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Thank you for choosing a Scientech Cabus Balance. Scientech, an ISO9001 registered company, and its
employees are pleased to provide you with a balance designed and manufactured for years of reliable
service and proudly made in the U.S.A. Please read this manual completely before using your balance.
This information will enable you to fully understand how to set up and operate your balance. The balance
is intended to be used only in the manner outlined in this manual. Operation not within specifications for
the product may cause product damage.
The information contained herein is proprietary to Scientech Inc.
PN 12859
(CS750)
Operating
Manual
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  • Page 1 Operating Manual Thank you for choosing a Scientech Cabus Balance. Scientech, an ISO9001 registered company, and its employees are pleased to provide you with a balance designed and manufactured for years of reliable service and proudly made in the U.S.A. Please read this manual completely before using your balance.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents: Good Measurement Practices ............................. 3 Equipment ................................3 Environment ............................... 3 Operator ................................4 Unpacking and Setup ..............................4 Electrical Power Connection ..........................5 Power Switches ..............................6 2.2.1 Balance Module Power Switch ........................6 2.2.2 Control Module Power Switch ........................6 Control Module Startup ............................

  • Page 3: Good Measurement Practices

    30 minutes once the equipment has been powered on. Scientech recommends that you leave this instrument plugged in twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 5. Never use a balance that has been idle for several hours without first "exercising it" and calibrating it. A balance is exercised by lightly tapping the weighing pan 3 to 4 times.

  • Page 4: Operator

    1.3 Operator 1. Never touch a weight with your bare hands. Oils and contaminants from your hand will be transferred to the weight and introduce a significant error. It is recommended that all weights be manipulated with gloved hands or forceps. The two types of gloves that are commonly used and accepted are either latex (powderless) or cotton.

  • Page 5: Electrical Power Connection

    A wall plug is provided to connect the power supply to an electrical outlet. However, depending on the region of the world the balance will be used, other outlet wall adapters may be required. Please contact Scientech Inc if you require a different wall plug for your electrical outlet.

  • Page 6: Power Switches

    Balance Module Power connection Control Module Power Switch Balance Module USB connection Control Module Cable Connects to Balance Module Figure 3. Control Module Power Switch & Balance Module Ports 2.2 Power Switches Both the control module and balance module have on/off power switches. 2.2.1 Balance Module Power Switch The balance module power switch is located in the upper left corner of the balance’s front panel.

  • Page 7: Control Module Startup When Control Module Battery Low

    Figure 5. Android OS Sleep Screen 2. Once the Figure 5 screen appears swipe up on the display to open the Android home screen shown in Figure 6. 3. The Cabus Balance application may be opened by selecting the Scientech balance application from the Android...
  • Page 8 Figure 7 USB Configuration Setting 5. Once the Figure 6 Android home screen opens, the Scientech balance application may also be opened by swiping up on the display to open the apps screen shown in Figure 8 and selecting the Scientech...

  • Page 9: Control Module Startup After Initial Setup

    Figure 8. Android Screen Showing Application Menu 6. The balance home screen, shown in Figure 9 will open after a several seconds. Once open, within seconds the control module will connect to the balance module and at that point, be operational. 7.
  • Page 10 power for more than 7 days, discharging the battery. These instructions apply to a control module that has not been disconnected from power. The display will turn off and go into a sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity as described in Section 2.3. 1.
  • Page 11 reload. If the Figure 7 USB configuration page appears, check the box and select OK. Figure 12. Android Operating System Power Off If “Restart” is selected from the Figure 12 banner option, the Android operating system will require about 30 seconds to reboot to the Figure 10 Android screen.

  • Page 12: Home Screen "Main Menu" Features

    3 Home Screen “Main Menu” Features The balance “Home Screen” which is the main menu for the balance is illustrated in Figure 13. The upper bar of the home screen shows two metrology values. “d” is the readability of the balance in grams. The “d” value changes as different levels of precision are selected.

  • Page 13: Home Icon

    3.1 Home Icon 3.2 Zero/Tare Banner Area Pressing the Zero/Tare banner at any time returns the display to zeros. Tared weighing means that the scale can be reset to zero (“tared”) with the powder pan on the balance to remove the weight of the powder. So, when using the powder pan that comes with the balance, selecting Zero/Tare will tare or zero out the weight of the powder pan so you only weigh the contents.

  • Page 14: Ok Icon

    The Cabus balance is a high precision balance that measures force. It is therefore sensitive to external forces such as air drafts, vibrations, or shocks (i.e., dropping heavy item next to the balance). To assist balance users, Scientech added a green “OK”...

