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USER MANUAL 340020 Sammic

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IMPORTANT: Before operating this scale, please read this manual thoroughly. INDEX I Introduction 3II Important warnings 3III Instructions for installation 4IV Accessory (included) 5V Optional accessories (not included 5 VI Name and localization of parts Front vi ew 6 Keyboard 7 General view finder (lcd display) 8 VII Operations description How to weight a produc t 9 How to use "tare" (keypad/footswitch) 9 How to use the "reference to zero" 10 Use of the key 11 How to use the "alarm" function 11 How to display alarm limits 12 Use of the "print" key 12 How to disable alarm function 12 Pc “serial” communication 12 Power off timer function 15

Use of the battery 15 Low battery indicator 16 Con nection to the car's cigarette lighter (optional) 16 IX Other important messages that appear on the scale 17X Maintenance and cleaning 17XI Troubleshooting guide 18XII Technical specifications 19 WARNING

Warning !!Do not open¡¡ Risk of short circuit Caution: To reduce the risk of short circuit in your scale, do not remove the cover or substitute any of the parts for others that are not original only authorized distributor Important Note Making any change or modification to thescale in its parts or components will have the warranty annulment 340020-022 G20M 20/73ENGLISH 3

Dear customer: We appreciate that you have chosen this product we assure you that you will get the maximum satisfaction of the new acquisition for your business. We suggest you to read carefully this manual and make sure to keep it at hand for later consultations. Note: all the examples in this manual were performed in an l-eq 4 scale model.

1. In case you have a problem with the scale, first

read the warranty conditions.

2. Do not open the scale on your own. Your

warranty will be canceled.

3. ”Never” press the keyboard with objects such as

5. “Never” wash the scale using a flow of

water .this can damage the electronic components. For more information read “maintenance and cleaning” section.

6. Protect the scale from insects (mainly from

roaches) they can seriously damage the electronic components. Use solid products against roaches.

7. Do not drop or hit the scale with the product to

be weighted because as time goes by it will damage the weight sensor.

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8. Do not use solvents or detergents for cleaning

only use a damp rag.

9. Do not place fans or heaters directed towards

10. Do not place the scale where there is a lot of

moisture and/or dust.

11. Only authorized and qualified personnel should

check and repair your scale.

1. Unpack the scale and check the conditions of the product. If

it is damaged report it inmediately to your authorized distributor.

2. Place the scale where there is not any movement or

vibration, make sure it is leveled adequately checking that the four leveling bases are supporting the scale over the surface were it has been placed and if the level bubble (under the plate) is centered, to adjust, tighten or loosen the leveling bases until the bubble is in the center of the circle.

3. Connect the ac/dc power supply to 120 vac outlet or 220

4. Power on the scale, your scale will display zeros, being

ready to use. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your scale displays "HELP" after you followed the previous steps and after the initial countdown, it means that it was handled roughly and/or got hit during the shipment, wich cause irreversible damage in its operation. Call your authorized distributor. Is possible that the scale displays “HELP“ when you turn it on with weight on the plate, when this happens, remove the weight and turn the scale off and then turn it on

1. CABINET: Manufactured in stainless steel and resistant to corrosion

2. PLATE: Also manufactured in stainless steel with the border bent

3. MEMBRANE KEYBOARD: With big membrane and readable keys. It is very easy to

4. DISPLAY (LCD): It shows the weight of the products in kilograms. The

display is liquid crystal..

5. LEVELING BASES: They “level” the scale tightening or loosening them.

6. JACK: Connects the ac/dc power supply to the scale which is

located in the bottom of the scale (in the base).

7. BUBBLE LEVEL: Is use as a reference to level the scale..

KEYBOARD 1.- key: when you press the key, the scale turns on. 2.- key: When you press the key, the scale turns off. 3.- key: When you press this key the scale starts with zeros. 4.- key: When you press this key you eliminate any container's weight that you do not wish to consider during a transaction (for example: boxes, bags, bottles, etc.). 5.- key: This key is used to turn on and turn off the backlight. 6.- key: When you press this key, the scale send the displayed weight to the printer via the serial port. 7.- key: This key is used to set alarm limits. 8.- key: This key is used to display high alarm limit (when alarm is enabled), or for increment value when setting high/low alarm limits. 9.- key: This key is used to display low alarm limit (when alarm is enabled), or for decrement value when setting high/low alarm limits. 10.- "general view finder": Used to indicate the weight of the product.

