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  • Page 1 ZK840 Grading Application User Instructions AWT35-501769 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 Chapter 7 Print formats ........................... 31 ZK840 Grading 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 Grading application. See Chapter 3 for information about the Grading application.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Keys

    Introduction 2.1 Front panel keys The keys and their functions are listed below. The SAMPLE key accesses a screen showing the grade points for SAMPLE the active PLU. 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.

  • 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. In general, a menu is made up of a group of top level items, sub levels under each of those and lists of items to view or configure.

  • 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 Operating Instructions This application allows you to track the number of items that have been weighed in each grade. You can also set a maximum number of items for each grade (for box filling, etc.). The vertical bar graphs will track the progress of each grade as more items are weighed.
  • Page 14 Printing Press the PLU key … This warning screen appears: This lets you know that any previous active PLU’s totals will be lost. Select Yes to continue or No to return to the startup screen and press the Enter key … Character entry screen, shown below, is displayed: Type in the PLU ID you want and press the Enter key …...
  • Page 15 Operating Instructions When the max is reached a message is briefly flashed saying Grade 6 Full and the main screen reappears with the Grade 6 bar graph empty. If configured you can automatically print a label containing product description, quantity and net weight once a weight grade is full. Continue weighing and filling the various grade boxes until the Full message is displayed for each grade.
  • Page 16 Printing Select Yes to continue or No to return to the startup screen and press the Enter key … Character entry screen, shown below, is displayed: Type in the PLU ID you want and press the Enter key … The startup screen appears, ready to begin grading using the selected PLU.

  • Page 17: Web Access

    Operating Instructions In the above example, when this happens a message is briefly flashed saying Grade 6 Full and the main screen reappears with the Grade 6 bar graph empty. If configured you can automatically print a label containing product description, quantity and net weight once a grade is full.

  • Page 18: 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 19: 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 20 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 21: 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 22: 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 23: 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 Grading application that you can set or enable/disable. Follow the steps below to access the menu items described. Press and hold SETUP = Front panel key...

  • Page 24: Config Key

    CONFIG key Press and hold the SETUP key until the password entry screen appears. Key in the Supervisor password, 1793, and press the Enter key. The screen in Figure 6.2 appears. Figure 6.2 Supervisor menu, Setup screen CONFIG Press this to set the system parameters and choose what items will be available in the PLU database.

  • Page 25: System Key

    Supervisor menu 6.1.1 System key The following items appear in the System menu. To choose the item for modification, use the up or down arrow keys to move the highlight to the desired item and press the Enter key. Screen Invert Select this to invert the color scheme of the indicator display.
  • Page 26 CONFIG key BASIC This key lets you enable or disable basic database fields. See the list under BASIC key on page 27. Extend This key lets you enable or disable a series of UDF (user defined fields) for the database. See the list under Extend key on page 27. BACK This key returns the display to the previous menu screen.

  • Page 27: Dbase Key

    Supervisor menu 6.2 DBASE key The screen in Figure 6.4 appears when you press the DBASE key. Figure 6.4 Database Select Action screen This menu allows you to populate the available fields in the database. The default field selection can be added to or changed using the PLU configuration. See PLU key on page Each item is described below.

  • Page 28: Reset Key

    Totals key 6.2.4 RESET key Resets the entire supervisor to defaults and clears the PLU database. 6.3 Totals key Use this to enable or disable these two items or to select the report format: Print Totals Enabled Enable this to print totals when you press and hold the PRINT key.
  • Page 29 Supervisor menu Key in an ID for this PLU and press the Enter key. Below is an example of a screen you will see: Press BASIC and enter values for the items in the list that appears. By default they are Description 1 and Unit of Measure. When finished press Extend and create a Grade Name for all ten grades listed on the screen.
  • Page 30 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 List of Preset Tares...
  • Page 31 Print formats PF #8 - Grading Pack Complete Pack Grade Total Weight 000000 Total Units PF #9 - Grading Pack Item 0 PACK ITEM 0 0 0 Grades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PF #14 - Grading Item PACK ITEM 0 0 0 Description...
  • Page 32 PF #18 - Grading Grand Total Grand Total Report Grade 0Total 0 0Packs 0 PF #32 - Analog output 105.000 ZK840 Grading Application User Instructions...
  • Page 33 Print formats ZK840 Grading Application User Instructions...
  • Page 35 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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