SANKO MR-300, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...roughly and use the Meter correctly Keep this INSTRUCTION MANUAL carefully and refer to this when necessary Connect disconnect the probe after surely confirming the power OFF It causes out of order In the event of any doubt arising the original INSTRUCTION MANUAL in Japanese is to be final authority SANKO ELECTRONIC LABORATORY CO LTD 株式会社 サンコウ電子研究所 ...

Page 2: ... memory mode and releasing 21 5 18 Measurement in the memory mode and printing out 21 5 19 Measurement in the memory mode and communication with PC 21 5 20 Measurement in the memory mode communication with PC and printing out 22 5 21 Printing out the memorized data 22 5 22 Communication with PC of the memorized data 22 5 23 Communication with PC and printing out the memorized data 23 5 24 Graphica...

Page 3: ...t can be easily and quickly checked as these are displayed with values 1 to 100 WOOD Sewn lumber wood for buildings fittings packing plywood compiled wood particle board wood for furniture flooring textile wood wood works such as household goods PAPER Moisture control while storing and keeping of high quality paper craft paper paper board wall paper corrugated paper paper articles used news paper ...

Page 4: ...memory 15000 points Max Statistical treatment Indication and printing out the No of measuring values No of data Max value Min value average value median highest frequent value standard deviation and histogram Communication Built in RS 232C interface Communication speed 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 bps Printer Thermal paper with 58mm breadth Compensation of temperature Automatic compensation of te...

Page 5: ... range 3 5 to 40 0 MC 2 Moisture Content by 1 to 100 indication 1 to 100 0 5 pitch Dimensions and Weight 50 W 40 H 150 D mm 360g Accessories Hexagonal wrench spare needle Probe for mortar and plaster Type PM PA Standard probe for mortar and plaster Measuring range 0 8 to 15 0 Mortar Plaster by conversion MC 1 Moisture Content by 1 to 100 indication 1 to 100 1 0 pitch Dimensions and Weight 50 W 30 ...

Page 6: ...sured value is held until succeeding measurement in the hold ON state Setting key of upper and lower limit values H L Place the key to the setting mode for upper and lower limit values Set an arbitrary value by using the setting key of the value Lock key LOCK By pressing the lock key all keys except the power switch key are locked and misoperation is avoided Power switch key POWER Switch for power...

Page 7: ...individual data n average value SS flat square V dispersion Cancel key Key for cancelling each mode such as print statistical exercise and histogram and for suspending the setting operation on the way Clear key Key for restoring the memory block erasing the memorized data and releasing upper and lower limit values Set key Key for setting each mode such as Mem Com Print Hist key Key for indicating ...

Page 8: ...n the Meter is used in AC100V of capacity of the battery be careful AC adapter is connected to this not to light it so long time receptacle Be sure to use the attached exclusive AC adapter if necessary Adjusting dial of view angle Dial for adjusting the density of the LCD display The density becomes dark by turning it leftwards and faint rightwards Adjust it to the easy position to read Connector ...

Page 9: ...part of the instrument proper placed in right hand with new ones quickly When replacing the batteries turn OFF the power switch of the instrument proper before replacing If the dropped voltage is raised up to specific voltage with new batteries the indicated mark disappears When the Meter is continuously used after voltage drop mark was indicated on the LCD display following conditions will occur ...

Page 10: ...n the upper limit value is set H and the upper limit value are displayed together and are not displayed in un setting condition j Indicating mark of the lower limit value When the lower limit value is set L and the lower limit value are displayed together and are not displayed in un setting condition k Upper limit value The input value with the keyboard or the upper setting value stored in the mem...

Page 11: ...eter can be used with the converted mode at previous power OFF condition Relation of the indication between alphabet and kana is as per following list LCD Display Indication by the alphabet Indication by the kana TG H ﾓｸｻﾞｲ H TG S ﾓｸｻﾞｲ S KG ｶﾐ PLASTER ﾌﾟﾗｽﾀ MORTAR ﾓﾙﾀﾙ HOLD ﾎｰﾙﾄﾞ COM ﾂｳｼﾝ Prt ﾌﾟﾘﾝﾄ Mem ﾒﾓﾘ BLK ﾌﾞﾛｯｸ fixed Block ｺﾃｲｶﾞﾀﾌﾞﾛｯｸ User s format Block ﾕｰｻﾞｰｾｯﾃｲｶﾞﾀﾌﾞﾛｯｸ stat ﾄｳｹｲ Total ｾﾞﾝ...

