Digi-Star EZ 3600 User Manual
HELLO
EZ3600
Operators Manual
D3715-US REV D
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin USA
Panningen, The Netherlands
www.digi-star.com
December 17, 2012
EZ3600 User’s Manual D3715 Rev D
Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................ 1
SAFETY DURING USE .............................................................................. 2
Cleaning .................................................................................................. 2
Charging battery and welding ................................................................. 2
FEED MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE .......................................................... 3
INDICATOR OVERVIEW ............................................................................ 4
OPERATION ............................................................................................... 6
Turn on Indicator ..................................................................................... 6
Zero Balance Indicator ............................................................................ 6
Tare and Net/Gross ................................................................................. 7
Print Key .................................................................................................. 8
DATA TRANSFER ...................................................................................... 9
DataKey Mode ........................................................................................ 9
RF DataLink Modes ................................................................................ 9
Indicator Data Formats .......................................................................... 10
LOADING AND FEEDING COMPLETE LOADS MODE .......................... 10
Starting A Recipe .................................................................................. 10
Resize Recipe Weight ........................................................................... 11
Loading Recipe ..................................................................................... 12
Unloading to Pens ................................................................................. 12
RECIPE AND PEN LIST MODE ............................................................... 13
Starting a Recipe ................................................................................... 13
Resize Recipe Weight ........................................................................... 13
Loading Recipe ..................................................................................... 14
Unloading Pens ..................................................................................... 14
ADVANCED COMMANDS ....................................................................... 15
Unload Partial Pens .............................................................................. 15
Go Back to Skipped Ingredient ............................................................. 15
Change Feeding Number ...................................................................... 16
Clear Indicator Memory ......................................................................... 16
Re-Use Recipe/Pen Data ...................................................................... 17
Add a Pen to Pen List ........................................................................... 18
COMMONLY USED DIRECT ACCESS NUMBERS ................................ 19
Pre-Alarm .............................................................................................. 19
Auto Ingredient / Manual Pen Advance ................................................ 19
Auto Advance ........................................................................................ 20
Tolerance .............................................................................................. 20
Pen Tolerance ....................................................................................... 20
Delay Time ............................................................................................ 21
Drive Ratio............................................................................................. 21
Scale ID or Truck ID .............................................................................. 21
Radio Number ....................................................................................... 22
Resize Option ........................................................................................ 22
Change Time ......................................................................................... 23
Change Date ......................................................................................... 23
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Manual Programming ........................................................................... 23
MANUAL PROGRAMMING OF RECIPES .............................................. 24
Change Entry Method ........................................................................... 24
Ingredient Re-Name ............................................................................. 24
Print Ingredient Names ......................................................................... 25
Enter New Recipe ................................................................................. 25
Edit Recipe ........................................................................................... 27
Erase A Recipe ..................................................................................... 29
Review A Recipe .................................................................................. 29
Printing Single Recipe .......................................................................... 30
Printing All Recipes............................................................................... 30
RUNNING A RECIPE ............................................................................... 31
Using Amount Per Animal .................................................................... 31
OTHER FUNCTIONS ............................................................................... 33
Hold....................................................................................................... 33
Using Dimmer Option ........................................................................... 33
MENUS AND CALIBRATION ................................................................... 34
Change Setup and Calibration Numbers .............................................. 37
INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 38
Indicator Mounting ................................................................................ 38
Cable Connection ................................................................................. 39
Indicator Connection Diagram .............................................................. 39
Bottom Panel Cable Connections ......................................................... 39
Connect Load Cells To J-Box ............................................................... 40
Load Cell Direction ............................................................................... 40
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ......................................................................... 41
Cab Control (Wireless) ......................................................................... 41
Rotation Counter Sensor ...................................................................... 41
Transmitter/Receiver ............................................................................ 42
Remote Indicators ................................................................................. 42
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................. 43
LEGAL-FOR-TRADE CERTIFICATION ................................................... 45
Legal for Trade Features ...................................................................... 45
Sealed to Prevent Un-authorized Modifications ................................... 46
All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part of this manual in any form whatsoever without Digi-Star’s
express written permission is forbidden. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
All efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the contents of this manual. However, should any
errors be detected, Digi-Star would greatly appreciate being informed of them. The above notwithstanding,
Digi-Star can assume no responsibility for errors in this manual or their consequence.
