MSI 4260B- Manuals

2 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 1.1 Safety Section Safety Symbol Definitions: CAUTION WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury, and includes hazards that are exposed when guards are removed. Indicates a potentially ha...

st ZERO TARE USER es POWER T F 5 digit 1.2  /30.5 mm high brightness LEDweight display RS-232 Serial Port IP-68 rated push buttons User Programmable Function Key Sealed calibration switch LED annunciators Push button legend Acknowledge annunciator Introduction 3 Figure 1-1 MSI-4260 Front Panel Key ...

4 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 1.2 General Information 1.2.1 Operator’s Manual & MSI-4260 Conventions 1. Keys used in operations are printed in BLUE and capitalized. 2. Screen shots that are used in menus are displayed in RED and shown in a  7-segment font. Not all characters can be ...

Introduction 5 1.3 MSI-4260 Annunciators T h e M S I - 4 2 6 0 u s e s b l u e a n d r e d L E D s t o i n d i c a t e w e i g h t m o d e a n d o t h e r information. The STABLE annunciator indicates that the weight has settled within the motion window (usually ±1d). When this symbol is off the sca...

Introduction 7 Table 1-2. Options WARNING The MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh scale has a safe mechanical overload of 200%, and an ultimate overload of 500%. Overloads greater than 500% may result in structural failure and dropped loads. Dropped loads may cause serious personal injury or death. Service Counte...

Introduction 9 1.8 Installation The MSI-4260 features a heavy duty, cast aluminum enclosure rated at NEMA 4 IP 66. It installs easily by hanging it on the crane, using properly sized shackles. Note Please refer to MSI’s brochure, “Crane Safety” when installing  model MSI-4260 . One of the most comm...

10 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 1.9 Battery Pack The MSI-4260 is powered by a 12 volt Sealed Lead Acid rechargeable battery. The battery will operate for up to 100 hours (depending on LED brightness setting) before requiring recharging. In order to conserve battery life, the scale include...

Introduction 11 1.9.3 Battery Charger Each MSI-4260 is shipped with a battery charger designed to charge and maintain the battery. Exact charging time will depend on the degree of discharge of the battery. A battery removed when the low battery warning first appears should take about 4 hours to full...

12 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 1.9.4 Battery Removal & Replacement 1. Turn the MSI-4260 Off. 2. With one hand, hold the battery access cover.3. Release the two latches holding the battery access cover. Remove the latch by pressing in on the spring catch, and pull on the latch lever. ...

Introduction 13 1.10 Comm Port The MSI-4260 has a single Comm Port allowing access to the embedded ScaleCore through the Terminal Access Mode or MSI Software. The Terminal Access Mode is used for updating scale firmware while MSI Software can be used for calibration and configuration, backup and adj...

Introduction 15 1.12 RF Connectivity The MSI-4260 has several options for RF Connectivity: 1. 802.15.4 – Standards based DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) connection at 2.4 GHz This is used for connectivity to MSI’s Model 8000 hand held remote display. It can also be used with a 802.15.4 modem ...

16 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 2.0 Operation 2.1 Power To turn on the power. 1. Press es POWER , the following will display in order: • LED will light all segments at full brightness as a display test. • Display brightness will change to the setting determined in the Display Menu. • Soft...

Operation 17 2.3 Tare Tare is typically used to zero out a known weight such as a packing container or pallet and display the load in NET weight. A Tare value is entered by pressing the TARE key. The TARE function in the MSI-4260 is defined as a Tare-In, Tare-Out operation. The first press of the TA...

18 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 3.0 User Defined Function Keys The following function descriptions are for optional user defined functions that are programmed on the front panel USER key or the two function keys (F1 & F2) on the RF Remote Control. The functions TOTAL, VIEW TOTAL, and ...

User Defined Function Keys 19 Weight is <1% of Capacity – The USER key functions as “View Total” only and functions as View Total until the 1% threshold is exceeded to allow the next addition to the total value. AUTO TOTAL The USER key under the AUTO TOTAL mode functions as Auto Total On / Auto T...

