Basic Operation; Introduction; About This Manual; Features - A&D FZ-120iWP Instruction Manual

This manual describes how the FZ-i WP series and the FX-i WP series balance works and how to get the
most out of it in terms of performance.
Read this manual thoroughly before using the balance and keep it at hand for future reference.

1-1 About This Manual

This manual consists of the following five parts:
Basic operation ...................... Describes precautions on handling the balance, balance construction
Adapting to the environment .. Describes response adjustment and calibration.
Functions................................ Describes various functions of the balance.
RS-232C serial interface ........ Describes the interface which transmits data and controls the
Maintenance........................... Describes maintenance, error codes, troubleshooting, specifications

1-2 Features

Dust-tight and protected against water jets (complying with IP65), suitable to weigh powdery or liquid
material. A waterproof RS-232C cable (AX-KO2737-500) is available as an option.
Compact general-purpose balance, can be installed almost anywhere.
Casing construction, strong protection against dust and water.
Stabilization time of one second. When FAST is selected for the response rate, a stabilization time of
one second, to read a displayed value after a sample is placed on the pan, has been achieved.
Multiple weighing units with most of the common units used around the world.
Standard RS-232C serial interface to communicate with a computer and to output the Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP) data
Statistical calculation mode to statistically calculate the weight data, and display or output the sum,
maximum, minimum, range (maximum-minimum), average, standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
Comparator Indicators, displaying the comparison results.
Hold Function, provided for weighing a moving object such as an animal.
Breeze break, provided for the FZ-i WP series and the FX-120i WP / FX-200i WP / FX-300i WP, for
more accurate weighing.
Underhook, provided for suspended weighing.
As options, the USB interface (FXi-02), the Ethernet interface (FXi-08) and the built-in battery unit
(FXi-09) are available. When any one of these is used, the balance does not comply with IP65.

1. INTRODUCTION

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