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OHAUS Trooper Instruction Manual

OHAUS Trooper Instruction Manual

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Trooper Scale
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99 Washington Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Phone 781-665-1400
Toll Free 1-800-517-8431
Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com

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  • Page 1 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com Trooper Scale Instruction Manual...
  • Page 3 Ohaus Corporation, 19A Chapin Road, P.O. Box 2033 Pine Brook, New Jersey, 07058, USA Declaration of Conformity We, Ohaus Corporation, declare under our sole responsibility that the balance models listed below marked with “CE” - are in conformity with the directives and standards mentioned.
  • Page 4 Important notice for verified weighing instruments Weighing Instruments verified at the place of manufacture bear one of the preceding mark on the packing label and the green ‘M’ (metrology) sticker on the descriptive plate. They may be put into service immediately. Weighing Instruments to be verified in two stages have no green ‘M’...
  • Page 5 isposal In conformance with the European Directive 2002/96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) this device may not be disposed of in domestic waste. This also applies to countries outside the EU, per their specific requirements. Please dispose of this product in accordance with local regulations at the collecting point specified for electrical and electronic equipment.
  • Page 6 En 1994, Bureau Veritus Quality International (BVQI) le otorgó a Ohaus Corporation, EE.UU., un certificado de registro ISO 9001 el cual confirma que el sistema administrativo de calidad de Ohaus cumple con los requerimientos del estándar ISO 9001. En mayo 15 del 2003, Ohaus Corporation, EE.UU., fue registrada nuevamente al estándar ISO 9001:2000.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Trooper Scale Trooper Scale TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS ................EN-3 1. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TROOPER SCALE ..................EN-4 1.1 Introduction ............................EN-4 1.1.1 Features ..........................EN-4 2. INSTALLATION ........................... EN-5 2.1 Unpacking and Checking ........................EN-5 2.2 Selecting the Location .........................
  • Page 8 EN-2 Trooper Scale Trooper Scale Trooper Scale Trooper Scale Trooper Scale TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont.) 5. CALIBRATION AND SEALING ......................EN-22 5.1 Legal for Trade (LFT) Operation and LFT Sealing ................... EN-29 6. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ........................ EN-30 6.1 Troubleshooting ..........................EN-30 6.2 Error Codes List ..........................

  • Page 9: Trooper Scale

    Trooper Scale EN-3 OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS Designation Designation Function Function Designation Designation Designation Function Function Function Display LCD display, indicates weight, modes and setup information. Center of Zero LCD indicator prompt, indicates center of zero when within +/- 0.25d.

  • Page 10: Getting To Know Your Trooper Scale

    The Trooper Scale operates from AC power and can also be powered by six Alkaline “C” batteries internally. A six digit LCD display is 1.0 inches/2.5 centimeters in height provides easy visibility when working at distances from the Scale.

  • Page 11: Installation

    (correct polarity). NOTE: It is recommended that when the Trooper Scale is operated from batteries, the Auto-Off Timer feature be turned on to extend battery life. When setting up the Scale, refer to Intial Setup, Readout menu, paragraph 4.4.4.

  • Page 12: Leveling The Scale

    3. OPERATION The Trooper Scale has been factory calibrated and is ready for operation. You can operate the scale at this point using the factory default settings. You can check the default menu settings on page 11. All bolded items on the menu are the factory default settings.

  • Page 13: Turning On Scale

    Trooper Scale EN-7 3. OPERATION (Cont.) 3.1 Turning On Scale Press and hold ON/ZERO/ OFF button until the LCD dis- play appears, then release ON/ZERO/ OFF button. The display momentarily displays segment check, the soft- ware revision of the Scale and then goes into a weighing...

  • Page 14: Gross/Net/Tare Recall Operation

    Trooper Scale EN-8 3. OPERATION (Cont.) 3.5 Gross/Net/Tare Recall Operation When a container has been placed on the platform and tared, it's weight is stored in memory. Adding material to the container is shown as NET weight. The gross weight is Gross a combination of the tared weight and the material.

  • Page 15: Rs232 Commands

    Trooper Scale EN-9 3. OPERATION (Cont.) 3.7 RS232 Commands All communication is accomplished using standard ASCII format. Characters shown in the following table are acknowl- edged by the Scale. Invalid command response "ES" error indicates the Scale has not recognized the command.

