Adam Equipment GBC Bench Counting Scales GBCGFCREVB4 User Manual

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5.0  DISPLAYS 
The scales have three sections. These are  “Weight”, “Unit Weight” and “Count”. 
The LCD design is:    
      WEIGHT          UNIT WEIGHT 
 
COUNT 
  
5.1  WEIGHT
 DISPLAY 
It has 6-digit display to indicate the weight on th e scale. 
Net Weight Display,  "Net"  
Stability indicator,     symbol                
Zero indicator,   
0   symbol  
The weighing unit:    kg, lb 
      

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5.2  UNIT WEIGHT DISPLAY 
This display will show the unit weight of a sample.  This value is either input by the 
user  or  computed  by  the  scale.  The  unit  of  measurem ent  is  grams  if  grams  if 
kilograms is selected for the weighing unit, or pou nds if pounds is selected. 
 
5.3  COUNT
 DISPLAY 
This  display  will  show  the  number  of  items  on  the  s cale  or  the  value  of  the 
accumulated count. See the next section on...

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6.0  OPERATION 
NOTE: GBC/GFC-a Scales only 
SETTING THE WEIGHING UNIT, lb or kg 
The  scale  will  turn  on  displaying  the  last  weighing   unit  selected,  either  kilograms  or 
pounds.    To  change  the  weighing  unit  press  the [U.  Wt./Units]  key  when  the  “Unit 
Weight” display shows zero. If necessary press the  [CE] key to clear the unit weight 
before changing.  
6.1  ZEROING THE DISPLAY 
·   You can press the  [Zero] key...

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[Tare]  key to set the preset zero value. 
·   If the display was at zero the weight will show a n egative value equal to 
the preset tare value entered and the “ Net” indicator will be on.   
6.3  PARTS
 COUNTING 
6.3.1  Setting Unit Weight 
I n order to do parts counting it is necessary to kno w the average weight of the items 
to be counted. This can be done by weighing a known  number of the items and letting 
the  scale  determine  the...

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B.  Entering a known Unit Weight 
·  If the unit weight is already known then it is poss ible to enter that value 
using the keypad.    
·   Enter  the  value  of  the  unit  weight  in  grams,  using  the  numeric  keys 
followed by pressing the  [U. Wt./Units] key. The "Unit Weight"  display 
will show the value as it was entered.  
·   The sample is then added to the scale and the weigh t will be displayed as 
well as the...

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values in the memory by pressing the  [M+] key. The  "Weight"  display will 
show  the  total  weight,  the  "Count" display  will  show  the  total 
accumulated count and the  "Unit Weight" display shows the number of 
times, the items have been added to the memory for  accumulation. The 
values will be displayed for 2 seconds before retur ning to normal. If the 
accumulated number exceeds 6 digits the display wil l...

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7.0  USER PARAMETERS 
The parameters are set to customise the scale to su it the weighing applications. You 
need to enter a secure menu by entering a password  when requested. 
·   Press   [Tare]   once,  during  the  initial  counting  of  the  display  a fter  the 
power is turned on.    
·   The  “Weight”   display  will  show  "PIn          "  requesting  for  the  password 
number. 
·   The default password is...

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SETTING OF PIN 
·  Display  will  show   “F2”  “Pin”.  This  parameter  allows  setting  of  a  new 
password number.  The default password is  “0000”.  
·   Press  [Tare] . The “Weight”  display will show  "Pin 1". 
·   Enter  the  new  password  number.  The  “Unit  Weight”  display  will  show 
dashes. Press  [Tare]. 
·   The  “Weight”  display will change to  "Pin  2 ", Enter the password again 
and press  [Tare]. 
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8.0  CALIBRATION 
·   The  GBC/GFC  scales are calibrated using metric weights and  GBC/GFC-a 
scales  are  calibrated  using  metric  or  pound  weights   depending  on  the 
unit  in  use  before  calibration.    See  the  Service  pa rameters  section  for 
more information. 
·   The scale will display a value of the weight to be  used for calibration, this 
value  is  the  last  weight  used  for  calibration.    You   can  enter  a...

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9.0  RS-232 INTERFACE 
The  GBC/GFC   Series  are  supplied  with  a  RS-232  bi-directional  i nterface.  The  scale 
when connected to a printer or computer through the  RS-232 interface, outputs the 
weight, unit weight and count.  
 Specifications: 
        
   
Connector:  
       
The scale can be set to print text in English, Fren ch, German or Spanish.  See the RS-
232 parameters section for details.  
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