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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 2 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before using the MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Program Number Capacity and Resolution Serial Number Cal Number
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................... 4Specifi cations .........................................................................
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 4 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide INTRODUCTION The MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh is an electronic, self-contained, battery-operated crane scale. The scale is made up of three separate sections which house the electronics, load cell and ba...
Page 5 - User Guide Page 5; LED; FEATURES; WARNING
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 5 Set Points: Two internal standard Set Points and two ultra-bright LED s on indicator panel Service Counter: Two independent 24 bit registers; Register 1 updated each time weight exceeds 25 % of ca...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 6 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide OPTIONS Options which you may have ordered with your Port-A-Weigh may include the following: • NTEP approval for use in commercial trade• Substitute shackle for bottom swivel hook• Oversized top l...
Page 7 - User Guide Page 7; BATTERY PACK; More frequent charging of the battery prolongs its life.; BATTERY LIFE; SLA batteries do not suffer from memory effects and actually bene
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 7 BATTERY PACK The Port-A-Weigh is powered by a 12 volt rechargeable battery. The battery is located in the rear compartment of the scale. Two stainless steel fasteners secure the battery access doo...
Page 8 - Page 8; BATTERY CHARGER
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 8 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide to the maintenance discharge imposed on the battery by the MSI-4260 electronics, do not store the MSI-4260 away with the battery inside. Remove the battery if the MSI-4260 will not be used for mor...
Page 9 - User Guide Page 9; BATTERY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT; be loose and subject to falling.; OPERATION GUIDE; The four pushbutton functions are as follows:; POWER; Function
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 9 The charger is a universal input type and is rated for 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz. AC power cords suitible for any world location are available from MSI. BATTERY REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT 1) Turn the MSI-4...
Page 10 - User Guide; and hold for one second.; ZERO; time the scale is turned on.; TARE; reading must be stable within ± 1 division).
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 10 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Use 1) The battery pack must have enough charge to ensure accurate operation (>10.5V).2) Ambient temperature must be greater than -10°C and less than 60°C (14°F to 140°F). Action 1) Press [POW...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 11 5) Only positive weight readings can be tared.6) Setting or changing TARE has no effect on the ZERO setting.7) Tareing will reduce the apparent overrange of the scale. For example, if a 1000 lb c...
Page 12 - ACCESSING THE SERVICE COUNTERS
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 12 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide played for 3 seconds. 4) The CAL number is displayed next. To ensure that the CAL number is accurate, the scale must be unloaded. Cal number shifts of up to 10 counts are insigni fi cant. 5) All ...
Page 13 - User Guide Page 13; RESET THE SERVICE COUNTER WARNING; to return to normal operation.; MANUAL TOTAL; Allows for accumulating weight manually by pressing a button.; Use; ing reinforcement that the TOTAL command was accepted.; AUTO TOTAL; Allows for Auto accumulate.
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 13 RESET THE SERVICE COUNTER WARNING 1) After inspecting the load train, remove the calibration seal screw. 2) Push the Calibration button using a blunt screwdriver.3) Push [ZERO] to return to norma...
Page 14 - TO CLEAR THE LAST TOTALLED WEIGHT
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 14 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Use 1) When a weight threshold of 2% of Full Scale (FS) above NET ZERO or GROSS ZERO is exceeded, the accumulate function operates automatically. 2) When a weight that meets the minimum acceptabl...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 15 2) The display reads "0" and the TOTAL indicator will illuminate for 2 seconds. Final After clearing the TOTAL, normal weighing resumes. VIEWING TOTAL Function After a weight has been tot...
Page 16 - SCALE SETUP
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 16 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Final 1) When enabled, the PEAK (Phold) value is reset to 0 and any subsequent displayed value will correspond to the greatest positive weight detected. 2) When PEAK(Phold) is disabled the scale ...
Page 17 - User Guide Page 17; QUICK USER SETUP GUIDE; button while turning on the power.
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 17 QUICK USER SETUP GUIDE Top Menu Selection Display Sub-Menu Display De fi nition Func Function OFF Off tESt Test totAl Total Unit Unit Phold Peak Hold nEtGr Net/Gross A-OFF Automatic Power Off OFF...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 19 Final Setup menu is displayed. Press [CLEAR/ZERO] to return to normal operation or press [SELECT/ F1] to scroll to a different USER Setup operation. LED BRIGHTNESS (LEdS) Function Sets the LED br...
Page 20 - SET POINT ENTRY; TO DISABLE A SET POINT
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 20 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide SET POINT ENTRY Function To enter a Set Point. Action 1) Hold in the [F1] button while turning on the power. 2) Press [SELECT/F1] to choose the Set Point you wish programmed. Set Point 1 will be ...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 21 Action 1) Hold in the [F1] button while turning on the power. 2) Press [SELECT/F1] until "totAL" is displayed. 3) Press [ENTER/TARE] and the currently selected total mode will fl ash. 4) ...
Page 22 - CALIBRATION SETUP; QUICK CALIBRATION SETUP GUIDE
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 22 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Note: Display items in bold are defaults. CALIBRATION SETUP Function Calibration Setup is used to initiate calibration or to set seldom changed factory settings.There are two types of calibration...
Page 23 - User Guide Page 23; INITIAL CALIBRATION
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 23 CALIBRATION (CAL) Function Used to Calibrate the scale load cell. There are two types of calibration: 1) Initial Calibration and 2) Subsequent Calibration INITIAL CALIBRATION Function Initial Cal...
Page 24 - Gain Table
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 24 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide 5) Display fl ashes “GAin4”. Press [ENTER/TARE] to accept, or press [SELECT/F1] to pick an- other gain, then press [ENTER/TARE] . See Gain Table. Capacity of Scale Gain Capacity of Scale Gain 500...
Page 25 - User Guide Page 25; SUBSEQUENT CALIBRATION
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 25 8) Display fl ashes “UnLd”. Unload the scale and press the [ENTER/TARE] button. Afterwards “r-CAL” will be displayed until the value is determined. If successful, then the r-CAL value is displaye...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 27 Action 1) Press [SELECT/F1] until "StAnd" is displayed. 2) Press [ENTER/TARE] and the currently selected standard will fl ash. 3) Press [SELECT/F1] to choose desired standard. 4) Press [E...
Page 28 - Setting the Transmitter Address; If the switch is on, the address; Contension Considerations; rmly on
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 28 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Setting the Transmitter Address In order to allow the formation of up to 1024 unique Transmitter-Receiver relationships, the transmitter’s ad-dress may be selected using internal DIP switches as ...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 29 This Equipment has been certi fi ed to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded ca-bles must be...
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 31 SERVICE COUNTER WARNING Function A Warning is reported at Power On if: Capacity of the scale has been exceeded more than 1,000 times or a weight in excess of 25% of capacity has been detected mor...
Page 32 - PROPER LOADING PROCEDURES
M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L Page 32 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide PROPER LOADING PROCEDURES
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M E A S U R E M E N T S Y S T E M S I N T E R N A T I O N A L MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh • User Guide Page 33 NOTES
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