Rice Lake Combination System - Precision Loads PL9700 Indicator - Manual (Page 12)

8 PL9700 Installation Manual
4.5 Recording the Cal Factor
The cal factor is a number related to the calibration of
each channel of the indicator. Should you need to
c h a n g e i n d i c a t o r s , u s i n g t h e c a l f a c t o r w i l l
considerably speed the process. By entering into the
new indicator the cal factors from the old indicator,
the new indicator will have the same calibration. Use
the space below to record your indicator’s cal factor.
Truck (channel 1) cal factor ______________
Trailer (channel 2) cal factor ______________
1. Press and hold the Menu key about 5 seconds
until the information display shows Setup
menu.
2. After releasing the Menu key, the information
display will show Setup selection and the
weight display will show Setup.
3. To find the cal factor for the truck (channel 1)
channel, press the Up or Down key until the
information display shows Calibrate Channel
1.
4. Press the CAL softkey.
The information display will show Set Ch. 1
Cal-Factor.
5. The last number of the weight display will be
flashing, telling you that number is ready to
be changed. If you are only recording the
number and not changing it, record it above
and then press the
Enter softkey.
6. If you are installing a replacement indicator
and want to enter the truck (channel 1)
channel cal factor from the previous indicator,
press the
left arrow or right arrow softkey to
select the number for changing.
7. When the number on the weight display
matches your truck (channel 1) cal factor,
press the
Enter softkey to store the cal factor
in the indicator’s memory.
The information display will show Store Ch. 1
Cal-Factor and then return to Setup selection
and the weight display will show Setup.
8. To find the cal factor for the trailer (channel
2) channel, press the Up or Down key until the
information display shows Calibrate Channel
2.
9. Press the CAL softkey.
The information display will show Set Ch. 2
Cal-Factor.
10. The last number of the weight display will be
flashing, telling you that number is ready to
be changed. If you are only recording the
number and not changing it, record it on the
previous page and then press the
E n t e r
softkey.
11. If you are installing a replacement indicator
and want to enter the trailer (channel 2)
channel cal factor from the previous indicator
press the
left arrow or right arrow softkey to
select the number for changing.
12. To change the value of the number, press the
Up or Down key.
13. When the number on the weight display
matches your trailer (channel 2) cal factor,
press the
Enter softkey to store the cal factor
in the indicator’s memory.
14. After recording or resetting the cal factor
numbers, press the Cancel softkey.
The information display will briefly show
CANCEL - Setup and then return to normal
operation.