Shimadzu ELB120, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...IT ON OFF BR EAK MODE TARE SHIMADZU ELECTRONIC BALANCE ELB SERIES ELB120 ELB200 ELB300 ELB600 ELB1200 ELB2000 ELB3000 ELB12K ELB600S ELB6000S INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4500 10800 15ATD 374 321 56849 21E Oct 2008 ...

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Page 3: ...l thoroughly to ensure correct use of the equipment Save this for reference in use SHIMADZU ELECTRONIC BALANCE ELB SERIES ELB120 ELB200 ELB300 ELB600 ELB1200 ELB2000 ELB3000 ELB12K ELB600S ELB6000S INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 4: ... the ELB balance CAUTION Do not use the ELB balance in dangerous areas Use only the AC adapter provided by the distributor authorized by Shimadzu if using an AC adapter Use options and peripherals provided by Shimadzu Use of inadequate attachments and peripherals may cause malfunction of the balance The ELB balance is a precision instrument Take enough care and precautions when handling it to ensu...

Page 5: ...Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Shimadzu ELB Series Electronic Balance Before using the balance read this Instruction Manual carefully and store it for reference in use ...

Page 6: ...9 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC EN55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Class B EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 1998 EN61000 3 3 1995 Low Voltage directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EN60950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 Weighing Instruments Department Analytical Measuring Instruments Division SHIMADZU CORPORATION 1 Nishinokyo Kuwabaracho Nakagyo ku Kyoto shi 604 8511 JAPAN ...

Page 7: ...CONDITIONS FOR REGISTRATION 12 8 2 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES 12 8 3 DELETING THE REGISTRATION 12 9 CALIBRATION 13 10 PIECE COUNTING 14 11 PERCENTAGE CONVERSION 16 12 SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASUREMENT 17 13 SWITCHING UNITS 19 14 PERFORMANCE INSPECTION 20 15 MAINTENANCE 21 16 MALFUNCTION 22 17 SPECIFICATIONS 23 18 PARTS LIST 25 19 SPECIAL ACCESSORIES OPTIONS 26 19 1 BELOW BALANCE WEIGHING HOOK 26 19 2 PERI...

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Page 9: ...over are fitted before shipment In use keypad protective cover Pan supporter Pan Instruction manual Operating guide Dry batteries are not packed Names of units Balance main unit Dry battery cover Pan Pan supporter Pan supporter shaft Level indicator Power jack Level screws 3 places In use keypad protective cover Dry battery holder DATA I O connector Large pan model Small pan model ...

Page 10: ...TARE 1 Subtracts the weight of the container 2 Confirms menu selections 3 Sets the reference values for piece counting and percentage conversion UNIT 1 Switches the units 2 Cancels the Auto Print function 3 Stops continuous data output to external instruments MODE 1 Selects different menu items 2 Measures the weight in air during specific gravity measurement 3 Cancels the Auto Print function 4 Sto...

Page 11: ...lay stabilizes within 0 0 25 of the minimal increment Turn off the power immediately if this mark illuminates Auto Print mark Illuminates when the Auto Print function is turned on Low Battery mark Replace the dry batteries when this illuminates Percentage mark Piece counting mark Gram mark Stability mark Illuminates when the display stabilizes Negative sign mark ...

Page 12: ... pull it in the indicated direction to remove it 2 Take out the dry battery holder 3 Fit six AA batteries in the dry battery holder When replacing the dry batteries take the used dry batteries out of the holder CAUTION Make sure that the polarities are correct when fitting the batteries CAUTION Do not mix and use old dry batteries with new ones 4 Put the dry battery holder back in place and fit th...

Page 13: ... Installation 1 2 3 Remove the protection paper at 2 places on the in use keypad protective cover and mount the cover over the keypad Mount the pan supporter and the pan on the pan supporter shaft Assure the horizontal installation of the balance by rotating the level screw until the air bubble in the level comes to a rest in the center of the red circle Also check that the balance is placed stead...

Page 14: ...B300 as an example Turn on the power 1 2 3 4 5 6 Check that nothing is placed on the pan Press the ON OFF BREAK key The Check display will illuminate indicating that the temperature sensor inside the balance is being checked Depending on the ambient temperature this may remain illuminating for about 30 seconds The all segments illuminate for approximately 6 seconds Zero is displayed The zero may b...

Page 15: ...e Dry Batteries consumption can be reduced by activating the Auto Power Off function Refer to 6 Auto Power Off Function for information on how to set and disable the Auto Power Off function Container Any container in which the sample is placed Measurements without any container are also possible Preliminary loading Preliminary loading refers to loading and unloading the sample or the weight once b...