1.- "ALPHANUMERIC" INDICATOR: SHOWS THE PRODUCT'S WEIGHT IN KILOGRAMS, THE ALPHANUMERIC INDICATOR CAN SHOW THE FOLLOWING READINGS: OVRLOAD IS SHOWN WHEN THERE IS AN OVERWEIGHT ON THE SCALE. NEG. IS SHOWN WHEN THERE IS A NEGATIVE WEIGHT. LOWBAT. IS SHOWN WHEN THE BATTERY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY. HELP IS SHOWN WHEN YOU TURN ON THE SCALE WITH AN EXCESSIVE WEIGHT. UNLOAD IS SHOWN WHEN THE SCALE IS TURNED ON WITHOUT THE PLATE. HI LMT? LO LMT? IS SHOWN WHEN THE SCALE IS READY TO SET ALARM LIMITS. 2.- ( )"low battery" indicator: Is shown when the energy of the battery is too low, this indicator turns on to tell us that it is necessary to recharge it. 3.- "AC/DC" power supply indicator: When the ac/dc power supply is connected to the scale this indicator turns on. 4.- "Zero" indicator : These references to zero indicate that the scale is ready to start weighting products. The zero indicator disappear when a load is placed on the scale. 5a.- "Net" indicator: Indicates that the "tare" function has been activated. The readings shown correspond to the net weight. 6.- "Low" alarm indicator: When it is setting low alarm limit or when low limit is displayed, or when weight is lower than low alarm limit this indicator turns on. 7.- "High" alarm indicator: When it is setting high alarm limit or when high limit is displayed, or when weight is higher than high alarm limit this indicator turns on.

HOW TO WEIGHT A PRODUCT

Turn your scale on pressing the key. At this moment the scale is ready to weight. Then place the product to weight on the plate and you will see the weight in the alphanumeric display. The “kg” symbol will appear in the display. For example, if you place a product whose weight is 3 kg, you will see the following HOW TO USE THE "TARE" (KEYPAD/FOOTSWITCH) When you wish to weight a product in a container and you do not want to consider the container's weight during the operation, you can use the “tare” function. To use this function, follow these steps: suppose you are going to weight 5 kg of some product in a container that weight 10 kg. 1.- Place the empty container on the scale. 2.- Press the key or the footswitch. Then the display will show: Note: if the weight displayed on the display is changing the tare function cann’t be enabled. 3.- Put the product inside the container and the scale shows only the weight of the product without the container's weight. Note: when you remove the container a negative number (weight of container) appears in the display It is important to mention that this function is subtractive. For example, if we have a container that weight 1 kg, the scale will only be able to weight up to 1 kg of product to complete the maximum capacity (3 kilograms in a l-eq 4 model).to cancel the tare function just press the key or the footswitch and the scale will return to the normal function. The tare symbol will disappear The two following observations are specially important. A) when there is no weight on the scale (container) you can not activate the "tare" function. B) when a container is "tared", but when you remove it from the plate and you remove a larger weight than the container, (grease, remaining of a product, etc.), or when the plate is slightly lifted with your hand. "neg" (negative) will appear.

When this happens : A) Let go the plate if you are holding it. B) If the message continue, turn off the scale and turn it on again. HOW TO USE THE "REFERENCE TO ZERO" It is possible for the scale to show a number in the display without having any product on the plate due to voltage variations, rough handling, or some other factor. When this happens, simply press the key and the view finder will return to "zero". The word "zero" will appear in the display. This operation is commonly known as "resetting to zero".

When you do not have enough light you can use the backlight to improve the readability of the data on display. To turn on and turn off the backlight just press the key.

Key for increment or key for decrement value, if key still pressed the increment / decrement will be faster]. For save low alarm value press . The scale it’ll be ready to weight. Note: for disable alarm, make the same procedure but set high and low alarm to zero (0.000)

HOW TO DISPLAY ALARM LIMITS

HOW TO DISABLE ALARM FUNCTION

When press the the scale send via serial port the displayed weight. Previously connect the serial printer to the scale.

PC “SERIAL” COMMUNICATION

The following information will be usefull for users who make computer programs and require to communicate with the scale. HOW TO READ WEIGHT FROM THE COMPUTER. Serial port technicals specifications. 1.- Asynchronous communication. 2.- Transmission and reception speed 9600 bps (baud rate). 3.- Polarity of the signal: RS 232c mark: 1 logical (-3v to -12v) Space: 0 logical (+3v to +12v) 4.- Length of the word: 5.- Bits sequence. Connect the scale to the serial port [RS-232] of the computer Computer have to the send ‘P’ character in ASCII code Scale answer sending weight and the control character (carriege return) Weight + CR Mar

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Demonstrative program of pc communication The purpose of demostrating pc and weight scale communication, we developt a software for check weight on the pc monitor. Program name System requirements Scale.exe - 80386sx processor or higher - mouse - windows 3.1 or higher Connection Firsly connect the scale to the pc serial port, using the serial cable. First power on the scale and later the pc. Scale.exe program 1.- download the scale.exe program from http://www.fabatsa.com.mx in soporte select software y manuales, then click on software scale and save it on your hard disk. 2.- unzip the downloaded file on c:\scale\ 3.- go to scale subdirectory. 4.- select scale.exe program and press <enter> Information format sended to pc Normally, it was sent through port serial, the following information in ascii code:

POWER OFF TIMER FUNCTION

This function is permanently activated when the scale is on, and only when you do not have the ac/dc power supply connected to the scale. When you do not use the scale for a period of time approximate to 15 minutes, it will automatically turn off. To turn on the scale again, just press the key The power off timer function permit you to save electricity and avoid constant battery recharges. Serial cable configuration Serial cable configuration Text section Weight section Units section

The scale can operate with an ac/dc power supply, or with a battery ( 6 volt included). The battery is rechargeable using the ac/dc power supply and the procedure is the following. recharge: to make this operation, just connect the scale to the ac/dc power supply for a period of time approximate to 10 hours with the scale turned off. The energy stored in the battery during a recharge can last up to 100 hours of continuos operation. When you recharge the battery for some hours, but the battery can not get enough charge to turn on the scale, then you must change the battery by a new one. In this case you can contact to your authorized distributor.