  • Page 15: Calibration Icon

    (OIML) Class E2 calibration weight or better is required for calibrating the Cabus balance which has readability of 0.1 mg. A 50-gram Class E2 analytical weight with a weight tolerance of ±0.10 mg may be purchased from Scientech. Alternatively, a 10-gram Class E2 weight with a tighter weight tolerance of ±0.06 mg may also be purchased from Scientech.
  • Page 16 Figure 18. 10 Gram Calibration Weight Placed on Weighing Pan 6. Wait for the “Waiting on stable weight” to turn to a “Calibrate” banner. When the “Calibrate” banner turns green, that indicates calibration is completed as shown in Figure 19 for a 10 gram calibration weight or Figure 20 for a 50 gram calibration weight.
  • Page 17 Figure 20. Calibration Complete Using 50 Gram Weight 7. After the “Calibrate” banner turns green, the calibration weight may be removed. If an alternative calibration weight other than a 50 gram or 10 gram weight is used, the balance will detect this and provide a message “Mismatched target weight”.
  • Page 18 Select the Check Icon to enter Calibration Weight Figure 22. Screen to Enter Alternative Calibration Weight Select the “Target” weight value and then use the numerical keys and back space to enter a new calibration weight value. Figure 22 shows that a 20 gram calibration weight was entered. When the alternative calibration weight value is entered correctly, select the “”icon to enter the value.

  • Page 19: Settings Icon

    Figure 24. Balance calibrated with Alternative Calibration Weight Calibration weights between 10 grams and 50 grams may be used. 3.8 Settings Icon Tap on Settings Icon to open Categories Figure 25. Submenu Banners Under Settings...

  • Page 20: Settings Submenu's

    4 Settings Submenu’s After the balance has been plugged in and turned on, allow it to warm up. Then follow the leveling instructions to level the balance followed by the calibration instructions to calibrate the balance. 4.1 Level the Balance If the balance module is placed on a level surface, the balance module should then also be level.

  • Page 21: Stability Indicator

    Consequently, Scientech has provided a tool called “Stability” to assist in identify the level of environmental noise that may affect the balances measurements. Stability is accessed from the main menu by selecting settings icon and then selecting “Stability”...

  • Page 22: History

    Figure 28. Environment Stability The stability indicator should be used along with Section 1 guidelines to identify environmental sources of noise and mitigation steps to improve the stability. 4.4 History History provides a list of measurements made within the last 8 hours as shown in the Figure 29 left hand submenu screen. This may be used to compare measurement values made during a period of time.

  • Page 23: Date/Time

    4.5 Date/Time Selecting Date/Time from the Settings submenu opens the Date & time submenu shown in Figure 30 and allows for configuring the date and time. If control modules wireless is on, the date and time can be automatically set from the network.

  • Page 24: About

    Figure 32. The serial number and model number are the most important information on this submenu. This will be required when contacting Scientech for product support. Scientech contact information is also provided on this page.
  • Page 25 Figure 35. After Turning on WiFi, A List of Wireless Networks Shows From the Figure 35 list, Scientech’s wireless network, SciWiFi, was selected as an example of a secure network requiring a password. Selecting a secured wireless network brings up the Figure 36 page to enter the password. Select the check icon...
  • Page 26 Select  to Enter Password Figure 36. Enter Wireless Network Password Using Keypad If the correct wireless network password was entered, Figure 37 will appear showing that the control module was successful connected to the wireless network. Figure 37 shows that the control module was connected successfully to the “SciWiFi”...
  • Page 27 Selecting update by touching the blue banner will initiate the download process. The Figure 39 screen will appear on the control module. Figure 39. Control Module Software Update Downloading As part of the download process, the current “Scientech Balance” App will need to uninstall first. Therefore, when the Figure 40 popup screen appears, select “OK”.
  • Page 28 Figure 40. Uninstall Current “Scientech Balance” App Before the App download starts, the Android Operating System will generate the Figure 41 popup screen. Select “Settings”. Select the button for “Allow from this Source”. Figure 41. Android Popup “Scientech Balance” App...
  • Page 29 Now the control module is ready for installation of a software update. Selecting “Install” on the Figure 43 screen will complete the download of a the “Scientech Balance” App. Figure 43. Select “Install” to Complete Download of “Scientech Balance” App Depending on the wireless network speed, the download should occur in less than 1 minute. When the download has...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting Guide

    5 Troubleshooting Guide: Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution The display does not turn on • Control module not powered on • Press control module On/Off switch • Control module not connected to • Connect control module USB cable to balance module balance module USB connector •...

  • Page 31: Limited Warranty

    Products in which the tamper proof sticker has been removed or broken. During the warranty period, Scientech will repair, or at its option replace at no charge, components that prove to be defective. The product must be returned, shipping prepaid, to Scientech's authorized repair facility. Products repaired by Scientech’s authorized repair personnel/facilities will be warranted against defects in the repaired component and...

  • Page 32: Disposal Of Electronic Equipment

    Boulder, Colorado 80303 U.S.A. 8 Disposal of Electronic Equipment Scientech recommends the following for disposal of electrical and electronic equipment: The best option is to reuse the equipment in its entirety. Where the equipment cannot be reused in its entirety, priority should be given to reuse of its subassemblies and components.

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