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If!enabled,!the!semi‐automatic!calibration!uses!a!resistor!present!within!the!pressure!transducer,!to!calibrate!the!instrument!
to!the!transducer.!The!resistor!is!used!to!force!the!mV!output!from!transducer!to!a!fixed!percentage!of!the!full!scale!value!
when!the!calibration!relay!shorts!out!the!R‐CAL!connections.!Strain!Gauge!Calibration!is!a!sub‐menu!option!in!Input!
Configuration,!but!can!also!be!accessed!at!any!time!by!pressing!DOWN!and!FORWARD!simultaneously.!Allow!time!for!the!
instrument!and!process!to!reach!operating!temperature!before!starting.!The!first!strain!gauge!input!is!calibrated!then!the!
second!if!it!is!fitted!and!configured.!
1. Select!the!Shunt!Resistor!as!K#7U895.!If#enabled#the#semi‐automatic#calibration#procedure#is#used.#If#it#is#disabled,#use#
the#Manual#calibration#instructions#below.!
2. Set!the!Calibration!Resistor!value!(default!=!80%!of!sensor!maximum).!The#instrument#must#know#what#percentage#will#
be#applied#to#calibrate#correctly#–#Check#sensor#datasheet.!
3. At!the!Low!Point!Calibration!screen,!ensure!the!transducer!is!at!working!temperature!with!zero!pressure!applied,!then!
press!UP!and!DOWN!simultaneously.!Low#end#calibration#is#performed#and#a#completed#message#shown.#The#error#
message#“Count#Failure”#is#shown#if#the#input#was#not#±10mV#of#the#nominal#0mV#expected#signal,#and#calibration#is#not#
altered.#0J$%(&'685(%$;#$X"(7(X7683"(347#%56&94Y(Z'6(&7#('#8"(>'[9('#3'(J$;J(9#5(&78$U473$'#('#&9(3J9(<4'U89>($%(
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4. At!the!High!Point!Calibration!screen,!press!UP!and!DOWN!simultaneously.!The!calibration!relay!turns!ON!to!short!the!R‐
CAL!terminals!together!and!force!required!%mV!value!to!be!output!from!transducer!into!the!instruments!input.!High#
end#calibration#is#performed#and#a#completed#message#shown.#The#error#message#“R#Cal#Failure”#is#shown#if#the#signal#
was#less!than!+20mV!or!greater!than!+50mV,#and#calibration#is#not#altered.#0J$%(&'685(%$;#$X"(7(X7683"(347#%56&94(+G178(
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5. The!procedure!from!1!to!4!is!repeated!if!a!2nd!strain!gauge!input!is!configured.!
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If!the!shunt!is!disabled,!a!Manual!Calibration!needs!to!be!performed!by!user.!Manual!Calibration!requires!the!user!to!input!
known!Zero!Offset!and!Full!Scale!mV!values!into!the!input!terminals!of!the!instrument!using!an!accurate!mV!calibration!
source.!
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The!Manual!Calibration!process!for!the!low!offset!is!as!follows:!!
1. Ensure!Unit!is!powered!on!and!mV!Input!from!the!calibration!signal!source!is!wired!to!the!instrument’s!strain!gauge!
input!terminals.!
2. Enter!the!Strain!Gauge!Calibration!mode,!(e.g.!press!DOWN!and!FORWARD!simultaneously).!
3. Select!the!Shunt!Resistor!as!Disabled.!
4. The!Calibration!Resistor!percentage!value!is!fixed!to!100.0%!and!cannot!be!changed!by!the!user.!
5. At!the!Low!Point!Calibration!screen,!check!that!the!calibration!signal!is!set!to!exactly!the!transducer!mV!signal!at!zero!
pressure,!then!press!UP!and!DOWN!simultaneously.!Low#end#calibration#is#performed#and#a#completed#message#shown.#
The#error#message#“Count#Failure”#is#shown#if#the#input#was#not#±10mV#of#the#nominal#0mV#expected#signal,#and#
calibration#is#not#altered.#1J9&F("'64(%$;#78(7#5(49<973(3J9(&78$U473$'#(<4'&9%%(X4'>(3J9(%3743Y(Z'6(&7#('#8"(>'[9('#3'(
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6. At!the!High!Point!Calibration!screen,!check!that!the!calibration!signal!is!set!to!the!full!scale!mV!signal!as!per!the!
transducer!datasheets!(e.g.!33.3mV),!then!press!UP!and!DOWN!simultaneously.!High#end#calibration#is#performed#and#a#
completed#message#shown.#The#error#message#“R#Cal#Failure”#is#shown#and#calibration#is#not#altered#if#the#signal#was#
less!than!+20mV!or!greater!than!+50mV!OR!the!High!Cal!–!Low!Cal!value!is!less!than!10mV.#1J9&F("'64(%$;#78(7#5(
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