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- Page 1 Adam Equipment GK INDICATOR (P.N. 305669264, Revision K1, July 2011) V1.17 GK-H scales for Europe V2.25 EC Approved scale V3.32 GK scale for Europe V4.07 GK-H scale for USA V5.32 GK scales for USA © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 2 Easy Reference: Model name of the indicator: Serial number of the unit: Software revision number (Displayed when power is first turned on): Date of Purchase: Name of the supplier and place: © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
OPERATION ..................15 11.1. ZEROING ..................15 11.2. TARING..................15 11.2.1 MANUAL TARE ..............15 11.2.2 PRESET TARE (NOT AVAILABLE ON GK-M APPROVED INDICATORS) ..................16 11.3. WEIGHING ................... 17 11.4. PARTS COUNTING ..............17 11.5. CHECK-WEIGHING ..............20 11.5.1 SETTING UP WHILE WEIGHING .......... - Page 4 F8 –ZERO MODE ..............56 16.2.9 F9 –LOW VOLTAGE DETECTION ......... 56 16.2.10 F10 –CALIBRATION COUNT (GK-M ONLY) ......57 16.2.11 F10 –AUTO ZERO RANGE (NOT AVAILABLE ON GK-M) ..57 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ........ 58 SERVICE INFORMATION ..............59 APPENDIX ..................61...
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Page 5: Introduction
• The GK has LEDs to indicate when a weight is below the low limit, between the limits or above the high limit next to the display. These can work in conjunction with an audible alarm for check weighing as well as LCD showing LO, OK and HI. - Page 6 © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 7: Specifications
DIGITAL SECTION Maximum Range Typically 1kg – 30000kg Divisions Up to 30,000, (GK –M, 3000 or less) Weigh units kg / g for Europe, Asia, Africa kg / g / lb / oz / lb:oz for USA kg only for GK-M series... - Page 8 © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 9: Installation
Avoid air movement such as from fans or opening doors. Do not place near open windows or air-conditioning vents. • Keep the scales clean. Do not stack material on the scales when they are not in use. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 10: Connection
GK-M model must use the 6 wire connection and has certain limitations for wire size and length. Refer to the Approval Test Certificate for details. - Page 11 This is used to select the weighing units Allows the weight, unit weight, and from a preset list of available units. count to be seen when parts counting or to change from weight to % in percent weighing © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 12 [1] to [0] Allow entering numerical values where and [CE] required, setting of limits, tare value, time and date for example. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 13: Display
The scale is in Percent weighing mode The scale is in Parts counting mode The scale is in Check weighing mode HI, OK, LO The colons “:” are used to separate pounds from ounces and for the real time clock. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 14: Calibration Counter For Approved Indicators
Low to OK to High. CALIBRATION COUNTER FOR APPROVED INDICATORS With approved (GK-M Model) indicators we have the ability to control access to the calibration or metrology parameters using a passcode to limit access. The requirements for doing this stipulate the code should be apparent and recorded in a suitable location on the indicator. - Page 15 Re-Zero range “F6 SCS” Successive Tare Enable “F7 Cnt” Display ADC counts “F8 Zem” Zero Mode “F9 Lvd” Low voltage detection Other parameters must be changed using the service parameters as described in section 15.2 © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 16: Battery
“S2 bL” in section 13.3. AUTO POWER OFF The auto power off can be set by the user to disable the feature or to a pre-set time interval. See setting of the parameter “S3 AoF “ in section 13.3. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 17: Operation
• As a product is added only the weight of the product will be shown. The indicator could be tared a second time if another type of product was to be added to the first one. Again only the weight that is added after taring will be displayed. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 18: Preset Tare (Not Available On Gk-M Approved Indicators)
Press [Tare] or [Zero] to remove the tare value and display zero. The Net indicator will disappear. 11.2.2 PRESET TARE (NOT AVAILABLE ON GK-M APPROVED INDICATORS) When the indicator is at zero with no weight on the platform it is possible to enter a preset tare. -
Page 19: Weighing
• If a container is to be used, place this container on the platform before entering parts counting and press [Tare]. • Press [Cnt] to enter the Parts Counting mode. The display will show the last sample size used. For example, “10 Pcs”. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 20 10.2.2. • During parts counting the display can be changed to show the net weight, unit weight and number of parts by each time pressing the [Func] key. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 21 Either use this sample size with a different part or enter a new sample size as above. • To return to weighing, press [Unit] when “XX pcs” is displayed. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 22: Check-Weighing
3. If Limit Password is enabled then enter the password which will allow you to change the limits or the operation of the beeper or bargraph. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 23: Setting Up While Weighing
“HI” symbol will be on to the left side of the display. Set the high limit in the same way the low limit was set. • Pressing the [Tare] key to enter the value will return the indicator to weighing, with the Check-weighing function enabled. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 24: Setting Up While Parts Counting Or % Weighing
