit is blinking To correct a digit press 12 Press The value stops blinking and the next setup menu item displays 13 Repeat Step 2 through Step 12...

Page 19: ...f the total weight displaying the number of samples displays for 2 seconds Weight is less than 1 of capacity functions as View Total only and functions as View Total until the 1 threshold is exceeded to allow the next addition to the total value 4 7 2 Auto Total under the Auto Total mode functions as Auto Total On Auto Total Off Auto Mode has three variations which are programmed in the Setup menu...

Page 20: ...l to 3 Press The currently saved total mode displays 4 Press to scroll through the choices 5 With choice displayed press to select displays 6 Press to save and exit to weighing mode or press to continue to another setup menu item 4 9 Unit 1 Press and hold and displays If the unit is on press and simultaneously displays 2 Press to scroll to 3 Press to enter 4 Press to toggle between lb and kg 5 Wit...

Page 21: ...s C Cal To use C Cal a previously generated C Cal number must be known There are three kinds of calibration Standard Calibration Used for maintenance and routine calibration Initial Calibration Used to set up both the capacity and resolution d of the scale It differs from Standard Calibration only in the initial steps The initial calibration is performed after a calibration reset which completely ...

Page 22: ...capacity The displays far left digit blinks indicating a number should be entered 10 Press to scroll the numbers and to enter each digit Example Enter 2500 lb on a 5000 lb capacity scale Press two times for the leftmost blinking digit press to save that digit selection Press five times for the next blinking digit press to save that digit selection Press to save that digit selection Press to save t...

Page 23: ...center of zero COZ COZ is defined as the weight reading is within 1 4 d of zero AZM continuously adjusts zero to maintain COZ It is recommended that AZM is on to maintain the highest accuracy There are circumstances when it should be turned off This occurs when minor variations of weight occur while picking up scale attachments and the variations fall within the AZM capture window The AZM capture ...

Page 24: ...anging the filter settings allows the scale to adjust to situations where there is a lot a movement in the structure If the reading is not stable it can often be improved by increasing the filter setting Settling time will be longer as the filter setting is increased The MSI 4260M employs algorithms that speed up large weight changes while still controlling vibration even with high filter settings...

Page 25: ...t the initial calibration then displays 7 Press to select the calibration unit 8 Press to choose between lb and kg then press 9 Press to enter the capacity setting A capacity of 5000 is the initial value and should not be set no higher than the load cell rated capacity 10 Press to change the capacity and the first digit on the display blinks 11 Press to scroll through the numbers then press when t...

Page 26: ...ke Weighing Systems to a higher value if desired Often 3 d is chosen for bridge cranes as these tend to have a lot of bounce to them This of course carries an accuracy penalty adding 3 d to the total accuracy of the scale if the zero or tare operation happens to capture the weight in a valley or peak Setting capacity is dictated primarily by the capability of the load cell Rice Lake Weighing Syste...

Page 27: ...the hex seal screw from the MSI 4260M using the steps from Section 5 1 on page 17 2 Press to scroll to the C Cal menu selection and then displays 3 Press to start the C Cal procedure displays indicating all weight should be removed from the hook 4 Press to set the zero calibration point A flashing displays 5 If the zero is in range the scale briefly displays displays 6 Press and the MSI 4260M is r...

Page 28: ...ge zero access to units switching filters and peak hold Handbook 44 Hb 44 Sets the scale to enable only approved features per the NTEP HB 44 rules and regulations Access is denied to Peak Hold and the zero range may be limited The Filter menu is moved to the Cal Setup Menu so filters are only accessible through the Cal Seal R 76 r 76 Sets the scale to enable only approved features per OIML R 76 On...

Page 29: ... is the 802 11 Wi Fi option for communicating directly to a standard RF access point For all devices that must interconnect the RF Channel and Network ID must match The ScaleCore ID must be unique The MSI 4260M or other RF equipment that is a weight data source should be set to a ScaleCore ID of 0 If other devices are added they can be added in sequence 6 1 Communications Menu To access the Commun...

Page 30: ... printer and serial output setup see the following information Printer Output Out P Use the following steps to set up the printer output 1 Press and at the same time displays 2 Press displays 3 Press The current setting flashes 4 Press displays 5 Press The current setting flashes 6 Press to toggle between and 7 When the desired setting displays press displays 8 Press to enter 9 Enter the number us...

Page 31: ...en return to near zero before another print occurs NOTE Other configurations of load are available using the ScaleCore Connect software Load configurations can be downloaded from www ricelake com The MSI 4260M continuously outputs the data at a rate specified in the rate parameter up to 65 535 seconds Setting the interval to 0 sets an interval as fast as the system can go Printing is disabled Powe...

Page 32: ... current net ID Select a value 0 999999 to assign a network ID Type Select or Hold Select or Allows for the scale to be turned on remotely when used with the RF remote device Table 6 5 RF Network Parameters Name Description Recommended Number Range ScaleCore ID This number is used to identify each ScaleCore device in a Piconet It has a range of 0 254 and must not be duplicated within the same RF C...

Page 33: ...Press to enter parameter The current value flashes 6 With parameter displayed press to select The currently selected parameter flashes 7 Press to scroll through settings 8 Press displays 9 Press The current ID flashes 10 Enter the ID using to scroll through numbers and to set number 11 When ID is set press again displays 12 Press The current channel flashes 13 Enter the channel using to scroll thr...

Page 34: ...tely Faulty load cell or wiring Check load cell and load cell wiring Display toggles between and Weight in below the zero range If the scale is in compression remove the source Calibration faulty Recalibrate Faulty load cell or wiring Check the load cell connections Display toggles between and A D is saturated negative Check the load cell and load cell wiring Display toggles between and A key is s...

Page 35: ...e the following steps to access the service counters 4 Program a user function key to be Section 4 2 2 on page 11 5 Press 6 Press The display flashes for Lift Counter followed by the number of times the weight has exceeded 25 of capacity for Overload Counter followed by the number of times the weight has exceeded capacity followed by the C Cal value The display returns to the weigh mode To stop th...

Page 36: ... C Auto Off Mode Powers off after the scale is not used for the set time in minutes 15 30 45 60 or OFF selectable Auto Sleep Mode Powers down during non use after the set time in minutes and powers up with weight change or any key press 5 15 30 or OFF selectable Service Counters Counts number of lifts over percentage of capacity and lifts over capacity Calibration Digital procedure initiated by ca...

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Page 38: ... Canada Mexico 800 321 6703 International 715 234 9171 Europe 31 0 26 472 1319 Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company Rice Lake Weighing Systems Specifications subject to change without notice www ricelake com PN 196858 January 14 2020 ...

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