© Copyright! 2012 Digi-Star, Fort Atkinson (U.S.A.).
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SIZE
10.25” long x 8.0” high x 4” wide (260mm x 190mm x 105mm)
Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
WEIGHT
4.5 lbs (2.04 Kg)
HELP MESSAGES
Context sensitive help messages in 10
languages
Long messages are scrolled
TRANSDUCER EXCITATION
8 volts D.C. Nominal
Capable of driving ten 350 Ohms transducers
Short circuit proof
ATC
Auto Temperature Compensation of the internal
circuitry for high accuracy weighing
measurements
TRANSDUCER SIGNAL
Compatible with transducers having full scale
indicator transfer characteristics greater than
0.25 mv/v
“AUTO RANGE”
(Selectable) To increase display counts
at weight values of 300 and 600 display counts.
CONNECTOR
AMP plastic weather resistant circular
connector. Gold contacts.
POWER REQUIREMENTS
10.5 to 16.0 V.D.C.
160 mA nominal with four 350Ω L.C.
SET UP AND CALIBRATION
Via front panel
GROSS RANGE
999,999 max.display
LOW BATTERY WARNING
Enabled at 10.5V nominal
POUND/KILOGRAM
Selectable
DISPLAY
STD EZ 6 Digit LCD 1.0. high
EZ VIEW 6 Digit LCD 1.7” high
DISPLAY RESOLUTION
.01, .02, .05, .1, .2, .5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100
DISPLAY UPDATE RATE
Selectable: 1, 2, 3, 4 times/sec.
MAX. DISPLAY RESOLUTION
Adjustable to 40,000 counts max.
ZERO TRACKING
Selectable, On/Off
SPAN ACCURACY
±(.1% + .005%/ °F) or (.1% + 0.009% °C) full scale ± 1
output count
MOTION DETECTION
Selectable, On/Off
ZERO ACCURACY
(.005%/ °F.) or (0.009% °C) full scale ±1 output count
for 0.5 mv/v transducer
ENVIRONMENTAL ENCLOSURE
IP65, IEC 529
WEIGH ALGORITHM
4 internally selectable digital filters to optimize
performance
(General, Slow, Fast and Lock-on)
HOLD MODE
Used in mobile applications to stabilize displayed
weight while moving the scale
NON-VOLATILE MEMORY
EEPROM for balance
OPERATING TEMP
-29°C to 60°C -20°F to 140°F
REMOTE INPUTS
Tare / Advance Recipe / Re-enter Preset
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all cords
Scale Indicator
Optional
Safety During Use
SAFETY DURING USE
Caution
Cleaning
Do not use running water (high pressure cleaners, hoses) to clean the
indicator.
Charging battery and welding
Disconnect all cables from the weighing indicator before charging the
battery or welding on the machine. If cables are left connected, the
weighing indicator and connected load cells could be damaged.
Remote Indicator
J-Box
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easy to use.
Feed Management Software
FEED MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
A full featured WindowsR based
system that offers powerful features that are
Entry level system easily upgraded.
Based on features of TMR Tracker
Remote site monitoring software.
Works with email service to connect
Tracker to remote location
Front-end tool for beef feeding customers
to enter ingredient, recipes, corral and
wagon information.
For additional information go to www.digi-star.com
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INDICATOR OVERVIEW
Indicator Overview
Note:
See pages 38-40 for
installation instructions
– press and hold for 3 seconds to zero balance.
Pre-Alarm Light – flashes and alarm sounds when weight is within
preset limit.