(including pcs for parts counting and % for percent weighing) as well as settings for the beeper and bar graph. During Check weighing the current limits can be stored or previously stored units can be recalled. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 25 X” will be displayed for 2 seconds indicating the values stored in the location “X” is being recalled. The indicator will change to the recalled limits, weighing units and settings for the beeper and bar graph. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 26: Percent Weighing
• Press [Func]. The first option is “FUnC 1”, press the [Func] key 3 more times to display “FUnC 4”. • Press the [Tare] key. “F4 PCt” will be displayed. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 27 100%. When “F4 PCT” is displayed, enter the weight to be used for the 100% reference, then press [Tare] to accept the reference weight. The display will show “0.00 %”. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 28 • Press [Unit] to return to normal weighing. NOTE: The display may jump by large numbers unexpectedly if small weights are used to set as 100% reference. The indicator checks if the weight is too small and will show Error 7. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 29: Animal (Dynamic) Weighing
To increment the value shown press the [Func] key then press the [Tare] key to accept it. • The display will flash “Ani “ 2 times then show the current weight, 0.00. The indicator is now ready to weigh. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 30: Animal Weighing Procedure
The indicator will detect the new weight and hold it as before. • The indicator will remain in the animal weighing mode until the [Zero] key is pressed. Then it will return to normal weighing. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 31: Accumulated Total
• Remove the weight and press [Print] when the indicator is at zero. The display will show "ACC 1" and then the weight in memory for 2 seconds before returning to normal. The weight can be output to a printer or PC using the RS-232 interface. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 32 • To print the total, press [Print] to recall and then immediately press [Print] the second time to print the results. • To erase the memory, press [Print] to view the total and then immediately press [CE] to clear the memory. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 33: Automatic Accumulation
2. In all cases the display must return to zero or a negative number, before another sample can be added to the memory. 3. More products can be added and [Print] be pressed again for up to 99 entries until the capacity of display is exceeded. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 34: Rs-232 Specification
RS-232 SPECIFICATION The GK indicator is supplied with bi-directional RS-232 interface as standard. The indicator when connected to a printer or computer outputs the weight with the selected weighing unit through the RS-232 interface. Default Specifications: RS-232 output of weighing data... - Page 35 Scale ID 123456 <cr><lf> User ID 234567 <cr><lf> <cr><lf> Net Wt. (or Gross Wt.) Net Wt. 1.234 <cr><lf> for metric and lb for pounds Unit Wt. 123 g <cr><lf> g 10 pcs <cr><lf> <cr><lf> <cr><lf> © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 36 Data Format- Memory Recall Output: <cr><lf> Date 12/09/2006 <cr><lf> Time 14:56:27 <cr><lf> <cr><lf> Scale ID 123456 <cr><lf> User ID 234567 <cr><lf> <cr><lf> ------------------<cr><lf> TOTAL <cr><lf> 1.234 <cr><lf> 10 pcs <cr><lf> <cr><lf> ------------------<cr><lf> <cr><lf> © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 37 3. In other languages the format is the same but the text will be in the language selected. 4. When the scale is in the Lb:oz weighing unit the RS-232 output will only show pounds. 10lb:8oz will be printed as 10.5 lb. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 38 Date Date Datum Fecha Print date Time Heure Zeit Hora Print time Scale ID Bal ID Waagen ID Bal ID Scale ID number User ID Util ID Nutzer ID Usuario ID User ID Number © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 39: Input Commands Format
Sets the zero point for all subsequent weighing. The display shows Z<cr><lf> zero. Prints the results to a PC or printer using the RS-232 interface. It P<cr><lf> also adds the value to the accumulation memory if the accumulation function is not set to automatic. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 40: Calibration
CALIBRATION • The GK indicator can be calibrated using kilogram weights or using pounds weights, depending on the weighing unit selected at the time of calibration. • To start the calibration, either get into the calibration section through the Indicator Settings (“FUnC 3”- see Section 13.3) or turn the indicator off and switch on again and then press [Tare] during the self-test. -
Page 41: Parameter Settings
• Shortcut to enter this group is to press and hold the [Unit] key for 4 seconds. The display will go directly to “FUnC 1”. • Press [Tare] to enter the group. • Press [Func] to scroll through the parameters and press [Tare] to enter a parameter setting. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 42 Limit Lock. time. With LLK set to Preset (PSt), the user is allowed to use one of the preset limits only. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
- Page 43 The Check weighing password is separate from the indicator password, see section 13.3. If the password is other than 0000, user must enter the password to gain access to “F3 LLk”, “F4 LEd”, “F5 bEP”, “F6 CPS” and “F7 nCK”. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 44: Rs-232 Parameters
The user can also set a Scale ID number and a User ID number. Parameter Description Options Default Values or setting C1 on Prt on Prt on Enable or disable the RS- 232 interface Prt oFF C2 bd 9600 Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 45 Do not accumulate Print when [Print] key is pressed, Accumulate and Print only when [Print] key pressed Do not accumulate. Print continuously. Print continuously. Cont Accumulate when Do not accumulate. available approved indicators [Print] key is pressed © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 46: Indicator Parameters
