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Front Panel Keys and LEDs
Lb/Kg LEDs
In software versions prior to Release 3.11, the Lb and Kg
LEDs were used as primary/secondary units indicators.
The function of these LEDs has been changed in Release
3.11 to better reflect the actual units being displayed:
• If the displayed weight is in pounds, the Lb LED is lit;
if kilograms, the Kg LED is lit.
• If the primary unit of weight is pounds, the Kg LED is
lit for secondary units—or, if the primary unit is
kilograms, the Lb LED is lit for secondary units—
unless the secondary unit of weight is the same as the
primary.
• If neither primary nor secondary units are pounds or
kilograms, the Lb LED is used as a primary units
indicator and the Kg LED is used as the secondary
units indicator.
If stickers or other labels have been used to change the
LED labeling on the indicator front panel, these may need
to be removed for Release 3.11.
Setpoint Key
In Release 3.11, pressing the SETPOINT key now displays
only defined setpoints: setpoints of KIND = OFF are not
shown.
Setpoints that have been set off at the front panel using
the SETPOINT and CLEAR keys can now be set back
on. Press the SETPOINT key to display the "OFF" status
of the setpoint, then press ENTER to turn the setpoint
back on.
Tare Key
A keyed tare of zero now puts the indicator in gross
display mode and clears the tare. See the description of
the LGLMODE parameter for more information.
NOTE: In Release 3.11, if the gross weight is not positive
when the TARE key is pressed, the tare is cleared and the
indicator set to gross display mode. In prior releases, the
TARE key was ignored if the gross weight was not greater
than zero.
Alphanumeric Character Entry
The procedure for entering alphanumeric characters is
changed in this release. See the description of the P
FORMT menu on page 8 for more information.
Configuration Menus
Several of the configuration menus are changed in Release
3.11, including the CONFIG, SET ALG, FORMAT, SERIAL,
P FORMT, and DIGIN menus. Changes to these menus
are summarized in the following pages.
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• In Release 3.11, analog outputs are set off (0 VDC or
4 mA) when the indicator is placed in setup mode.
• New parameters added for Release 3.11 (LGLMODE
on the CONFIG menu, UNITS and SPNAME on the
FORMAT menu) cannot be set using the Hotline™
Version 3.0+ configuration utility.
CONFIG Menu
Several new parameters and values have been changed
or added to the CONFIG menu for Release 3.11:
• PWRUP parameter name changed to PWRUPMD.
• 200TARE parameter name changed to TARE200.
• New LGLMODE parameter added between TARE
FN and CONSNUM parameter. See
description below.
• New A/B value added under FEATURE parameter
allows the Allen-Bradley
turned on with a valid access code.
NOTE: The Hotline™ configuration utility cannot be
used when the A-B feature is enabled.
Figure 1 on page 3 shows the CONFIG menu for Release
3.11.
LGLMODE Parameter
The LGLMODE parameter on the CONFIG menu (see
Figure 1 on page 3) sets the display characteristics of the
indicator when a tare of zero is entered in gross mode.
• If LEGAL (the default) is specified for the LGLMODE
parameter, the display returns to gross mode when
a zero tare is entered.
• If INDUST is specified, the display switches to net
mode when a zero tare is entered.
SET ALG Menu
The default value for the TOTALS parameter is now OFF,
regardless of the number of channels configured. See
Figure 2 on page 3.
FORMAT Menu
Several parameters have been changed or added to the
FORMAT menu for Release 3.11:
• TOTAL parameter is moved between SCALE4 and
DATE. SCALE1 is now the first second-level parameter
under FORMAT.
• New UNITS parameter added after the TIME
parameter to allow customizing of the units
designators.
• New SPNAME parameter added after UNITS.
SPNAME allows modification of setpoint names at
the front panel, similar to function of SPNAME#x EDP
command.
Figure 3 on page 3 shows the changed parameters on the
FORMAT menu for Release 3.11. UNITS and SPNAME
parameters are described on page 4.
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