Checkline MCT-HS User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Calibration curves ........................................................................ 2

2.0 Design of the device .................................................................... 2

3.0 Measuring procedure ................................................................... 3

4.0 Direction of plug in ....................................................................... 4

5.0 Menu level overview .................................................................... 5

6.0 Keypad symbols .......................................................................... 6

7.0 List of calibration curves .............................................................. 6

8.0 Activation of the “super user” function ......................................... 6

9.0 Changing the User level .............................................................. 7

10.0 Measuring value out of range ...................................................... 7

11.0 Transfer saved data to the PC .................................................... 8

12.0 Print saved data .......................................................................... 9

13.0 Changing batteries ...................................................................... 10

14.0 Determination of the material reference moisture ....................... 10

15.0 Exemption from liability ............................................................... 11

16.0 Technical data ............................................................................. 11

17.0 Most common reasons for miss readings .................................... 12

18.0 Warranty ...................................................................................... 13

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1.0 CALIBRATION CURVES

Compressed

Measuring

Measuring head

Insertion probe

POWER button

Temperature

Water content

calibration curve

PC interface

Calibration curves Declaration

straw round bal.

Straw round
bales

density

range limit

> 130kg/m³ 8,5% - 30%

straw bales Straw bales 100 up to 130kg/m³ 8,5% - 30%
straw loose Straw 8,5% - 30%
hay round bales hay round bales > 130kg/m³ 8,5% - 25%
hay bales hay bales 100 up to 130kg/m³ 8,5% - 25%
hay loose Hay 8,5% - 25%
cellulose Insulting material 38 – 65kg/m³ 10,0% - 35%
Digit Special products 0,0% - 100%
Test block

! Only for testing the device with the test block !

Free Calibration curves:
There are another 2 empty calibration curves stored in the measurement device.
These can be used to add some curves of special materials.

2.0 DESIGN OF THE DEVICE

NOTES

Batteries slot

(flipside)

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Changing the

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3.0 MEASURING PROCEDURE

1. For a correct measurement please ensure that the
device has the same temperature than the material
you want to measure (+/-3°C). For that reason, let
your MCT-HS-PRO adjust to the surrounding
temperature of the material for at least half an hour
before measuring (protect from direct sunlight!).

2.) Switch on the device: Press the
seconds.

3.) To change the calibration curve, please press the

or key.

4.) Plug the probe into the material. The display shows
the water content immediately.

5.) Pay attention to the direction of plugging in! (pay
attention to the following page!)!

6.) To save the results in the save menu press the
(

button). The storage was successful when the
number in front of the symbol increased. To
reach the store menu please press ( ) until the

appears.

ATTENTION! Risk of injury!

key for 3

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4.0 DIRECTION OF PLUG IN

Insert the device into the bale like shown in the picture below. Any other direction of
plugging lead to a significant deviation of the measuring results. Pull the unit straight
out again. Any mechanical damage due to mishandling is no case of guarantee.

Round bales have to be measured on the face side. Measurements at the bearing
surface lead to miss readings.

Rectangle bales have to be measured on the face side. Measurements at the other
side can lead to miss readings.

Measuring of loose material

Fix the delivered compression plate like it is shown in the
pictures. Switch to the right calibration curve (“straw loose”
or “hay loose”) and stab in the material. It is very important
that there is a good contact between the material and the
plate. These curves should be used before you press the
material to bales.

18.0 WARRANTY

Electromatic Equipment Co., Inc. (Electromatic) warrants to the original purchaser
that this product is of merchantable quality and confirms in kind and quality with the
descriptions and specifications thereof. Product failure or malfunction arising out of
any defect in workmanship or material in the product existing at the time of delivery
thereof which manifests itself within one year from the sale of such product, shall be
remedied by repair or replacement of such product, at Electromatic’s option, except
where unauthorized repair, disassembly, tampering, abuse or misapplication has
taken place, as determined by Electromatic. All returns for warranty or non-warranty
repairs and/or replacement must be authorized by Electromatic, in advance, with all
repacking and shipping expenses to the address below to be borne by the
purchaser.

THE FOREGOING WARRANTY’S IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR APPLICATION. ELECTROMATIC SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
NOR LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND OR
NATURE, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT, WHETHER
SUCH DAMAGE OCCURS OR IS DISCOVERED BEFORE, UPON OR AFTER
REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DAMAGE IS
CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER’S OR SUPPLIER’S NEGLIGENCE WITHIN ONE
YEAR FROM INVOICE DATE.

