Torbal AGC100 User manual

Instruction Manual - TORBAL AGC Series
Table of Contents
Cautionary Notes and Precautions........................................................................................................................... 3
1. S ecification........................................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Keys and Dis lay Indicators................................................................................................................................ 6
3. Commands and abbreviations.............................................................................................................................. 7
4. Parts Descri tion..................................................................................................................................................8
5. Un acking the Scale and Getting Started............................................................................................................ 9
6. Weighing............................................................................................................................................................11
6.1.1.Zeroing the scale..................................................................................................................................11
6.1.2.Taring ................................................................................................................................................. 12
6.1.3.Clearing a Tare.................................................................................................................................... 13
7. Main Menu.........................................................................................................................................................14
7.1.1.Calibration........................................................................................................................................... 14
7.1.1.1.Start (Initializing Automatic Calibration)........................................................................................ 15
7.1.1.2. Setu (Calibration Setu )................................................................................................................ 16
7.1.1.2.1. Calibration Adjustment ............................................................................................................... 17
7.1.1.2.2.Time...............................................................................................................................................19
7.1.1.2.3.Tem erature...................................................................................................................................21
7.1.2. Units of Measure Selection................................................................................................................ 22
7.1.3.Mode configuration............................................................................................................................. 24
(A) Animal Weighing......................................................................................................................... 25
(B) Parts Counting...............................................................................................................................28
(C) Check Weighing........................................................................................................................... 29
(D) Dis lay Hold.................................................................................................................................30
(E) Percent Weighing..........................................................................................................................32
(F) Totalizing...................................................................................................................................... 33
7.1.4.Automatic Zero Setting Mechanism (AZSM).....................................................................................35
7.1.5.GLP Print and Data Configuration...................................................................................................... 37
7.1.6.Printing Data and RS232 Communication Port Configurations..........................................................40
7.1.6.1. Baud and Parity............................................................................................................................... 40
7.1.6.2. Torbal Printer Configuration (RXP-4))........................................................................................... 43
7.1.6.3. Printout Recei ts............................................................................................................................. 44
7.1.7.Time and Date..................................................................................................................................... 46
7.1.8.Reset (restoring default factory settings).............................................................................................48
8. Function Menu: Using the Modes and Functions.............................................................................................. 50
(A) Animal Weighing...................................................................................................................................51
(B) Parts Counting........................................................................................................................................54
(C) Check Weighing....................................................................................................................................58
(D) Dis lay Hold.......................................................................................................................................... 61
(E) Percent Weighing................................................................................................................................... 63
(F) Totalizing................................................................................................................................................66
9. Technical Information........................................................................................................................................69
10. Common Errors and Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 70
11. Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................................71
12. Accessories ..................................................................................................................................................... 71
13. Re lacement Parts............................................................................................................................................72
14. Limited Warranty.............................................................................................................................................72
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Important handling Cautions and Warnings
Always handle your scale with care.
Damage caused by improper handling is not covered under the scale’s warranty.
Never drop or throw any
articles onto the scale’s pan
or onto any other parts of the
unit!
DO NOT let the scale fall or
drop from its tabletop
surface!
When moving the scale do
not press or apply force onto
the scales pan!
DO NOT pass or handle
liquids directly over the
scale to avoid spillage and
liquid damage!

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CAUTIONARY NOTES AND PRECAUTIONS
The TORBAL Precision scale is a sensitive and a delicate instrument. Always handle your scale with care.
The correct location and proper environment affect the accuracy of your TORBAL Precision Scale.
The best location for your scale:
1.Stable, horizontal, vibration-free surface
2.Away from direct sunlight
3. ot exposed to high temperature variations
4.Away from direct drafts
5.The best location is on a stable bench away from drafts, doors, windows, radiators and air
conditioner vents.
CAUTION:
oThe scale is designed for indoor use only.
oDo not operate the scale in hazardous areas or under dangerous conditions.
oDo not use the scale in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels.
oDo not connect cables in ways other than those mentioned in this manual.
oSet the scale on a firm, stable, horizontal surface.
oever stand on or lean on this product. Equipment may fall or collapse, causing
breakage and possible injury.
oBefore moving the product, unplug it and unplug all cables connected to it.
oWhen storing, transporting or returning the scale for service, use the original
packaging.
