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SB500 Series Remote Display INSTALLATION MANUAL 3601-M418-O1 Rev N 203 E. Daugherty, Webb City, MO 64870 USA Printed in USA Ph: 417-673-4631 • Fax: 417-673-2153 06/15 www.cardinalscale.com Technical Support: Ph: 866-254-8261 • tech@cardet.com 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
DATE OF PURCHASE _________________ PURCHASED FROM __________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ RETAIN THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE USE PRECAUTIONS Before using this instrument, read this manual and pay special attention to all "WARNING" symbols: ELECTRICAL STATIC IMPORTANT WARNING SENSITVE 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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Seller is not able to guarantee the result of any procedure contained herein. Nor can they assume responsibility for any damage to property or injury to persons occasioned from the procedures. Persons engaging the procedures do so entirely at their own risk. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of our Cardinal SB500 Series Remote Display. It was built with quality and reliability. This manual will guide you through installation, and operation of your display. Please read it thoroughly before attempting to install your display. Also, make certain that you pay attention to the warnings that appear in this manual.
Character format all standard ASCII characters (SB500M/SB500MS Only) One user protocol can be entered into the display using the serial port and Cardinal software. MULTIPLE DISPLAYS The SB500 display has been designed to be linked or daisy-chained to other SB500 displays allowing multiple lines of weight data to be displayed while being driven by a single serial port on the weight indicating instrument.
These sources of disturbances must be identified and steps must be taken to prevent possible adverse effects on the display. Examples of available alternatives include isolation transformers, power regulators, uninterruptible power supplies, or simple line filters. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
Attach the display to the wall and securely tighten the retaining bolts. Power Supply Auto-Learn AC Power Controller Terminal Block Figure No. 2 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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AC power terminal block and power supply mounted inside the enclosure. See Figure No. 2. Ambient Serial Cable In Antenna Light Sensor AC Power Serial Cable Out Figure No. 3 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
230VAC WIRING COLOR CODE TABLE Function U.S. Code International Code Black Brown Black Green Green/yellow striped • All 230VAC installations require an external dual pole protection device to interrupt L1 and L2. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
S1 = (+) Used during programming to increment to the next parameter value. S2 = (−) Used during programming to decrement to the previous parameter value. S3 = (MODE) Press to begin Setup and Configuration mode. During setup, press to advance to the next setup parameter. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
Figure No. 7 RS422 bus must have terminating jumpers installed, and the display in the middle of the bus must have terminating jumpers removed. 7. Install Receive mode jumper J4, ON the 422 pins. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
5. After all terminations have been made, remove any excess cable from the enclosure and securely tighten the cable gland connector. Finger-tighten only! DO NOT USE TOOLS! 6. Install the Receive mode jumper J4, ON the Figure No.9 CL pins. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
The figure below illustrates a typical RS-232 installation consisting of four displays to show the weight from each of three platforms and a total weight driven by a single serial port on the weight indicating instrument. Figure No. 10 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
MODE switch to save it and advance to the next setup parameter. Values from 0 to 9 may be selected. 0 = Dim 9 = Bright 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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RS485 protocol is used. • In daisy chain operation, if the address is greater than 0, the scoreboard will decrement the address and send the data out the serial port to another daisy- chained scoreboard. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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(space) = no lights on <CR> = Carriage Return The SB500 scoreboard (with rectangle display image) together with SBImaging software allows the user to design up to 8 configurable images to display on the scoreboard. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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CL pins. In addition, on the P1 terminal connector, jumper terminals 6 and 7 together and then connect the operation toggle switch across terminals 8 and 9. Refer to Figure No. 4 for the location of J4, P1 and the connection descriptions. 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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MODE switch to save it and advance to the next setup parameter. Values of 0 or 1 may be selected 0 = No suppression. The annunciator information is displayed (DEFAULT) 1 = Suppress the annunciator display 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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When operating with Toledo format, users must make sure there is NO checksum, NO Tare weight and there must be Start and Stop characters for the string (since Toledo indicators allow adjustments on those requirements). 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...
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MODE switch to save it and advance to the next setup parameter. Values from 0 to 9 and A may be selected. 0 = Disabled A = 10 Seconds 3601-M418-O1 Rev N • SB500 Series...