Cooper Instruments & Systems LTL 730 Wireless Tension Link Load Cell - Manual (Page 8)

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Display Mode key
Use this key to cycle between Communicator display modes. They are
LTL 730 specific force value, LTL 730 specific peak value, multiple
display of force values and multiple display of peak values.
Keypad keys
Use these keys to enter numeric characters. Use for address
assignments and other miscellaneous data entry.
Communicator Connectors
The Communicator may have between 2-3 connectors. CELL is for wireline communications with an LTL 730.
COM1 is for serial communications. AUX is not presently used and is either nonfunctional or not installed.
5.0 POWER ON AND ANNUNCIATORS
When you power up the LTL 730 you will see a display similar to the example shown on the left in Figure 3.
Depending on permission settings and/or revision of firmware, various soft keys may be in a different location or
not visible.
Figure 3. Initial displays
The display sample above shows several symbols you may see on your display but usually not all at the same
time.
lbf and kgf are units of force, not weight. They will be close to their mass counterparts, lb and kg, for most
applications and at most locations. See Config>Units for more information.
Force
This tells you that the display is showing live force measurement at the moment. Will show Peak
when viewing Peak Mode.
lbf Current unit of measure is lbf in this example. May also be kgf, N, or up to 2 other custom units.
~ Motion symbol. This appears when the force is in motion. This symbol disappears when motion
ceases.
Y This shows the radio is configured ON but is not in communications with any Communicator.
The battery in the device is low and the radio section has been turned off. The device will continue to
display (LTL 730 will display force applied and Communicator will display dashes) but will be unable
to communicate by radio or, LTL 730 or the Communicator are improperly configured for RF
communications on Comm port #2 with no RF PC board installed.
(Y) (Y) 2 Ys indicate the Communicator is in communications with an active LTL 730.
Battery annunciator. This shows approximate remaining battery life.
Capture of a new peak value. This annunciator will remain lit for a few seconds.
Press the Arrow key to move between the two displays in Figure 3. In the display on the
right in Figure 3, one of the soft keys is labeled Setup. Press this and you gain access to the
soft keys shown in the Setup Menu in Figure 4.