Industrial Weighing Systems

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This document shows calibration instructions extracted from Manuals we have on file
that may not necessarily match your current model.
For your reference only.

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 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES
Indicators are factory calibrated B. Allowable division values are 1 through 9
during inspection, but must be with trailing (3 Max.) zeros and decimal
re-calibrated for use with each point in any desired position. EX: .001,
customer’s specific applications. .2, 1, 7, 20, etc.
Before proceeding with C. Key in up to 6 digit division value then
calibration, your scale must meet the press ENTER key.
minimum dead load requirements of this
instrument (.75 mV input with zero weight on 4. Display shows: unitS= Weight Units
the scale). If it does not, refer to the Dead
Load Compensation Section of this manual.
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
1. With POWER OFF and right panel (as ZERO CAP

viewed from indicator front) removed as A. X =

1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
outlined in DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES; 1 LB ONLY=
refer to Figure 1 and place switch in the 2 KG ONLY=
calibration position (Detail C), then POWER 3 =
LB/KG (Power up in LB. Is
UP the indicator. NOTE: On earlier models switchable to KG via LB/KG key.)
without switch, J2 is operate position and 4 = KG/LB (Power up in KG. Is
J3 is calibrate position. switchable to LB via LB/KG key).*
5 = TONS ONLY. (Apply keypad
overlay).
B. Key in desired unit and press ENTER
Calibrate key.

*NOTE: If the weight units are to be kg,

switchable to lb units using the Front Panel
switch, then the calibration (CAPACITY,
Operate DIVISION, etc.) must be done in lb units. The
DIVISION value entered must be exactly twice
Figure 1 - Right-end view of Indicator showing the kg division value. The CAPACITY and
detail of calibration switch positions. LOADS entered should be the lb equivalent of
the kg values, rounded to the nearest lb
NOTE: On each of the following displays, DIVISION value. For example, a scale with a
press the ENTER key alone if the displayed CAPACITY of 70,000 kg x 10 kg should be
value is acceptable. entered as 154320 x 20 lb. If the load used for
calibration is 50,000 kg, then the “LoAd” asked
2. Indicator will go through a brief display test for in STEP 6 should be 110240 lb. After
sequence then display: CAP= Capacity Calibration and Set-up procedure is completed,
any errors in the displayed weight can be
corrected using the Fine Span Adjustment of
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
STEP 20. Note, however, that the indicator must
ZERO CAP
be displaying lb. Fine Span Adjustment may be
A. XXXXXX blanks if instrument has never done, correcting the weight error in lb. Leave the
been calibrated or XXXXXX will display Fine Span mode, then check the display in kg
current scale capacity. (Capacity Max. mode. To convert weight in pounds to kilograms,
950,000) multiply pounds by .4536. To convert weight in
B. Key in up to 6 digit scale capacity value kilograms to pounds, divide kilograms by .4536
then press ENTER key.
5. Display shows: C=, Calibration No.
3. Display shows: din=, Division Value

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ZERO CAP

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL

ZERO
OVER
CAP
A. To calibrate without test weights, enter
the C (calibration) number from the
A. XXXXXX are blanks if instrument has previous calibration (See Step 17). This
never been calibrated or XXXXXX will number should be recorded onto a label
display current scale division value. attached to the indicator. Press ENTER
10
key and proceed to Step 7.
 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES, Cont.
B. To calibrate using test weights, or to A. Key-in Sample Rate from 0.5 to 10
bypass Calibration altogether, press samples per second, then press ENTER
ENTER key and proceed to Step 6. key.
•Recommended Fill Control ..................10
6. Display shows: LoAd •Recommended Static Weighing ............2

11. Display shows: S1=, Setting 1

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ZERO CAP

A. Place known accurate weight on scale,

key-in the equivalent weight up to 6 digits ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL
ZERO
OVER
CAP

and press the ENTER key; or press

ENTER key alone to bypass calibration Not
Used Blank display ON
and proceed to Step 8. 1=yes 0=no
0=MM/DD/YY
overcapacity
1=DD/MM/YY
See Note B
7. Display shows: unLoAd Auto zero
0=Normal operation 1=yes 0=no
1=Gross mode only
Push button tare
Weight units 1=yes 0=no
0=Upper case
1=Lower case
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP *Tare is not active if GROSS MODE ONLY. See Note C

Note: If the display shows HELP

A, see Appendix A, Dead Load A. Key-in desired settings, then press
Compensation Section. ENTER key.
B. Date can display or print in standard
A. Remove weight, then press ENTER key. (MM/DD/YY) or European (DD/MM/YY)
Format.
8. Display shows: A-r=, Auto-Zero Range C. Tare mode is disabled so that the 738
operates only in gross mode.