WARNING:
a. ever attempt to repair, disassemble or modify the scale. Tampering with the scale
may result in injury and cause greater damage to the equipment.
b. Never swap the pan, pan base, or any other parts of the scale with pans or parts from
other units. Pans and all components are uniquely assigned to each unit.
c. Be sure to use the specified power source.
d. Do not allow foreign matter to fall into the scale.
e. If water or other liquids spill into the scale, unplug the power cord immediately and
contact technical support
TORBAL Precision scale is a sensitive and a delicate instrument. Always handle your
scale with care.
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CHAPTER 1.
SPECIFICATION
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Model
AGC100 AGC200 AGC300 AGC500 AGC1000 AGC2000 AGC3000 AGC4000
Capacity 100g 200g 300g 500g 1000g 2000g 3000g 4000g
Readability (d) 0.001 0.01
Repeatability (Standard
Divination) 0.001g 0.01g
Linearity +/- 0.002g +/- 0.02g
Stabilization time (typical) A rox. 3 sec A rox. 3 sec
Tare Range -100g -200g -300g -500g -1000g -2000g -3000g -4000g
Accuracy Class II
Automatic Internal
Calibration YES
Time Configuration 1h, 2,h, 3h, 4h, 5h, 6h
Temperature Configuration 0.5°C, 1.0°C, 1.5°C, 2.0°C
Automatic Calibration
Ad ustment Masses (g)
20,50,
100
50, 100,
200
100, 200,
300
100, 200,
500
200, 500,
1000
500, 1000,
2000
1000, 2000,
3000
1000, 2000,
4000
Pan Dimension 120mm 165mm x 165mm
Draft Shield O tional Not Required
Scale Dimension 216 x 345 x 90 mm
Operating Temperature +15°C to +30°C
RS232 Port Bidirectional
Power Supply In ut: 120VAC 60Hz 15W Out ut: 12VDC 500mA
Display Type Seven Segment LCD
Display Size 30mm x 100mm
Application Modes Weighing, Parts Counting, Animal Weighing, Check Weighing, Dis lay Hold, Percent Weighing,
Totalizing
GLP YES
Weighing Units Grams, Kilograms, Carats, Pounds, Newton, Grains, Ounces, Ounces Troy, Pennyweight
Scale’s Net Weight (lb/kg) 5kg / 11lbs
Parts
Counting
Sample Size 1 through 100
Min Piece
Weigh 30mg 300mg
Percent
Weighing
Min Reference
Weight 100mg 1g
% Resolution
Displayed
(Reference
Weight)
0.1% (100mg to 7g), 0.01% (7g to 70g)
0.001% (> 70g)
0.1% (1g to 70g), 0.01% (70g to 700g)
0.001% (> 700g)
Animal
Weighing
Tine Intervals 3sec.,5sec., 10sec., 15sec.
Modes (Min
Weight) Manual, Auto (10mg), Semi-Auto (10mg) Manual, Auto (100mg), Semi-Auto (100mg)
Totalizing Modes (Min
Weight) Manual, Auto (10mg), Semi-Auto (10mg) Manual, Auto (100mg), Semi-Auto (100mg)
Display
Hold
Modes (Min
Weight) Manual, Auto (10mg), Semi-Auto (10mg) Manual, Auto (100mg), Semi-Auto (100mg)

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KEYS AND DISPLAY INDICATORS
Key Primary Function Secondary Function
Power On and Power Off -
T (YES) Tare – used to tare the weighing an Enter and YES (Acce t) – used to enter or acce t commands
0 (NO) Zero – used to zero the scale NO (Reject) – used to reject commands or change values
Menu Menu – used to access the main menu Recall – in Totalizing this key is used to recall the Grand Total
Function Function – used to select an a lication
mode
Add / Start / Lock – In Totalizing (Manual) this key is used to
add a result to the total. In Animal Weighing (Manual) this key is
used to initiate the animal weighing rocess. In Dis lay Hold
(Manual) this key is used to lock the weighing result on the
dis lay.
PPrint – used to initiate rinting Decimal – used to enter a decimal when assigning limit values in
check-weighing
CClear / Cancel – used to clear or cancel
a function Exit- used to exit submenus
Display Indicator Description Explanation
OFF Power Off The scale is turned OFF and in standby mode.
AUT AZSM (Automatic Zero Setting
Mechanism)
AZSM (Automatic Zero Setting Mechanism) is active
and the scale maintains a “center of zero” condition
within +/- 6d.
NET Net Result A tare was taken and the scale subtracted the tare
weight from the gross weight to obtain the net weight.
0Zero The scale is maintaining a “center of zero” condition.