Page 16: ...pment 6 1 Setting the Auto Power Off Function 1 Press the MODE key 5 times from weight display 2 The display shown on the right will appear 3 Press the TARE key 4 The balance will revert to weight display after the display on the right is shown CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Never turn off the power while SEt is displayed 5 When the Power Off fu...

Page 17: ...display shown on the right will appear 3 Press the TARE key 4 After the display shown on the right appears the balance will revert to weight display CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Never turn off the power while SEt is displayed ...

Page 18: ...y To select a condition or a mode press the TARE key while the condition or the mode is displayed When a condition or a mode is selected SEt is displayed and then it reverts to the weight display This does not occur when calibration piece counting or percentage conversion is selected CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Do not turn off the power while...

Page 19: ...ability detection width Small 1 P 2 Internal stability detection width Large 2 d on Zero tracking ON d d off Zero tracking OFF Conditions IF RS 232C communication specification settings Mode SG Specific gravity measurement 1 Unit kg Kilogram Unit g Gram Unit ct Carat 1ct 0 2g 2 Unit oz Ounce 1oz 28 3495g 2 Unit ozt Troy ounce 1ozt 31 1035g 2 Unit dwt Penny weight 1dwt 1 55517g 2 Unit GN Grain 1GN ...

Page 20: ...r while SEt is displayed 8 3 Deleting the Registration Follow the procedure below to delete registered units one by one Piece counting and cannot be deleted by this method 1 Repeat pressing the MODE key while the balance displays the weight except for the case of specific gravity measurement until Unit xx is displayed 2 Repeat pressing the MODE key until the unit to delete is displayed is displaye...

Page 21: ...ing on the pan go through the menu selections to display CAL for calibration Refer to 7 Menu Selection Press the TARE key The value of the weight to be used for calibration flashes on the display Place the calibration weight on the pan Refer to 17 Specifications for information on the calibration weight Press the TARE key when the stability mark illuminates Zero flashes on the display Remove the w...

Page 22: ...ment accuracy The counted number of pieces is displayed with the unit PCS Setting procedure 1 2 3 4 5 6 Place the container on the pan and press the TARE key Select piece counting mode Conv PCS in menu selection and press the TARE key Refer to 5 Menu Selection The number of reference pieces 10 is displayed Select the intended number by pressing the MODE key The displayed number changes in the foll...

Page 23: ...er while SEt is displayed If the sample weight exceeds the capacity of the balance or the weight of a piece of the sample is smaller than the minimum increment r E4 is displayed and the display reverts to the unit before menu selection Press the ON OFF BREAK key to abort piece counting settings Abort is displayed and then it reverts to the display before menu selection Aborting is not possible whi...

Page 24: ...ner Press the TARE key when the stability mark illuminates After SEt is displayed it changes to the percentage display with the mark illuminating At the same time the reference weight and the unit are registered on the UNIT key Refer to 13 Switching Units CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Do not turn off the power while SEt is displayed If the samp...

Page 25: ... and in water with the specific gravity of water taken to be one The optional below balance weighing hook facilitates the measurement in water Described below is the procedure when using the below balance weighing hook See 19 1 Below Balance Weighing Hook The optional Specific Gravity Measurement Set is also available The weight in air during specific gravity measurement is displayed as grams Proc...

Page 26: ...e more than 100 times the minimum increment to ensure accurate measurements 9 Press the UNIT key to revert to the gram display OL is displayed if the calculation results are negative The calculation results can be output by the print command while the results are being displayed Continuous output is not possible during specific gravity measurement Return to step 3 by pressing the MODE key to conti...

Page 27: ... illuminates if specific gravity measurement has been set Press the TARE key This cancels the specific gravity measurement and the balance displays ordinary units such as g PCS and 13 Switching Units Pressing the UNIT key switches the unit between g and other registered units The balance may be shipped from the factory with no units registered In this case the unit cannot be switched When piece co...

Page 28: ...ero tracking d oFF off Perform preliminarily loading and then press the TARE key to zero the display Repeat loading and unloading a weight close to the capacity 10 times and record the following values Xi the value at which the display stabilizes after loading Yi the value at which the display stabilizes after unloading Obtain the standard deviation σx and σy using the equation below 9 10 1 2 i x ...

Page 29: ...tergent NOTICE Organic solvents and chemical dusters will damage the coating and membrane panel NOTICE Use the protective cover supplied as a standard accessory or as an optional accessory when using the balance in places where dirt may attach NOTICE The pan can be washed in water Be sure that it is completely dry when using 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 30: ... fluctuates Affection of vibration or wind Install the balance at a place without vibration or wind Set the response speed to normal Affection of electromagnetic waves or electrical noise Place the balance away from the noise source The Low Battery mark remains illuminated Dry batteries are empty See 2 Fitting Replacing the Dry Battery During measurement The display goes off Dry batteries have not...

