MRC ASB-X User manual

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JULY 2010

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Contents
1. UNWRAPING THE BALANCE ..................................................................5
1.1. The balance ASB/X..................................................................................5
2. START THE BALANCE UP.......................................................................6
2.1. Conditions of proper usage....................................................................6
2.2. Set level up............................................................................................6
2.3. Warming up ...........................................................................................6
3. APPROPRATION.......................................................................................7
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE BALANCE - display...........................................8
4.1. Keyboard...............................................................................................9
4.2. Connections.........................................................................................10
5. USER MENU............................................................................................10
5.1. Move in user menu..............................................................................13
5.1.1. The balance keyboard...................................................................14
5.1.2. Return to weighing function...........................................................14
5.1.3. PS computer keyboard..................................................................15
5.1.4. By means of virtual keyboard through RS 232..............................16
5.2. User menu...........................................................................................16
6. WEIGHING...............................................................................................17
6.1. Log-in function.....................................................................................18
7. BALANCE CALIBRATION ......................................................................21
7.1. Automatic balance calibration..............................................................21
7.2. Calibration test.....................................................................................23
7.3. Manual calibration................................................................................24
7.3.1. Internal calibration.........................................................................24
7.3.2. External calibration........................................................................24
7.3.3. Calibration performed by user.......................................................25
7.3.4. Calibration report printout..............................................................26
8. SETTING PRINTOUTS FOR GLP PROCEDURES.................................27
9. SETTING TIME AND DATE.....................................................................27
10. SETTING THE PARAMETERS................................................................30
10.1. Setting filter.....................................................................................30
10.2. Value release..................................................................................31
10.3. Set the display refreshing time........................................................31
10.4. Set autozero working......................................................................31
10.5. Last digit..........................................................................................31
10.6. Negative..........................................................................................32
11. FUNCTIONS IN USING RS 232 PORT....................................................32
12. PRINTOUTS.............................................................................................33
13. ACCESS TO MASS UNITS 33

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14. SETTING ACCESSIBILITY OF THE WORK MODES.............................34
15. OTHER PARAMETERS...........................................................................34
16. USING WORK MODES............................................................................36
16.1. Countign pieces of the same mass.................................................36
16.1.1. Counting pieces after writing piece mass......................................37
16.1.2. Counting through determine singular element mass from the
standard batch.............................................................................................38
16.1.3. Select piece from date base..........................................................40
16.2. Checkweighing................................................................................40
16.3. Filling ..............................................................................................42
16.4. Percents..........................................................................................43
16.5. Weighing animals............................................................................46
16.6. Density of solids and liquids............................................................47
16.6.1. Density of liquids...........................................................................47
16.6.2. Density of solids............................................................................48
16.7. Formulation.....................................................................................48
16.8. Statistics..........................................................................................53
17. KINDS OF PRINTOUTS...........................................................................55
17.1. Standard printout ............................................................................55
17.2. Non-standard printout.....................................................................56
17.2.1. Texts..............................................................................................57
17.2.2. Composing texts by Edition function .............................................62
17.2.3. Select non-standard printouts........................................................63
18. COOPERATION WITH PRINTER OR COMPUTER................................64
18.1. Connections....................................................................................64
19. COOPERATION WITH LABEL PRINTERS CITIZEN CLP-521...............65
20. WEIGHING LOADS UNDER THE BALANCE.........................................70
21. CONNECTING ADDITIONAL KEYS........................................................71
22. LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTER - BALANCE.......................71
23. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS...................................................................74
24. COMMANDS ABOUT ERRORS..............................................................74

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1. UNWRAPING THE BALANCE
1.1.The balance ASB/X
Cut safety tape off. Take balance off the box. Take all necessary to
correct performance of balance elements off the box. After replace
balance in place of use put scale and rest of elements on.
−open side doors of weighing
chamber,
−inside the chamber place lower
shield of weighing chamber (1),
−inside the chamber place anti-
breeze shield (2),
−put centring ring on the shield
(3),
−put the balance pan inside the
ring (4),
−close side doors of weighing
chamber,
−turn on balance supply,
−pin of power adaptor should be
connected to socket in the back
of balance casing.
.Draw 1. The components installation for the WAS X balance with d=0,1mg
The balance is supplied through power pack 110-230 V AC / 13,8 V DC.
Power pack socket is at the rear of the balance.

