Shimpo DRI User manual

C ongra t u l a ti on s on your purcha s e of a S h i m po D R I (D i g it a l
R e m o t e Ind i ca t or). We t ru s t you w ill en j oy m any year s of
profe ss i ona l re s u lt s fro m your D R I when u s ed i n con j unc ti on w it h
a S h i m po R e m o t e Load C e ll or R e m o t e Torque S en s or for force
and / or t orque m ea s ure m en t app li ca ti on s .
Pl ea s e read t he en ti re i n s t ruc ti on m anua l t horough l y before i n iti a l
s e t -up and opera ti on ; t he i nfor m a ti on con t a i ned here i n w ill a i d
you i n opera ti ng your S h i m po D R I s afe l y and w it h exce ll en t re s u lt s .
If you have any que s ti on s regard i ng our produc t ( s ), ca ll your l oca l
S h i m po repre s en t a ti ve or con t ac t S h i m po d i rec tl y for a ss i s t ance.
D R I -Di g i t a l R emote I n d i c a t o r
w i t h R emote Loa d C el l / T o r q ue S en s o r
I n s t r u c t i on M anu a l
In s pec ti on / St andard Acce ss or i e s 2
F ea t ure s and B enef it s 2
I m por t an t S afe t y In s t ruc ti on s 2
S e t -Up 3
P ower 3
C onnec ti on t o R e m o t e S en s or s 3
D i s p l ay and Keypad 4
F ac t ory S e tti ng s 5
Opera ti on 5-8
How t o Tare and Zero t he D i s p l ay 5
C hang i ng t he M ea s ur i ng M ode 5
C hang i ng Un it s of M ea s ure 6
S e tti ng H i gh and Low L i m it s 6
C hang i ng D i s p l ay Upda t e T i m e 6
C hang i ng M e m ory M ode s 7
R eca lli ng St a ti s ti c s 8
S e tti ng of Filt er 8
C o mm un i ca ti on w it h Ex t erna l Dev i ce s 9-16
Ou t pu t S e l ec ti on 9-13
R S 232 10-12
D i g i m a ti c 13
Ana l og 13
C o m para t or 13
Ex t erna l C on t ro l Inpu t 14-15
Over l oad Ou t pu t 16
P ara m e t er S e tti ng s 17
Low B a tt ery Ind i ca ti on 18
Au t o P ower Off 18
C a li bra ti on 18-19
Troub l e s hoo ti ng 19
D i m en s i on s and S pec i f i ca ti on s 20
Warran t y 20
C on t en t s

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I m po r t a n t S a fet y I n s t r u c t i on s In s pe c t ion / S tandar d A cc e ss or ie s
If any da m age i s apparen t , do no t unpack t he D R I. No ti fy t he
s h i pp i ng carr i er i mm ed i a t e l y for da m age c l a i m i n s t ruc ti on s .
R efer t o t he na m ep l a t e t o conf i r m m ode l nu m ber ordered and
record s er i a l nu m ber for fu t ure reference.
I t e ms i nc l uded w it h t he D R I are :
• A C adap t e r
• (4) AA ba tt e r i e s
• DRI ou t pu t connec t o r
• Ove r l oad p r o t ec ti on cab l e
• P l a s ti c ca rr y i ng ca s e
F ea t u r e s a nd Benef i t s
The D R I offer s m any fea t ure s and benef it s , i nc l ud i ng :
• Enab l e s ea s y s e t -up w hen chang i ng app li ca ti on s and
r educe s i nve s t men t i n gauge s and / o r t o r que s en s o rs by
accep ti ng mu lti p l e i n t e r changeab l e l oad ce ll s /t o r que
s en s o rs
• L a r ge memo r y capac it y (100 s amp l e s p l u s s t a ti s ti c s )
enab l e s po r t ab l e da t a co ll ec ti on f o r mu lti - l oca ti on u s age
• H i gh s amp li ng r a t e (1000 h z ) a ll o w s peak f o r ce and t o r que
po i n t s t o be ea s il y cap t u r ed
• Handhe l d and t e s t s t and moun t ab l e - a ll o w s fl ex i b ilit y i n
mu lti p l e t e s t s e t -up s , app li ca ti on s and fi x t u r i ng
• H i gh and l o w s e t po i n t s pe r m it mea s u r emen t o f b r eaka w ay
t o r que i n app li ca ti on s s uch a s ch il d s a f e t y cap t e s ti ng
• Ex t e r na l t a r e and ho l d con t r o l a ll o w s hand s - f r ee z e r o i ng
u s i ng a keyboa r d o r f oo t s w it ch
Do no t u s e any che m i ca l s t o c l ean t he ca s e ; u s e a we t ,
s oapy c l o t h.
Do no t u s e or s t ore un it i n o il y, du s t y, or exce ss i ve l y
we t area s .
Do no t u s e or s t ore un it i n ex t re m e t e m pera t ure s ;
nor m a l opera ti ng t e m pera t ure i s 32-113° F (0-45° C ).
C heck t he ba tt er i e s per i od i ca ll y for corro s i on when
u s i ng t he un it under A C power ; t h i s w ill avo i d da m age
and en s ure m e m ory backup (refer t o “Low B a tt ery
Ind i ca ti on” s ec ti on).
On l y u s e t he prov i ded A C adap t er ; u s age of any o t her
adap t er m ay da m age c i rcu it ry.
When no t i n u s e over an ex t ended per i od of ti m e,
re m ove ba tt er i e s t o avo i d ba tt ery t er m i na l corro s i on.
When i n s t a lli ng t he D R I on a t e s t s t and, conf i r m t ha t
t he i nd i ca t or un it i s t horough l y s ecured.
Never app l y a force or l oad a t an ang l e t o t he re m o t e
s en s or.
Never exceed re m o t e s en s or capac it y ; i f “OV R 1234”
appear s on t he d i s p l ay, S TO P t he t e s t i mm ed i a t e l y t o
avo i d per m anen t s en s or da m age.
A tt ach m en t s m u s t be proper l y i n s t a ll ed t o t he re m o t e
s en s or s (hand- ti gh t en on l y! U s e on l y t he J acob’ s C huck
- prov i ded w it h t orque s en s or - t o ti gh t en t he t orque
s en s or s . Do no t u s e wrenche s or o t her t oo l s !).
C onf i r m t ha t t he D R I i s t urned O FF when connec ti ng
or d i s connec ti ng a re m o t e s en s or ; fa il ure t o do s o m ay
da m age t he D R I.
Never u s e a re m o t e s en s or t ha t appear s t o be da m aged
i n con j unc ti on w it h t he D R I.
A l way s wear eye pro t ec ti on when t e s ti ng m a t er i a l s .