200 400 600 8001000 1200% OF CAPACITY AVAILABLECHARGE AND DISCHARGE CYCLES SERVICE LIFE IN RELATION TO CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLES The charging capacity of the rechargeable battery in this scale decreases according to the number of charge/discharge cycles,this causes that the service life is reduced to 1000 cycles. For this reason the warranty period for the battery is limited to six months after the purchase date of the scale.

"LOW BATTERY" INDICATOR

If the battery does not have enough energy to keep the scale operating for a long time, a low battery indicator appears in the view finder. This is the first warning signal indicating that it is necessary to recharge the battery.

Even with this signal, it is possible for the scale to keep on operating for a short period of time (30 minutes), but after a second warning signal appears ("low bat") in the display, the scale stops itself and does not respond to the instructions. To eliminate any of the two indicators and continue using the scale without any concern, connect the ac/dc power supply to the scale. And remember to recharge the battery. Connection to the car's lighter (optional) Service life in relation to charge/discharge cycles % of capacity available Charge and discharge cycles

VIII.-OTHER IMPORTANT MESSAGES THAT APPEAR IN THE SCALE / OTROS MENSAJES IMPORTANTES QUE APARECEN EN LA BÁSCULA This message indicates that a weight that exceeds the maximum capacity has been placed on the scale. To correct this, simply remove the over weight. This message appears in two different situations: A) when the scale is turned on with an excessive weight on the plate. To correct this situation remove the weight that is on the scale, turn off the scale and then turn it on again. B) when the scale was handled roughly and/or got hitted during the shipment, which caused irreversible damages in this operation. In this case call your authorized distributor. This message indicates a negative weight, this could happen if you lift or remove the scale's plate. To correct this put the plate back in its place and press the key or turn the scale off and then turn it on again.

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IX.-MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING / MANTENIMIENTO Y LIMPIEZA One of the greatest advantages of purchasing this scale model is that it requires minimum maintenance and it is very simple to keep it in favorable conditions. Do not use a flow of water to clean your scale. Use a damp rag and clean each of this components daily: plate, turret,and keyboard. To remove oil and greasy substances, use a dry and clean rag, rubbing the dirty area several times. Do not use detergents or corrosive liquids while cleaning. Do not place the scale where there is a lot of moisture and/or dust. When you clean the scale make sure that there are not any papers, pieces of meat or any other kind of material under the plate or under the plate-holder that could obstruct the adequate operation of your scale. Periodically check the jack (where the ac/dc power supply is inserted) to make sure it is in good condition. Periodically check the ac/dc power supply to make sure the ends are in good condition and that the cable is not twisted or tangled. Regularly check the scale to assure it is correctly leveled, that the four leveling bases had being well supported. Do not expose your scale to temperatures below -10 ºc (14 ºf) or above 40 ºc (104 ºf). Never press the keyboard with objects such as pencils, pens, knives, etc. Do not drop hard the product to be weighted on the plate of the scale because with the time it could damage the load cell.

X.- TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE/GUIA PARA LA LOCALIZACION DE AVERIAS Before you call for service to your authorized distributor because of a malfunction in your scale, we suggest you first check this manual again to avoid a missunderstanding of the operation and use of the functions. If everything is correct, then try to correct the problem according to the following list since a simple checkup or a small adjustment could eliminate it. If you do not find the problem, contact your authorized distributor. Problem Possible cause Solution There is not electric current. With a multimeter, check if there is electric current in the outlets. It does not operates Ac/dc power supply cable has a false contact. Check that the ac/dc power supply terminals, if it is possible, check with another ac/dc power supply. Low battery Connect the ac/dc power supply if the scale operates, then recharge the battery The scale shows different weights when the same product is weighed several times. Material under the plate holder is obstructing the correct movement Check that there are not materials under the plate holder. If there are, remove them and check the operation again The word "help" appears in the indicator. The scale was turned on with a big weight on the plate Remove the weight and turn off the scale and then turn it on again The word "unload" appears in the indicator. The scale was turned on with weight on the plate or without the plate. Turn off the scale, take off the weight of the plate or put the plate back on its place and turn on the scale.

Note : This product's serial number can be found on the cabinet. We suggest that you write down that serial number and the corresponding model in the following blanks and keep them as permanent proof of your acquisition, to help in the identification in case of loss or further consultations. DISTRIBUTOR:___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________