Cardinal C15, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...eration 1 Digital Counting Scale C Series Operation Manual 8526 M260 O1 Rev A PO BOX 151 WEBB CITY MO 64870 06 14 PH 417 673 4631 FAX 417 673 5001 www cardinalscale com Technical Support Ph 866 254 8261 techsupport cardet com ...

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Page 3: ...s and can radiate radio frequency and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environ...

Page 4: ... D 320 mm x 230 mm Power Built in rechargeable 6v 4Ah battery or 12VDC 110 240 VAC 50 60Hz AC adapter Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 25 95 RH Zero Established on power up routine and maintained by auto zero circuitry Tare 100 of full scale capacity Serial Number_____________________ Date of Purchase __________________ Purchased Form___________________ _________________________________ RETAIN...

Page 5: ...r the Tare 7 Quantity Preset Hi Limit 8 Weight Preset Hi Limit 8 Clear the Quantity and Weight Preset Hi Limits 8 Counting 9 Weight of Sample Unknown 9 Sample Weight is Known 9 Counting With an Insufficient Sample 9 Accumulator 10 Adding to the Weight Accumulator 10 Displaying the Accumulator 10 Clearing the Accumulator 10 OPERATION USING PLU S 11 Add or Edit PLU 11 PLU Operation Using Numeric Key...

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Page 7: ... a level scale Once a level condition has been obtained lock the mounting feet in place by tightening the adjustment locking rings against the bottom of the scale Power Connection The scale contains a power supply that converts the 110 120 220 240 VAC 50 60Hz wall supply to the power required by the scale circuitry The power supply also contains the circuitry necessary to monitor and recharge the ...

Page 8: ... vent Such a location will subject the scale to sudden temperature changes and air currents that may result in unstable weight readings Insure that the scale has good clean AC power and is properly grounded In areas subject to lightning strikes additional protection to minimize lightning damage such as surge suppressors should be installed CARE AND CLEANING 1 DO NOT submerge the scale in water pou...

Page 9: ...om the current sampling and counting operation It will also allow the manual entry of a known average piece weight using the numeric keys to be used in the next counting operation COUNT PRESET This key is used when setting the Quantity and Weight Preset limits During a counting operation with the limits set if the quantity or weight exceeds the limits the error beeper will sound and an error messa...

Page 10: ...ct data Pressing and holding the C key for 3 seconds will toggle the display backlight on and off 0 ZERO The ZERO key is used to perform a variety of functions depending on the current mode of operation Weight Display Mode lb or kg annunciator on Pressing the ZERO key will set the weight display to zero and turn on the ZERO annunciator if the displayed weight is within 4 of scale capacity T TARE T...

Page 11: ...is too small to calculate an accurate piece weight If the counting function is continued without increasing the sample size the scale will still operate even though accuracy will be affected Stable The Stable annunciator is located at the bottom left of the display and is illuminated when the WEIGHT display is stable ADD The ADD annunciator is located at the bottom right of the display and is illu...

Page 12: ...will illuminate to indicate which weighing unit is active Before using the scale it should be warmed up turned on and unloaded for approximately 15 to 20 minutes WEIGHT Display Displaying Weight 1 With the scale in the Weight mode 000 will be displayed for WEIGHT and 0 will be displayed for the Avg Piece Weight and PIECES displays place the item to be weighed on the scale platform 2 The display wi...

Page 13: ...d enter the desired tare container weight 3 After the desired tare value has been entered press the TARE key The display will show the Net weight Gross minus tare and the NET annunciator will illuminate 4 Proceed with the counting or weighing operation Pre set Tare with Container on Scale 1 With the scale in the Weight mode place the container on the scale 2 Read the weight of the container 3 Usin...

Page 14: ...OUNT PRESET key 5 The scale will return to the Weight mode Weight Preset Hi Limit The scale can store a Weight Preset Hi Limit value The scale will beep and the Avg Piece Weight will display a blinking LJPST if the weight is over the Hi limit value set 1 Press the COUNT PRESET key items can be on scale or platform can be empty 2 The WEIGHT display will change to show preset 3 Using the numeric key...

Page 15: ...nown 1 With the scale in the Weight mode using the numeric keypad enter the piece weight of the sample 2 Press the SAMPLE WEIGHT key 3 Add the pieces to be counted and read the total count on the PIECES display 4 Remove the pieces from the scale 5 Press the C key to complete the counting operation and return to the Weight mode Insufficient Sample IMPORTANT If the sample weight is too small the PIE...

Page 16: ...will return to the weight mode 4 Remove the item from the scale 5 The scale is ready for the next counting or weight operation NOTE Additional Weight Accumulator additions can not take place until the current weighing operation scale weight returns to zero has been completed Displaying the Accumulator With the scale in the Weight mode and displaying zero weight press the M key to display the conte...

Page 17: ...e normal weight mode PLU Operation Using Numeric Keypad 1 With the scale in the Weight mode press the P key The Weight display will change to show 2 Enter the desired PLU number 1 through 99 and press the ENTER key 3 The recalled PLU and average piece weight will display along with the associated tare weight if a tare weight was programmed 4 Add the pieces to be counted and read the total weight o...

Page 18: ... SETUP To Navigate in the User Setup Mode Use the following keys to navigate the User Setup settings UNITS Accept the displayed setting and to proceed to next step TARE Toggles available settings for the current step ZERO Returns to the previous step C Exit setup and proceed to SAVE SETUP btli Auto Off 120S 180S 240S 300S 600S OFF AOFF Units G lb rtAdd On Off bUrr On Off On SLEEP 30S 60S OFF SAuE ...

Page 19: ...layed the current setting for the Automatic Shut Off function parameter will be shown If the setting displayed is acceptable press the UNITS key to proceed to the next parameter Otherwise use the TARE key to toggle between the selections and then press the UNITS key to save it and proceed to the next parameter The available settings are 120s After 120 seconds 2 minutes of no activity the scale wil...

Page 20: ...ter will be shown If the setting displayed is acceptable press the UNITS key to proceed to the next parameter Otherwise use the TARE key to toggle between the selections and then press the UNITS key to save it and proceed to the next parameter The available settings are G kg Kilograms Lb Lb Pounds bUrr Beeper With SETUP bUrr displayed the current setting for the Beeper parameter will be shown If t...

Page 21: ...RE key to toggle between the selections and then press the UNITS key to save it and proceed to the next parameter The available settings are On The changes are saved and the scale is ready for use with the new settings OFF The changes are NOT saved and the scale will continue to operate with the previous settings The scale will reset and perform a lamp test Next the display will show the model num...

Page 22: ...shut off and you will be unable to turn it back on When the low battery indicator is displayed the operator should plug the power supply into the scale and then into the proper electrical wall outlet The scale will begin charging the battery Notice The battery should be recharged at least every 5 months regardless if it is used or not After a long time storage e g over 3 months it is desired to cy...

Page 23: ... operation Should a problem be detected an error or status message will be displayed alerting the operator to that condition The following lists these error messages and their description ERROR MESSAGE DESCRIPTION Err Over capacity Lo bat Low battery ooooo Zero value is too low when starting ooooo Zero value is too high when starting ErrH Zero value is too high ErrL Zero value is too low erre EEpr...

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