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S et -Up
Po w e r
Every D R I un it i s s h i pped fro m t he fac t ory w it hou t t he ba tt er i e s (prov i ded) i n s t a ll ed. To i n s t a ll t he ba tt er i e s :
1. R e m ove t he ba tt ery p l a t e l oca t ed a t t he bo tt o m of t he hand l e u s i ng a co i n or appropr i a t e s crewdr i ver.
2. In s t a ll t he (4) AA ba tt er i e s , ob s erv i ng t he proper po l ar it y.
3. R e i n s er t t he ba tt ery p l a t e cover, m ak i ng s ure t he li p engage s proper l y before ti gh t en i ng.
N O TE : If A C adap t er opera ti on i s preferred, refer t o t he “D i s p l ay & Keypad” s ec ti on of t h i s m anua l for A C ou tl e t l oca ti on.
C o n ne c t i o n / D i s c on n e c t i on o f D R I t o Loa d C el l s (L C ) o r T o r q ue S en s o r s ( T S )
CAU T IO N : A l way s conf i r m t ha t t he D R I’ s power i s t urned O FF when connec ti ng or d i s connec ti ng an L C or T S .
In s t ruc ti on s t o connec t a re m o t e s en s or (L C or T S ) are a s fo ll ow s :
1. R e m ove t he p l a s ti c cover fro m t he D R I’ s re m o t e s en s or por t .
2. A li gn t he arrow s fro m t he re m o t e s en s or’ s p l ug w it h t he arrow s on t he por t of t he D R I.
3. P u s h t he p l ug s t ra i gh t on t o t he por t un til a “c li ck” i s heard.
4. P re ss t he D R I’ s ON bu tt on ; t he L C D w ill br i ef l y d i s p l ay a ll i nd i ca t or s ( s ee “D i s p l ay & Keypad” s ec ti on).
5. The D R I w ill br i ef l y d i s p l ay wha t t ype of re m o t e s en s or i s connec t ed (“ S EN” w ill be f l a s h i ng on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay). The abbrev i a ti on s
on t he m a i n d i s p l ay are a s fo ll ow s . Pl ea s e ca ll S h i m po for i nfor m a ti on on add iti ona l s en s or s .
L o a d C e ll s ( L C )
P A R T N U M B E R M A IN DI SP L A Y
L C - 50 S 50 L
L C - 100 S 100 L
L C - 200 S 200 L
L C - 500 S 500 L
T o r qu e S e n s o r s ( T S )
P A R T N U M B E R M A IN DI SP L A Y
T S - 3 S D / T S - 3 J t 50 o
T S - 10 S D / T S - 10 J t 10 L
T S - 20 S D / T S - 20 J t 20 L
T S - 50 S D / T S - 50 J t 50 L
T S - 100 S D / T S - 100 J t 100 L
In s t ruc ti on s t o d i s connec t a re m o t e s en s or (L C or T S ) are a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he D R I’ s O FF bu tt on.
2. P re ss and ho l d t he gray re l ea s e bu tt on l oca t ed t oward s t he t op of t he re m o t e s en s or’ s p l ug.
3. P u ll t he p l ug (no t t he cord) s t ra i gh t off t he D R I’ s por t .
4. C onnec t ano t her re m o t e s en s or ( s ee i n s t ruc ti on s above) or rep l ace t he pro t ec ti ve p l a s ti c cover on t he expo s ed por t of t he D R I.

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Di s p l a y & Key p a d
1. R e m o t e S en s or P or t
2. Low B a tt ery Ind i ca t or
3. P eak Ind i ca t or (N O TE : R efer t o “ C hang i ng t he M ea s ur i ng M ode” s ec ti on for exp l ana ti on)
4. M a i n D i s p l ay
5. S m a ll D i s p l ay
6. M ax i m u m R ead i ng Ind i ca t or
7. M i n i m u m R ead i ng Ind i ca t or
8. A C Adap t er P or t
9. > B u tt on
10. HI-LO B u tt on
11. Un it
B
u tt on
12. P eak B u tt on (N O TE : R efer t o “ C hang i ng t he M ea s ur i ng M ode” s ec ti on for exp l ana ti on)
13. R eca ll B u tt on
14. M e m o S e t B u tt on
15. R e s e t B u tt on
16. On B u tt on
17. Off B u tt on
18. Over l oad Ou t pu t P or t
19. Da t a Ou t pu t P or t
20. B a tt ery C o m par t m en t

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O pe r a t i o n
Each ti m e t he power i s t urned O FF and ON t here are s o m e para m e t er s t ha t t he D R I w ill defau lt t o. C on s u lt t he s ec ti on on “ P ara m e t er
S e tti ng s ” t o cu s t o m i ze t he s e defau lt s e tti ng s . The fo ll ow i ng char t ref l ec t s t he defau lt s e tti ng s a s progra mm ed by t he fac t ory :
Ho w t o T a r e a n d Ze r o t he Di s p l a y
Af t er i n s t a lli ng an a tt ach m en t , it w ill be nece ss ary t o t are t he D R I :
1. P re ss t he R E S ET bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on t o t are t he d i s p l ay.
2. P re ss t he R E S ET bu tt on by it s e l f when t he peak i nd i ca t or i s s how i ng t o zero t he d i s p l ay. R epea t s t ep 1 i f t he d i s p l ay doe s no t re t urn
t o zero.
N O TE : The D R I can t are up t o 50% of t he re m o t e s en s or’ s ra t ed capac it y.
C h an g i n g t he M ea s u r i n g M o de: T r ue Pea k Mo de / S t a n d a r d M od e
CAU T IO N : Depend i ng on wh i ch of t he s e t wo m ea s ur i ng m ode s i s s e l ec t ed, t he P EAK bu tt on perfor ms t wo d i fferen t func ti on s ! The D R I
w ill a l way s d i s p l ay an average force when P EAK i s no t s how i ng on t he d i s p l ay. The average m ea s ure m en t i s ba s ed upon t he d i s p l ay
upda t e ra t e cho s en ( s ee “ C hang i ng D i s p l ay Upda t e T i m e” s ec ti on). When i n t he True P eak m ode, pre ss i ng t he P EAK bu tt on w ill a ll ow
t he d i s p l ay t o s cro ll fro m average t o peak “ + ” (co m pre ss i on or c l ockw i s e t orque) t o peak “-” ( t en s i on or coun t erc l ockw i s e t orque). When
i n t he St andard m ode, pre ss i ng t he P EAK bu tt on w ill a ll ow t he d i s p l ay t o s cro ll fro m average t o m ax i m u m d i s p l ay read i ng “ + ” t o
m ax i m u m d i s p l ay read i ng “-”. De s pi te s h ow in g P E A K o n t h e di s pl ay, t h e s e are n ot tr u e p ea k rea din g s ; t h ey are t h e hi g h e s t average
di s pl aye d rea din g s s in ce t h e DR I wa s l a s t “tare d ”.
In s t ruc ti on s t o change t he M ea s ur i ng M ode are a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill exh i b it “d SP ”.
3. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill read “ P f S ” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s how “on” (True P eak) or “o FF ” ( St andard).
3. P re ss t he > bu tt on t o t ogg l e be t ween “on” and “o FF ”.
4. P re ss M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he m ea s ur i ng m ode and ex it .
N O TE : B y keep i ng t he t rue peak m ode “ON”, t he D R I w ill a l way s d i s p l ay t he peak s a m p l e s and no t a m ax i m u m average.
F a c to r y S et t i n g s
P A R A M E T E R D E F A U L T F A C T O R Y S E TT IN G
D i s pl a y U pd a t e 0 . 125 s e cond s
M e a s u r ing M od e T r u e P e a k
A uto P ow e r O ff 3 M inut e s
M e a s u r e m e nt U nit E ngli s h ( L b , L b - I o r o z - I )
O utput R S 232
B a ud R a t e - 4800
D a t a L e ngth - 8 bit s
S top P ul s e - 2 bit s
D a t a E nd C od e - C r L F
S o f tw a r e F low C ont r ol - o ff
E x t e r n a l T r igg e r T a r e
M e mo r y M od e S ingl e
A n a log O utput M od e O n
F ilt e r O ff