OCurrent setting Indicates enabled functions or settings
MODE Main Menu Indicates Main Menu functions
Stability Indicator The weighing result has stabilized and an accurate
reading may be taken.
MIN Minimum In check weighing MIN indicates the weighing result
is below the selected under limit.
MAX Maximum In check weighing MAX indicates that the weighing
result is above the over limit.
OK Acce t
In check weighing OK indicates that the weighing
result is between the selected limits and the result is
acce table.
TOTAL Total Result In totalizing this indicator signals that the dis layed
result is a total sum.
cs Pieces In arts count this indicator shows that the result is a
iece count.
% Percent In ercent weighing this indicator shows that the result
is a ercentage.
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CHAPTER 3.
COMMANDS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Command or Abbreviation Description
- - - - - - Taring or re-zeroing in rogress
CAL The scale is in the calibration mode.
TARING The scale is taring before the calibration rocess.
LOAD XXX g Place a calibration weight on the an to begin calibration.
CCalibration in rogress
CAL FIN Calibration rocedure is finished.
AW – X In animal weight this command re resents the average weighing time.
CONT In arts counting, taring a container is required before continuing the counting transaction.
SAPL ON In arts counting or ercent weighing this command indicates to lace the sam le on the an.
SPL – XX In arts counting this command re resents the current sam le size setting.
FILL In arts counting, begin counting.
UNDER In check weighing this command re resents the under limit and indicates under result.
OVER In check weighing this command re resents the over limit and indicates an over result.
ACCEPT In check weighing this command indicates that the weighing result is within the limit range.
TARE In check weighing, tare before continuing.
SAMPLE In ercent weighing this command indicates the weight of a stored reference weight.
READY In ercent weighing this command indicates that the scale is ready for ercent weighing based
on a stored reference weight.
YES-NO In totalizing this command indicates that a confirmation is required before the Totals are
cleared.
PRINT Printing in rogress
COUNT FINISH TO START
COUNT PRESS C
In arts counting this command indicates that arts counting is finished.
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CHAPTER 4.
PARTS DESCRIPTION
Front View Rear View
Pan Pan Base AC Ada ter
RS232 Serial Port Service Switch Level Indicator AC Ada ter Socket
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CHAPTER 5.
UNPACKING THE SCALE AND GETTING STARTED
1. Carefully remove the scale, an, and all of its com onents
from ackaging. Place them on a stable base where the scale
will not be affected by any mechanical vibrations or air
movements.
2. After removing the an base and the an from their ackaging, carefully install the an base onto the
scale by seating it on the an su ort located in the middle of the scale. Once the an base has been
installed, carefully lace the an on the base as shown below.
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3. Once the an has been installed, level the scale by adjusting the rear feet until the level indicator shows
the “air bubble” is in the center osition of the sight glass. The level indicator is located on the rear left
side of the scale.
4. After leveling the scale, lug the AC ada ter into the AC ada ter socket on the rear of the scale.
5. When the AC ada ter is lugged into the wall outlet, the scale will turn “ON” automatically, initialize
itself, erform automatic internal calibration and enter weighing mode.
6. To ut the scale into standby mode, leave the AC ada ter lugged into both the scale and the wall outlet
and ress the ower “OFF” button ( ). OFF will light u on the u er left corner of the dis lay,
signaling the scale is in standby mode.
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CHAPTER 6.
EIGHING
1. To begin weighing, ress the ower button ( ) to turn the scale on. The scale will initialize, erform
automatic internal calibration and enter the weighing mode. The scale is ready to begin weighing as
soon as the stabilization ( ) and center of zero ( ) indicators a ear on the dis lay
2. When weighing, always lace the mass in the middle of the an. The weighed result may be taken when
the stabilization indicator a ears on the dis lay.
6.1.1.Zeroing the scale
1. The scale may be re-zeroed manually to obtain a new “center of zero.” To re-zero the scale manually,
make sure the weight and the stabilization indicator are shown on the dis lay.
2. Re-zero the scale by ressing the zero key 0.
3. The dis lay will show a dotted line, which indicates the scale is re-zeroing.
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4. When it has finished re-zeroing, the scale will return to weighing mode and the dis lay will indicate
0.000g. A new center of zero has been set, and the scale is ready for use.
6.1.2.Taring
1. If a container is used for weighing, it may be tared. Taring subtracts the weight of the container from the
gross weight to obtain the net weight.
2. To tare the weighing container, lace it in the middle of the an. The container’s weight will be shown
on the dis lay.