  • Page 16: Setup

    4.1 Setup Protection The Trooper Scale is equipped with menus which permit certain functions to be locked out (not changed) during operation. If you intend to lock out changes to the setup selections you make, you will need to access the Lock Switch located on the main PC circuit board following the setup procedure.

  • Page 17: Menu Structure

    Trooper Scale EN-11 4.4.2 Menu Structure The following table illustrates the menu structure in the Trooper Scale. MAIN MENU SEt uP rEAd Print LOCSW Quit CALIBRATION * Reset to Factory * Reset to Factory SETUP Lock Legal for Trade Settings Yes or No...

  • Page 18: Setup Menu

    Trooper Scale EN-12 4.4.3 Setup Menu The Setup Menu is used to set up the Scale for the first time. Procedure With the Scale ON, press and hold the G/N/T/ MENU button until MENU is displayed. When you release G/N/ T/ MENU button, SETUP is displayed when the CALIBRA- TION Lock Switch (software) is in the locked position.
  • Page 19 Trooper Scale EN-13 4.4.3 Setup Menu (Cont.) Press G/N/T/ MENU button, Gd 0.1 is displayed. This is the graduation size. For available selections, press PRINT/ UNITS button until desired graduation value is reached. Press G/N/T/ MENU button, CP 30 kg is displayed. This is the full scale calibration point setting.

  • Page 20: Readout Menu

    Trooper Scale EN-14 4.4.4 Readout Menu The Readout menu is used to adapt the Scale to environmental conditions, set measuring units on/off, auto zero tracking, timer on/off, retain zero data and backlighting. Review all of the settings available before proceeding.
  • Page 21 Trooper Scale EN-15 4.4.4 Readout Menu (Cont.) Procedure AVERAGING LEVEL (Cont.) Press G/N/T/ MENU button, AL LO is displayed. This is averaging level settings. Selections are: 'Lo' - Averaging level is low 'Hi' - Averaging level is high. Press PRINT/ UNITS button,and select LO or HI.
  • Page 22 Trooper Scale EN-16 4.4.4 Readout Menu (Cont.) Procedure UNITS SELECTION Press G/N/T/ MENU button, Un OFF g is displayed. Press PRINT/ UNITS button, and select ON or OFF. OFF is the default setting. Press G/N/T/ MENU button, Un ON lb is displayed. This is unit pounds which can be turned ON or OFF.
  • Page 23 Trooper Scale EN-17 4.4.4 Readout Menu (Cont.) AUTO POWER OFF Press G/N/T/ MENU button, AOtOFF is displayed. This is the Auto Off Timer. When set ON, the Scale will shut off automatically after 5 minutes has elapsed based on the condition that no button is pressed and the scale plat- form is stable during that period.

  • Page 24: Print Menu

    Trooper Scale EN-18 4.4.5 Print Menu The Print menu provides data communication settings which can be entered. It contains 9 submenus: Reset, Baud rate, Parity Bit, Data Length, Stop Bits, Auto Print, Interval, Stable and Save. Procedure PRINT To select any of the items in the Print menu, proceed as follows: NOTE: If you have entered from the preceeding menu, disregard the first step.
  • Page 25 Trooper Scale EN-19 4.4.5 Print Menu Procedure (Cont.) DATA Press G/N/T/ MENU button, dAtA 7 is displayed. This is the data length. Press PRINT/ UNITS button, and select desired data length of 7 or 8. Default setting is 7. STOP BITS Press G/N/T/ MENU button, StOP 2 is displayed.

  • Page 26: Lockout Switch Menu

    Trooper Scale EN-20 4.4.5 Print Menu INTERVAL - PRINTING (Cont.) Pressing the TARE button increments the digit from 1 to 0. When the desired number of seconds have been en- tered, press the G/N/T/ MENU button. Stb OFF is displayed.
  • Page 27 Trooper Scale EN-21 4.4.6 Lockout Switch Menu (Cont.) Procedure (Cont.) With the Scale ON, press and hold the G/N/T/ MENU but- ton until MENU is displayed. When you release the G/N/ T/ MENU button, CAL is displayed, then press PRINT/ UNITS button, until LOCSW is displayed.