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C ha n g i ng Un i t s o f Me a s u r e
B y pre ss i ng t he UNIT bu tt on, t he D R I w ill s cro ll be t ween Eng li s h, M e t r i c, and New t on un it s ; once t he D R I i s t urned O FF t he un it w ill
defau lt t o t he fac t ory s e tti ng. In s t ruc ti on s t o change t he defau lt un it of m ea s ure s e tti ng are a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on t hree ti m e s ; t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “ i n it ” and t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t defau lt s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he UNIT bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll be t ween Eng li s h, M e t r i c, and New t on un it s .
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he defau lt un it s e tti ng and ex it .
S et t i n g Hi g h a n d Lo w Li m i t s
I t i s po ss i b l e t o progra m h i gh and l ow li m it s for app li ca ti on s requ i r i ng t o l erance s . U s e t he d i agra m be l ow a s a gu i de for s e tti ng t he li m it s .
Op e r a t i on ( c on t i n ue d)
In s t ruc ti on s t o s e t t he h i gh and l ow li m it s are a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he HI-LO bu tt on ; “
∆
HI” w ill be f l a s h i ng on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay and wha t ever li m it i s a l ready progra mm ed w ill be d i s p l ayed.
2. P re ss t he > bu tt on ; t he en ti re d i s p l ay w ill be f l a s h i ng.
3. P re ss t he HI-LO bu tt on t o t ogg l e be t ween “ + ” (co m pre ss i on or c l ockw i s e t orque) and “-” ( t en s i on or coun t er-c l ockw i s e t orque).
4. P re ss t he > bu tt on t o s cro ll acro ss each d i g it po s iti on.
5. P re ss t he HI-LO bu tt on t o s e l ec t t he nu m er i ca l va l ue of each d i g it po s iti on.
6. Once t he h i gh li m it ha s been progra mm ed, pre ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on ; “∇LO” w ill be f l a s h i ng on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay and wha t ever
li m it i s a l ready progra mm ed w ill appear on t he m a i n d i s p l ay.
7. To progra m t he l ow li m it , repea t s t ep s 2-5.
8. Once t he l ow li m it ha s been progra mm ed, pre ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he s e t po i n t s and ex it fro m t h i s func ti on.
The un it of m ea s ure w ill be d i s p l ayed when t he m ea s ure m en t i s w it h i n t he s e t po i n t s . S m a ll “arrow s ” (
∆
or ∇) w
ill appear on t he sm a ll
d i s p l ay when t he m ea s ure m en t i s above or be l ow t he s e t po i n t s .
The un it of m ea s ure w ill never be d i s p l ayed i f t he l ow li m it i s s e t h i gher t han t he h i gh li m it . Th i s i s becau s e it i s i m po ss i b l e for t he
m ea s ure m en t t o fa ll be t ween t he s e t po i n t s .
S e t po i n t s can be referenced by pre ss i ng t he HI-LO bu tt on : t he f i r s t ti m e t he bu tt on i s pre ss ed t he d i s p l ay w ill s how t he h i gh li m it , t he
s econd ti m e w ill s how t he l ow li m it , and t he t h i rd ti m e w ill ex it .
To cance l t he h i gh and l ow li m it s , bo t h s e tti ng s m u s t be s e t t o zero.
N O TE : A co m para t or ou t pu t i s ava il ab l e for “go – no go” t e s ti ng (refer t o “ C o m para t or Ou t pu t ” s ec ti on).
C ha n g i ng Di s p l a y Up d a t e T i me
The d i s p l ay upda t e ti m e work s w it h t he s a m p li ng ra t e (1000 hz) t o prov i de an average read i ng. A ll s a m p l e s t aken w it h i n t he s e l ec t ed
upda t e ti m e are averaged (ba s ed on 1000 s a m p l e s / s ec) and d i s p l ayed.
To change d i s p l ay upda t e ti m e :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill exh i b it “d SP ” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t
t he curren t s e tti ng.
2. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “0.125”, “0.25”, “0.5”, “1.0” and “2.0” ( t he s e corre s pond
w it h t he a m oun t of ti m e i n s econd s t ha t t he d i s p l ay w ill upda t e).
3. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he de s i red d i s p l ay upda t e ti m e and ex it .

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Op e r a t i on ( c on t i n ue d)
C ha n g i ng M emo r y Mod e s
The D R I opera t e s i n t hree d i s ti nc t m e m ory m ode s :
• S i ng l e (on-demand memo r y)
• C on ti nuou s
• S t anda r d (N O TE : M a i n d i s p l ay ref l ec t s “nonE” i n t h i s m ode)
To change t he m e m ory m ode :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on s i x ti m e s ; “Log” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “ Si nG”, “ C on t ” and “nonE”.
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he de s i red m e m ory m ode and ex it .
N O TE : Da t a s t ored i n m e m ory can be ou t pu t t o an ex t erna l dev i ce ( s ee “ C o mm un i ca ti on w it h Ex t erna l Dev i ce s ” s ec ti on).
Sin g l e a nd Co n t inu o u s Memory Mo d e s
The t hree func ti on s perfor m ed when u s i ng e it her t he Si ng l e or C on ti nuou s m ode are :
• S t o r i ng da t a
• Reca lli ng da t a
• De l e ti ng da t a
S t o r i ng Da t a (S i ng l e Memo r y Mode)
Af t er s e l ec ti ng t he “ Si nG” m ode it i s po ss i b l e t o s end one da t a read i ng i n t o m e m ory each ti m e t he M E M O S ET bu tt on i s pre ss ed ; t he
sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill br i ef l y change t o an “ M ”. The “ M ” i nd i ca t e s t ha t t he da t a read i ng d i s p l ayed ha s been s t ored i n m e m ory. Up t o one
hundred da t a read i ng s can be s t ored. “ F ULL” w ill appear on t he m a i n d i s p l ay i f m e m ory i s fu ll .
S t o r i ng Da t a ( C on ti nuou s Memo r y Mode)
Af t er s e l ec ti ng t he “ C on t ” m ode it i s po ss i b l e t o en t er da t a read i ng s con ti nuou s l y i n t o m e m ory by pre ss i ng t he M E M O S ET bu tt on once.
The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t a f l a s h i ng “ M ” and da t a read i ng s w ill be s t ored i n m e m ory a s qu i ck l y a s t he d i s p l ay upda t e ra t e cho s en
(reference “ C hang i ng D i s p l ay Upda t e T i m e” s ec ti on). Da t a read i ng s w ill con ti nua ll y be en t ered i n t o m e m ory un til t he M E M O S ET
bu tt on i s pre ss ed a s econd ti m e or 100 s a m p l e s have a l ready been en t ered (“ F ULL” w ill appear br i ef l y on t he m a i n d i s p l ay).
Reca lli ng Da t a (S i ng l e and C on ti nuou s Memo r y Mode)
To reca ll da t a i n t he m e m ory pre ss t he R E C ALL bu tt on ; t he l a s t da t a read i ng en t ered and corre s pond i ng m e m ory po s iti on w ill be f l a s h i ng
oppo s it e each o t her on t he m a i n d i s p l ay. Each s ub s equen t pu s h of t he R E C ALL bu tt on w ill s cro ll t hrough t he da t a read i ng s i n t he
oppo s it e order a s t hey were en t ered. P re ss t he R E S ET bu tt on t o ex it fro m m e m ory reca ll .
N O TE : No da t a read i ng s have been en t ered i f “nonE” s how s on t he m a i n d i s p l ay af t er pre ss i ng t he R E C ALL bu tt on.
De l e ti ng Da t a (S i ng l e and C on ti nuou s Memo r y Mode)
Wh il e reca lli ng da t a ( s ee above) it i s po ss i b l e t o de l e t e one da t a read i ng a t a ti m e or de l e t e t he en ti re m e m ory.
To cance l one read i ng a t a ti m e :
P re ss t he R E C ALL bu tt on t o s cro ll t hrough t he da t a i n m e m ory un til t he unde s i red read i ng i s appear s on t he d i s p l ay. P u s h t he > bu tt on t o
de l e t e t ha t da t a read i ng. A ll h i gher m e m ory po s iti on s w ill decre m en t one t o f ill t he de l e t ed po s iti on. If t he read i ng be i ng de l e t ed i s t he
l a s t one i n m e m ory, t hen t he m e m ory po s iti on w ill decre m en t one a s t here i s no h i gher m e m ory po s iti on t o t ake it s p l ace.
To de l e t e t he en ti re m e m ory :
Af t er reca lli ng t he m e m ory u s i ng t he R E C ALL bu tt on, pre ss t he R E S ET bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; “ C Lr” w ill br i ef l y
appear on t he m a i n d i s p l ay. Th i s i nd i ca t e s t ha t a ll da t a read i ng s have been de l e t ed and w ill au t o m a ti ca ll y ex it fro m m e m ory reca ll .

