User's Manual Part 1

ISTALLATIO

2.10

Load Pins, line riding

tensiometers and

Compression Cells:

Calibration

Load pins, line riding tensiometers and compression

cells must be calibrated at installation and every time

thereafter the installation, the load sensor or the load

transmitter is changed.

This procedure requires two known weights. The

first (light) weight should be about 10% of load

sensor capacity and not less than 5%. The second

(heavy) weight should be over 50% of capacity, and

absolutely not less than 25%.

1. Go to menu 4) I

NSTALLATION and select 4B)

SENSOR CALIBRATION.

2. Enter the user password, press Enter and

select 4B1) A

UTOMATIC CALIBRATION WIZARD.

3. Use Up and Down to select the load sensor,

and then press Enter to confirm communication

with the sensor is possible and to start the

wizard.

4. Use Up and Down to adjust the actual parts of

line on the load sensor, and then press Enter

to confirm.

5. Note the units that will be used during the

calibration wizard, and then press Enter.

6. Lift the first (lighter) known load, use Up and

Down to adjust the load value displayed to

equal the actual known load lifted, and then

press Enter.

7. Lower the first load, lift the second (heavier)

known load, use Up and Down to adjust the

load value displayed to equal the actual known

load lifted, and then press Enter.

8. Note the new trim and scale values.

9. Press Enter to send the new calibration to the

load sensor.

10.Press Exit to return to the operation display.

Figure: The automatic load calibration wizard, adjust the actual

parts of line

Figure: The automatic load calibration wizard, adjust the load

Figure: The automatic load calibration wizard, trim and scale

values