Some State jurisdictions or States do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
The duration of any implied warranty, including, without limitation, fitness for any
particular purpose and merchantability with respect to this product, is limited to the
duration of the foregoing warranty. Some states do not allow limitations on how long
an implied warranty lasts but, not withstanding, this warranty, in the absence of such
limitations, shall extend for one year from the date of invoice.

Electromatic Equipment Co., Inc.
600 Oakland Ave. Cedarhurst, NY 11516 - USA
Tel: [phone] / Tel: [phone] / Fax: [phone]

Every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Electromatic assumes no
responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting
from the use of information contained herein. Any brand or product names mentioned herein
are used for identification purposes only, and are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.

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17.0 MOST COMMON REASONS FOR MISS READINGS

Overview main menu

• Product temperature out of application range
Material below 0°C resp. above +40°C may cause faul ty measurements. The
storage of cold material in a warm storage area usually creates condensed
water which may lead to major measuring errors.

• Discrepancy in temperature between device and material
Please ensure that the device and the material under test are being stored at the
same temperature (+/- 3°C) before measuring. Protect your measuring device
from direct sunlight for a reasonable time period before taking a measurement.
A high temperature difference has a negative effect on the stability of the
measurement results.

• Wrong calibration curve
Double check the correct selection of the calibration curve before measuring.

• Wet or mouldy material

• Frozen measuring material or material containing snow

This leads to a major decrease in accuracy.

• Direction of plugging in
The Direction of plugging has a great influence on the accuracy. Necessarily
follow the instructions according to the beginning of the manual!

• Compressed density outside the application range
If the compressed density differs from that specified, there may be deviations!

• Moving the measuring head after the plug in leads to miss readings!

• Water film at the measuring head

After measuring wet material a water film can arise on the sensor head. This
could lead to a too high result in the following measurements. After measuring
wet material clean both black plastic parts of the measuring head accurately with
a dry cloth.

ATTENTION: Risk of injury by measuring head!
Keep away from children younger than 16 years!

5.0 MENU LEVEL OVERVIEW

Type selection

Watch the saved data (logs)
Save new value (log)
Power off (3 sec.)

Next calibration curve
Previous calibration curve
Power off (3 sec.)

Switch upper
Switch lower
Open this menu / Enter

Main menu

Edit Logs

Manual Logs
Clear Logs

Print Logs

Last Log
All Logs
Clear Logs

Send Logs

Manual Logs
Clear Logs

Options

Date / Time
Log Time
Language
Unlock

°C / °F
o Userlevel
BL On

Time
Auto Off Time
o Online Send
o Online Print
Materialcalib.
Password
Reset

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6.0 KEYPAD SYMBOLS

Measuring window:

Rolling Menu
Power ON / OFF
Switch upper
Switch lower
Save
Hold

Watch the saved data

Menu:

Enter
Switch upper
Switch lower
Exit

Enter numbers

Enter letters
Next or right
Left
Yes
No
Shift

OK

7.0 LIST OF CALIBRATION CURVES

Pressing the or key in the measuring window for at
least 3 seconds and a list with all available sorts will
appear. Select your sort by pressing
with the

key. The measurement will continue

or and confirm it

automatically.

8.0 ACTIVATION OF THE “SUPER USER” FUNCTION

2 times - Options – Unlock
Enter the 4-digit password by using the button (standard is the 4-digit serial
number) and confirm by pressing the

button.

15.0 EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY

For miss-readings and wrong measurements and of this resulting damage we refuse
any liability.

This is a device for quick determination of moisture. The moisture depends on
multiple conditions and multiple materials. Therefore we recommend a plausibility
check of the measuring results.

Each device includes a serial number and the guarantee stamp. If those are broken,
no claims for guarantee can be made. In case of a faulty device, please contact
Electromatic.