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S ta nd ar d Memory Mo d e
Af t er s e l ec ti ng t he “nonE” m ode it i s po ss i b l e t o s t ore t he m ax i m u m “ + ”, m ax i m u m “-”, m i n i m u m “ + ”, m i n i m u m “-”, and l a s t read i ng
dur i ng a s a m p li ng per i od. Af t er pre ss i ng t he M E M O S ET bu tt on, a f l a s h i ng “ M ” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay ; pu s h t he M E M O S ET
bu tt on aga i n t o end t he s a m p li ng per i od.
Each ti m e t he R E C ALL bu tt on i s pre ss ed t he D R I w ill s cro ll t hrough t he read i ng s m en ti oned above. I t i s no t nece ss ary t o c l ear t he
m e m ory before perfor m i ng t he nex t t e s t a s t hey w ill be cance ll ed when t he M E M O S ET bu tt on i s pre ss ed.
R e c a l l i n g S t a t i s t i c s
Wh il e reca lli ng da t a fro m m e m ory i n e it her t he Si ng l e or C on ti nuou s M ode it i s po ss i b l e t o a l s o reca ll s t a ti s ti c s . To reca ll s t a ti s ti c s :
1. P re ss t he R E C ALL bu tt on. The l a s t da t a read i ng en t ered and m e m ory po s iti on w ill be f l a s h i ng oppo s it e each o t her on t he m a i n
d i s p l ay.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on. The m ax i m u m read i ng w ill appear on t he m a i n d i s p l ay.
3. Each s ub s equen t pu s h of t he P eak bu tt on w ill s cro ll t o m i n i m u m , peak “ + ”, peak “-”, average, s t andard dev i a ti on and re t urn t o
m ax i m u m .
4. P re ss t he R E S ET bu tt on t o ex it .
N O TE : P eak “ + ” and peak “-” w ill no t be d i s p l ayed i f t he da t a wa s s t ored i n t he Si ng l e M e m ory M ode.
S e t t i n g o f F i l t e r
S ub tl e v i bra ti on s are co mm on i n m any t e s ti ng env i ron m en t s . The D R I i ncorpora t e s a f ilt er i ng fea t ure t ha t “ sm oo t he s ” t he force curve by
e li m i na ti ng ex t raneou s m ea s ure m en t s cau s ed by t he s e ou t s i de i nf l uence s . Depend i ng on how s evere l y t he s e i m pac t t he s a m p li ng, a l arge
or sm a ll f ilt er i s ava il ab l e. S e t a f ilt er a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill s how “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on e i gh t ti m e s . The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “Adf” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “0” (no f ilt er), “1” ( sm a ll f ilt er) and “2” ( l arge f ilt er).
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he s e l ec ti on and ex it .
N O TE : To de t er m i ne wh i ch f ilt er ( i f nece ss ary) i s needed, f i r s t a tt e m p t t o t e s t w it hou t a f ilt er, t hen proceed t o f ilt er 1 and po ss i b l y t o f ilt er 2.
Op e r a t i on ( c on t i n ue d)

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C om mu n i c a t i on w i t h E x t e r n a l Devi c e s
When opera t ed w it h t he proper cab l e, t he D R I offer s a var i e t y of ou t pu t and i npu t ab iliti e s for b i -d i rec ti ona l co mm un i ca ti on w it h ex t erna l
dev i ce s s uch a s co m pu t er s and da t a l ogger s .
Ou t p u t S el e c t i o n
There are t hree ou t pu t s e l ec ti on s :
• RS232
• D i g i ma ti c
• N one
A lt hough t here are on l y t hree ou t pu t op ti on s , t here are ac t ua ll y four ou t pu t s ava il ab l e ; con s u lt t he char t be l ow t o de t er m i ne t he proper
s e l ec ti on for t he cab li ng and ou t pu t de s i red :
The fo ll ow i ng char t i nd i ca t e s t he p i n ou t s of t he D R I connec t or :
In s t ruc ti on s t o s e l ec t t he t ype of ou t pu t are a s fo ll ow s :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on four ti m e s . The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “OUT” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “nonE”, “dG”, “232”. N O TE : If “ R S 232” i s s e l ec t ed, p l ea s e
rev i ew t he fo ll ow i ng s ec ti on t o s e t t he s e s pec i f i c ou t pu t charac t er i s ti c s .
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he s e l ec ti on and ex it .
D E S I R E D O U T P U T C A B L E P A R T # M A IN DI SP L A Y
R S 232 D F S - R S 232 232
D igim a tic D F S - D igim a tic d G
C omp a r a to r D F S - C omp a r a to r 232 o r non E
A n a log D F S - A n a log 232 , d G , o r non E
1. R X D
2. T X D
3. CT S
4. RT S
5. R E Q
6. R EA D Y
7. C L K
8. D A T A
9. ( 0 ± 1 V ) , a lw a ys
p r e s ent
10. G ND
R S 232 ( S e l e c tab l e )
Di g im at ic *
5. E x t. Input
6. H I
7. GO
8. L O
C onne c to r
E x te r na l Input *
C o m pa r ato r O utput *
* Di g im at ic , E x te r na l Input and C o m pa r ato r O utput s ha r e wir e s .

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C om m un i c a t i on Wi t h E x t e r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d)
R S 232
Depend i ng upon t he t ype of da t a co ll ec ti on dev i ce t ha t i s be i ng u s ed w it h t he D R I, it m ay be nece ss ary t o ad j u s t t he fac t ory s e tti ng s
m en ti oned a t t he beg i nn i ng of t h i s m anua l . To ad j u s t t he R S 232 ou t pu t charac t er i s ti c s :
1. S e l ec t t he R S 232 ou t pu t (fo ll ow i ng t he above i n s t ruc ti on s ) bu t do NOT pre ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on.
2. To s e t t he baud ra t e, pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “b PS ” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t
s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “9600”, “4800”, “2400” and “1200”.
4. To s e t t he da t a l eng t h, pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on ; “dAT” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay wh il e t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e t he
curren t s e tti ng.
5. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “8” and “7”.
6. To s e t t he s t op pu l s e, pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “ S T P ” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t
s e tti ng.
7. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “1” and “2”.
8. To s e t t he par it y, pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on ; “ P R T” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t
s e tti ng.
9. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “nonE”, “Eun” (even), “odd” (odd).
10. To s e t t he da t a end code, pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “dEL” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t
s e tti ng.
11. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “ C r” and “ C rL F ”.
12. To s e t t he s of t ware f l ow con t ro l , pre ss t he HI-LO bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “fLO” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t
t he curren t s e tti ng.
13. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “on” and “o FF ”.
14. Af t er s e l ec ti ng t he s of t ware f l ow con t ro l , pre ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he R S 232 charac t er i s ti c s and ex it .
ON-D E M A ND CON T IN U O U S S T A ND A R D
S T A T I S T I C S S T A T I S T I C S U nit s
U nit s U nit s M a x
D A T A D A T A M a x
M A X M A X M I N
M I N M I N M I N
A V G . P K C L A S T
D E V P K T * * E N D * *
H L M T A V G
LL M T D E V
H L M T
LL M T
D A T A
1 XXX
2 XXXX D A T A
3 XXXX 1 XXXX
2 XXXX
Memo r y Da t a Ou t pu t
Da t a m ay be ou t pu t fro m m e m ory by f i r s t pre ss i ng t he R E C ALL
bu tt on and t hen pre ss i ng t he M E M O S ET bu tt on. The m a i n
d i s p l ay w ill br i ef l y i nd i ca t e “oU t ” t o conf i r m t ha t t he da t a ha s
been s en t . The fo ll ow i ng char t i nd i ca t e s t he order of t he da t a
ou t pu t depend i ng upon wh i ch m e m ory m ode wa s u s ed :
Ou t pu t Da t a Fo r ma t
The fo ll ow i ng char t de m on s t ra t e s t he for m a t of t he da t a a s it i s
ou t pu t t hrough R S 232 :
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
S T A T I S T I C S C R L F
C R L F
U N I T S g f C R L F
D A T A 100 C R L F
M A X — 1000 C R L F
M I N — 1 0 C R L F
P K C 0 C R L F
P K T — 1100 C R L F
A V G — 912 C R L F
D E V 8 . 2 C R L F
H L M T — 1000 C R L F
L L M T — 900 C R L F
C R L F
D A T A — 915 C R L F
1
2 L — 895 C R L F
9 9 H — 1005 C R L F
1 0 0 9 9 0 C R L F
* * E N D * *

