Rice Lake Counterpart Configurable Counting Indicator - User Manual - Version 2.3 - Manual (Page 11)

Counterpart User Manual - Introduction 5
1.7 Softkey Setup
Softkeys offer additional ways to access features
associated with the
Counterpart . To access the
softkey setup parameter, go to Menu -> Setup -> Config
-> Feature -> Softkeys .
Select information for each softkey and press TARE
( Enter) key after each entry and then press SaveExit
softkey. To exit back out of the unit, press the MENU
SETUP key twice without saving changes.
Note
Softkeys set for either Display Tare or
Display Accum will automatically time out and revert to
the normal active display after 10 seconds.
1.8 How to use Alpha/Numeric Keypad
Counterpart has the ability to use alpha characters
along with numeric characters. Use the following
steps to change to alpha characters:
1. Select a key labeled with the value desired.
2. Push until the desired value appears, ie: 2
abcABC.
3. Move to the next letter and push until that
value appears.
4. If the next letter is the same key, push the
right arrow (PRINT) to move over to the next
selection.
5. When complete, push TARE(Enter) to save.
1.9 Indicator Operations
Basic Counterpart operations are summarized below.
Toggle Gross/Net
Press the GROSS/NET key to switch the display mode
from gross to net or from net to gross. If a tare value
has been entered or acquired, the net value is the gross
weight minus the tare. If no tare has been entered or
acquired, the display remains in gross mode.
Gross mode and Net mode is indicated by the
annunicator on the display.
Toggle Units
Press the UNITS TOGGLE key to switch between
primary, secondary, and tertiary units.
Zero Scale
1. While in gross mode, remove all weight from
t h e s c a l e a n d w a i t f o r t h e s t a n d s t i l l
annunicator (
).
2. Press the ZERO key. The zero annunicator is
displayed to indicate the scale is zeroed.
Acquire Tare
1. Place a container on the scale and wait for the
standstill annunicator ( ).
2. Press the TARE key to acquire the tare weight
of the container.
3. The Net annunicator will be enabled.
Remove Stored Tare Value
1. Remove all weight from the scale and wait for
the standstill annunicator ( ).
2. Press the TARE key. The display shifts to gross
weight and the Gross annuciator is displayed.
Keyed Tare
1. Key in the value of the container.
2. Press the TARE key.
3. The Net annunciator is displayed.
Print
Press the PRINT key to print either the Gross, Net,
Total or Count format.
The default format is a 2.25 x 4.5 inch label.
1. Wait for standstill annunciator ( ).
2. Press PRINT key to send data to the serial port.
If the standstill annunciator is not present, the PRINT
key command is executed if the scale comes out of
motion within three seconds.
Set Date and Time
1. If the softkey is enabled, push the softkey.
The current value is displayed.
2. To change, use the Up/Down arrows to
highlight the value to change.
3. Press the TARE key to save and exit.
Set Serial Scale (Scale 3)
1. Select Port 1 - Indust Scale
2. Match the baud rates. Upon doing this it
automatically becomes Scale 3.
Setting up a Softkey
To set up a softkey, use the following steps:
1. Press the MENU SETUP
MENU
SETUP
key.
2. Navigate through the menu setup to Setup
using the key.
3. Press the to navigate to CONFIG .
4. Press the to navigate to SCALES.
5. Press the to navigate to FEATURE.
6. Press the to navigate to COUNT.
7. Using the scroll through until you get to
SOFTKEYS .
8. Scroll down, then using scroll through
menu selections SK1 through SK12.
9. Press to assign a softkey to that position
10. Select a choice that you wish to be displayed.
11. Press the arrow once the function is
selected.
12. Press Save/Exit softke