Set Up 21 4.0 Set Up 4.1 Menu Map )YQF IYQF DII GLVSO 6W3W 6W3W 6W3W WRWDO /($51 81L7 ILOWU 2)) WHVW WRWDO YWWO 1(W U 8QLW 3+OG 2II II /R +L +L DYWR /R /R +L +L kg lb 2)) UHDW /(66 Number Entry Off Test Display (default) *Total *View Total *Net/Gross **Units ***Peak Hold USER KEY FUNCTIONS TOTAL MOD...

22 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 4.2 Function Keys The MSI-4260 has 1 user definable function key on the Front Panel, and an additional user definable function Function key on the RF Rem ote Control that can be programmed to any of several functions. 1) With the 4260 off, press and hold th...

24 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 4.4 Sleep The SLEEP feature reduces power consumption by automatically turning off the d i s p l a y d u r i n g p e r i o d s o f i n a c t i v i t y. W h i l e i n t h e S l e e p M o d e , t h e G r e e n Acknowledge annunciator will blink at a 1s rate t...

Set Up 25 4.5 Display Brightness The Display Setup menu is used to set the display brightness. There are four fixed brightness settings and one automatic light sensing brightness setting. Auto setting will automatically detect the ambient light and adjust the brightness of the display accordingly. B...

26 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 4.6 Set Points The MSI-4260 supports three set points. Common uses of set points are for warnings or process control. The MSI-4260 comes standard with LED outputs for a triggered set point. Set Point 1 is Blue, Set Point 2 is Green and Set Point 3 is Red. T...

28 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 4.7 Total Mode The MSI-4260 can keep track of all weighments using the Total feature. Either manual total, which totals by pushing a configured USER key on the front panel or the RF Remote, or Auto-Total, which can be used to automatically add up each weigh...

Set Up 29 4.8 Units Units can be changed in two ways: • Program a User Function Key to Units• Change the units with the setup menu with the following procedure 1) With the 4260 off, press and hold the USER key, then press the POWER key. ...or while the 4260 is on, press USER and POWER simultaneously...

30 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 4.9 Filter Setup Changing the filter settings allows the scale to adjust to situations where there is a lot a movement in the structure. If the reading is not stable, it can often be improved by increasing the filter setting. Settling time will be longer as...

Calibration 31 5.0 Calibration The MSI-4260 is calibrated using standard weights. It is required that the weight used is at least 10% of full capacity in order to achieve rated accuracy. For example, use at least a 500kg test weight to calibrate a 5000kg capacity scale. Although a single span point ...

p 8) To e n t e r a c a l i b ra t i o n we i g h t o t h e r t h a ncapacity, press USER . The d i s p l ay fa r l e f t d i g i t w i l lfl a s h ze r o i n d i c a t i n g t h a ta nu m b e r s h o u l d b ee n t e r e d . blinking Error Correction: If you input a wrong value, press ZERO to step b...

15) The display shows “CAL’d” to indicate that thecalibration was successful. 16) Press TARE. The display flashes “C-CAL” followedby the C-CAL number. Make a note of this number. If the X1000 annunciator is lit, also make a note of that.This number is used to calibrate when test weights are unavailab...

34 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 5.1 Initial Calibration Use this procedure only if the capacity and count-by (d) needs to be modified. The initial steps of the initial calibration will totally erase user setups as well as any previous calibration. 1) Turn the 4260 off. 2) Remove the seal ...

5 times blinking blinking blinking fixed fixed fixed Continue inputing the desiredcapacity using the U S E R key for scrolling the number andthe TARE key to store the number. 15) Finalize the capacity value by pressing the TARE key on an unblinking display. In ourexample, once the number2500 is fixed on...

36 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual Due to LFT requirements and general scale design criteria, the weight must be stable for certain features to work: ZERO – Weight must be stable to be Zeroed. TARE – Weight must be stable to be Tared. TOTAL – Weight must be stable to be added to the total re...