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Ex t e r na l C on t r o l C ommand s
The char t be l ow li s t s t he A S C II C ap it a l C harac t er s and t he i r
func ti on s for con t ro lli ng t he D R I fro m a co m pu t er or o t her
ex t erna l dev i ce :
COMM A ND F U NC T ION D A T A
U N T G C h a ng e unit s to g o r kg
U N T N C h a ng e unit s to N
U N T L C h a ng e unit s to lb o r o z
D S P N C h a ng e mod e to a v e r a g e
D S P T C h a ng e mod e to p e a k t e n s ion
D S P C C h a ng e mod e to p e a k comp r e ss ion
P K C L P e a k cl e a r r e s e t
M E M S D i s pl a y v a lu e s to r e d in m e mo r y
M E M C L a s t d a t a in m e mo r y cl e a r
M E M D M e mo r y d a t a output
M E M Z C l e a r a ll d a t a in m e mo r y
M E M N M e mo r y loc a tion r e c a ll
C P S T U pp e r a nd low e r limit s e t
Z T a r e
U P D D i s pl a y upd a t e 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
A P F A uto – pow e r – o ff 0 , 3
E X S E x t e r n a l input s e tting Z , H , N
H L D Hold t r igg e r mod e E , L , O , C
L O G M e mo r y mod e s e tting S , C , N
P K F P e a k f a s t mod e 0 , 1
D A F A n a log output s e tting 0 , 1
A D F F ilt e r s e tting 0 , 1 , 2
D O utput di s pl a y d a t a
D A T N O utput a v e r a g e mod e d a t a
D A TT O utput t e n s ion p e a k d a t a
D A T C O utput comp r e ss ion p e a k d a t a
L I S T G a ug e ’ s p r e s e nt s t a t e
A B S top continuou s d a t a output
BB C ontinuou s d a t a output r e qu e s t
B C M od e l n a m e con f i r m a tion r e qu e s t
B D U nit s con f i r m a tion r e qu e s t
C om m un i c a t i on Wi t h E x t e r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d)
Ex t e r na l C on t r o l C ommand De s c r i p ti on s
A S C II cap it a l charac t er s
UNTG, UNTN, UNTL - C hange UNIT S t o Kg, N, l b
UNTG CR ... Kg(g)
UNTN CR ... N
UNTL CR ... l b (oz)
D SP N, D SP T, D SP C - C hange t o average, peak t en s i on,
peak co m pre ss i on m ode
D SP N CR ... C hange t o average m ode
D SP T CR ... C hange t o peak t en s i on m ode
D SP C CR ... C hange t o peak co m pre ss i on
P K C L _____________________ P eak C l ear
P K C L CR .... P eak re s e t . S a m e a s re s e t fro m t he gauge. If edge
t r i gger i s s e l ec t ed for HOLD, t he P C can re l ea s e t he HOLD u s i ng
t h i s par ti cu l ar co mm and.
M E M S , M E M C , M E M D, M E M Z, M E M N
(f i ve con t ro l m e m ory co mm and s )
M E M S CR .... w it h t h i s co mm and i f gauge i s s e t i n t he ON-
DE M AND ( s i ng l e) m ode, it s end s back t o t he co m pu t er t he
word S ING. If gauge i s s e t i n t he con ti nuou s or s t andard
m ode t hen when t h i s co mm and i s s en t and t he gauge’ s
m e m ory s t ar t s , it s end s back t o P C t he word S TA. If m e m ory
s t op s , t he word S T P i s s en t back t o t he P C .
M E M C CR .... La s t DATA i n m e m ory t o c l ear
M E M D CR .... M e m ory DATA reca ll
M E M Z CR ... C l ear a ll DATA i n m e m ory
M E M N CR .... M e m ory l oca ti on reca ll
C PS T _________________________ C o m para t or S e tti ng
C PS T 0 0000 0 0000 CR
Exa m p l e : C PS T 1234-0123 CR
Z _________________________________ TA R E
Z CR .... To TA R E. Work s t he s a m e way a s i f it were done t hru
t he gauge i .e S HI F T + ZE R O.
U P D ________________________ D i s p l ay Upda t e T i m e
U P D CR = 1 : 0.125 s ec.
2 : 0.25 s ec.
3 : 0.5 s ec.
4 : 1 s ec.
5 : 2 s ec.
U PP E R
LI M IT
LOWE R
LI M IT
S IGN S IGN
need 4-d i g it # (f ill w it h zero s ) SP A C E

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C om mu n i c a t i on Wi t h E x te r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d )
Ex t e r na l C on t r o l C ommand De s c r i p ti on s (con ti nued)
A PF ____________________ Au t o- P ower-Off
A PF CR = 0 : none
3 : 3 m i nu t e s
EX S ________________________Ex t erna l Inpu t S e tti ng
EX S CR = Z : TA R E
H : HOLD
N : NONE
HLD _________________ HOLD Tr i gger M ode
HLD CR = E : EDGE
L : LEVEL
O : Open C on t ac t
C : C l o s ed C on t ac t
LoG __________________ M e m ory M ode S e tti ng
LoG
CR =
S:
C
on ti nuou
s
N : St andard
P K F __________________ P EAK F a s t M ode
P K F CR = 0 : O FF
1 : ON
DA F __________________ Ana l og Ou t pu t S e tti ng
DA F CR = 0 : 1 ms ec
1 : D i s p l ay upda t e
AD F __________________ Filt er S e tti ng
AD F CR = 0 : None f ilt er
1 : Nor m a l f ilt er
2 : H i gh f ilt er
D, DATN, DATT, DAT C , A B , BB , BC , B D _______Da t a
ou t pu t reque s t (8 co mm and s )
D CR ....Ou t pu t d i s p l ayed DATA
DATN CR ....Ou t pu t average m ode DATA
DATT CR ....Ou t pu t t en s i on P EAK DATA
DAT C CR ....Ou t pu t co m pre ss i on P EAK DATA
A B CR .... St op con ti nuou s da t a ou t pu t
BB CR .... C on ti nuou s da t a ou t pu t
BC CR .... M ode l na m e conf i r m a ti on reque s t
B D CR ....Un it ' s conf i r m a ti on reque s t
T y p i c a l
g a u g e
r e s p o n s e
LI S T ____________ Gauge’ s pre s en t s t a t e
LI S T CR ( C o mm and fro m P C )
M DL D R I-500 l b
Un it s l b
D SP M NO R M AL
D SP T 0.125
P K FS T ON
DA FS T ON
AD F IL NONE
O FF T NONE
232 C 4800 B 8 S 2
232 C P N CR L F X O FF
C P ON
HL M T 50.00
LL M T - 10.00
ET HOLD
ET LEVEL O P EN
LOG C ONTINUE
Gauge Re s pon s e
OK .... C o mm and accep t ed
E RR O ....D i d no t recogn i ze co mm and*
E RR 1 .... C o mm and canno t be proce ss ed*
E RR 2 ....Wrong no m enc l a t ure, i .e N, S , C *
E RR 3 .... C o mm un i ca ti on s error*
E RR 7 .... M e m ory un it error**
E RR 8 .... S en s or error**
IN HOLD ....When i n HOLD, cer t a i n co mm and s
canno t be proce ss ed.
IN M E M O R Y ....When i n con ti nuou s m e m ory m ode or
s t andard m ode (ac ti ve), cer t a i n
co mm and s can be proce ss ed.
* C heck co mm and and re s end
** S ee t roub l e s hoo ti ng s ec ti on
UNIT S C HANGE DI S A B LE .... Th i s ou t pu t i s t ran sm itt ed t o
P C when s o m eone i s t ry i ng t o change UNIT S wh il e m e m ory i s
accep ti ng DATA.

