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Notes on Using this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Intended Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

General View of the Equipment and Equipment Supplied 6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Power Cord Receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Anti-theft Locking Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Preparing Below-Balance Weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Moving the Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Turning the Balance On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Operating Concept: Q-Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Display and Control Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Quick Guide: First Weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 User Interface (Touch Screen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the Touch Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Activating/Switching Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

System Settings (Menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Leveling the Balance (Q-Level). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Configuring Calibration/Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Timer-controlled Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Displaying Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Alibi Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Task Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Importing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Using Applications with the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . 59 Creating New Tasks (Configuration). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Configuring a Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Combining Applications into One Task . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Executing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Mass Unit Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Minimum Sample Quantity SQmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Individual Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Density Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Examples of Calculation Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Diameter Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Diameter Determination for Cylindrical Bodies . . . . . . . 92 Air Buoyancy Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Averaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Formulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Weighing in Percent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Timer-controlled Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Totalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

DKD Measurement Uncertainty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Second Tare Memory (Preset Tare). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Parts Counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Checkweighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Importing/Exporting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Calibration and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Calibration/Adjustment Using Internal Check Weight . 126 Calibration/Adjustment Using External Check Weight. 127 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Creating User Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Activating Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Editing User Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 USB Port (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 PS2 Interfaces for Barcode Scanner or Keyboard . . . . 137 Interfaces (RS-232) 25-pin and 9-pin . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Configuring Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Bluetooth® Interface (COM C, Optional). . . . . . . . . . . 144 Network Interface (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Data Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Data Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Updating the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Error and Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 GPL License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Packing the Balance for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Balance Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

EC Type-Approval Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Plates and Markings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

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Notes on Using this Manual

Notes on Using this Manual

tPlease read this entire manual carefully and completely before using the device.

tRead the safety precautions carefully.

tThis manual is part of the product. Keep it in a safe and easily accessible location.

tIf the manual should be lost or misplaced, please contact Sartorius for a replacement or download the latest manual from our website: www.sartorius.com

Symbols and Signs

The following symbols are used in this manual:

2Warning symbol for various types of dangers.

These symbols are explained in more detail in the section on safety precautions.

hThis symbol indicates useful information and tips.

This symbol indicates notes on use of the balance in legal metrology within the scope of validity of Council Directive No. 90/384/EEC, replaced by 2009/23/EC (Models MS...-. CE...).

The hand symbol indicates operating steps that involve touch screen controls.

HThis symbol means that the USER key should be pressed.

DThis symbol means that the TASK key should be pressed.

When individual buttons are displayed, they should be pressed.

Explanation of Symbols

The following symbols are used in these instructions:

t Indicates a required action

y Describes what happens after you have performed a particular step

1., Perform steps in the specified order 2.

–Indicates an item in a list

hTechnical advice / hotline:

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

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