Interconnections; Ac Power Adapter (If Included); Usb; Rs232 Com Port - Detecto APEX Series Owner's Manual

The input and output connections to the scale are made on the back of the weight display. The
connection for the AC Power Adapter (if included) is located on the back of the scale base.

AC Power Adapter (if included)

To power the scale using the 12
VDC wall plug-in UL/CSA listed AC
power adapter (if included), connect
the plug from the adapter into the
power jack on the back of the scale
base, then plug the power adapter
into the proper electrical outlet. On
models requiring 230 VAC, it is the
customer's responsibility to obtain a
correct power adapter plug.

USB

The USB port on the scale is a device (or upstream) port and uses readily available cables
with the industry standard "Micro-B" connector.
The USB port may be connected to a computer for transmission of weight and associated
data to a PC-based EMR (electronic medical record) software program. The data can be
transmitted on demand (pressing the

RS232 COM Port

The scale has one RS232 serial port on the back of the display. This port may be used to
request and capture weight, send basic commands, or get diagnostics from the load cell. In
order to use the port, an apex to PC serial cable can be purchased from the
Cardinal/Detecto Parts Department at (800) 641-2045 or parts@cardet.com. The part
number is 3300-0271-0A, APEX TO PC SERIAL CABLE (9-pin, D-Sub, Female Connector).
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INTERCONNECTIONS

AC
POWER
ADAPTER
key) or on receipt of a command from the computer.
AC POWER
ADAPTER JACK
USB PORT