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D i g i mat i c
D i g i m a ti c ou t pu t i s u s ed for M it u t oyo da t a co ll ec t or s and pr i n t er s (refer t o R S 232 m e m ory da t a ou t pu t i n s t ruc ti on s ).
A n a l og
Ana l og ou t pu t i s very li near and can have a h i gh re s pon s e ti m e (1 m S ). Th i s vo lt age i s d i rec tl y re l a t ed t o t he un it of m ea s ure m en t .
S pec i f i ca ti on s :
Vo lt age : -1VD C ~0~ + 1VD C
Load I m pedance : 2K or h i gher
R e s pon s e T i m e :
1 m S - w it h ana l og ou t pu t m ode “on”
d i s p l ay upda t e ti m e - w it h ana l og ou t pu t m ode “o FF ”
To change ana l og ou t pu t m ode :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; “d SP ” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on s even ti m e s . The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “dAf” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “on” and “o FF ”.
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore ana l og ou t pu t m ode and ex it .
Com p arator
Once h i gh and l ow li m it s have been s e t (refer t o “ S e tti ng H i gh and Low L i m it s ” s ec ti on), t he co m para t or ou t pu t m ay be u s ed t o t urn on
a li gh t or s ound an a l ar m for “go - no go” t e s ti ng.
C om mu n i c a t i on Wi t h E x te r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d )
H I (y e ll o w)
GO ( g r een )
L O (r ed )
G ND ( b l a ck o r b l ue )
TR I GG E R I N P UT (w h i te o r b r o w n )
C o m pa r ato r c ab l e
HI po i n t i s def i ned a s : HI < Da t a (d i s p l ay)
OK or GO i s def i ned a s : LO < Da t a < HI
LO po i n t i s def i ned a s : LO > Da t a
N O TE : The co m para t or cab l e i s a l s o u s ed for ex t erna l con t ro l i npu t ( s ee fo ll ow i ng s ec ti on).

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C om mu n i c a t i on Wi t h E x te r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d )
E x te r n a l C on t r o l I npu t
N O TE : To ac ti va t e t he co m para t or cab l e, e it her “ R S 232” or “nonE” need s t o be s e l ec t ed under ou t pu t s .
U s i ng ex t erna l con t ro l i npu t m ake s it po ss i b l e t o re m o t e l y t are or ho l d t he d i s p l ay. The fo ll ow i ng d i agra m i nd i ca t e s t he p i n ou t s of t he D R I :
To s e l ec t ex t erna l i npu t:
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on f i ve ti m e s ; “ET” w ill appear on t he sm a ll d i s p l ay wh il e t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill s cro ll t hrough “ t ArE”, “HoLd”, “nonE”.
4. A) If “nonE” or “ t ArE” i s de s i red, pu s h t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he s e l ec ti on and ex it .
B ) If t he “HoLd” fea t ure i s de s i red, pu s h t he HI-LO bu tt on t o s e t add iti ona l charac t er i s ti c s ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “EL” and
t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
5. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “EdG”(edge t r i gger) and “LEu”( l eve l t r i gger).
6. P u s h t he HI-LO bu tt on af t er s e l ec ti ng t he t ype of t r i gger ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “O P C ” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he
curren t s e tti ng.
7. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “o P n”(open) and “ C L S ” (c l o s ed).
8. P u s h t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he t ype of t r i gger and ex it .
Input: 5 V DC , 0.3 m A
P u ls e wi dth: > 25 ms

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E xter n a l T are
To t are, s hor t p i n s 5 and 10 for a t l ea s t 25 m S .
E xter n a l H o ld
C hoo s e edge or l eve l t r i gger and a l s o O P EN or C LO S ED cond iti on.
C om mu n i c a t i on Wi t h E x te r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d )
HOLD canno t be re l ea s ed fro m an ex t erna l s ource i n t he edge t r i gger m ode. To re l ea s e it pre ss R E S ET. Leve l
m ode can be re l ea s ed ex t erna ll y.
Le v e l t ri gge r : O PE N
Dis p l a y ho l d s p r e s ent v a l ue w hen swi t c h open s .
Le v e l t ri gge r : C L O SE D
Dis p l a y ho l d s p r e s ent v a l ue w hen swi t c h cl o s e s .
E dge t ri gge r : O PE N
Dis p l a y ho l d s p r e s ent v a l ue afte r swi t c h open s
unt il i t is r e s et.
E dge t ri gge r : C L O SE D
Dis p l a y ho l d s p r e s ent v a l ue afte r swi t c h cl o s e s
un i t l i t is r e s et.

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C om mu n i c a t i on Wi t h E x t e r n a l Dev i c e s ( c on t i n ue d)
Ove r l o a d Ou t p ut
The D R I po ss e ss e s an over l oad ou t pu t fea t ure (D FS - C T R L C A B LE) t o pro t ec t t he l oad ce ll or t orque s en s or. When t he l oad exceed s
150% of it s capac it y, an open co ll ec t or t ran s i s t or t urn s ON ( t here are t wo O C N P N t ran s i s t or s , one for t en s i on and one for co m pre ss i on).
The ou t pu t of t he s e t ran s i s t or s can be u s ed a s an a l ar m or t o s t op a proce ss , t hu s pro t ec ti ng t he re m o t e s en s or or t he s a m p l e under t e s t . S ee
“D i s p l ay and Keypad” s ec ti on for t he l oca ti on of t he over l oad ou t pu t por t .
N O TE : Th i s ou t pu t i s a l way s ac ti ve, t herefore no para m e t er s e l ec ti on i s nece ss ary.
T E N S I O N
C O M P R ESS I O N
C O M
B oth t r an sis to rs c an hand l e up to 28 V DC , 5 m A .

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The D R I w ill defau lt t o cer t a i n para m e t er s when power i s t urned O FF and ON. To acce ss t he para m e t er s e tti ng s :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “d SP ”.
2. Each ti m e t he P EAK bu tt on i s pre ss ed, t he D R I w ill s cro ll t hrough each of t he para m e t er s .
3. P re ss t he R E S ET bu tt on t o ex it .
S ee t he char t be l ow for t he l oca ti on of de s cr i p ti on s of t he op ti on s w it h i n each para m e t er.
Pa r a me te r S et t i n g s
D ES CR I P T I O N D I SP LA Y O P T I O N S
Dis p l a y U pdate Tim e (i n s e c ond s)
(s ee page 6 ) 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2
M ea s u ri ng M ode on, o FF
(s ee page 5 )
A uto P o w e r O ff non E , 3
(s ee page 18 )
M ea s u r e m ent U n i t s E ng lis h, M et ric , o r N e w ton
(s ee page 5 ) Load C e lls : Lb ( o z) , K g ( g ) , N
T o r que: LbI ( o Z I ) , K g C( g C) , NCM
O utput Ty pe non E , d G , 232 C
(s ee page 9 - 13 )
E x te r na l C ont r o l Input non E , t A r E , H oLd
(s ee page 14 - 15 )
M e m o ry M ode non E , S i n G , C ont
(s ee page 7 )
U pdate t im e fo r on ( 1 ms) , o FF( d is p l a y update t im e )
A na l og O utput
(s ee page 13 )
Fil te r 0, 1, 2
(s ee page 8 )

