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  • Page 1 ZK840 Balance Application User Instructions AWT35-501770 Issue AA...
  • Page 2 Avery Weigh-Tronix is a trademark of the Illinois Tool Works group of companies whose ultimate parent company is Illinois Tool Works Inc (“Illinois Tool Works”). Copyright © 2017 Illinois Tool Works. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by making a facsimile copy, by the making of a copy in three dimensions of a two-dimensional...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents page Table of Contents ............................3 Chapter 1 General information and warnings ..................5 About this manual ......................5 Text conventions ......................5 Special messages ....................... 5 Installation .......................... 5 Safe handling of equipment with batteries ..............6 Wet conditions ......................
  • Page 4 ZK840 Balance Application User Instructions...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 General Information And Warnings

    About this manual General information and warnings 1.1 About this manual This manual is divided into chapters by the chapter number and the large text at the top of a page. Subsections are labeled as shown by the 1.1 and 1.1.1 headings. The names of the chapter and the next subsection level appear at the top of alternating pages of the manual to remind you of where you are in the manual.

  • Page 6: Safe Handling Of Equipment With Batteries

    General information and warnings 1.2.1 Safe handling of equipment with batteries CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. ATTENTION: Il y a danger d'explosion s'il y a remplacement incorrect de la batterie, remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du même type ou d'un type équivalent recommandé...

  • Page 7: Cleaning The Machine

    Cleaning the machine 1.4 Cleaning the machine Table 1.1 Cleaning DOs and DON’Ts DO NOT Wipe down the outside of standard products Attempt to clean the inside of the machine with a clean cloth, moistened with water and Use harsh abrasives, solvents, scouring cleaners or a small amount of mild detergent alkaline cleaning solutions Spray the cloth when using a proprietary...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Introduction

    Introduction The ZK840 is a fully programmable indicator which, when attached to a BSQ digital scale base, creates a highly accurate counting and weighing system. With custom programming the indicator and its touch-screen graphic display can perform many other functions. This manual applies to the Balance application. See Operating Instructions on page 13 for information about this application.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Keys

    Introduction 2.1 Front panel keys The keys and their functions are listed below. The SAMPLE key can be used to perform custom application SAMPLE functions. Press the TARE key to perform a pushkey tare function or with zero weight on the scale press the TARE key to enter a known tare. To TARE clear a tare, press and hold the TARE key.

  • Page 10: Menu Access And Navigation

    Menu access and navigation 2.4 Menu access and navigation The menus used to configure the ZK840 are accessed with passwords. Press and hold the SETUP key to access the password entry screen, shown below. Note that the display shown above and throughout the manual is not proportional to the actual screen.

  • Page 11: Escaping Or Exiting From A Menu

    Introduction 2.4.1 Escaping or exiting from a menu In any menu you will have either UP or ESC keys listed on-screen. If ESC is listed use it until it disappears then use the UP key until you are asked if you want to save any changes or not.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3 Operating Instructions

    Power up Operating Instructions 3.1 Power up The indicator can be powered by one of the battery options on the BSQ scale or by AC power supply. If the battery option is used, there is a power key on the rear of the scale. Press and hold the key until the screen lights up.

  • Page 13: Balance Application

    Operating Instructions 3.3 Balance application The Balance application has 3 modes: Balance, Percentage Recipe and Density. These modes are configurable using the supervisor menu. See the Supervisor menu on page 3.3.1 Balance mode plus percentage weighing Balance mode is a general weighing mode. You can zero, tare, cycle units and print. The significant difference from your normal weighing mode is percentage weighing.

  • Page 14: Density Mode

    Balance application The startup screen for this mode is shown below: Place an empty container on the scale and press the START key … The weight of the container is tared and the following screen is displayed: Fill the container with the main ingredient and press the Target key … The application switches into percentage mode and shows the percentage weight.
  • Page 15 Operating Instructions Enter the water temperature in Celsius and press the Enter key … The main screen appears again showing the temperature you entered. Also the 1st Weight in Air: line is flashing to prompt for the next step. Apply weight to the scale and press the Accept key … The next line flashes, prompting you to take the second weight while the object is submerged in the water.

