Digistar EZ3400 User manual

D3714-US REV C December 17, 2012
EZ3400
Operators Manual
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin USA
Panningen, The Netherlands
www.digi-star.com
HELLO

EZ3400 User’s Manual D3714 Rev C

Table f Contents
D3714 Rev C EZ3400 User’s Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................... 1
SAFETY DURING USE ........................................................................................ 2
Cleaning ........................................................................................................... 2
Charging Batter and Welding .......................................................................... 2
INDICATOR OVERVIEW ...................................................................................... 3
OPERATION ........................................................................................................ 5
Turn on Indicator............................................................................................... 5
Zero Balance Indicator ...................................................................................... 5
Tare and Net/Gross .......................................................................................... 5
Print Ke ........................................................................................................... 7
Using the M+, RM and CM Options .................................................................. 7
Printing Weight from Memor ........................................................................... 9
Weight Averaging ........................................................................................... 10
Printing Average Weight ................................................................................. 11
ADVANCED COMMANDS ................................................................................. 12
Preset ............................................................................................................. 12
Clear Preset Alarm ......................................................................................... 12
Preset Displa s Gross Mode .......................................................................... 12
Load/Unload Mode ......................................................................................... 13
Net Mode ........................................................................................................ 13
Preload A Tare Value ..................................................................................... 13
Mixer Timer ..................................................................................................... 14
Restart Mix Timer ........................................................................................... 14
To Clear Memor ............................................................................................ 15
Review Accumulation Values ......................................................................... 15
Erase Accumulation Values ............................................................................ 15
Print Accumulation Values - One Feedline ..................................................... 16
Print Accumulation Values - All Feedlines ...................................................... 16
COMMONLY USED DIRECT ACCESS NUMBERS ........................................... 17
Ingredient Name Table ................................................................................... 17
Number Of Ingredients ................................................................................... 17
Pre-Alarm ....................................................................................................... 17
Auto Advance ................................................................................................. 18
Tolerance ........................................................................................................ 18
Dela Time ..................................................................................................... 18
Rotate Counter ............................................................................................... 19
Restart Rotation Counter ................................................................................ 19
Drive Ratio ...................................................................................................... 19
MENUS AND ACCESS NUMBERS .................................................................... 20
Access To Menus ........................................................................................... 20
MANUAL PROGRAMMING OF RECIPES ......................................................... 21
Change Entr Method ..................................................................................... 21
Ingredient Re-Name ....................................................................................... 21
Print Ingredient Names ................................................................................... 22
Enter New Recipe ........................................................................................... 22
Edit Recipe ..................................................................................................... 24
Erase A Recipe ............................................................................................... 26
Review A Recipe ............................................................................................ 26
Printing Single Recipe .................................................................................... 27
Printing All Recipes ......................................................................................... 27

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RUNNING A RECIPE ......................................................................................... 28
Using Amount Per Animal ............................................................................... 28
OTHER FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................... 30
Hold ................................................................................................................ 30
Using Dimmer Option...................................................................................... 30
Function and Select Ke s ............................................................................... 31
MENUS AND CALIBRATION ............................................................................. 32
Change Setup And Calibration Numbers ........................................................ 37
INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 38
Indicator Mounting .......................................................................................... 38
Cable Connection ........................................................................................... 39
Indicator Connection Diagram ........................................................................ 39
Bottom Panel Cable Connections ................................................................... 39
Connect Load Cells to J-Box .......................................................................... 40
Load Cell Direction ......................................................................................... 40
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ................................................................................... 41
Cab Control (Wireless).................................................................................... 41
Rotation Counter Sensor ................................................................................ 41
Transmitter/Receiver....................................................................................... 41
Remote Indicators ........................................................................................... 42
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................ 43
LEGAL-FOR-TRADE CERTIFICATION .............................................................. 45
Legal for Trade Features ................................................................................ 45
Sealed to Prevent Un-authorized Modifications .............................................. 46
All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without Digi-Star’s
express written permission is forbidden. The contents of this manual are sub ect to change without notice.
All efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any
errors be detected, Digi-Star would greatly appreciate being informed of them. The above notwithstanding,
Digi-Star can assume no responsibility for errors in this manual or their consequence.
© Copyright! 2008 Digi-Star, Fort Atkinson (U.S.A.).

