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stop the measurement, retract the weight, and display MAXMOVE DIST REACHED. It will also display
the distance traveled. The default value of this parameter is 75 ft. (22.86 m) and the range is from the
Tank Empty Distance to 199.9 ft. (60.93 m). The Maximum Move Distance value must be less than or
equal to the Tank Height value.
• CONE HEIGHT
This parameter is only used when engineering units has been selected in the Units menu. It is used
to calculate the volume of material in the cone of a center fill, center discharge, round vessel. It is the
distance from the bottom of the tank to the top of the cone. The default value is 0 ft. (0 m) and the range
is from 0 ft. (0 m) to 199.9 ft. (60.93 m).
• FULL SCALE VALUE
This entry is shown only if "engineering units" has been selected in the Units menu. It is the maximum
(full) tank weight or volume capacity of the tank from the bottom of the tank to the level where the tank
is considered full (See Tank Full Distance in Figure 5.3). The default value is 1 and the range is from 1 to
9,999,999.
• AUTOTIMER TIME
This entry is shown only if Autotime Mode is set to ON. This parameter selects the amount of time
between automatic cycle requests. The default setting is 1,440 minutes (24 hours). Select a value of 2
minutes to 9,999 minutes (approximately 1 week).
Note: The motor has a 50% duty cycle. DO NOT run the GP-4 Yo-Yo sensor continuously.
DISPLAY MODES
• MATERIAL
If feet or meters have been selected in the Units menu, the display shows the level of material in the
tank. This is the distance from the bottom of the tank to the top of the material. When engineering units
are selected in the Units menu, the display shows the weight or volume of material in the vessel. When
using the 4-20 mA output, the range is defined as the points between the "Tank Empty Distance" and the
"Tank Full Distance". Material Mode is the default setting. Mathematically: Level Material Mode = Tank
Height - Measured Level.
• AIR
Insert If feet or meters have been selected in the Units menu, the display will show the distance to the
material less the Tank Full Distance value (See Figure 5.4). For example, if the material in the tank is 10
ft. (3.048 m) from the GP-4 Yo-Yo sensor home position and the Tank Full Distance is 0, the display will
show 10 ft. (3.048 m). In the same scenario, with the Tank Full Distance set to 3 ft. (0.91 m), the display
will now show 8 ft. (2.44 m).
The same rules apply is engineering units is selected in the Units menu. When volumetric or mass units
have been selected, the display will indicate the volume or weight available (outage) in the vessel from
the Tank Full Distance point. Only the unit of measurement changes.
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