Operating instructions

The “Piece Counting” application
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8.4 Working with the “Piece Counting” application
This section describes how to work with the “Piece Counting” application. You can of course determine a tare, change the resolution of
the weighing result, work with IDs, etc.
Since these possibilities are discussed in the section on the “Weighing” application (section 5.3), they will not be repeated here.
8.4.1 Simple piece counting
Presettings
To carry out a simple piece count, at least one of the 3 function keys shown opposite must
be activated (section 8.3.3) so that the reference can be determined.
We also recommend that the information fields “PcsWgt” (reference piece weight) and
“RefPcs” (reference piece number) be activated (section 8.3.4).
Determining the reference
Place the desired number of reference pieces on the weighing pan. The balance uses
these reference pieces to determine the average piece weight, which serves as the basis
for piece counting.
When you have placed exactly the same number of pieces on the weighing pan as the
number specified for the “FixPcs” function key (section 8.3.2), press this function key.
As soon as the weighing result is stable, the calculated average piece weight is accepted
as the reference. The information fields display the average piece weight (the number of
decimal places depends on the model) and the reference piece number.
If you have placed a different number of reference pieces on the weighing pan than the
number corresponding to the “FixPcs” key (e.g., 32 pieces), press the “VarPcs” (variable
piece number) function key. An input field appears, in which you can enter the number
of pieces.
After you confirm the number of pieces, the balance determines the reference. The informa-
tion fields then display the reference piece number and the average piece weight.
If the piece weight is known, it can be entered directly. To do this, press the “PcsWgt”
function key. An input field appears, in which the piece weight can be entered in the
desired unit.
Since the balance does not have to determine a reference if this method is used, the result
of the piece counting (the number of pieces currently on the weighing pan) is displayed
right after the piece weight has been confirmed.
The information fields then display the reference piece weight that has been entered
and the reference piece number “1” (because the weight of one single piece has been
entered).