Adam Equipment PGW Precision Balances PGWuserrevE4 User Manual

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7.0  KEYPAD 
 
 
 
The keypad has the following keys to operate the balance. 
 
Keys Primary function Secondary function 
 
To turn the balance to ON or 
Standby 
- 
[Î0/TÍ] or 
[Esc] 
A combined zero and tare 
function 
To escape from setup 
functions and modes 
[Unit] / Ð or 
[Down] 
Selects weighing units by 
cycling through a set of 
enabled units 
To decrement or change a 
displayed value or scroll 
through options backwards
[Mode] / Î or  
[Advance] 
Enters the Mode Selection 
Menu...

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8.0  INPUT/OUTPUT 
 
 
 
The rear panel has connectors for RS-232 serial and a power 
input socket.  Required power input is a low-voltage external 
supply, 15VDC @ 800mA. 
 
 
 
 
 
 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 
  

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9.0  OPERATIONS 
9.1 INITIALISATION 
 
When the balance is first switched on, it 
will display the balance serial number (if 
set), software revision, model capacity 
and then all segments on the display will 
be shown.  Overall the time taken is 
usually 5 -10 seconds. 
 
If an operator passcode has been set, the display will show “PASSCODE” and 
the main display will show a zero.  In this case you must enter the passcode 
to continue using the numeric entry method (see section 7.1). A...

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9.3 WEIGHING 
 
• Press [Î0/TÍ] to zero the balance, if required 
 
• “Î0Í “ will be displayed  
 
• Place a mass on the pan and the weight will be displayed 
 
• If a container is used press [Î0/TÍ] to tare the balance when the 
balance symbol “~” is on. “Net” will be displayed to indicate that the 
balance is tared 
 
• When the display shows zero, place the item to be weighed. Only the 
net weight will be displayed. The capacity tracker at the bottom of the 
LCD will indicate the...

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17 NEWTONS N All 0.00980665 101.971623 
18 CUSTOM Custom All As specified As specified 
 
It is possible to set the balance to display only grams.  Grams will always be 
one of the units enabled, by default.   
 
If “CUSTOM” unit is selected, the balance will prompt for entering a multiplier 
by displaying “MULTIPLIER XX,XXX”, where “XX,XXX” is the last stored \
value. Any value ranging from 0.100 to 10.000 may be entered, by which the 
weight in grams will be multiplied before being...

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9.4.1 Parts Counting 
 
This allows the user to weigh a sample of parts to compute an average un\
it 
weight and then determine the number of items being weighed by dividing the 
net weight by the unit weight value.  The result is always a whole number of 
parts. 
 
The balance will have a preset number of parts to be used as a sample. 
These values are 10, 25, 50 or 100 items. 
 
Steps: 
 
• Press [Mode] to show parts counting, “PARTS” will be displayed 
 
• Enter parts counting by...

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9.4.2 Percent Weighing 
 
Percent weighing will be done by defining a certain weight to be 100%.  The 
weight to be used can either be entered by the user or taken from a sample 
 
• Press [Mode] and then the [Up] or [Down] key to select Percent 
weighing, “PERCENT” will be displayed 
 
• Press [Enter] to enter the function 
 
• Display will show, “PERCENT SAMPLE” 
 
• Press [Enter] to select the sample method or scroll to manually enter 
the sample weight as given below 
 
• When “LOAD...

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9.4.3 Check Weighing 
 
During weighing of a sample the balance can be set to show if the weight is 
above or below an upper and a lower limit.  The display will use the arrows 
under the bar graph to show that check weighing is operating.   The bars 
between the arrows will indicate when the weight is below the lower limit, 
between the limits or above the upper limit. 
 
  
The buzzer can be set to be active when the weight is outside the limits\
 
(below the lower or above the upper)...

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• Next the beeper setting is displayed. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll 
through the options –  
 
“BUZZER OFF”  (Beeper set to off at all times) 
“BUZZER In”  (Beeper will sound when the weight on the pan is              
stable and within the limit)     
“BUZZER Out”   (Beeper will sound when the weight on the pan is 
stable and outside the set limits) 
 
• Confirm the beeper setting by pressing [Enter] 
 
• When a weight is placed on the pan now, the display will indicate 
whether the...

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MANUAL MODE 
 
When the balance is in the MANUAL mode –  
 
If [Enter] is pressed when “rUN” is selected, balance will display “START ?” 
 
Place the item on the pan and press [Enter] again 
 
After the configured Delay and test time are computed by the balance, the 
result will be displayed by showing “FINISHED xx.xx x” after a pre-set time 
Delay and Sampling period (see the section 9.4.4.1 Animal Weighing Setup 
Parameters) 
 
AUTO MODE 
 
When the balance is in the AUTO mode – 
 
If...