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The D R I i ncorpora t e s a s e l ec t ab l e au t o power off fea t ure t o pro t ec t t he li fe of t he ba tt er i e s . If no bu tt on s are pre ss ed or t he d i s p l ay ha s no t
changed for a per i od of t hree m i nu t e s , t he D R I w ill au t o m a ti ca ll y s hu t off. Th i s fea t ure i s i nac ti ve i f t he D R I i s be i ng u s ed w it h t he A C
adap t er or i f it i s i n ca li bra ti on m ode. To engage or d i s engage t he au t o power off fea t ure :
1. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on wh il e ho l d i ng down t he ON bu tt on ; t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “d SP ”.
2. P re ss t he P EAK bu tt on t wo ti m e s . The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill i nd i ca t e “Off” and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he curren t s e tti ng.
3. Each ti m e t he > bu tt on i s pre ss ed t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill t ogg l e be t ween “3” and “nonE”.
4. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on t o s t ore t he au t o power off s e l ec ti on and ex it .
Low Ba t te r y I n d i c a t i o n
The ba tt er i e s s hou l d be changed when “LO B AT” appear s on t he d i s p l ay.
N O TE : P ara m e t er s and da t a i n m e m ory can be s aved i f t he A C adap t er i s p l ugged i n and t he D R I i s l ef t ON before re m ov i ng t he ba tt er i e s .
Au t o Po we r O f f
C a l i b r a t io n
Any re m o t e s en s or (L C or T S ) can be ca li bra t ed i n t he f i e l d. The l oad ce ll s are very ea s y t o ca li bra t e w it h m e t r i c we i gh t s , bu t t he t orque
s en s or s requ i re a “ca li bra ti on whee l ” (p l ea s e ca ll S h i m po for t orque ca li bra ti on i n s t ruc ti on s ).
R equ i red it e ms for l oad ce ll ca li bra ti on :
• App r op r i a t e ca li b r a ti on w e i gh t ( s ee f o ll o w i ng t ab l e)
• P r ope r a tt achmen t f o r app l y i ng t he w e i gh t t o t he l oad ce ll (e it he r t en s i on o r comp r e ss i on)
• Secu r e moun ti ng s t and t ha t w ill no t i n t r oduce v i b r a ti on
In s t ruc ti on s t o ca li bra t e a re m o t e l oad ce ll are a s fo ll ow s :
1. M oun t t he l oad ce ll t o t he s t and.
2. S ecure t he a tt ach m en t t o t he l oad ce ll .
3. M ake s ure t he power on t he D R I i s t urned O FF .
4. Pl ug i n t he re m o t e l oad ce ll t o t he D R I
5. Wh il e ho l d i ng down t he M E M O S ET bu tt on, pre ss t he ON bu tt on and ho l d un til t he m a i n d i s p l ay s how s “ C AL”. The sm a ll
d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t t he t wo-d i g it code t ha t corre s pond s w it h t he l oad ce ll ( s ee fo ll ow i ng ca li bra ti on t ab l e). If t he D R I d i d no t
recogn i ze t he s en s or, t he sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t “XXX”.
6. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on. The capac it y of t he l oad ce ll w ill appear on t he m a i n d i s p l ay ; p l ea s e m ove on t o s t ep 7. If t he
re m o t e s en s or wa s no t i den ti f i ed, t he d i s p l ay w ill defau lt t o t he e i gh t ounce l oad ce ll . U s e t he > bu tt on t o s e l ec t t he proper code for
t he re m o t e s en s or ( s ee t he fo ll ow i ng t ab l e).
7. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill s how “ P L S ”. P re ss i ng t he > bu tt on w ill t ogg l e t he sm a ll d i s p l ay “ M N S ” and
“ P L S ”. If ca li bra ti ng under a co m pre ss i on l oad choo s e “ P L S ”. If ca li bra ti ng under a t en s i on l oad choo s e “ M N S ”.
N
O TE
: On l y one d i rec ti on ca li bra ti on i
s
nece
ss
ary.
8. P re ss t he M E M O S ET bu tt on. The m i n i m u m i nd i ca t or w ill appear and t he m a i n d i s p l ay w ill ref l ec t a hexadec i m a l nu m ber t ha t
ha s no re l evance t o t he u s er.
9. C onf i r m t ha t t here i s no l oad (excep t for t he a tt ach m en t ) s i nce t he D R I i s ready for zero po i n t ca li bra ti on. P re ss t he M E M O S ET
bu tt on. The sm a ll d i s p l ay w ill exh i b it “ S C N” and t he m i n i m u m i nd i ca t or w ill b li nk for abou t 12 s econd s un til t he m ax i m u m
i nd i ca t or appear s .
10. Gen tl y p l ace t he proper ca li bra ti on we i gh t ( s ee t he fo ll ow i ng t ab l e) on t he l oad ce ll and conf i r m t ha t it i s s t eady. P re ss t he M E M O
S ET bu tt on t o beg i n fu ll s ca l e ca li bra ti on. The m ax i m u m i nd i ca t or w ill f l a s h for abou t 18 s econd s un til t he sm a ll d i s p l ay s how s
“ENd”.
11. “E RR ” w ill appear on t he d i s p l ay i f t he ca li bra ti on fa il ed. Turn t he power off and repea t t he en ti re procedure.
12. Af t er “ENd” appear s , pre ss t he O FF bu tt on t o end t he ca li bra ti on proce ss .

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The fo ll ow i ng are genera l checkpo i n t s ; p l ea s e ca ll your l oca l S h i m po repre s en t a ti ve or con t ac t S h i m po In s t ru m en t s d i rec tl y for fur t her a ss i s t ance.
The D R I doe s no t t urn on :
• C heck a ll e l ec t r i ca l componen t s (po w e r s ou r ce … ba tt e r y o r po w e r co r d)
The D
R
I doe
s
no t recogn i ze a
s
en
s
or :
• C heck connec ti on be t w een t he DRI and t he r emo t e s en s o r
• Re f e r t o ca li b r a ti on i n s t r uc ti on s f o r a s en s o r t ha t canno t be r ecogn i z ed
Error C ode s are d i s p l ayed :
• I f any e rr o r code s appea r on t he d i s p l ay, t u r n po w e r OFF and t hen O N
• I f e rr o r code r ema i n s , s ee t ab l e be l o w :
T r o ub l e s hoo t i n g
C a l i b r a t i on ( c o n t i n u ed )
DI SP L A Y CONDI T ION A C T ION
EE P R O M r e a ding e rr o r P r e ss R E S E T ; unit will d e f a ult to
f a cto r y s e tting s
M e mo r y d a t a e rr o r P r e ss R E S E T to cl e a r m e mo r y
C a lib r a tion e rr o r P r e ss R E S E T a nd r e p e a t c a lib r a tion
p r oc e du r e
M e mo r y unit e rr o r ; occu r s i f th e C h a ng e m e a s u r e m e nt unit s o r cl e a r
m e a s u r e m e nt unit (lb , K g , N ) i s m e mo r y
ch a ng e d whil e e nt e r ing d a t a into
m e mo r y
S e n s o r e rr o r ; occu r s i f th e r e mot e C h a ng e s e n s o r o r cl e a r m e mo r y
r e mot e s e n s o r i s ch a ng e d du r ing
d a t a e nt r y to m e mo r y
O v e r lo a d condition – po ss ibl e R e mo v e e x c e ss i v e lo a d; i f th e di s pl a y
lo a d c e ll d a m a g e do e s not r e tu r n to no r m a l op e r a tion ,
s e nd unit in f o r r e p a i r
MOD E L S E L E C T N U M B E R DI SP L A Y C A L I B R A T ION W E I G H T
L C - 50 S 06 50 L 25 kg
L C - 100 S 07 100 L 50 kg
L C - 200 S 08 200 L 100 kg
L C - 500 S 10 500 L 250 kg
T S - 3 S D , T S - 3 J 18 t 50 o
T S - 10 S D , T S - 10 J 19 t 10 L
T S - 20 S D , T S - 20 J 20 t 20 L
T S - 50 S D , T S - 50 J 21 t 50 L
T S - 100 S D , T S - 100 J 22 t 100 L
Pl ea s e ca ll S h i m po for i nfor m a ti on on add iti ona l s en s or s .