Technical Specifications
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
SIZE
10.25” long x 8.0” high x 4” wide (260mm x 190mm x 105mm)
WEIGHT
4.5 lbs (2.04 Kg)
HELP MESSAGES
Context sensitive help messages in 10
languages
Long messages are scrolled
TRANSDUCER EXCITATION
8 volts D.C. Nominal
Capable of driving ten 350 Ohms transducers
Short circuit proof
ATC
Auto Temperature Compensation of the internal
circuitry for high accuracy weighing
measurements
TRANSDUCER SIGNAL
Compatible with transducers having full scale
indicator transfer characteristics greater than
0.25 mv/v
“AUTO RANGE”
(Selectable) To increase display counts
at weight values of 300 and 600 display counts.
CONNECTOR
AMP plastic weather resistant circular
connector. Gold contacts.
POWER REQUIREMENTS
10.5 to 16.0 V.D.C.
160 mA nominal with four 350 Ω L.C.
SET UP AND CALIBRATION
Via front panel
GROSS RANGE
999,999 max.display
LOW BATTERY WARNING
Enabled at 10.5V nominal
POUND/KILOGRAM
Selectable
DISPLAY
STD EZ 6 Digit LCD 1.0. high
EZ VIEW6 Digit LCD 1.7” high
DISPLAY RESOLUTION
.01, .02, .05, .1, .2, .5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100
DISPLAY UPDATE RATE
Selectable: 1, 2, 3, 4 times/sec.
MAX. DISPLAY RESOLUTION
Ad ustable to 40,000 counts max.
ZERO TRACKING
Selectable, On/Off
SPAN ACCURACY
±(.1% + .005%/ °F) or (.1% + 0.009% °C) full scale ± 1
output count
MOTION DETECTION
Selectable, On/Off
ZERO ACCURACY
(.005%/ °F.) or (0.009% °C) full scale ±1 output count
for 0.5 mv/v transducer
ENVIRONMENTAL ENCLOSURE
IP65, IEC 529
WEIGH ALGORITHM
4 internally selectable digital filters to optimize
performance
(General, Slow, Fast and Lock-on)
HOLD MODE
Used in mobile applications to stabilize displayed
weight while moving the scale
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
EEPROM for balance
OPERATING TEMP
-29°C to 60°C -20°F to 140°F
REMOTE INPUTS
Tare / Advance Recipe / Re-enter Preset

Safety During Use
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SAFETY DURING USE
Caution
Cleaning
Do not use running water (high pressure cleaners, hoses) to clean
the indicator.
Charging Battery and Welding
Disconnect all cables from the weighing indicator before charging
the battery or welding on the machine. If cables are left connected,
the weighing indicator and connected load cells could be damaged.
Scale Indicator
Disconnect
all cords
J-Bo
Remote Indicator
Optional

Indicator verview
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INDICATOR OVERVIE
1
– press and hold for 3 seconds to zero balance.
2
Pre-Alarm Light – Starts flashing and alarm sounds when weight is
within preset limit. See page 17.
3
– holds displayed weight when moving machine.
4
– See pages 14 - 19.
5
– turns indicator on. Pressing while on will run self test.
6
– turns indicator off.
7
Display Window – Displays current actions.
8
– temporary zero ( Net mode).
9
– records to memory or prints displayed weight.
10
– toggles between Net and Gross weights.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Note: See page 38-40 for
installation instructions.

Indicator verview
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– selects recipes in memory, program recipes, see page 21.
12
– proceeds to ne t item.
13
– accepts change or proceed to ne t item.
14
Keypad – input numbers or letters as required.
15
– used to enter label numbers for weight value to be displayed
and printed.
16
– clear current command.
17
– add space in command.
18
– performs tasks displayed by select.
19
– displays additional tasks.
20
– view for additional information.
21
Serial/Printer Port – optional, communicate with computer and other
digital input/output devices.
Remote Port – optional remote display.
Load Cell Port – for J-Bo cord.
Power Port – for power cord.
Serial Number Plate – Serial Number of indicator.
21

peration
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OPERATION
Turn on Indicator
Zero Balance Indicator
Tare and Net/Gross
Tare is a temporary zero (Net
Weight) to display total weight
(Gross Weight) Press .
1. Press .
1. Press and hold for 3
seconds to zero balance indicator.
2. Indicator ready to weigh when
flashing arrow points to GROSS.
1. Starting weight displayed.
E ample: 4000
HELLO
1
0
1
1
400
0
2

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2. Press to set weight to zero.
Flashing arrow points to NET.
3. Add more weight. E ample: 300
4. Press to show GROSS
weight of starting weight of 4000
pounds plus added 300 pounds.
Flashing arrow points to GROSS.
5. Press . 300 pounds
displays; flashing arrow points to
NET.
3
4
5
0
30
0
430
0
30
0
2
2
5
4

peration
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Print Key
Note: Optional serial port must be
installed for printing.
Using the M+, M and CM
Options
Use these options to weigh truck or
wagon one a le at a time.
1. Press to send data to
printer or PC.
1. Add weight on scale. E ample:
500 pounds.
2. Repeatedly press until
M+ is
displayed.
10JA08 12:01P
4300 LB GR
Date in ddmmyy
format
Time
Weight Gross (GR) or
Net (NET)
430
0
1
500
M+
2
1

