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SETUP SUBMENUS
3 OPERATING YOUR BALANCE
3.1 The Menu (Basic Settings of the Instrument)
The Explorer balance has three basic menus; each is selected by front panel buttons marked Mode, Units and
Setup.
Mode Button
The Mode button, when pressed, permits the selection of four weighing modes which are: weigh, percent, count
and animal weighing. These modes are controlled by an on or off selection made in the Setup menu under the
submenu Mode as displayed.
Units Button
The Units button, when pressed, allows the balance to display values in selected measuring unit.
Setup Button
The Setup button, when pressed, allows entry into thirteen submenus which allows you to set the balance for
specific operating parameters. Each of the thirteen submenus contain settings which are user selectable. The
table below illustrates the various submenus and the functions which are selectable. The items shown on the
menu, which are bolded, are the factory default settings. In other words, if you did not enter the Setup menu, the
balance would function in the basic manner shown by the various settings which are bolded. The setup submenus
shown below are arranged in the order as displayed in the balance.
CALIBRATION
InCAL
TM
Calibration (No Lock)*
Span Calibration
User Calibration
Linearity Calibration
Calibration Test (No Lock)
Calibration Msg ON/OFF
Calibration Adj + 100 (0)
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
RS232
Baud 300, 1200, 2400,
4800, 9600
Parity None, -E-, -Odd-, -0-, -1-
Data 7,8
Stop 1, 2
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
FUNCTION
Weigh ON/OFF
Percent ON/OFF
Count ON/OFF
Animal ON/OFF
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
LFT
LFT LOCK ON/OFF
(Locked using switch)
START
DATE
Type m/d/y
Set Date
Exit
TIME
Type 12 Hour/24 Hour
Set Time
Adjust Enter xx seconds
Exit
GLP DATA
User Number Enter 7 digits
Project Number Enter 7 digits
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
GLP SET
Time ON/OFF
Balance ID ON/OFF
User Number ON/OFF
Project Number ON/OFF
Difference ON/OFF
Name ON/OFF
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
UNITS
Units ON/OFF
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
GLOBAL
List NO/YES
Reset NO/YES
Version Software No.
Lock ON/OFF
CUSTOM
Factor Enter 7 digits
Exponent Enter +3 to -3
LSD Enter 0,5 to 100
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
READOUT
Filter -0-, -1-, -2-, -3-
Stable .5d, 1d, 2d, 5d
Auto 0 OFF, .5d, 1d, 5d
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
* (If option is installed.)
PRINT
Auto Print OFF, Cont., Inter, On Stb
Interval Enter 1 seconds
Stable ON/OFF
Numeric ON/OFF
Print Date ON/OFF
Print Time ON/OFF
Reference ON/OFF
Lock ON/OFF
Exit
