Security Switch; Operation; Turning Indicator On/Off; Zero Operation - OHAUS Catapult 5000 Serie Manuel D'instructions

CATAPULT 5000 SERIES SCALES
3.9

Security Switch

A security switch is located on the Main PCB board. When the switch is set to the on position, user menu
settings that were locked in the Menu Lock cannot be changed.
Open the housing as explained in Section 2.3.1. Set the position of security switch, seen in Figure 1-2, to ON.
4.

OPERATION

4.1

Turning Indicator On/Off

To turn the Indicator on, press the and hold the ON/ZERO Off button for 2 seconds. The Indicator performs a
display test, momentarily displays the software version, and then enters the active weighing mode.
To turn the Indicator off, press and hold the ON/ZERO Off button until OFF is displayed.
4.2

Zero Operation

Zero can be set under the following conditions:
• Automatically at Power On (initial zero).
• Semi-automatically (manually) by pressing the ON/ZERO Off button.
• Semi-automatically by sending the Zero command (Z or alternate zero command).
Press the ON/ZERO Off button to zero the weight display. The scale must be stable to accept zero
operation.
4.3

Manual Tare

When weighing an item that must be held in a container, taring stores the container weight in memory. Place
the empty container on the scale (example 0.5 kg) and press the TARE button. The display will show the net
weight.
To clear the Tare value, empty the scale and press the TARE button. The display will show the gross weight.
4.4

Changing Units of Measure

Press and hold the PRINT Units button until the desired measuring unit appears. Only measuring units
enabled in the Unit Menu will be displayed (refer to Section 3.7).
4.5

Printing Data

Printing the displayed data to a printer or sending the data to a computer requires that the communication
parameters in the Print Menu are set (refer to Section 3.8).
Press the PRINT Units button to send the displayed data to the communication port (the Auto-Print Mode in
Section 3.8 function must be Off).
4.6

Application Modes

Only modes enabled in the mode menu will be displayed (refer to Section 3-6).

4.6.1 Weighing

Place the item to be weighed on the scale. The illustration indicates a sample of 1.5
kg, Gross weight.
Note: To return to the Weighing mode from the Parts Counting mode,
press and hold the Mode button until WEIGH is displayed.
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