Page 3 - CONTENTS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 1 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 3 2.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 4 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS FO...
Page 6 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS; SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE LOCAL SCALE; CBD 8a; SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REMOTE SCALE
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 4 2.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE LOCAL SCALE Model # CBD 4 CBD 8a CBD 8 CBD 16a CBD 16 CBD 35a CBD 32 CBD 70a CBD 48 CBD 100a Maximum Capacity 4 kg / 8 lb 8 kg / 16 lb 16 kg / 35 lb 32 kg / 70 lb 48 kg / 100 lb Readability 0.0001 kg / 0.000...
Page 7 - COMMON SPECIFICATIONS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 5 2.3 COMMON SPECIFICATIONS Interface Bi-directional RS-232 Interface Optional USB Serial Interface Stabilisation Time 2 Seconds Operating Temperature 0°C - 40°C Power supply 115/230 VAC 50/60Hz. or 12 VDC 800 mA from external power supply for USA Calibration Autom...
Page 8 - LOCATING THE SCALES; Do not place near vibrating machinery.; SETTING UP THE SCALES; The CBD Series comes with a stainless steel platform packed
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 6 3.0 INSTALLATION 3.1 LOCATING THE SCALES • The scales should not be placed in a location that will reduce the accuracy. • Avoid extremes of temperature. Do not place in direct sunlight or near air conditioning vents. • Avoid unsuitable tables. The table or floor ...
Page 10 - REMOTE SCALE CONNECTION; Pin numbers; REMOTE SCALE SET UP
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 8 REMOTE SCALE CONNECTION The cable for the load cell goes to a 9 pin D-subminiature plug connector with the following connections: Pin numbers Connection Pins 1,2 - Excitation (0 V) Pins 4,5 + Excitation (+5 V) Pin 7 + Signal Pin 8 - Signal (The sense wires connec...
Page 11 - KEY DESCRIPTIONS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 9 4.0 KEY DESCRIPTIONS [0-9, •] These keys are used to manually enter a value for tare weights, unit weight and sample size. A secondary function is to enter alpha-numeric characters for PLU descriptions etc. [CE] Pressing this key clears the unit weight or an erro...
Page 12 - This key is used to select the local or remote scale.
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 10 [Local Rem] This key is used to select the local or remote scale. [Tare/Zero] This key has a combined Zero and Tare function. If the net weight is below ±2% of maximum then it acts as a Zero key. This sets the zero point for all subsequent weighing by setting th...
Page 13 - UNIT WEIGHT WINDOW; An arrow above the symbols will indicate the following:
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 11 5.2 UNIT WEIGHT WINDOW • This display will show the unit weight of a sample. This value is either entered by the user manually or computed by the scale. The unit of measure is either gram on all scales with kilogram selected as weighing unit or in pounds. • When...
Page 14 - Either scale can be used to determine a unit weight.; and; c h A n g E
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 12 6.0 OPERATION • The basic weighing functions are same for both the local and remote scales. However the number of weighing divisions may be less on the remote scale dependant on the total capacity of the load cell/s used. • Each scale (local or remote) has the a...
Page 15 - ZEROING AND TARING THE DISPLAY; Place a container on the platform, a value for its weight will be
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 13 6.1 ZEROING AND TARING THE DISPLAY The Tare and Zero function are combined into one key. When the gross weight is within ±2% of the zero, set at power on for either scale then a new zero is set. If the gross weight is greater than ±2% then the tare function is p...
Page 16 - When the container is removed a negative value will be shown. If the; Second method of entering a tare value:; This method allows you to enter a value for the tare weight from the
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 14 • When the container is removed a negative value will be shown. If the scale was tared just before removing the container this value is the gross weight of the container plus all products those were removed. The zero indicator will also be ON because the platfor...
Page 17 - MEMORY FUNCTIONS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 15 6.2 MEMORY FUNCTIONS The [M+] key will add the results of a weighing into memory, regardless of whether the local or remote scale is being used for the weighing. 6.2.1 Manual accumulation • The values (weight and count) shown on the display can be added to the v...
Page 18 - Weighing a sample to determine the Unit Weight; As more items are added to the scale, the weight and the count will; If the weight is below zero, the “Count” display will show negative
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 16 6.3 PARTS COUNTING The basic function of parts counting is same for both the scales. In order to do parts counting it is necessary to know the average weight of the items to be counted. This can be done either by weighing a known number of the items and letting ...
Page 19 - If the unit weight is already known then it can be entered using the
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 17 6.3.2 Entering a known Unit Weight • If the unit weight is already known then it can be entered using the keypad. • Enter the value of the unit weight using the numeric keys followed by pressing the [U. Wt.] key within few seconds while the display is flashing. ...
Page 20 - SETTING OF PRESET LIMITS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 18 6.3.4 Count pre-set or check-weighing Check-weighing (or Count Pre-setting) is a procedure to cause an alarm to sound when the net weight (or the number of items) on the scale meets or exceeds a number stored in memory. The value to be stored is entered from the...
Page 21 - DISPLAYS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 19 6.4 PLU (Product Look Up) Product Look-Up (PLU) numbers are used to store information about the commonly used items. The Tare Weight, Description of the product and Unit Weights for a particular item are recalled by entering the PLU number for ease of operation....
