Nova-tech PW Series User Manual

© Adam Equipment Company 2007 Adam Equipment PW SERIES (P

Page 10 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 SYMBOLS AND TEXT The LCD has unique symbols to indicate the following: 0 Zero Busy Stable A

Page 11 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 7.0 KEYPAD The keypad has the following keys to operate the balance. Keys Primary function Secon

Page 12 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 8.0 INPUT/OUTPUT The rear panel has connectors for RS-232 serial and a power input socket. Requir

Page 13 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.0 OPERATIONS 9.1 INITIALISATION When the balance is first switched on, it will display the balanc

Page 14 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.3 WEIGHING • Press [0/T] to zero the balance, if required • “0 “ will be displayed • Plac

Page 15 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 14 TOLAS T All 0.085735323 11.663804 15 TICAL ti All 0.0612395 16.32933 16 NEWTONS N All 0.

Page 16 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.4.1 Parts Counting This allows the user to weigh a sample of parts to compute an average unit weigh

Page 17 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.4.2 Percent Weighing Percent weighing will be done by defining a certain weight to be 100%. The weigh

Page 18 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 NOTE: Percentage will be displayed to the maximum number of decimal places based on the re

Page 19 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 • Press [Enter] to proceed • If the “HIGH LIMIT” was set to “On”, the display will show the c

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Page 20 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 • Press [Up] or [Down] to select “rUN” for starting the animal / dynamic weighing using the method

Page 21 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.4.4.1 Animal Weighing Setup Parameters • Press [Mode] and then [Up] or [Down] to select An

Page 22 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Delay • Next, the display will show “DELAY XX” where XX is the time in seconds taken by th

Page 23 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 9.4.6 Density Determination It is possible to determine the density of solids or liquids using this mode

Page 24 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 • After completion of the air weighing, the balance will request the weight in liquid by displaying “L

Page 25 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 press [Enter] to start the liquid weighing. The weight will be shown in the last selected unit. After

Page 26 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 100g is the default calibration mass. Using the numeric entry method, the user may alter the displayed

Page 27 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Unstable readings Improper calibration weights being used Large shifts of zero from the factory settings

Page 28 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Date DATE dd/mm/yyyy Time TIME hh:mm:ss Net weight Net: xxx.xxxx g Gross weight Gross: xxx.xxxx

Page 29 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Normal weighing, Check weighing, Animal weighing: “123.4567 g” Parts Counting:

Page 3 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 KNOW YOUR BALANCE ...

Page 30 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 12.0 ERROR CHECKING During weighing the balance is constantly checking to see if the balance

Page 31 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 enable/disable weighing units or modes, set balance parameters for the conditions, set time and date, set

Page 32 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 The parameters that can be set are: ENABLE The serial port can be set to On or OFF BAUD RATE Set

Page 33 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 HI LIM High Limit when check weighing Cr Lf Inserts a blank line END Signifies the end of the report W

Page 34 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 BACKLIGHT On OFF AUTO (default) POWER DOWN Set the time after which the unit will go into

Page 35 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 CAL REPORT On = Enabled. Prints out Calibration report after successful calibration OFF = Disable

Page 36 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 • When “INT CAL” is displayed select “YES” by pressing the [Enter] key. The value of the internal mass

Page 37 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 13.6.1 Forgotten Passcodes Keep a record of the passcode to ensure you can access this section again.

Page 38 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 15.0 SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE CAUTION Use the AC adapter designed by the manufacturer for

Page 39 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Electronic Problems: These are the rarest of the problems affecting balances. If an electron

Page 4 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 13.2 ENABLE WEIGHING MODES ...

Page 40 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Balance is very unstable and does not weigh correctly Mechanical problems Balance programming Elect

Page 41 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Poor Linearity Usually a mechanical problem Electronic Problems Re-check repeatability *Inspection

Page 42 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 17.0 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES If you need to order any spare parts and accessories, contact

Page 43 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 19.0 BALANCE MENU STRUCTURE

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Page 46 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 WARRANTY INFORMATION Adam Equipment offers Limited Warranty (Parts and Labour) for the compon

Page 47 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Manufacturer’s Declaration of Conformity This product has been manufactured in accordance w

Page 48 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 ADAM EQUIPMENT is an ISO 9001:2000 certified global company with more than 35 years experience in t

Page 5 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 1.0 KNOW YOUR BALANCE Thank you for selecting the PW Balance. This Instruction Manual will familiaris

Page 6 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 2.0 SPECIFICATIONS Model PW 124 PW 184 PW 214 PW 254 Maximum Capacity 120g 180g 210g 250g Rea

Page 7 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 3.0 UNPACKING THE BALANCE Remove the balance from the packing by carefully lifting it out of the box.

Page 8 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 5.0 SETTING UP THE BALANCE 5.1 ASSEMBLING THE BALANCE • Locate balance on solid surface, free from

Page 9 of 48 © Adam Equipment Company 2007 Before you start weighing, you have to wait for the balance to achieve a stable internal t