1 0 ) P r e s s t h e U S E R key t o scroll the number and the TARE key t o e n t e r e a c h d i g i t o f t h e C - C a l v a l u e . In this example, we’ll enter the C- Cal value of 2503. However, it should be noted that most C-CAL values are 5 digits.Do not push the TARE key two times in a row ...

&$/ &&D/ 6HWYS 6WDQG $YWR LQGYV +E U XQLW 2Q 2II Cal Standard Auto Zero Maintenance Calibrate with Weights Calibrate with Constant Industrial Setting (default) Handbook 44, NTEP R-76, OIML Industrial, restricted to1 Weight Unit AZM On AZM Off RemoveHex SealScrew Cal Switch Access Press S...

TARE T TARE T TARE T ZERO O s t o ZERO O s t o USER F USER F If you are already in the Cal menuskip to step 2 1) Remove the seal screw (cutlead wire seal if present). Witha small screwdriver press theCal Switch behind the sealscrew. The CAL Setup Menuappears. 2) P r e s s t h e U S E R key t o s c r...

42 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 6.0 RF Remote Control Option 6.1 Description Scale Remote Controller Measurement Systems International NET GROSS F 2 ZERO F1 TARE TOTAL F3 F4 MSI-4260 Series RF Indicators can be equipped with an RF Remote Control (RFRC). The RFRC is a transmit only device ...

RF Remote Control Option 43 6.3 Setting the Transmitter Address MODE_IN window CREATE button The MSI RF Remote Control Transmitter allows the selection of one of 16,777,216 (2 24 ) unique addresses. All transmitters are supplied set to the same address. To avoid contention with other units or to cre...

RF Remote Control Option 45 6.7 RF Remote Control FCC Statement Instruction to the User: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to p r o v i d e r e a s o n a b l e p r o t e c t...

46 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 7.0 RF Remote Display Option 7.1 Introduction The MSI-4260 can communicate with peripheral devices using RS-232, 802.15.4, or 802.11/b,g,n WiFi. Only one communications type can exist at a time. Due to the difficulty of dangling RS-232 cables from a hanging...

RF Remote Display Option 47 7.3 Printer / Serial Output Setup The RS-232 Comm Port is capable of outputting tension data. All the weight modes the RF linked weight device can measure are available in user formatted form. The Control Mode programs what causes the MSI-4260 to print. The modes are: 1) ...

48 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 5 - Total Weight. Fixed output length: 16. Leading zeros suppressed except for the LSD. TTTTTTTTT sp UU sp TTL crlf 6 - N u m b e r o f S a m p l e s To t a l e d . F i x e d o u t p u t l e n g t h : 1 6 . L e a d i n g z e r o s suppressed except for the ...

10) Press USER key until the desired print control mode is shown. 11) When the desired print mode is shown, push TARE to save. The next Print setup item, “rAte”appears. If you have setContinuous (Cont) as your printcontrol, proceed to step 12). Forany other Control mode jump tostep 15. 12) Press TAR...

50 MSI-4260 Port-A-Weigh Operator’s Manual 7.5 802.15.4 RF Network Setup ( MSI-8000 Connection) When equipped with the 802.15.4 Option, the MSI-4260 can connect with an MSI- 8000 Remote Display or an 802.15.4 Modem. The MSI-4260 uses three numbers to connect to an 802.15.4 piconet: 1. ScaleCore ID –...

2Q2II 2Q 3ULQW RF Setup Procedure VFLG U) example ScID Value fixed blinking blinking Error Correction: If you input a wrong value, press ZERO to step back one digit and reenter. &KQ/ USER F TARE T TARE T TARE T TARE T TARE T TARE T TARE T 1) With the power on, open theComm Setup Menu bypressing t...

Appendix 55 8.1.1 Service Counters The MSI-4260 maintains two service counters for safety. • The first counter counts the number of times the scale has been overloaded. • The second counter counts lifts above 25% of capacity. These counters serve to warn the user to inspect the load train after a nu...

Appendix 57 The MSI Limited Warranty MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., WARRANTS load sensing elements and meters against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from date of purchase and warrants electrical cables and batteries against the same defects for a period of ni...

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