– holds displayed weight when moving machine.
– not used.
– turns indicator on. Press while on to run self test.
– turns indicator off.
Display Window – Displays current actions.
– temporary zero (Net Mode).
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Indicator Overview
– records to memory or prints displayed weight.
– toggles between Net and Gross weights.
– selects recipes in memory.
– enters user number and feeding number. Any number can be
used for user until number assigned by management software.
– clear (backspace).
– press in List Mode to begin pen unloading. See page 14.
– accepts change or proceeds to next item.
Directional Arrows - moves through list of information.
Keypad – inputs numbers or letters.
– performs task displayed by select.
– displays additional tasks.
– press for additional information.
DataKey –transfers data between computer and indicator.
Serial/Printer Port – optional, communicate with computer and other
digital input/output devices.
Remote Port - optional remote display.
Load Cell Port – for J-Box cord.
Power Port– for Power Cord.
DataKey Port– for DataKey insertion. Turn DataKey to
upload/download data.
Serial Number Plate – Serial Number of indicator.
See pages 38-40 for installation instructions.
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OPERATION
Turn on Indicator
Zero Balance Indicator
Operation
1. Press .
1. Enter user number if required.
2. Press .
1. Press and hold for 3
seconds to zero balance indicator.
2. Flashing arrow points to gross
next to the display window,
indicator ready to weigh.
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Tare and Net/Gross
Tare is a temporary zero (Net
Weight) to display total weight
(Gross Weight) Press .
1. Weight displayed, press
sets zero weight.
2. Pressing displays zero
weight and flashing arrow on side
of display points to NET.
3. Add more weight.
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Print Key
Note
: Optional serial port must be
installed for printing.
Operation
4. To know total of original weight of
4000 pounds plus added 300
pounds, press to show
4300 pounds, flashing arrow
points GROSS.
5. Press 300 pounds
displayed flashing arrow points
NET.
1. Press . Indicator sends data
to printer or PC.
Date in ddmmyy
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Gross (GR) or
Net (NET)
Time
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DATA TRANSFER
DataKey Mode
RF DataLink Modes
Operation Message
DataLink connects with indicator
DataLink sends data to indicator
Indicator receives data
Data compete, indicator sends data to
DataLink
Data sending
Data Transfer
To upload data:
2. Insert DataKey turn clockwise.
3. Press .
Note:
If indicator displays
uncompleted data in memory,
press to overwrite
uncompleted data.
Remove DataKey when transfer
complete.
To download data:
Insert DataKey, turn clockwise,
indicator automatically sends data
to DataKey. Remove DataKey.
DL←IN
ALL FEED LINES RECIVED -PRESS
RECIPE KEY TO CONTINUE
←PC→
DL→OUT
To send data to PC if operator does
not complete all feeding at end of
feeding schedule. Press until
display shows message (right column),
press to select.
The indicator marks uncompleted data as completed and sends
feeding data to DataLink.
Note:
After sending, uncompleted data erased.
Note:
Indicator may also be manually programmed, see page 23 for
instructions.
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Indicator Data Formats
Data sent to indicator sent in two formats:
Complete Loads Mode:
to recipe and builds exact load for pens.
Recipe and Pen List Mode:
in two different fields. Operator selects recipe to build and pen deliveries.
Loading And Feeding Complete Loads Mode
Each load built by PC software. It assigns pens
PC software sends recipe data and pen data
LOADING AND FEEDING COMPLETE LOADS
MODE
Starting A Recipe
1. Press .
1. Indicator scrolls feeding number,
first recipe and pen number.
2. Press and to find
desired recipe.
3. Desired recipe in display line,
press .
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Resize Recipe Weight
Note:
Press to resize by
number of head in pen.
Note:
Press to accept pen
values without resizing.
Note:
If indicator warns resized
amount is over capacity, press
to override.
Indicator gives option to resize pen
load weight.
1. Enter new weight or keep original
weight.
2. Press .
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