12. Display shows: S2=, Setting 2 (Printer Port)

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP

A. Key-in Auto-Zero Range in number of

divisions
•Bench, counter, livestock ...................0.6 ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP
•Axle, vehicle, railway ..........................3.0
•All other scales ...................................1.0
•Non-Commercial .................User Specify Printer attached Auto Line Feed****
B. Then press ENTER key. 1=Yes 0=No
***Cutbar Printer
1=Yes 0=No

1=Yes 0=No Printer Selection

00=750 (10 Lines)
9. Display shows: m-r=, Motion Range *Echo Printed Weight 01=740 (0 Lines)
Via Serial Port 10=780 (Form Feed)
1=Yes 0=No 11=Cont Data Out**

0=Print ID, T/D, Delete G-T-N

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER C No. on All Beside Weight
ZERO CAP
1=Print ID, T/D, 1=Yes 0=No
C3 on G-T-N only
A. Key-in desired Motion Range in number
of divisions: A. Key-in desired setting, then press
•Axle, vehicle, railway, livestock ..........3.0 ENTER key.
•All other scales ...................................1.0
•Non-Commercial .................User Specify *If setting is 1, the weight transmitted to the
B. Then press ENTER key. device attached to the serial port is the last
weight printed on the device attached to the
10. Display shows SrAtE=, Sample Rate printer port (does not apply to continuous data
output).

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ZERO CAP

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 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES, Cont.
**If continuous data output is selected, time/date, A. At this prompt, enter the baud rate
ID, Consec. No. keys DO NOT APPLY. In selection for the printer and serial port.
addition, the cutbar and auto line feed settings Select the desired baud rate as shown in
are ignored. the following table:

***If this option is enabled, a 07 HEX character X = 1 - 4800

will be sent to the printer to perform the paper cut 2 - 2400
operation. A 750 type printer should be selected 3 - 1200 (Standard Setting)
to insure that the paper has been advanced 4 - 600
enough so that the printed data is not lost. 5 - 300
6 - 9600
****This option, when enabled, will automatically 7 - 19200
append a line feed after every carriage return in
the printer data stream. B. After desired baud rate is set, press the
ENTER key.
13. Display shows: S3=, Setting 3 (Serial Port
No. 1) 15. Display shows: FiLtEr=, Filter

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER ZERO CAP
ZERO CAP

X= 1 to 99*
A. Key-in desired setting, then press the
Not used
Enter 0 PT200, SB500 ENTER key.
Scoreboard
1=yes 0=no
Serial port in use *The number 1 to 99 represents the number of
1=yes 0=no SB200, SB400
Scoreboard consecutive weigh samples during which the
738 interactive**
0=yes 1=no 1=yes 0=no weight deviation cannot exceed the motion range
Computer interface
setting. Filter should be set to 1 for all
1=continuous weight applications except those with high motion
0=on demand (via enq)
characteristics (such as a livestock scale). For
livestock scale the following settings are
**If 0 - signal device may operate the indicator via recommended: MOTION RANGE=2, SAMPLE
serial data and may use the indicator display. RATE=2, FILTER=4.
Keyboard data will also be transmitted. If 1 - no
interaction is allowed (except for ENQ on PRINTER USE: If a printer is
COMPUTER INTERFACE/ON DEMAND connected to the indicator, the
applications). following series of TAB displays
are for setting the Line Printed On
(LL) and the Position On The Line
A. Key-in desired settings, then press the (PP) for Time, Date, ID,
ENTER key. Consecutive Transaction Number,
and Gross, Tare, Net labeling of weight.
14. Display shows: b rAte=, Baud Rate Refer to Figure 2 below showing relative (LL)
and (PP) dimensions for various printers; to
Table A showing available printed Characters
per inch for various printers; and to
information in the appropriate Operator’s
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER manuals for various printers being used.
ZERO CAP

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 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES, Cont.
Display then shows: tAbS id = (ID)

00–00 _________Line Position - (PP)

L
i
n Figure 2 - ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
e
Diagram
740 ZERO CAP

P
r
showing relative A. Set LL then press ENTER key.
n
i Line (LL) and B. Set PP then press ENTER key.
e
t 750 Position (PP)
d dimensions for
O various printer Display then shows: tAbS Cn =
n
formats with (Consecutive transaction number)
(LL)
upper left TAB
780 starting at
00-00.†

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ZERO CAP
†The position on the line has a maximum
value that will vary according to the print A. Set LL then press ENTER key.
format and character size selected. B. Set PP then press ENTER key.