  • Page 16: Other Features

    Balance application 3.3.4 Other features Custom unit of measure In all modes the 4th weighing unit can be temporarily set by pressing the SETUP key while viewing the 4th unit. A list of alternate units of measure are displayed. The optional units are: gram, kilogram, milligram, carat, newton, pounds, ounces, troy ounces, grains, pennyweight, Mommes, Taels (Hong Kong), Taels (Singapore), Taels (Taiwan), dram, Tica (Asia).
  • Page 17 Operating Instructions Press the Setup key … The following screen is displayed: Key in the user name and press Enter … The following screen is displayed: Key in the weight of your test weight and press Enter … The following screen is displayed: The top line flashes prompting you to remove all weight.
  • Page 18 Balance application Place the 20 lb weight on the scale and press Accept … The following screen is displayed: Press the Record key to save the test data … The following screen is displayed: Press the Report key to view the record of tests that exist.  Press the Print key to print the report.
  • Page 19 Operating Instructions You must have the scale connected to the internet and when you enter the IP address of your scale in the browser address bar, the following screen will appear allowing access to the scale. ZK840 Balance Application User Instructions...

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Menus

    User menu Menus The ZK840 three user accessible menus: User menu - Use to set Time, Date, Site ID, check Seal status and check Archive information. About menu - Use to see information on the software, firmware, application, serial number, options, ethernet and downloads Audit menu - Use this to check and/or print the calibration and configuration counters.

  • Page 21: About Menu

    Menus Date Set - Use the numeric keys to enter the correct date in the style chosen below. Style - Choose the style of date display from these choices: MMDD2Y MMDD4Y DDMM2Y DDMM4Y The date format is how the date is stored internally. Printed dates will appear as programmed in the selected print format.
  • Page 22 About menu Use the Left and Right keys to highlight the menu item you want to access and press the ENTER key. Boot PartNo - See the bootloader part number. Version - See the version of the bootloader. Firm PartNo - See the firmware part number. Version - See the version of the firmware.

  • Page 23: Audit Menu

    Menus 4.3 Audit menu If you access the Audit menu you will see this menu: Counter Print Counter Config - See the number of configurations the indicator has undergone. Calib - See the number of calibrations the indicator has undergone. Print Use this to select which port to print the audit report through.

  • Page 24: Chapter 5 Error Messages

    Printing errors Error messages In order to complete the weighing process, a number of conditions must be met. The following messages may appear which may prevent completion of the weighing sequence. 5.1 Printing errors Timeout Something interfered with the printing process. Check connections and retry.

  • Page 25: Chapter 6 Supervisor Menu

    Supervisor menu Supervisor menu The supervisor menu, shown in Figure 6.1 allows access to the items related to the indicator’s function and the Balance application that you can set or enable/disable. Follow the steps below to access the menu items described. Press and hold SETUP Key in 1793...

  • Page 26: Config Key

    CONFIG key 6.1 CONFIG key The screen in Figure 6.3 appears when you press the CONFIG key. Figure 6.3 App Configuration screen 6.1.1 Application Mode Highlight Application Mode and press the Enter key. Choose from three application modes: BALANCE Select this mode for precision weighing and percentage weighing.

  • Page 27: Percentage Accuracy

    Supervisor menu 6.1.4 Percentage Accuracy Choose from 4 displayed percentages: 1%, 0.1%, 0.01%, 0.001%. 6.2 Battery key Press this to choose the following: Battery type Choices are NONE, BSQ and OTHER. Shutdown Timer Key in the number of minutes of inactivity which will cause theindicator to shutdown.
  • Page 28 Battery key ZK840 Balance Application User Instructions...

  • Page 29: Chapter 7 Print Formats

    Print formats Print formats Below are examples of the print formats available by default. Any number of new formats can be created for special applications. See the Service Manual. PF #1 - Gross, Tare, Net w/Units Gross 0.479 lb Tare 0.453 lb 0.026 lb PF #2 - Preset Tare Header...
  • Page 30 PF #9 - Density Density Weight in air: 0.000 Weight in water: 0.000 Water Temperature: Water desity: 0.000 Density: 0.000 PF #15 - GLP Model: 0.000 S/N: 0.000 ID: 0.000 Date: 0.000 Time: 0.000 Cal Target: 0.000 Zero Weight: 0.000 Target Weight: 0.000 User: 0.000 PF #16 - GLP Historic Report...
  • Page 31 Print formats ZK840 Balance Application User Instructions...
  • Page 33 Avery Weigh-Tronix USA 1000 Armstrong Dr. Fairmont MN 56031 USA Tel:507-238-4461 Fax:507-238-4195 Email: usinfo@awtxglobal.com www.averyweigh-tronix.com Avery Weigh-Tronix UK Foundry Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands, England B66 2LP Tel:+44 (0) 8453 66 77 88 Fax:+44 (0)121 224 8183 Email: info@awtxglobal.com www.averyweigh-tronix.com...

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