Adam Equipment PGW Precision Balances PGW2revA User Manual

 
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INPUT COMMANDS USING REMOTE KEYS   
The  balance  can  be  controlled  with  the  following  co mmands  sent  using 
remote keys such as from a  PC. The commands must  be   sent  in upper case 
letters,  i.e.  “ KT”  not  “ kt”.  Press  the  Enter  key  of  the  PC  after  each  command  
(the action of Carriage Return is denoted as  a s shown below). 
 
Basic Input Commands: 
 
!KT     Tares  the  balance  to  display  the  net  weight.  This...

 
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12.0  ERROR CHECKING 
 
During  weighing  the  balance  is  constantly  checking  to  see  if  it  is  operating 
within the limited parameters.  The errors likely t o occur are: 
  
  A/D counts below lowest allowed value  
  A/D counts above highest allowed value  
  A/D not operating 
  Maximum capacity exceeded  
Other  errors  may  be  detected  during  special  functio ns  or  operations.    These 
will be described in the section that...

 
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13.0  SUPERVISOR MENUS 
 
Pressing  the [Setup] key  while  in  normal  weighing  gives  access  to  the 
menus.    
  When  [Setup]  is  pressed  and  the  Supervisor  Passcode   is  not 
enabled the display will show the Supervisor menus.   If passcode is 
enabled, the balance will ask for it by displaying  “PASSCODE 0”   
 
  If  a  wrong  code  is  entered  an  “ERROR  CODE”  message   will  flash  and 
the balance will return to weighing...

 
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“OFF” or “On”. The user can enable or disable the p arts counting mode 
by  using  [Up]  or [Down] .  Pressing  [Enter]  will  confirm  the  setting  and 
will advance to the next weighing mode. Repeat for  each mode in turn 
 
  Press  [Mode]  to advance  to setting of the  next  menu  or  press  [Esc] to 
return to normal weighing 
 
 
13.3  ENABLE SERIAL INTERFACE PARAMETERS 
 
The  parameters  affecting  the  serial  setup  are  set  i n  a...

 
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When  FORM  1  or  FORM  2  is  selected  the  user  can  set  the  information  to  be 
printed  on  each  line  of  the  form.    Pressing  the  [Up] or  [Down]  keys  will  cycle 
through the options available. The options are:
 
INST ID  Instrument ID number 
SER No  Serial Number 
TIME  Time  
DATE  Date 
NET  Net Weight (Gross weight – Tare Weight) 
GROSS  Gross Weight 
TARE  Tare Weight 
UNIT  Unit weight in parts counting mode 
COUNT...

 
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LANGUAGE 
  English  
French 
German 
Spanish 
 
 TIME  Set  Time  using  the  numeric  entry  method 
(see section 7.1)    
 
 DATE    DATE FORM  
               EUROPE (dd/mm/yy)
 
                       USA (mm/dd/yy)                         
Set  Date  using  the  numeric  entry  method  
(see section 7.1) 
 
 INST ID  Enter a user number to identify this balan ce  
 
 BUZZER   On= Enable 
OFF= Disable 
 
 BACKLIGHT   On  
OFF  
AUTO...

 
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13.5  CALIBRATION SETUP 
 
This menu allows the user to set the calibration pa rameters.  
  Press  [Enter]  when  “CAL  SETUP”  is  displayed  to  select the  calibr ation 
parameters 
 
   The  options  for  each  parameter  can  be  scrolled  thr ough  by  using  the 
[Up]  or [Down]  key 
 
ENABLE  NO =operator calibration is disabled  
YES=operator calibration is enabled 
CAL REPORT  On  =  Enabled.  Prints  out  Calibration report after...

 
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NOTE: The value of the internal mass is not an exact numb er, such as 100g.  
It  must  be  set  by  comparing  with  an  external  mass.    The  exact  value  can  be 
set, provided this feature is enabled at the factor y. 
PROCEDURE
  
   Make sure the balance is level and has been ON lon g enough to reach 
a stable temperature. 
 
  Calibrate  the  balance  twice.  This  helps  to  reduce  any  stresses  in  the 
mechanics. 
 
  To  verify...

 
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To  change  or  disable  a  Passcode  it  will  be  necessar y  to  enter  the  current 
passcode.    
 
Press  [Enter]  when “PASSCODES” is displayed  to enter this section. 
  
OPERATOR  Enter  the  current  passcode  (OLD)  first  the n  enter  a  new 
passcode if desired.   A passcode set to zero will  disable 
the security feature and allow unlimited access.     
SUPERVISOR  First  enter  the  current  passcode  (OLD)  a nd  then  enter  a...

 
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14.0   PERIPHERALS  
 
The peripherals that can be used with the balance a re the following: 
14.1  DENSITY DETERMINATION KIT   (for 0.001g units only) 
 
The  Density  Determination  Kit  includes  everything  n eeded  to  carry  out 
precise and repeatable measurement. The kit allows  a sample to be weighed 
in air and then a liquid to determine the density o f the sample. It also allows a 
glass sinker of known volume to be weighed in air o r...