  • Page 28: Calibration And Sealing

    Trooper Scale EN-22 5. CALIBRATION AND SEALING Span calibration ensures that the Scale reads correctly within specifications. For best results, calibrate at full capacity. Calibration unit can be set to either kg or lb. NOTE: When the Scale is used in Legal for trade applications, the calibration menu is locked out and is not accessable.
  • Page 29 Trooper Scale EN-23 5. CALIBRATION AND SEALING (Cont.) Procedure (Cont.) TURNING SOFTWARE LOCK OFF Cal in kg: Span cal choices Linearity cal (fixed) TR3RS 1, 2, 3kg 2 & 3 kg TR6RS 2, 4, 6kg 4 & 6 kg TR15RS 5, 10, 15kg 10 &...
  • Page 30 Trooper Scale EN-24 5. CALIBRATION AND SEALING (Cont.) Procedure (Cont.) SPAN CALIBRATION Place the indicated mass on the platform. Keep the plat- form stable during this period. The sample illustration indicates a 15kg scale. If at this point you are uncertain of the process or if the...
  • Page 31 Trooper Scale EN-25 5. CALIBRATION AND SEALING (Cont.) Procedure TURNING CALIBRATION LOCK SWITCH ON To turn the software lock on: Press and hold the G/N/T/ MENU button until MENU ap- pears. Release it and SETuP appears. (if already in the main menu, skip to the next step).
  • Page 32 CP twice and the requested weight value is displayed. The sample illustration indicates a 4kg mid point for a 6kg scale. (Linearity calibration for Trooper is 0, 2/3 and full capacity). Place the indicated mass on the platform. Keep the plat- form stable during this period.
  • Page 33 Trooper Scale EN-27 GEOGRAPHICAL FACTOR (For Europe Only) Press the G/N/T/ Menu button, gEO 19 is displayed. This is the current geographi- cal adjustment value. The geo factor includes settings from 0 to 31 and is used to compensate for varying gravity at different geographical areas (complete geographical adjustment settings are listed in the following table).
  • Page 34 Trooper Scale EN-28 GEOGRAPHICAL FACTOR (cont.) GEOGRAPHICAL ADJUSTMENT VALUES Elevation above sea level in meters 1300 1625 1950 2275 2600 2925 3250 1300 1625 1950 2275 2600 2925 3250 3575 Geographical latitude in Elevation above sea level in feet the northern or southern...

  • Page 35: Legal For Trade (Lft) Operation And Lft Sealing

    The two screws are cross drilled and can accept a wire seal. NOTICE: The Trooper Scale has been tested and found to comply with Class lll requirements of NIST Handbook 44. After the Scale has been tested and found to comply with...

  • Page 36: Care And Maintenance

    Trooper Scale EN-30 6 CARE AND MAINTENANCE To keep the Scale operating properly, the housing should be kept clean and free from foreign material. If necessary, a cloth dampened with a mild detergent may be used. 6.1 Troubleshooting SYMPTOM PROBABLE CAUSE(S) REMEDY Unit will not turn on.
  • Page 37 Trooper Scale EN-31 6 CARE AND MAINTENANCE (Cont.) 6.1 Troubleshooting (Cont.) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYMPTOM REMEDY Cannot display weight in desired Desired unit not set to ON in Readout Enable desired unit in Readout weighing unit. menu. See paragraph 4.4.4 menu.

  • Page 38: Error Codes List

    Scale must be recalibrated using the current settings. 6.3 Service Information If the Troubleshooting section does not resolve or describe your problem, you will need to contact an authorized Ohaus Service Agent. For Service assistance in the United States, please call Aftermarket, Ohaus Corporation toll-free at (800) 526-0659.
  • Page 39 41°F to 104°F / 5°C to 40°C Storage Temperature -40°F to 140°F / -40°C to 60°C NOTE: All Trooper models meet the requirements of Approval Agencies: UL, FCC, CSA, CE. NTEP approval. Ambient conditions The technical data is valid under the following ambient conditions: Ambient temperature 5°C to 40C / 41°F to104°F...
  • Page 40 Ohaus. In lieu of a properly returned warranty registration card, the warranty period shall begin on the date of shipment to the authorized dealer.

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