Page 12: ... ｶﾐ PLASTER ﾌﾟﾗｽﾀ MORTAR ﾓﾙﾀﾙ HOLD ﾎｰﾙﾄﾞ COM ﾂｳｼﾝ Prt ﾌﾟﾘﾝﾄ Mem ﾒﾓﾘ BLK ﾌﾞﾛｯｸ H set ｼﾞｮｳｹﾞﾝ L set ｶｹﾞﾝ Statistics ﾄｳｹｲﾃﾞｰﾀ Memory Block No ﾒﾓﾘﾌﾞﾛｯｸﾊﾞﾝｺﾞｳ Total Count ｾﾞﾝｽｳ Max Value ｻｲﾀﾞｲﾁ Min Value ｻｲｼｮｳﾁ Range ﾊﾝｲ Mean Value ﾍｲｷﾝﾁ Median ﾁｭｳｵｳﾁ Mode ｻｲﾋﾝﾁ Standard Deviation ﾍﾝｻﾁ ﾋｮｳｼﾞｭﾝﾍﾝｻ ...

Page 13: ...A Ｃ Ｂ A Probe for Paper KG PA Ｃ Ｂ A Probe for Mortar and Plaster PM PA Ｃ Ｂ A A Probe connector Ｂ Probe cord Ｃ Electrode Probe for Wood needle electrode Probe for Paper needle electrode SB attachment Probe for Mortar and Plaster rubber electrode ...

Page 14: ...wer ON it causes out of order 4 2 Power ON OFF Press the power switch then the kind of connected probe is indicated on the LCD display with a beeping sound When no probe is connected PE probe error is indicated on the LCD display and the power goes off with beeping sounds of the buzzer Press the power switch again then the power OFF after indicating END mark on the display with a beeping sound The...

Page 15: ... of the results statistically treated of the stored data in the memory Refer to 5 24 13 Indication of the results statistically treated of the stored data in the memory and printing Refer to 5 25 14 Indication of the results statistically treated of the stored data in the memory and communication with PC Refer to 5 27 15 Indication of the results statistically treated of the stored data in the mem...

Page 16: ...CD display and the measured value is indicated in 3 to 4 seconds 3 Press the Group key select the mode suitable for the object to be measured Refer to 5 2 Converting the measurement mode on page 16 4 Press the electrode with a constant force against the object to be measured and read the indicated value after settlement of the indication When the 2 needle electrode is used thrust it to an object t...

Page 17: ...roup key Wood Soft Soft wood TG S Press Group key MC mode MC 3 Press Group key Probe for Paper Indication on the LCD Power ON Paper KG Press Group key MC mode MC 2 Press Group key Probe for Mortar and Plaster Indication on the LCD Power ON Mortar MORTAR Press Group key Plaster PLASTER Press Group key MC mode MC 1 Press Group key When power ON again after power OFF the mode will automatically retur...

Page 18: ...ue only H L Mode returns to the measurement mode When the upper and lower limit values are Example In case the upper and lower set and the measured value exceeds set upper limit values for wood are set limited value H and measured value are indicated blinking by turns with beeping sounds TG H HOLD H 20 0 For the value under set lower limit value L L 10 0 and measured value are indicated blinking b...

Page 19: ...ith PC Communication at each measurement in the operating measurement mode Confirm the ON condition of the hold mode before pressing the key COM COM XXXX bps is indicated blinking on the LCD Ø Select the communication speed Example 19200bps setting communication speed blinking indication Cancel When the setting is suspended Set Blinking indication of COM XXXXbps on the LCD stops 5 10 Releasing the...

Page 20: ...nalized and blinking on the LCD stops Mem BLK 1 No 0 is indicated and the measurement can be done in the memory mode Before measurement confirm the measurement mode press the Group key and change the mode if necessary After measurement the block mode can not be changed An arbitrary block construction system Memory block No of memory 15 000 Confirm the ON condition of the hold mode before pressing ...

Page 21: ... on the memory indicating part of the LCD Ø Select the block erasing the data Clear Memory clear Kana ﾒﾓﾘﾃﾞｰﾀｼｮｳｷｮ is indicated blinking Cancel When erasing the data is suspended Clear Erase is indicated and memorized data and the upper and lower limit values have been set are erased Erasing the measured data Cancel key is pressed while measuring in memory mode Memory Clear Kana ﾒﾓﾘﾃﾞｰﾀｼｮｳｷｮ is in...

Page 22: ...the LCD Cancel When the setting is suspended Set Blinking stops the memory measurement and printing can be available To release the printer mode refer to 5 8 Releasing the printer 5 19 Measurement in the memory mode and communication with PC Confirm the ON condition of the hold mode before press the key Mem BLK X is indicated blinking on the LCD Ø Selecting the storing blocks Set Blinking BLK X st...

