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SETUP SUBMENUS
3 OPERATING YOUR BALANCE
3.1 The Menu (Basic Settings of the Instrument)
The Explorer balance has three basic menus; each is selected by front panel buttons marked Mode, Units and
Setup.
Mode Button
The Mode button, when pressed, permits the selection of four weighing modes which are: weigh, percent, count
and animal weighing. These modes are controlled by an on or off selection made in the Setup menu under the
submenu Mode as displayed.
Units Button
The Units button, when pressed, allows the balance to display values in selected measuring unit.
Setup Button
The Setup button, when pressed, allows entry into thirteen submenus which allows you to set the balance for
specific operating parameters. Each of the thirteen submenus contain settings which are user selectable. The
table below illustrates the various submenus and the functions which are selectable. The items shown on the
menu, which are bolded, are the factory default settings. In other words, if you did not enter the Setup menu, the
balance would function in the basic manner shown by the various settings which are bolded. The setup submenus
shown below are arranged in the order as displayed in the balance.
CALIBRATION
InCAL
TM
Calibration (No Lock)*
Span Calibration
User Calibration
Linearity Calibration
Calibration Test (No Lock)
Calibration Msg ON/OFF
Calibration Adj + 100 (0)
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
RS232
Baud
300, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600
Parity
None, -E-, -Odd-, -0-, -1-
Data
7,8
Stop
1, 2
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
FUNCTION
Weigh
ON/OFF
Percent
ON/OFF
Count
ON/OFF
Animal
ON/OFF
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
LFT
LFT LOCK
ON/OFF
(Locked using switch)
START
DATE
Type m/d/y
Set Date
Exit
TIME
Type 12 Hour/24 Hour
Set Time
Adjust Enter xx seconds
Exit
GLP DATA
User Number
Enter 7 digits
Project Number
Enter 7 digits
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
GLP SET
Time
ON/OFF
Balance ID
ON/OFF
User Number
ON/OFF
Project Number
ON/OFF
Difference
ON/OFF
Name
ON/OFF
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
UNITS
Units
ON/OFF
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
GLOBAL
List
NO/YES
Reset
NO/YES
Version
Software No.
Lock
ON/OFF
CUSTOM
Factor
Enter 7 digits
Exponent
Enter +3 to -3
LSD
Enter 0,5 to 100
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
READOUT
Filter
-0-, -1-, -2-, -3-
Stable
.5d, 1d, 2d, 5d
Auto 0
OFF, .5d, 1d, 5d
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
* (If option is installed.)
Auto Print
OFF, Cont., Inter, On Stb
Interval
Enter 1 seconds
Stable
ON/OFF
Numeric
ON/OFF
Print Date
ON/OFF
Print Time
ON/OFF
Reference
ON/OFF
Lock
ON/OFF
Exit
