Ascon Tecnologic - KM5P Line - ENGINEERING MANUAL - PAG. 29
10 GENERAL NOTES
10.1 Firmware Revision Level and
Instrument Serial number
Sometimes it may be necessary to provide to the technical
assistance the Serial number of the instrument or the
Firmware Revision level. To obtain these 2 information
proceed as follows:
1.
Power ON the instrument;
2.
The controller performs the “
Lamp test
” turning ON all the
LEDs on the display;
3.
Once the “
Lamp test
” has been completed, the instrument
displays the word “
tESt
” on the upper display, while
the lower one shows a 3-digit code (x.y.z) preceded
by “
r.
” (revision). E.g.: “
r.4.3.5
” where
4.3.5
4.3.5
indicates the
Firmware revision of the instrument;
4.
To obtain the Serial number of the instrument, press the
key while the instrument displays the word “
tESt
”;
5.
At this point the instrument shows on both displays the
serial number composed as follows:
• On the upper display appears “
n.
” (number), followed
by
XXX
(e.g.:
n.246
),
•
YYYY
on the lower one (e.g.:
8795
);
the serial number is:
XXXYYYY
(e.g.:
2468795
).
10.2 Proper use
Every possible use not described in this manual must be
considered as a improper use.
This instrument is in compliance with
EN 61010-1 “Safety
requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control and laboratory use”; for this reason it coud not be
used as a safety equipment.
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Ascon Tecnologic S.r.l. and its legal representatives
do not assume any responsibility for any damage
to people, things or animals deriving from violation,
wrong or improper use or in any case not in
compliance with the instrument features.
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Whenever a failure or a malfunction of the control
device may cause dangerous situations for persons,
thing or animals, please remember that the plant has
to be equipped with additional safety devices.
10.3 Maintenance
This instrument does not require periodical recalibration
and it have no consumable parts so that no particular
maintenance is required.
Sometimes it is advisable to clean the instrument.
1. SWITCH THE EQUIPMENT OFF
(power supply, relay output, etc.).
2.
Using a vacuum cleaner or a compressed air jet (max. 3
kg/cm
2
) remove all deposits of dust and dirt which may
be present on the case and on the internal circuits being
careful not to damage the electronic components.
3.
To clean external plastic or rubber parts use only a cloth
moistened with:
• Ethyl Alcohol (pure or denatured) [C
2
H
5
OH] or
• Isopropyl Alcohol (pure or denatured) [(CH
3
)
2
CHOH] or
• Water (H
2
O).
4.
Make sure that there are no loose terminals.
5.
Before turning ON the instrument make sure it is perfectly dry.
6.
Apply the power supply to the instrument.
10.4 Disposal
The appliance (or the product) must be
disposed of separately in compliance
with the local standards in force on
waste disposal.
11 WARRANTY AND REPAIRS
This product is under warranty against manufacturing
defects or faulty materials that are found within 18 months
from delivery date. The warranty is limited to repairs or to
the replacement of the instrument.
The tampering of the instrument or an improper use of the
product will bring about the immediate withdrawal of the
warranty’s effects.
In the event of a faulty instrument, either within the period
of warranty, or further to its expiry, please contact our
sales department to obtain authorisation for sending the
instrument to our company.
The faulty product must be shipped to Ascon Tecnologic
with a detailed description of the faults found, without any
fees or charge for Ascon Tecnologic, except in the event of
alternative agreements.
12 ACCESSORIES
The instrument has a lateral socket into which a special
tool can be inserted.
This tool, named A01, allows:
–
To store a complete instrument configuration and to use it
for other instruments.
–
To transfer a complete instrument configuration to a PC or
from a PC to an instrument
–
To transfer from a PC to an instrument a complete
instrument configuration
–
To transfer a configuration from an A01 to another one.
–
To test serial interface of the instruments and to help the
OEM during machine start up.
Note:
When the instrument is powered by the A01 key, the
outputs are NOT supplied and the instrument can
show the
ouLd
(Out 4 Overload) indication.