740/750
Char/inch (max.tab)* Display then shows: tAbS G = (Gross)
12.4 40

780 8-1/2" x11"

Char/inch (max. tab)* ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP
10 80
12.4 90 A. Set LL then press ENTER key.
17 99 B. Set PP then press ENTER key.

TABLE A
Display then shows: tAbS tA= (Tare)

*Maximum TAB settings indicate the extreme

right hand margin reached by the printer.
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP
16. If printer is connected - Display shows:
tAbS t = (Time) A. Set LL then press ENTER key.
B. Set PP then press ENTER key.

Display then shows: tAbS n = (Net)

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP

A. Set LL then press ENTER key.

B. Set PP then press ENTER key. ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP

Display then shows: tAbS d = (Date) A. Set LL then press ENTER key.
B. Set PP then press ENTER key.

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

ZERO CAP

A. Set LL then press ENTER key.

B. Set PP then press ENTER key.

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 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES, Cont.

Additional TABS may be 17. Display shows: C=XXXXXXXX

requested at this point if a special
option is installed that produces
additional print fields.
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP

NOTE: If a 780 type printer has been A. XXXXXXXX = Calibration number to be

selected, this prompt will be displayed after saved and used for indicator calibration
all the tab settings have been entered. Enter outlined in Step 5.
the length of the form in lines.
NOTE: XXXXXXXX may be in any sequence or

Fn Si 2E=nn
combination containing 8 of the following 16
characters:
ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER

0-9
ZERO CAP
=Numbers 0 through 9

Example: For a form size of 5.5 inches to be

printed at 6 lines per inch, enter 33 (6 lines/inch*
5.5 inches).
G =Gross n =Net d =Date

Display then shows: Print ?

t =Tare P =Print . =(decimal)

B. After recording C number, press ENTER

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL
ZERO
OVER
CAP
key.

18. Display will then show: donE

A. Press ENTER key. Printer will run test
print showing data locations.

Display then shows: AGAin ?

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL OVER
ZERO CAP

19. With power ON, refer to Figure 1 in Step 1,

ID TIME DATE lb kg TARE NET CZ MOTION BEL
ZERO
OVER
CAP
place the switch in the operate position,
POWER DOWN, then POWER UP indicator.
Check calibration with a known weight. If OK,
A. Enter 0 for NO-display goes to Step 17. reassemble indicator. The Indicator is ready
B. Enter 1 for YES-display goes back to for use. If not OK, proceed to Step 20.
beginning of Step 16.
20. FINE SPAN ADJUSTMENT- After calibration
Additional setup information may and set-up procedure is complete and a
be requested at this point if the known weight is on the scale, any small error
PWC/FILL CONTROL OPTION, displayed plus or minus the known weight
TRUCK STORAGE MEMORY may be corrected as follows:
BOARD OPTION, or other special
options are installed.

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 CALIBRATION & SET-UP PROCEDURES, Cont.
A. With indicator POWER ON and
displaying weight, place the switch in the
calibrate position (See Step 1). An upper
case C will appear in the right most
position of the display. This disables all
keys except 0, 1, and ZERO.
B. Press 1 to increase displayed weight 1
grad per press; press 0 to decrease
displayed weight 1 grad per press. Press
ZERO to zero scale.
C. After making the correction to the
displayed weight, remove the test weight
from the scale deck. If zero has shifted
and one or more divisions are displayed,
zero the scale by pressing the ZERO key.
Place the test weight back on the scale.
If the displayed weight is still incorrect by
one or more divisions, press the 1 or 0
key to change the displayed weight until it
is correct.
D. Perform the previous operation (Step C)
until the span adjustment is correct and
the scale returns to a solid zero when
the test weight is removed.
E. When the span adjustment is complete,
place the switch in the operate position
and reassemble indicator. Display will
show new C number (Step 17). Record
new C number.
F. Press ENTER key.
G. Indicator is ready for use.

21. SETUP AND CALIBRATION REVIEW-The

setup and calibration review allows you to
inspect the setup and calibration parameters
without changing the switch inside the
indicator. To invoke this feature:

A. Hold down the * key and turn ON the

indicator simultaneously; when the
introduction message appears, release
the * key. After the introduction, the
indicator will be in the review mode. It will
go through the same sequence as setup
and calibration; however, the only valid
key is ENTER. To look at the next
parameter, press the ENTER key.
B. After the review is complete, the message
DONE will be displayed. Turn the
indicator OFF, then back ON.

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