Page 31: ... error Err 4 Internal computation error Stop using the balance and contact our service personnel 17 Specifications Model ELB120 ELB200 ELB300 ELB600 ELB1200 Weighing capacity 120g 200g 300g 600g 1200g Minimum display 0 01g 0 01g 0 01g 0 05g 0 1g Standard deviation σ 0 01g σ 0 01g σ 0 01g σ 0 05g σ 0 1g Linearity errors 0 01g 0 01g 0 02g 0 05g 0 1g Calibration weight 100g 200g 300g 500g 1000g Pan s...

Page 32: ...weight 2000g 3000g 10kg 500g 5000g Pan size mm 170 x 130 Stability of Sensitivity 5 to 35 C 15ppm C 10ppm C 20ppm C 20ppm C 20ppm C Dimensions of main body mm Approx 185 W x 215 D x 55 H Weight kg Approx 1 25 Temperature range 5 to 40 C Power 6 x AA dry batteries 9DCV 1 5DCV x 6 Continuous operation time Approx 40 hours using alkaline dry batteries AC adapter Option DC output voltage 9 DCV DC outp...

Page 33: ... 10 500g 321 53447 10 1kg 321 53448 10 2kg 321 53449 10 5kg 321 53450 10 10kg 321 53451 10 Electronic Printer EP 80 321 62675 01 Impact dot Normal paper RS 232C interface IFB 102A 321 41167 10 Carrying case 321 50136 Maintenance Parts Item P N Remarks Square pan 321 41419 For large pan model Pan supporter square 321 41394 90 For large pan model Round pan 321 41418 10 For small pan model Pan suppor...

Page 34: ...Remove the pan and pan supporter 3 Remove the seal on the back of the balance 4 CAUTION While holding down the pan supporter shaft screw the hook into the screw hole on the bottom of the balance by hand Do not use any tools such as a monkey wrench to tighten the hook as it may damage the sensor inside the balance 5 Place the balance at a place where no excess force is applied to the hook 6 Remount...

Page 35: ... the Baud Rate and Selecting the Stop Bit on page 29 19 2 2 RS 232C Interface IFB 102A The IFB 102A is used to connect the balance to external devices such as a personal computer Connection After confirming that the power of the balance has been turned off insert the plug of the IFB 102A into the DATA I O connector of the balance Signals Pin No Signal Name I O Description 1 FG Ground 2 TXD Out Dat...

Page 36: ... stability information Stable S Unstable U When oL or OL is displayed S oL CR Unit space Polarity Positive space Negative minus Internal stability when outputting with stability information Stable S Unstable U Data format ASCII JIS code Baud rate Select from 300 600 1200 2400 4800 and 9600 Parity Select from EvEn even number odd odd number and non none Data length Without parity 8 bit With parity ...

Page 37: ... key Selecting the parity 1 Press the MODE key to display iF 2 Press the TARE key to display bPS 3 Press the MODE key to display Prty 4 Press the TARE key to display EvEn 5 The display changes in the following order by pressing the MODE key EvEn odd non EvEn The currently selected parity is displayed with the stability mark 6 Select the desired parity and press the TARE key The data length becomes...

Page 38: ...peration take appropriate precautionary measures against unexpected communication failure setting a waiting time for input for example Command code Function Description T Subtraction of the container weight Zeros the display D05 Print once Outputs the displayed data D06 Auto Print Outputs the displayed data automatically when the display stabilizes after an object is placed on the pan while zero i...

Page 39: ...OFF BR EAK MODE TARE SHIMADZU ELECTRONIC BALANCE ELB SERIES ELB120 ELB200 ELB300 ELB600 ELB1200 ELB2000 ELB3000 ELB12K ELB600S ELB6000S INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4500 06800 400TD 374 321 56849 21D M054 E119D May 2008 ...

Page 40: ...DE key is pressed Press the TARE key when the item to set is displayed 3 SEt is displayed and it reverts to the weight display CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Do not turn off the power while SEt is displayed CAUTION Menu selection is not possible in the specific gravity measurement mode Display a different unit by pressing the UNIT key to start m...

Page 41: ...ainer while the number is displayed 5 Press the TARE key when the stability mark illuminates after placing the sample pieces 6 SEt is displayed and then it changes to the piece counting display with the piece counting mark PCS illuminating CAUTION The internal values of the balance are being revised while SEt is displayed Do not turn off the power while SEt is displayed Setting the Percent Convers...