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2. START THE BALANCE UP
2.1.Conditions of proper usage
−Set the balance on stable table, far from vibrations
−The balance should be replaced far from draughts and air breeze.
−The balance should be in stable temperature and humidity room
−The balance should be replaced far from sources of
−Temperature in the room +18°C ÷+30°C ( ASB/X)
−If the static electricity has influence on the balance indications it
base should be earthed. Earthing screw is in the rear part of the
balance base.
−The balance should be replaced in leveled position
2.2.Set level up
The balance should be leveled. The correct leveling is shown on the level
indication installed at rear of the balance.
2.3.Warming up
Before measurements user should wait untill the balance reaches
temperature stabilization. It is warming up time.
For analytical balances warming-up time is about 1 hour.
This periods refers to the balances which ware in surrounding temperature
(work) before start weighing.
If the analytical balances are kept in lower temperature before
weighing the warming-up time is about 8 hours and for precision balances it
is about 2 hours.
During warm-up stabilization the indications can change.

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3. APPROPRATION
The balances are used to do precise measurements in laboratories. It is
possible to do the zero function in all measure range.
The balance weights in following units:
Draw 2. Measure units
Apart from weighing in various measure units the balance also:
−counts pieces
−weights
−dosages
−determines deviations of the standard mass
−weights animals
−detemines liquids and solids density
−formulation
−creates statistics
Measure units and particular functions can be inaccessible for user. It
is possible to adapt the balance to individual needs and access functions
and units which are necessary at this moment.
It is possible to define accessible or noo-accessible in user menu and it
is described in further part of the manual.

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4. DESCRIPTION OF THE BALANCE - display
Draw 3. Display balance
1. load mass and quantity of pieces
2. measure unit
3. the result is stable
4. line of max range of the balance
5. work mode
6. date
7. time
8. precise ZERO

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Navigation bar
4.2.Connections
1. power adapter socket
2. PS keyboard connector
3. RS 232 port
4. additional display socket
Draw 4. Sockets of the WPX balance
5. USER MENU
There are 9 groups in user menu. Each
group is named by P letter. Name and contents of each group is presented
below.
P1 Calibration
01 Int. calibr | * * * * * * * * | function
02 Ext. calibr | * * * * * * * * | function
03 User calibr | * * * * * * * * | function
04 Calibr test | * * * * * * * * | function
05 Weight corr. | * * * * * *0.0 |
06 Auto calibr | * * * * * *0.3 | both
07 Auto cal time | * * * * * *0.3 | 3 hours
08 Print report | * * * * * *0.1 | on
P2 GLP
01 User | Nowak Jan |
02 Project | AR – 65/04 |
03 Time print | * * * * * *0.0 | off
04 Date prin | * * * * * *0.0 | off
05 User print | * * * * * *0.0 | off
06 Project print | * * * * * *0.0 | off
07 Id print | * * * * * *0.0 | off
08 Last cal print | * * * * * *0.0 | off
P3 Date/Time

