Sinar AP 6060, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Read all instructions prior to operating your SinarTM AP Moisture Analyzer Whenever using this unit remember to follow the appropriate operating procedures For your reference record Seria...

Page 2: ...Hectolitre Bushel Weight 5 111 5 Using the Printer 6 IV CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENTS 10 IV l Moisture Content 10 IV 2 Hectolitre Bushel Weight 11 V CALIBRATION TRANSFERS 12 VI KARDWARE SECTION 14 VI 1 Set...

Page 3: ...ollowing the procedure in this manual The commodity calibration can be checked by comparing the Moisture Analyzer results against reference samples e g oven tested samples please ensure that tested sa...

Page 4: ...of a family of 4 Moisture Analyzers All 4 models have a facility to transfer and receive calibrations from each other Either new commodities can be transferred or existing calibrations can be updated...

Page 5: ...The capacitance corrected for weight and temperature is known as the instrument reference reading but in practice it is commonly referred to as the capacitance value III OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 111 1...

Page 6: ...weight balance corrects the moisture measurement for the weight of the sample However the calibration curve of each product is created with full sample cells as this gives the highest accuracy d The...

Page 7: ...ually calibrated with its own sample cell for greater accuracy Ensure that both the instrument and the sample cell show the same serial number the serial numbers are located on the bottom of the instr...

Page 8: ...ures that the correct volume is used a Fill the measuring cylinder using the hopper ensuring the cylinder is over filled Note Never pour the grain directly into the cylinder The rate at which the grai...

Page 9: ...change from hectolitre to bushel weight units and vice versa see Section VI 2 Changing Default Settings To repeat the test repeat steps a to d The nature of the operation means that every time lb bu k...

Page 10: ...shows HI AUTO 8 The printer has now been activated and when H20 and other measurements are selected the results will be printed To turn the printer off repeat steps 5 and 6 After step 6 the display s...

Page 11: ...Date day month year 1 Switch on HI 2 Press and hold CAL AUTO 3 Press and hold AVER dAtE 4 Press AVER d 30 Enter date e g 30 10 92 Enter day 30 by pressing 3 followed by O Press AVER Press 1 followed...

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Page 13: ...7 Press A Press 2 Press AVER twice 92 I 92 omponent of the date can be viewed and corrected by pressing AVER 6 When the date is correct Press _HI_ AUTO...

Page 14: ...be adjusted for each individual channel by using the up I A and down arrow keys This bias facility is used as follows 1 Determine the average adjustment needed Compare at least 3 different samples Dis...

Page 15: ...IV CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENTS 10 kg hi channel number that has been adjusted Release the key and the display will show the adjustment that has been made...

Page 16: ...een made HECTOLITRE BUSHEL WEIGHT CAL IC 0 0 In the same way as moisture readings can be matched to oven test results or some other test e g merchants moisture analyzer the hectolitre bushel weight re...

Page 17: ...IV CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENTS 11 2 Select channel No 1 7 e g 1 3 Press and hold P HI 1 Jr CALJ...

Page 18: ...ware of the effect of moisture content on hectolitre bushel weight i e above 15 as moisture content increases the hectolitre bushel weight decreases For this reason it is best to base any adjustment o...

Page 19: ...IV CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENTS 12 other models are included in their respective user manuals...

Page 20: ...and press P 6 Press AUTO By this stage both units should be displaying CO PA This is known as the communication mode On the Sending Unit 7 Pres s Channel number e g 1 This contains the calibration cu...

Page 21: ...2 On the receiving unit press AVER Sending unit changes to Receiving unit changes to When the transfer is completed both units will display VI HARDWARE SECTION VI l SET UP CHECKS PASS I Switch off bot...

Page 22: ...DJUSTMENTS 14 that the sample and cell temperature are in equilibrium Check temperature of grain using an accurate thermometer Switch on instrument and press TEMP The two readings should not differ by...

Page 23: ...0 6 from the value of the capacitance reference sample If any of these measurements are out of tolerance the instrument should be reset As a daily check the Q key can be used to AUTO c heck that the i...

Page 24: ...word andpressP I I 4 Press and hold AUTO H CAL 5 Press and hold AVER until analyzer bleeps ______I 1 I lj 6 Fill the cell with a 180 gram capacitance reference sample eq 28 1 Allow 1 minute for the ce...

Page 25: ...ing Now check the temperature weight and capacitance b Resetting the Weight Balance Only As the only moving part in the instrument the weight balance generally needs resetting more often than the othe...

Page 26: ...off and on reload the 180 gram sample and and check theib bu reading to ensure it is 64 5 1 kg hl kg hi VI 2 CHANGING DEFAULT SETTINGS The following options are available a Hectolitre or bushel weight...

Page 27: ...When this key is held down the analyzer changes from high to low frequency measurements or vice versa It is always possible to say what frequency is being used as soon as the analyzer in switched on I...

Page 28: ...om the underside of the instrument 3 Remove the old batteries and replace with four standard l 5v alkaline batteries Size C MN 1400 or equivalent BE SURE TO INSERT BATTERIES THE CORRECT WAY ROUND AS M...

Page 29: ...oice if necessary use arrows i e if you want to use 8 or 9 in the password 7 Press ib bu enters new password kg hi into memory 8 Switch off and on Check new password I_ _I CAL I H CAL I C O P A I I x...

Page 30: ...re frequent depending on the operating environment the male and female interfaces are cleaned with Methanol or a similar solvent using a piece of kitchen towel or other soft material The female interf...

Page 31: ...ly with the instrument with which it was supplied Each Analyzer is individually calibrated with its own sample cell Ensure that both the instrument and the sample cell display the same serial number t...

Page 32: ...ement Range 1 35 moisture wet basis depending on applications Printer Output RS232 C Accuracy Typical standard deviation 0 3 for moisture dependent on application and moisture level and 1 0 for hectol...

Page 33: ...PECIFICATION 23 Full Cell 290m1 volume Bias Facility Moisture content and hectolitre bushel weight readings can be biased in increments of 0 1 Temperature C or F Specific Weight Hectolitre or Bushel w...

Page 34: ...VII TE MNI AL SPECIFICATION 24 O SAMPLE CEL E SAMFLE CELL MOUNTING ON WEIGHT BALANCE WEIGHT BALANCE COVE VIII MAIN PARTS ILLUSTRATION A J IOPPER S HOPPER SLIDE C TEMPERATURE SENSOR BLOCK F c 3 H...

Page 35: ...VII TE MNI AL SPECIFICATION 25 DIGITAL DISPLAY K E YB...

Page 36: ...For optimum reading the cell should be filled to level A bottom of the plastic cell cap The sample should not cover the plastic cell cap or inaccuracies will be introduced Smaller samples are allowed...

Page 37: ...ger sample greater than 20g Remount sample cell firmly on to the interface Err 2 Capacitance reading is too high over 100 Check hardware If necessary scale by changing byte 28 down capacitance Err 3 C...

Page 38: ...g Capacitance reading is too low for t he calibration curve i e M C would be negative Err 6 CommuniHcation error in RS232 batt Battery low indicator Check hardware If necessary this can be rectified b...