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L I M I TE D E XPR E SS WARRAN T Y: S h i m po In s t ru m en t s warran t s , t o t he or i g i na l purcha s er of new produc t s on l y, t ha t t h i s produc t s ha ll be free fro m defec t s i n
work m an s h i p and m a t er i a l s under nor m a l u s e and proper m a i n t enance for one year fro m t he da t e of or i g i na l purcha s e. Th i s warran t y s ha ll no t be effec ti ve i f t he produc t
ha s been s ub j ec t t o over l oad, m i s u s e, neg li gence, or acc i den t , or i f t he produc t ha s been repa i red or a lt ered ou t s i de of S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ’ s au t hor i zed con t ro l i n any
re s pec t wh i ch i n S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ’ s j udg m en t , adver s e l y affec t s it s cond iti on or opera ti on.
D I S C L A I M E R O F A LL O T H E R WARRAN T I E S : The forego i ng warran t y con s tit u t e s t he S OLE AND EX C LU S IVE WA RR ANTY, and S h i m po In s t ru m en t s hereby
d i s c l a i ms a ll o t her warran ti e s , expre ss ed, s t a t u t ory or i m p li ed, app li cab l e t o t he produc t , i nc l ud i ng, bu t no t li m it ed t o a ll i m p li ed warran ti e s of m erchan t ab ilit y and f it ne ss .
L I M I T A T IO N O F R E M E DY: Under t h i s warran t y, S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ’ S OLE O B LIGATION S HALL B E TO R E P AI R O R R E P LA C E t he defec ti ve produc t or par t , a t
S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ’ op ti on. S h i m po In s t ru m en t s re s erve s t he r i gh t t o s a ti s fy warran t y ob li ga ti on i n fu ll by re i m bur s i ng B uyer for a ll pay m en t s m ade t o S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ,
whereupon, titl e s ha ll pa ss t o S h i m po In s t ru m en t s upon accep t ance of re t urn good s . To ob t a i n warran t y s erv i ce, P urcha s er m u s t ob t a i n S h i m po In s t ru m en t s ’ s au t hor i za ti on
before re t urn i ng t he produc t , proper l y repackaged, fre i gh t pre-pa i d t o S h i m po In s t ru m en t s .
I ND E MN I F I CA T IO N & L I M I T A T IO N O F DAMA G E S : B uyer agree s t o i nde m n i fy and ho l d S h i m po In s t ru m en t s har m l e ss fro m and aga i n s t a ll c l a i ms and da m age s
i m po s ed upon or i ncurred ar i s i ng, d i rec tl y or i nd i rec tl y, fro m B uyer’ s fa il ure t o perfor m or s a ti s fy any of t he t er ms de s cr i bed here i n. In no even t s ha ll S h i m po In s t ru m en t s
be li ab l e for i n j ur i e s of any na t ure i nvo l v i ng t he produc t , i nc l ud i ng i nc i den t a l or con s equen ti a l da m age s t o per s on or proper t y, any econo m i c l o ss or l o ss of u s e.
M E R G E R C L AU S E : Any s t a t e m en t s m ade by t he S e ll er ’ s repre s en t a ti ve do no t con s tit u t e warran ti e s excep t t o t he ex t en t t ha t t hey a l s o appear i n wr iti ng. Th i s wr iti ng
con s tit u t e s t he en ti re and f i na l expre ss i on of t he par ti e s ’ agree m en t .
Wa r r a n t y
Di men s i on s a nd S pe c i f i c a t i o n s
S
P E
C I
F
I C
A
T I
O N
S
M O D E L M O D E L
M O D E L M O D E L
M O D E L
D R I D R I
D R I D R I
D R I
S e
n s o
r S e
n s o
r
S e n s o r S e n s o r
S e n s o r I n t e r c h a n g e a b l e w / S h i m p o f o r c e & t o r q u e s e n s o r s
D i s p l a y D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y D i s p l a y
D i s p l a y 5 d i g i t 0 . 47 " ( 12 mm ) h i g h w i t h v a r i o u s i n d i c a t o r s i n c l u d i n g l o w b a tt e r y i n d i c a t i o n a n d m i nu s s i g n
M e a s u r i n g M o d e M e a s u r i n g M o d e
M e a s u r i n g M o d e M e a s u r i n g M o d e
M e a s u r i n g M o d e A v e r a g e , p e a k c o m p r e ss i o n ( C W ) , p e a k t e n s i o n ( CC W ) ( s e l e c t a b l e )
D i s p l a y U pd a t e D i s p l a y U pd a t e
D i s p l a y U pd a t e D i s p l a y U pd a t e
D i s p l a y U pd a t e 125 m s e c , 250 m s e c , 500 m s e c , 1 s e c , 2 s e c ( s e l e c t a b l e )
S a m p l i n g R S a m p l i n g R
S a m p l i n g R S a m p l i n g R
S a m p l i n g R
a t e a t e
a t e a t e
a t e 1000 s a m p l e / s e c
O u t p u t s O u t p u t s
O u t p u t s O u t p u t s
O u t p u t s 1 . R S 232 C 2 . D i g i m a t i c : ( w o r k s w i t h M i t u t o y o ’ s p r i n t e r m o d e l D P - 1 H S ) 3 . A n a l o g : ( ± 1 V D C 1000 t i m e s / s e c u pd a t e )
C o m p a r a t o r O u t p u t ( S e t P C o m p a r a t o r O u t p u t ( S e t P
C o m p a r a t o r O u t p u t ( S e t P C o m p a r a t o r O u t p u t ( S e t P
C o m p a r a t o r O u t p u t ( S e t P
o i n t ) o i n t )
o i n t ) o i n t )
o i n t ) T h r ee o p e n c o ll e c t e r N P N t r a n s i s t o r s f o r H I , G O a n d L O ( 28 V D C , 7 m A m a x . )
O v e r l o a d O u t p u t O v e r l o a d O u t p u t
O v e r l o a d O u t p u t O v e r l o a d O u t p u t
O v e r l o a d O u t p u t T w o o p e n c o ll e c t o r N P N t r a n s i s t o r s o n e f o r t e n s i o n a n d o n e f o r c o m p r e ss i o n ( 28 V D C , 5 m A m a x . )
TT
TT
T
a r e & H o l d C o n t r o l a r e & H o l d C o n t r o l
a r e & H o l d C o n t r o l a r e & H o l d C o n t r o l
a r e & H o l d C o n t r o l R e l a y c o n t a c t ( t a r e o r h o l d s e l e c t a b l e )
M e m o r M e m o r
M e m o r M e m o r
M e m o r
yy
yy
y H o l d 100 s a m p l e s p l u s s t a t i s t i c s ( M A X , M I N , A V G , a n d S t a n d a r d D e v i a t i o n )
PP
PP
P
o w e r o w e r
o w e r o w e r
o w e r 4 - AA a l k a l i n e b a tt e r i e s . L a s t a pp r o x . 20 h r s . i n c o n t i nu o u s o p e r a t i o n o r A C a d a p t e r f o r c o n t i nu o u s u s e ( 6 o r 9 V D C , 200 m A )
A u t o P A u t o P
A u t o P A u t o P
A u t o P
o w e r S hu t - O ff o w e r S hu t - O ff
o w e r S hu t - O ff o w e r S hu t - O ff
o w e r S hu t - O ff S e l e c t a b l e ( 3 m i nu t e s i f t h e r e i s n o a c t i v i t y )
O p e r a t i n g T O p e r a t i n g T
O p e r a t i n g T O p e r a t i n g T
O p e r a t i n g T
e m p e r a t u r e R e m p e r a t u r e R
e m p e r a t u r e R e m p e r a t u r e R
e m p e r a t u r e R
a n g e a n g e
a n g e a n g e
a n g e 32 t o 113 ° F ( 0 t o 45 ° C )
D i m e n s i o n s D i m e n s i o n s
D i m e n s i o n s D i m e n s i o n s
D i m e n s i o n s 3 " W × 1 . 77 " H × 9 . 42 " L ( 76 mm × 45 mm × 239 . 2 mm )
S t a n d a r d A cc e ss o r i e s S t a n d a r d A cc e ss o r i e s
S t a n d a r d A cc e ss o r i e s S t a n d a r d A cc e ss o r i e s
S t a n d a r d A cc e ss o r i e s A C a d a p t e r , ( 4 ) AA b a tt e r i e s , D R I o u t p u t c o nn e c t o r , O v e r l o a d p r o t e c t i o n c a b l e ( D F S - C T R L C A B L E ) , P l a s t i c c a rr y i n g c a s e