Page 23: ...21 Printing out the memorized data Print Prt is indicated blinking on the LCD Mem BLK X is indicated blinking When continuous plural blocks are on the LCD printed out select the first and last blocks Ø Selection of the block Data differ from the mode of the connected Cancel When the printing is probe are not intended for the data processing suspended Set Blinking stops and printing starts 5 22 Com...

Page 24: ... indicated blinking When continuous plural blocks are printed out on the LCD select the first and last blocks Ø Selection of the block Data differ from the mode of the connected Cancel When printing out is probe are not intended for the data processing suspended Stat x mit is indicated on the LCD and printing out starts 5 26 Printing out the histogram Print Prt is indicated blinking on the LCD Mem...

Page 25: ...inuous plural blocks are communicated on the LCD and printed out select the first and last blocks Ø Selection of the block Data differ from the mode of the connected probe are not intended for the data processing Stat After completing the communication the data are printed out and the mode returns to the measurement mode in hold condition In case of suspending before pressing Stat key press the Ca...

Page 26: ...there are no response for 3 seconds wait the receiving after transmitting the data again When no ACK 06H is received even after 3 times of transmission stop the transmission as the transmission error Notice Communication with PC consumes much power so the battery capacity will drop so fast Operations connecting the attached AC adapter are recommended 1 Communicating method Start stop synchronizing...

Page 27: ...and lower limit value again as same at the first time When the measured value exceeds the upper limit value add the letter H in front of the measured value and letter L for the value under the lower limit value For the values except above mentioned add symbol mark space in front of the measured values Output format Example TG H mode First output C Command X Figure 1 letter Space STX C Measurement ...

Page 28: ... above mentioned add symbol mark space in front of the measured values Output format Example TG H mode Index data C Command X Figure 1 letter Space STX C Block No Measurement mode Upper limit value Lower limit value Data No ETX 02H 1 XXXX TG H H XX X L XX X XXXX 03H When H L does not point H 0 0 L 0 0 is outputted Repeated data STX C Measured value ETX 02H 1 XX X 03H When no data is in the applica...

Page 29: ... limit value Data No 02H 2 XXXX TG H H XX X L XX X XXXX Max value Min value Mean value Median value Highest Frequency value Standard deviation XX X XX X XX X XX X XX X XX X Distribution range ETX XX X XX X 03H When H L does not point H 0 0 L 0 0 is outputted When no data is in the applicable memory NO DATA is outputted Index data STX C Block No ETX 02H 2 XXXX NO DATA 03H Basic protocol Moisture me...

Page 30: ...ace STX C Block No Measurement mode Upper limit value Lower limit value ETX 02H 3 XXXX TG H H XX X L XX X 03H When H L does not point H 0 0 L 0 0 is outputted Repeated data STX C Measured value Data No ETX 02H 3 XX X XXXX 03H When no data is in the applicable memory NO DATA is outputted Index data STX C Block No ETX 02H 3 XXXX NO DATA 03H Basic protocol Moisture meter PC Data ACK NAK In case of pa...

Page 31: ...fter the automatic temperature compensating function OFF In case the temperature of an object to be measured differs from the probe it will cause the error in measurement ON or OFF of the automatic temperature compensating function can be converted by pressing both key and Ø key of the value setting keys simultaneously Then TEMP OFF or TEMP ON is indicated on the LCD for about 2 seconds and the se...

Page 32: ... 0 1 5 2 0 10 to 11 1 0 1 0 1 5 12 to 13 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 to 15 0 5 0 5 1 0 16 to 17 0 5 0 5 0 5 18 to 19 0 0 5 0 5 20 to 21 0 0 0 22 to 23 0 0 5 0 5 24 to 25 0 5 0 5 0 5 26 to 27 0 5 0 5 1 0 28 to 29 1 0 1 0 1 0 30 to 31 1 0 1 0 1 5 32 to 33 1 0 1 5 2 0 34 to 35 1 5 1 5 2 0 36 to 37 1 5 2 0 2 5 38 to 39 2 0 2 0 3 0 above or 40 2 0 2 5 3 0 For paper mortar and plaster Temperature in measurement Comp...

Page 33: ...cteristic and using condition of the dry batteries the Meter can work for several hours Replace all 4 batteries with fresh specified dry batteries earlier When the Meter is continuously used as it is measured values will become unstable When the power switch is turned ON the buzzer continuously sounds and key operation become impossible simultaneously Remove the batteries from the Meter When no in...

Page 34: ... from back side Use after surely confirming model type of the Meter and measurement mode When checking the Meter carry out after turning the temperature compensating function OFF Refer to 7 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION for the details 12 2 Cover for the needle electrode Fitting removing methods of the cover Fit the cover in the needle electrode spreading out by fingers holding both sides of the cover ...

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