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01 Date format | * * * * * * * 0 | DA/MO/YR
02 Time format | * * * * * * * 0 | 24 hours
03 Time | * * * * * * * * |Function
04 Date | * * * * * * * * |Function
05 Disp. time | * * * * * * * 1 | on
06 Disp. date | * * * * * * * 1 | on
P4 Readout
01 Filter | * * * * * * * 3 | normal
02 Value relase | * * * * * * * 1 | fast + rel
03 Disp. Refresh | * * * * * * * 1 | 0.1 s
04 Autozero | * * * * * * * 1 | on
05 Last digit | * * * * * * * 1 | always
06 Negative | * * * * * * * 1 | disabled
P5 RS - 232
01 Baud rate | * * * * * * * 1 | 4800
02 Parity | * * * * * * * 0 | none
03 Data bits | * * * * * * * 2 | 8 bits
04 Stop bits | * * * * * * * 1 | 1 bit
05 Handsake | * * * * * * * 0 | none
06 Auto print | * * * * * * * 0 | none
07 Interval | * * * * * * * 1 | * 0.1 s
08 Min. mass | * * * * * * * 4 | 10 d
09 Print on stab | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
10 Printer type | * * * * * * * 0 | Epson /Standard
11 Cut paper | * * * * * * * 0 | no
P6 Printout
01 Printout No. | * * * * * * * 0 | standard
02 Pr. 1 start | * * * * * * * 1 |
03 Pr. 1 stop | * * * * * * * 1 |
04 Pr. 2 start | * * * * * * * 1 |
... . . . . . . . . . . | * * * * * * * 0 |
10 Pr. Edit | * * * * * * * * |function
11 String 1 | * * * * * * * 1 |
... . . . . . . . . . . | * * * * * * * 1 |
89 String 80 | * * * * * * * 0 |
P7 units
01 Grams | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
02 Miligrams | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
03 Carats | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
04 Pounds | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
05 Ounces | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
06 Ounces troy | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
07 Dwt | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
08 Taele Hk. | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
09 Taele S. | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
10 Taele T. | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
11 Momms | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
12 Grains | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled

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13 Newtons | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
14 Ticaal | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
15 Custom | * * * * * * * 0 | disabled
16 Custom factor | * * * * * * * 1 |
P8 Work modes
01 Parts count | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
02 Checkweighing | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
03 Filling | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
04 Percent | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
05 Animal | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
06 Density | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
07 Formulation | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
08 Statistics | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
P9 Globals
01 ID setting | * * * * * * * * | function
02 ID autoprint | * * * * * * * 0 | off
03 Beep | * * * * * * * 1 | enabled
04 Language | * * * * * * * 1 | english
05 Backlight | * * * * * * * 1 | on
06 Contrast | * * * * * * * * | function
07 Screensaver | * * * * * * * 0 | enabled
08 Temperature | * * * * * * * * | function
09 Balance Id | 114493 * * |
10 Software rev. | MBa.a 23 |
11 Par. printout | * * * * * * * * | function
12 Par. Receive | * * * * * * * * | function
13 Passwd prot. | * * * * * * * * | function
Parameters in user menu are:
•functional – for particular activity eg. the balance calibration
•selectable – selects one of few values from the balance memory
•noted – changes sets in the balance memory eg. Date, time, user
number, texts

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Menu – graphic version
Press the SETUP key to display main menu of the balance (display I).
Select the submenu whose contents is displayed after pressing the RIGHT
ARROW key (display II).
Draw 5. Menu
1 – main menu number
2 – indication of the function selection
3 – function name
4 – currently used function
5 – submenu number
6 – submenu name
7 – attribute of the menu
8 – value of the attribute
5.1.Move in user menu
User moves in the menu by
-the balance keyboard
-PS keyboard,
-Communicates from computer to the balance

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5.1.1. The balance keyboard
enter main menu
move down in the menu
move up in the menu
selects submenu which is activated. Submenu contents is
presented on the display
move one level up to main menu
Resignation parameter changing
5.1.2. Return to weighing function
Introduced changes are recorded after return to weighing
mode and confirm changes. Press the ESC key many times.
If following question appears on the display press: ENTER –
confirm or ESC – cancel
Draw 6. Return to weighing

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5.1.3. PS computer keyboard
Each key on the balance keyboard has its equvivalent on the PS keyboard:
- for functions
Description keyboard
Switch on/off the balance display
Move to the balance menu
Selects work mode
Selects measure unit
PRINT
TARE
- for direction keys
Move up
Move to level up
Sets selected parameter
Move down