Page 22 - Please find below an example for setting up “
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 20 Please find below an example for setting up “ PLU 27 ” with Description as “ M4 Nut ” and Unit weight of “ 0.015 ”. DISPLAYS ACTIONS Weight Unit weight Count REMARKS Press [PLU] “PLU ” “ - -“ “ “ - Press [2], [7] “PLU ” “ 27” “ “ - Press [Pst] “PLU 27” “x x x x ...
Page 24 - to weighing with the data in place.; If the [PLU] key is held down after the numeric entry, it will show the; description as long as the key is pressed.; ACTIONS
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 22 6.4.3 RECALLING PLU’S MANUALLY • To recall the PLU values the user should first select either local or remote scale as the tare value stored will be specific to the scale selected. • Then press the [PLU] key, enter the PLU number (00 – 99) then press the [PLU] k...
Page 26 - DISPLAYS AND SETTINGS; Beeper is set to off
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 24 7.0 PARAMETERS The following parameters set up the scale as required by the user. For the Technical parameters and configuring the remote platform refer to Section 12. Enter the User Parameters section by pressing the [Pst] key during the self-test when the powe...
Page 28 - REAL TIME CLOCK; rtC
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 26 7.1 REAL TIME CLOCK The Real Time Clock (RTC) is used only for the RS-232 output. See Section 9. The Date and Time can be set as required. The scale will keep the clock running even when the power is off. Setting up the clock • Press the [CE] key when the displa...
Page 29 - BATTERY OPERATION
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 27 8.0 BATTERY OPERATION • The scales can be operated from the battery. The battery life is approximately 70 hours if only the basic unit is used and the backlight is not used. If the backlight and a second platform is used the battery life will be reduced. • When ...
Page 31 - Using PRINT function; INPUT COMMANDS FORMAT; The scale can be controlled with the following commands.
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 29 Sample of output: Using M+ function Using PRINT function DATE 01/27/2011 TIME 12:38:49 LOCAL SCALE SID: ABS123 UID: 123ABC NAME:Text 4 S. No. 1.234 kg TARE 12.456 kg NET 1.1234 g U.W. 11 PCS TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - 49.824 kg TW 44 TPC 4 No. DATE 01/27/2011...
Page 32 - Immediate Printing Commands:; Command
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 30 Basic Commands: PLUxx Select PLU from scale memory to be used T Tare current weight value T123.456 preset tare value is 123.456 Z Zero the display P Print using selected format M+ Store current results into memory and print MR Recall memory values to scale displ...
Page 33 - Send Tare Weight data to set any tare value to be stored with PLU.
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 31 9.3 PLU ENTRY USING RS-232 INTERFACE This method enables the user to send the data from a PC program as well as from the keypad. The most common PLUs can be stored and recalled from the scale memory. Other PLU data can be stored on a PC, then the Description (te...
Page 34 - ACTION; “tECH” “ Uni t” “ “
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 32 10.0 CALIBRATION ACTION DISPLAYS Press the [Tare/Zero] key during the self-test at power on. The scale will ask to enter the password. “ Pi n” Default Password is 0000. Enter “0” four times. Password can be changed in technical parameters. Press [Print]. “ Pi n”...
Page 35 - or
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 33 The Calibration is complete, the scale will run the self-test during which the weight should be removed. If calibration is not possible an error message will be shown “- - - -” “ - - - -” “ - - - - ” “SPAn” “ PASS” “ ” “SPAn” “ FAiL” “ LoW ” or “HiGH If The Cali...
Page 36 - DESCRIPTION; Err 4; FAIL LoW
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 34 11.0 ERROR CODES During the initial power-on testing or during the operation, the scale may show an error message. The meaning of the error messages are described below. If an error message is shown, repeat the procedure that caused the message, such as turning ...
Page 37 - TECHNICAL PARAMETERS; The technical parameters accessed via the “; When “
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 35 12.0 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS The technical parameters accessed via the “ tECH ” prompt at the end of user parameters and are password controlled to prevent unauthorised access. These parameters set the metrology for the scales. Each scale is set independently. The ...
Page 38 - Autozero tracking range.; ” Zero manual range.; ” Password number for “
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 36 Press the [U.Wt/Unit] to go to next menu. Press [Print] to enter. Use [U.Wt/Unit] to select the decimal point position and press [Print]. To change the remote scale cap press CE to clear and then enter new value followed by [Print]. “ CAP ”. Scale capacity setti...
Page 40 - REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES; Power Supply Module; SERVICE INFORMATION
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 38 13.0 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES If you need to order any spare parts and accessories, contact your supplier or Adam Equipment. A partial list of such items is as follows- • Power Supply Module • Main Power cord • Replacement Battery • Stainless Steel Pan ...
Page 41 - WARRANTY INFORMATION
© Adam Equipment Company 2011 Page 39 WARRANTY INFORMATION Adam Equipment offers Limited Warranty (Parts and Labour) for the components failed due to defects in materials or workmanship. Warranty starts from the date of delivery. During the warranty period, should any repairs be necessary, the purch...
