SHIMPO FGS-100-PXL - Manual (Page 13)

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If no force is programmed in this step and the display reads all zeros, the test stand will not
zero the distance and this feature is inoperative.
Press the “SET” button to move on to the next step. This is a very useful function that allows the
operator to reset the distance display and RS232 output data to zero once the force gauge senses
a force measurement.
Tare
The display in the “No” box now shows “t”. The “t” designates the tare function at “0” position. Select
“on” or “off” by using the “RST/^” button and press the “SET” button.
Note: Shimpo recommends taring not more than 20% of the gauge’s rated capacity; this
guarantees the availability of the force gauge’s full capacity.
The display in the “No” box shows “0”, and the “LENGTH, SPEED, CYCLE” display shows “----”. The
“0” designates that the test stand begins each cycle from this position. Using the “PUSH” or “PULL”
and the “SPEED A” or “SPEED B” buttons, adjust the test stand to the position from which the force
gauge will begin force/distance tests. A time delay (pause) up to 5 seconds can be programmed
between programmed points. Use the “TIME/<” button to cycle through “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5” or
“P”. If “P” is selected, the user must press the “PROG START “, key to restart the test stand program.
Position “0” is called the set point zero position, the test stand will return to this position at
the beginning of each cycle. The FGV-X or FGV-XY force gauge will also tell the test stand to
stop and return to the set point zero position if a programmed force limit is reached. If the force does
not attain a programmed force limit, the test stand will execute an entire cycle, then return to the
set point zero position and begin the next cycle. To delete an unwanted set position, press “RST/^”.
Then, press the “SET” key to move to the next programming step.
The force gauge plate will only go back to HOME position after all the cycles are completed. Each cycle
returns to the zero set point position
The tare function allows the user to use attachments on the force gauge and then set the force gauge display
to zero. This function is useful as some attachments weigh more than others and this function sets the
display to zero, provided that the attachment does not weigh more than 50% of the gauge’s capacity.
NOTE: The recommended minimum zero force that the user should program into the test stand is 0.2% of
the full scale (rating of the force gauge), i.e. if using an FGV-50X or FGV-50XY force gauge, the programmed
“zero” force should be 0.1-lb (0.002 X 50 = 0.1).