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3. Press ;
500 pounds and RM
briefly display. 500 pounds added
to indicator memory and indicator
in gross weight mode.
4. Put another weight on scale.
E ample: 1000 pounds.
5. Repeatedly press until M+ is
displayed.
6. Press . Indicator adds 1000
pounds to 500 pounds in memory
and
RM flashes.
RM 500
3
I
000
M+
RM
I
500
5
6
4

peration
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Printing Weight from
Memory
7. Repeatedly press until RM is
displayed.
8. Press .
9. Total of both weights, 1500
pounds, displays. Indicator
switches to GROSS weight mode.
(See page 11 to print weight in
memory.)
1. Repeatedly press until RM
displayed.
2. Press to show weight in
memory. E ample: 1500 pounds
3. Press while weight
displayed.
I
500
7
8
9
RM
1
I
500
2
3
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Weight Averaging
1. Repeatedly press until
RM is
displayed.
2. Press twice within three
seconds to perform weight
average.
3. Display shows COUNT 2 if number
of individual weights to average is
two. E ample weight of 1000
pounds and 500 pounds
averaged.
4. Displays AVERAG .
5. Display shows average of two
weights in memory. After
displaying average weight,
indicator returns to gross weight
mode.
AVERAG
750
5
4
RM
1
2
3
COUNT 2

peration
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Printing Average Weight
1. Press while average weight
displayed.
Sample output format shown below:
750
1
Counts
Average
Weight
10JA08
12:01P
2CT 750LB AV
Date Time

Advanced Commands
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ADVANCED COMMANDS
Preset
Enter amount to be loaded or
unloaded, alarm sounds as zero is
approached.
Clear Preset Alarm
Preset Displays Gross
Mode
1. Enter desired preset weight.
2. Press indicator rounds
weight to nearest display count.
3. Once preset entered, display
shows weight loaded or unloaded
in one of three display modes
shown on page 12.
1. Press to clear preset value.
1. Press .
As ingredients load or unload
display counts up or down to preset
value alternates between flashing
word PRESET and amount, until 5
percent of weight is loaded or
unloaded.
2
1
3
3000
1
0
1
3000

Advanced Commands
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Load/Unload Mode
Net Mode
Preload A Tare Value
Weighing containers after already
loaded. If weight of container is
known, a tare weight is preloaded in
indicator and only net weight
displayed.
1. Press .
Displays amount remaining to load
or unload. As ingredients are loaded
or unloaded, display counts down
from entered weight to zero.
1. Press twice.
Displays weight added since preset
entered. As ingredients are loaded
or unloaded, display counts up or
down.
Pre-Tare: enter 405, press ,
press to turn on.
1. Press and hold for 3
seconds to zero balance the
indicator.
2. Add weight to container.
3. Enter known weight of unloaded
container.
4. Press .
5. Press .
1
1
3000
3000
2
3
4
2300
1
5

Advanced Commands
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Mixer Timer
estart Mix Timer
1. Press .
2. Enter time, press . Time
runs down, alarm sound and timer
shows negative for over mi ing of
set time.
3. Press .
1. Press twice without entering
value starts timer using previous
time
2
1
00:00:0
1
3
2
00:00:0

Advanced Commands
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To Clear Memory
eview Accumulation
Values
See total amount of each feedline
since last time values were erased.
Erase Accumulation
Values
1. Repeatedly press until
CM
displayed.
2. Press .
1. Repeatedly press until
ACCUM displayed.
2. Press .
3. Press displays accumulation
of other ingredients.
4. Press to change between
ingredients and pens.
5. Press .
1. Repeatedly press until
ingredient displays.
E ample: corn silage.
CM
1
2
ACCUM
1
2
3
4
csIl
1
5

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Print Accumulation Values
- One Feedline
Print Accumulation Values
- All Feedlines
1. Press to change between
ingredients and pens.
2. Hold . Indicator scrolls
CLEAR TO ERASE, CLEAR/CLEAR TO
ERASE ALL
3. Press to erase ingredient
accumulation for corn silage.
4. Press again to erase all
accumulations.
5. Press .
1. Press to display first
ingredient. Repeatedly
press to display other
ingredients.
2. Press to change between
ingredients and pens.
3. Press to print accumulation
value for that feedline.
4. Press .
1. Press to display first
ingredient.
2. Press to print ingredient
currently displayed.
3. Press again to print all
ingredients in memory.
C
lear
3
CSILAG
1
3
HAYLAGE
1
2
3
1
2
4
5
2
4