MSI 3460 Challenger 3 Manual

USER
F8) To enter a calibrationweight other than
capacity, press  USER. T h e
display far left digit will
flash zero indicating that
a number should be
entered.
blinking
Error Correction: If you input a wrong
value, press  ZERO to step back one
digit and reenter.
USER
FUSER
F
TARE

USER
F
TARE


TAREUSER
F
TAREUSER
F
5 times
USER
F
TARE
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9) Press the  USER key to
scroll the number and...

14) The display now readsLoAd3 or  LoAd4.
Repeat steps 12 and 13
for additional span points
press TARE or press
ZERO  if you are finished.
After LoAD4 has passed, the 3460
will automatically advance to the next
step.
/RDG
/RDG
or
TARE
To enter another
span point
15) The display shows  CAL’d
to indicate that the
calibration was successful.
16) Press TARE. The display
flashes C-CAL followed
by the C-CAL number.
Make a note of this number.
If the X1000 annunciator is lit,
also make a note of that.
This...

Calibration     29
5.1 Initial Calibration
Use this procedure only if the capacity and count by (d) needs to be modified. The 
initial steps of the initial calibration will  totally erase user setups as well as any 
previous calibration. 
1)   Turn the 3460 off.
2) Remove the seal screw. With  a small screwdriver press and 
hold the  CAL switch behind 
the seal screw.
3) Still holding down the  CAL
switch, press the  POWER
switch.
4) The display blinks  rESEt. 
5) To reset all calibration  constants and...

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Figure 5-5. 
14) The first digit blinks. Use the 
USER  key to scroll through 
the numbers. When the 
desired number is shown, 
push TARE.
In this example, we’ll enter 
2500 as a capacity.
USER
FUSER
F
TAREUSER
Ffixed blinking blinking
blinking

TARE


TAREUSER
F
TAREUSER
F
5 times
USER
F
TAREblinking
blinking
blinkingfixed
fixed
fixed
Continue inputing the desired 
capacity using the  USER key 
for scrolling the number and 
the TARE  key to...

Calibration     31
Due to LFT requirements and general scale de sign criteria, the weight must be stable 
for certain features to work: ZERO – weight  must be stable to be zeroed. TARE – 
weight must be stable to be tared. TOTAL – weight must be stable to be added to the 
total registers. One way to improve the stability is to increase the filtering, at the risk 
of increasing settling time. The other is to increase the ‘d’ (reduce resolution). The 
third way is to increase the 
motion window. The...

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USER
F
1)Remove the seal screw. With
a small screwdriver press the
cal switch behind the seal
screw.
The CAL setup menu
appears.
2)Press the  USER key to
scroll to the C-Cal menu
selection.
3)Press TARE to start the C-
Cal procedure.
If this calibration is using a cleared
3460, the INITIAL CALIBRATION
procedure will start here. You must
set the cal unit, capacity, and count-
before proceding to step 4,
4)The display reads  UnLd
(unload) indicating you should
remove all weight...

TARE
TARE
TARE
USER
F
10) Press the USER key to
scroll  the number and the
TARE  key to enter each
digit of the C-Cal value.
In this example, we’ll enter the C-
Cal value of 2503. However, it
should be noted that most C-CAL values are 5 digits.
Do not push the  TARE key two
times in a row until the entire
number is entered. C-Cal’s lessthan 4 digits will not be accepted.
If the number is too small the
display will read “LittL” and goback to the “C-CAL” message.
Error Correction during number
entry: If...

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5.4 Calibration Setup Menu
The calibration setup menu contains two items: standard and auto zero maintenance 
“Auto0.” In addition, more menus will appear  that are transferred from the main setup 
menu when Legal for Trade settings are used.
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Calibrate with Weights
Calibrate with Constant Industrial Setting 
(default)
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R-76, OIML
Industrial, restricted to
1...

TARE
If you are already in the Cal menu 
skip to step 2
1) Remove the seal screw. With  a small screwdriver press the 
cal switch behind the seal 
screw. The CAL setup menu 
appears.
2) Press the  USER key to 
scroll to  Setup.
3) Press TARE to enter the cal 
setup menu.
4) Press TARE to enter the 
standard menu. The current 
standard setting is displayed.
5) Scroll to the desired standard  pressing the  USER key. 
6) Press TARE to set the 
standard. The display goes to 
the next item in the CAL setup...

TARE
If you are already in the Cal menu 
skip to step 2
1) Remove the seal screw. With  a small screwdriver press the 
cal switch behind the seal 
screw. The CAL setup menu 
appears.
2) Press the  USER key to 
scroll to  Setup.
3) Press TARE to enter the cal 
setup menu.
4) Press USER to scroll to the 
Auto0 menu.
5) Press TARE to enter the auto-
zero menu. The current setting 
is displayed (blinking)
6) Change the setting between  On or OFF pressing the 
USER key.
7) Press TARE to set the 
autozero. The...