Only USA scales have imperial unit. S2 bL EL oFF EL AU Backlight set to always on, always off or automatic on EL on whenever a weight is EL AU placed or a key is pressed © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 47 Must be entered twice when asked. When complete, it will display “donE”. S8 CAL Calibration Calibrate the indicator to a platform. See Section 10.0 © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 48: Percent Weighing And Animal Weighing
F4 PCt This parameter allows the Enabled None user to enter the Percent always weighing Function. Section 10.7. F4 AnL Enter the Animal Weighing Set the filter value. Enabled mode of operation, See Always section 10.8 © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 49: Error Messages
Percent input error reference mass on the platform. Err 8 High limit input error Low limit is set first, then the high limit is set lower than the low limit and high limit not equal to zero. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 50 FAIL H or Improper calibration (should be Calibration error within +10% of the factory FAIL L calibration). The old calibration data will be retained until the calibration process is complete. © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 51: Service Parameters
Enter “0 0 0 0” and press [Tare] “UnLoAd ” Empty the platform by removing the load, if there is any and press [Tare] “LoAd” “6” “KiLoS” Load the requested calibration weight and press [Tare] © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 52: Using "2006" To Enter The Service Parameters
For the non approved indicator press the [Tare] key during the display counting when turned on, Approved Indicators: For the Approved version a jumper can be installed to allow access or the Calibration and Parameter Counters must be enabled (see 15.2.10). © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 53 “F4 Int” Initial Zero Range “F5 rEZ” Re-Zero range “F6 SCS” Successive Tare Enable “F7 Cnt” Display the A/D counts “F8 Zem” Zero Mode “F9 Lvd” Low voltage detection “F10 Cn” Calibration and Parameter counters © Adam Equipment Company 2011...
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Page 54: F1 -Calibration
The display will show “SPAn” “PASS” if the calibration is OK. Remove the weight. For the approved indicator the display will then show “JP” “On” indicating the jumper is still in place if the jumper within the indicator was used to access the parameters.. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 55: F2-Decimal Point Position
Press [Tare] to accept the displayed value. On non-approved versions the display then lets you select the increment, “InC 2” For example 100kg x 0.01kg the increment is 10grams. but the last digit increments by 1. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 56: F4 -Initial Zero Range
Press [Zero] to return to weighing. 16.2.5 F5 -RE-ZERO RANGE To enter this parameter, press the [Tare] key when “F5 rEZ” is shown. The display will show the current re-zero range. Press the [Func] key to change the value. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 57: F6 -Successive Tare
This can be an aid to service. Press the [Tare] key to return to the PARAMETER menu. Press the [Zero] key to return to weighing. Typical value at zero is 30,000-90,000 (approx.) Typical value at full capacity is 500,000 (approx.) © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 58: F8 -Zero Mode
The display will show if the LVD Mode is set to on or oFF. Press the [Func] key to change the value. Press [Tare] to accept the displayed value. Press [Zero] to return to weighing. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 59: F10 -Calibration Count (Gk-M Only)
Press [Tare] to accept the displayed value. Press [Zero] to return to weighing. 16.2.11 F10 –AUTO ZERO RANGE (NOT AVAILABLE ON GK-M) This parameter set the range the autozero is active within. To enter this parameter, press the [Tare] key when “F10 Az” is shown. -
Page 60: 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- • Main Power cord or adaptor for • In use cover USA versions. • Printer, etc. • Replacement Battery © Adam Equipment Company 2011... -
Page 61: Service Information
Include any recent history of the unit. For example: -Has it been working since it’s delivered -Has it been in contact with water -Damaged from a fire -Electrical Storms in the area -Dropped on the floor, etc. © Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 62 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 purchaser must inform its supplier or Adam Equipment Company.
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Page 63: Appendix
APPENDIX PARAMETER LAYOUT for GK / GFK SCALES Press the [Func] key to Key functions while in this section [Tare] enter a parameter or accept the changes [Func] move to next parameter or option enter Functions mode. [Zero] return to previous parameter or return to weighing... -
Page 64: Adam Equipment Company
Adam Equipment Company 2011... - Page 65 WARNING: This product includes a sealed lead-acid battery which contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Adam Equipment products have been tested with, and are always supplied with mains power adaptors which meet all legal requirements for the intended country or region of operation, including electrical safety, interference and energy efficiency.
- Page 66 © Copyright by Adam Equipment Co. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or translated in any form or by any means without the prior permission of Adam Equipment. Adam Equipment reserves the right to make changes to the technology, features, specifications and design of the equipment without notice.