Scale Definition, Settings And Diagnostics; Accessing And Using The Technician Menu - KERN FTB Service Manual

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Scale definition, settings and diagnostics

The menu of the compact scales and the terminals includes a special section dedicated to the service technician. The
technician setup offers settings and procedures for maintenance and diagnostics. Accessing this part of the menu requires
a special password while navigation within the technician menu is the same as with the user and supervsior menu (see User
Manual). Caution: Settings in the technician menu may only be made by qualified personnel. The wrong settings could
result in the scale or terminal not functioning correctly!
7.1

Accessing and using the technician menu

7.1.1 Accessing the technician menu of scales or terminals that are not certified
• Press and hold it down until the prompt to enter the password appears.
• Press
the technician menu is the same as the one for the supervisor (see User Manual) except that there are some additional
blocks for setup and diagnostics.
7.1 2 Accessing the technician menu of certified scales or terminals
With certified scales and terminals, direct access to the technician mode (with the
for technical reasons, and also to comply with regulations. To access the technician mode, proceed as follows:
• Switch off the scale or terminal.
• Remove the bottom plate of the scale by undoing the retaining screws (Torx T20) (see Chapters 4 and 5 for a detailed
description). Important: In order to remove the bottom plate it is necessary to break the certification seal affixed to them!
Once this seal has been destroyed, the scale must be recertified by an accredited organization, and a new
certification seal must be affixed before the instrument may be used as a certified scale again!
• Hold down the service switch (pushbutton) on the analog PCB (indicated by an arrow in the drawings below), while at the
same time switching on the scale or terminal. Keep the service switch pressed in until "SCALE" appears in the display.
small platform model
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. Once you have confirmed the password, the first menu block ("SCALE") appears. Basically,
large platform model
and key) is blocked. This is
terminals
FTx/ITx-SH-e-0720