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- for ENTER / PRINT keys and ESC
Confirm changes
Cancel and leave function without changes
5.1.4. By means of virtual keyboard through RS 232
Most of the functions are done by the balance desk or PS keyboard. They
are aslo done by sending orders computer – balance.
This commands enables to move in the balance manu and control the
balance work. The list of the commands is at the end of the manual.
5.2.User menu
The menu is presented in p. 5. Press the F key in weighing level. Main
menu is presented on the display. Select the submenu which is
modificated.
Draw 7. Main menu – submenu selection
If the menu is modificated press the RIGHT ARROW key. Selected menu
appears on the display. Select what will be changed in this submenu
(activate). Select through keys presented on the Draw above. Press the
RIGHT ARROW key.

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Reaction of the balance:
-Activity of the balance (eg. the balance calibration) is done for
submenu described as Function
-Attribute activation for submenu which is indicated (digit flashing
means the value can be changed and some signs can be written)
Draw 8. Tthe balance submenu
6. WEIGHING
Following conditions must be fulfilled to get reliable results:
-Stable temperature
-Stable ground
-Proper parameters for external conditions
Before measurements or for essential changes of the external
conditions (if the temperature changes more than 1°C/h) calibrate the
balance in accordance with p. 7.1.
Before measurements load the pan and check if the balance show
„precise zero” – displayed in down left corner of the display
(only if the parameter P4 06 Autozero has the value 1: yes) and
check if the measurement is stable – is displayed in right up
corner of the display. If the balance does not show zero press the key

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If the conditions are unfavourable (no stable result) lines appear on
the display. After settled time the balance returns to weighing mode
without set up to zero. In this case wait untill the conditions stabilize
and press Esc again
By the Units key select measure unit. Put the load on the pan and
after stabilization read out the result. If measure unit user wants to
use is not displayed during pressing the Units key check if it has
access attribute.
The indication can be set to zero many times. Sum of loads noted in
the balance memory cannot be higher than max capacity.
Betwenn following measurements do not unpluged the balance.
The balance should be switched off by the ON/OFF key. After
pressing the key again the balance is ready to work without warm
stabilization.
6.1.Log-in function
The operator has own access code to internal menu. The password system
is defined by administrator. Password can contain max 6 digits.
The balance program enables to declare:
•One administrator who is authorised to use all sets and
programme functions, change the passwords – own and user
•One user who is authorised to sets and the balance functions
determined by administrator
Setting password and access authorization
•After set the password and access parameters (parameter P9 13
Password protection) write the password for administrator
•If the admistrator password is different from “0” the program wants
administrator password during enter for the parameter
P9 13 Password protection.
•Every enter this parameter the software demands administrator
password, after writting correct password it is possible to set the
parameter P9 13 Password protection
•Dependly on setting the password is shown as digits or stars (start
value each digit = 0)

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According to p. 5.1.1 of the manual enter the menu P9 Globals
Draw 9. Password – activation the function
-Draw 9-1. Menu password protection
-Administrator
line to write administrator who has access to all set up
-User
line to write user password. User who has access to setting with NO
attribute (are not protected by password)
-Start up
If it is settled on YES during start the balance up user must write
access password (administrator or user)
-Functions
If it is settled on NO (not protected by password) user can use
implemented functions in the balance.
-Set up
If it is set up on NO (not protected by password) user can change
setting in the balance
-Only Kal+GLP
If it is set up on YES user can perform the calibration and calibration
report
-Stars
If it is settled on YES during start the balance up password is hidden

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under starts
Administrator password
Write the password for administrator (max 6 digits) and user. Each
admistrator has access to all functions in the balance. User has access
to balance possibilities in accordance with above description. Please,
remember the password. If you set YES for „Start up” function the
password must be writen after switch the balance on.
If the password is not correct using the balance is not possible.
To write the password in use keys described on the drawing 2. or PS/2
keyboard (it can be connected to the balance port).
Set up the attributes for other options dependly on authorizations for
user.
Draw 10. The keys – introducing the values in the menu