3. Once the stabilization indicator a ears on the dis lay, the container is ready to be tared. To tare the
container, ress the “T” button. The dis lay will show a dotted line, indicating that the scale has begun
the taring rocess,
4. When finished taring, the balance will return to weighing mode. The dis lay will indicate 0.000g, and
NET indicator will be shown on the dis lay signaling the next weight taken is a net result.
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6.1.3.Clearing a Tare
1. To clear the tare, remove the tared object along with the net weight from the an. The scale will then
dis lay a negative net tare result.
2. To clear the tare, ress the “T” button.
3. The dis lay will show dashed lines indicating the tare is clearing.
4. When it has finished clearing the tare, the scale will return to weighing mode.
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CHAPTER 7.
MAIN MENU
Main Menu is used to configure the scale and its weighing modes. Before entering the menu, com lete
and clear any active function by ressing the “C” key. To enter the Main Menu ress the “MENU” key. Once
the “MENU” key is ressed the scale will dis lay available Menu o tions. Commands: CALIB, UNIT, MODE,
AUTO, GLP,PRINT, SET TD and RESET will flash sequentially. To select and enter a desired menu o tion
ress the “T” (YES) key while that menu o tion is dis layed.
Note: Scrolling through the o tions may be accelerated by manually ressing the 0 (NO) key.
7.1.1.Calibration
When the scale is initially installed, it will automatically calibrate at startu to ensure
accuracy of weighing results. Calibration should be erformed eriodically or whenever the scale is
moved. You can also configure the scale to calibrate automatically with time and tem erature variations.
To calibrate the scale and configure automatic calibration settings follow the ste s below.
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7.1.1.1.Start (Initializing Automatic Calibration)
To calibrate the scale, follow the ste s below:
1. Press “MENU” to enter the Main Menu.
2. When CALIB is dis layed, ress “T” (YES).
3. The scale will dis lay commands Start and Setup sequentially. Press , “T” , when Start is dis layed.
4. The scale will dis lay CAL, indicating that the calibration mode has been entered.
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5. Before calibration begins, the scale will erform automatic tare. TARING will be dis layed during
auto tare.
6. Once the scale tares, command “LOAD C” will be dis layed, followed by “C” indicating that
automatic calibration is in rogress.
7. Calibration can last from 30 to 50 seconds, when it is finished the scale will automatically return to
the weighing mode.
7.1.1.2. Setup (Calibration Setup)
To enter the automatic calibration setu menu, follow the ste s below:
1. Press “Menu” to enter the Main Menu
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2. When CALIB is dis layed, ress “T” (YES).
3. The scale will dis lay commands Start and Setup sequentially. Press , “T” , when Setu is
dis layed.
4. Commands CALIB (Calibration Adjustment), TIME (Time Configuration), and TEMP
(Tem erature Configuration) will begin to scroll sequentially.
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7.1.1.2.1. Calibration Adjustment
The Calibration Adjustment function allows the internal calibration mass value to be adjusted
with an external calibration weight that has a traceable class certification. To erform calibration
adjustments follow the ste s below:
1. Press the “T” (YES) key when “CALIB” is dis layed in the calibration setu menu.
2. The scale will dis lay CAL, indicating that the calibration adjustment mode has been entered.
3. Before calibration adjustment can begin, the scale will erform automatic tare. TARING will be
dis layed during auto tare.
4. Once the scale has been tared the current calibration mass setting will be dis layed. To change the
calibration mass, ress the 0 (NO) key. After making the selection ress the “T” (Yes) key to
acce t and confirm the setting.
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To Change To Acce t
5. Command LOAD will be dis layed. At any time during the LOAD command, lace a single
calibration weight in the middle of the an.
6. Command “C” will be dis layed indicating that the scale is recording a new calibration mass value.
7. Once the new calibration value is stored the command “UNLOAD” will be dis layed indicating to
remove the calibration weight from the an.
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8. Once the weight is removed the scale will continue with calibration adjustment. CAL will be
dis layed during the remainder of the adjustment rocess. Once finished the scale will automatically
return to the weighing mode.
7.1.1.2.2.Time
Internal calibration can be configured to calibrate automatically within a change of time. To set
a calibration time interval, follow the ste s below.
1. Press the “T” (YES) key when “TIME” is dis layed in the calibration setu menu.
2. “t-0” and the current time interval setting will begin to scroll on the dis lay sequentially. To
disable time interval calibration ress the “T” (YES) key when “t-0” is dis layed. To enable time
calibration ress the “T” (YES) key when the default time setting is dis layed.
To Disable To Enable
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