16.0 TECHNICAL DATA

Resolution of the display 0,1% water content
0,5°C temperature

Measuring range 8 to 30 % (60%)
Operation temperature 0°C to 40°C
Temperature measuring range -20°C to 120°C (only me asuring head)
Storage temperature -20°C to 60°C
Temperature compensation automatically
Power supply 4 pcs. 1,5 Volt AA Alkaline batteries

Auto Switch Off after approx. 6 minutes
Current consumption 55 mA (with light)
Display 128 x 64 matrix display, lighted
Dimensions 740 x 65 x 40 mm
Weight approx. 450g (incl. batteries)
Degree of protection IP 40
Scope of supply MCT-HS-PRO, wooden case

Software LogMemorizer
USB cable

(for approx. 1000 measurements)

4 x 1,5Volt AA Alkaline batteries
Compression plate

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13.0 CHANGING BATTERIES

If the batteries are empty, please change them as follows:
1 Press with your finger onto the arrow of the battery cap

and pull it back.

2. Remove the empty batteries.

3. Put four new 1,5 Volt AA Alkaline batteries into the
device. Make sure that the position of the battery poles
is correct.

4. Press down the batteries and close the cap.

If the battery symbol appears in the measuring window resp.
if a critical charge of battery is shown in the status, the
batteries have to be changed IMMEDIATELY. If you do not
use your MCT-HS-PRO device for a longer period, remove
the batteries. For eventual resulting damages we cannot
provide any warranty.

14.0 DETERMINATION OF THE MATERIAL REFERENCE MOISTURE

The MCT-HS-PRO determines the water content, that means that it calculates the
moisture referred to the total mass:

F

=

MtMn

100% ×

Mn: Mass with average moisture content
M

: Mass of the dried sample

t

%F: Calculated absolute moisture

(water content) (according to norm:
CEN/TS 14774)

9.0 CHANGING THE USER LEVEL

Changing from advanced user to single user:
Make sure that you have activated the “super user” functions according to the

instructions above. Afterwards change to the menu and choose „Options“.
In the submenu please select „o Userlevel“ (2 times - Options – o Userlevel)
Confirm by pressing the button. Now the single user is activated.

Changing from single user to advanced user:
Keep both the buttons

MCT-HS-PRO automatically starts the main menu. Activate the the “super user”
functions according to the instructions above.

Navigate to “Options – o Userlevel” and confirm by pressing the button.

10.0 MEASURING VALUE OUT OF RANGE

If the measure value is blinking, the valid measuring range
is exceeded (limits see sectien 1.0). In this case the
accuracy will be decreasing.

and pressed directly after switching on the device. Your

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11.0 TRANSFER SAVED DATA TO THE PC

To send your saved logs to the PC, connect the MCT-HS­PRO device to your PC using the USB cable that was
delivered with your device. Carefully loose the protection
cap on your MCT-HS-PRO and plug in the USB mini B
connector. The bigger connector has to be connected to a
USB slot on your PC. Start the LogMemorizer software on
your PC and switch on your MCT-HS-PRO.

The data transfer can be started on your MCT-HS-PRO or
on the software.

Starting the data transfer on the MCT-HS-PRO:
Press the key until you reach the menu (see image on

the right). Then choose „Send Logs“ and confirm by
pressing the
confirm with

key. Now choose „Manual Logs“ and

again. All saved logs will be sent to your

PC.

Starting the data transfer on your PC:
Press the button „remote control“ in the LogMemorizer

software. A drop-down menu with several options opens
(see image below).

For transferring the data you can select „Import last
manual log“ (the last saved measuring series is
transferred) or „Import all manual logs“ (all saved logs are
transferred).

If you click on one of these menu items, the transfer starts
immediately.

For the basic adjustments of the software please look through the
instructions on the LogMemorizer CD.

12.0 PRINT SAVED DATA

To print your saved data, connect the device to the printer
using the printer cable that was delivered with your
device. Carefully loose the protection cap on the MCT­HS-PRO. At first plug in the side of the connector with the
close plastic casing at the MCT-HS-PRO. Then switch on
the device.

Not till then the other side of the cable has to be plugged
in at the printer. Switch on the printer by pressing . Now
the green LED is blinking. If it does not blink, please
change the batteries and try again.

Press the
the menu (see image on the right). Choose „Print Logs“
and confirm by pressing

Now you can select if you want to print the last saved
measuring series or all saved measuring series (logs).

Confirm by pressing
printed out now.

To save paper, please think of clearing the data storage
regularly.

Online Print and Online Send

Your device supports the function “Online Print” and
“Online Send”, this can be activated in the menu
„Options“. If an option is active, every newly recorded log
will immediately be printed or transferred to the PC after

pressing

button at your MCT-HS-PRO until you reach

.

again. The selected logs are

key.

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STRAW AND HAY MOISTURE METER

MCT-HS-PRO

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS