Digi-Star EZ 4600 User Manual
HELLO
EZ4600
Operators Manual
D3716-US REV D December 17, 2012
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin USA
Panningen, The Netherlands
www.digi-star.com
EZ4600 User’s Manual D3716-US 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 .................................................................................... 13
RECIPE AND PEN LIST MODE .................................................................. 14
Starting a Recipe ...................................................................................... 14
Resize Recipe Weight .............................................................................. 14
Loading Recipe ......................................................................................... 15
Unloading Pens ........................................................................................ 15
ADVANCED COMMANDS ........................................................................... 16
Unload Partial Pens .................................................................................. 16
Go Back To Skipped Ingredient ............................................................... 16
Change Feeding Number ......................................................................... 17
Use Arrow Keys Recipe or Pens List ....................................................... 17
Clear Indicator Memory ............................................................................ 17
Re-Use Recipe/Pen Data ......................................................................... 18
Add a Pen to Pen List ............................................................................... 19
COMMONLY USED DIRECT ACCESS NUMBERS.................................... 20
Pre-Alarm.................................................................................................. 20
Auto Ingredient / Manual Pen Advance .................................................... 20
Auto Advance ........................................................................................... 21
Tolerance .................................................................................................. 21
Pen Tolerance .......................................................................................... 21
Delay Time................................................................................................ 22
Drive Ratio ................................................................................................ 22
Scale ID or Truck ID ................................................................................. 22
Radio Number .......................................................................................... 23
Resize Option ........................................................................................... 23
Change Time ............................................................................................ 24
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Change Date ............................................................................................ 24
Manual Programming ............................................................................... 24
MANUAL PROGRAMMING OF RECIPES .................................................. 25
Change Entry Method .............................................................................. 25
Ingredient Re-Name ................................................................................. 25
Print Ingredient Names ............................................................................ 26
Enter New Recipe .................................................................................... 26
Edit Recipe ............................................................................................... 28
Erase A Recipe ........................................................................................ 30
Review A Recipe ...................................................................................... 30
Printing Single Recipe .............................................................................. 31
Printing All Recipes .................................................................................. 31
RUNNING A RECIPE .................................................................................. 32
Using Amount Per Animal ........................................................................ 32
OTHER FUNCTIONS .................................................................................. 34
Hold .......................................................................................................... 34
Using Dimmer Option ............................................................................... 34
MENUS AND CALIBRATION ...................................................................... 35
Change Setup and Calibration Numbers ................................................. 38
INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 39
Indicator Mounting.................................................................................... 39
Cable Connection..................................................................................... 40
Indicator Connection Diagram ................................................................. 40
Bottom Panel Cable Connections ............................................................ 40
Connect Load Cells To J-Box .................................................................. 41
Load Cell Direction ................................................................................... 41
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................ 42
Cab Control (Wireless) ............................................................................. 42
Rotation Counter Sensor ......................................................................... 42
Transmitter/Receiver ................................................................................ 43
Remote Indicators .................................................................................... 43
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................. 44
LEGAL-FOR-TRADE CERTIFICATION ...................................................... 46
Legal for Trade Features ......................................................................... 46
Sealed to Prevent Unauthorized Modifications ........................................ 47
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! 2008 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
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
Technical Specifications
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Safety During Use
Disconnect
all cords
Scale Ind
icator
Optional
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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Tracker to remote location
Feed Management Software
FEED MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
A full featured WindowsR based system that
offers powerful features that are easy to use.
Entry level system easily upgraded.
Based on features of TMR Tracker
Remote site monitoring software.
Works with email service to connect
Front-end tool for beef feeding customers
to enter ingredient, recipe, corral and
wagon information.
For additional information go to www.tmrtracker.com
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Indicator Overview
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Note:
INDICATOR OVERVIEW
See page 39-41 for
installation instructions
-press and hold for 3 seconds to zero balance indicator.
Pre-Alarm Light – Flashes and alarm sounds when weight is within
preset limit. See page 20.
– holds displayed weight when moving machine.
– selects timer or rotation counter feature.
– - turns indicator on.
- turns indicator off.
Upper Display Window – Displays current actions.
Lower Display Window – Lists 3 lines (i.e. ingredients, recipes, pens).
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Indicator Overview
- temporary zero (Net Mode).
- records to memory or prints displayed weight.
- toggles between Net and Gross weights.
- selects recipes in memory.
- enter 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 15.
– accepts change or proceeds to next item.
Directional Arrows - moves through list of information.
Keypad – inputs numbers or letters as required.
– performs the task displayed by select.
– displays additional tasks.
– press for additional information.
DataKey – Used for data transfer between computer and indicator.
Serial/Printer Port – optional, to communicate with computer and other
digital input/output devices.
Remote Port – optional, for 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.
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Operation
H E L L O
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2
PRESS RECIPE TO LOAD
1
0
1
E N T E R
2
OPERATION
Turn on Indicator
Digi-star
Feed delivery system
1. Press .
1. Enter ID Number if required.
2. Press .
ENTER ID NUMBER ON KEYPAD
PRESS ID KEY TO USE SCALE
Zero Balance Indicator
I0:4IA 2JL07
1. Enter Feeding Number (only
required 1st time in loads mode).
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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4 0 0 0
1
0
3 0 0
2
3
Operation
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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Operation
4 3 0 0
4
5
3 0 0
10JA08 12:01P
format
4 3 0 0
1
4. To know total of original weight of
4000 pounds plus added 300
pounds, press to show 4300
pounds, flashing arrow points
GROSS.
Print Key
NOTE
: Optional serial port must be
installed for printing.
5. Press 300 pounds displayed
flashing arrow points NET.
1. Press . Indicator sends data
to printer or PC.
Date in ddmmyy
Weight
4300 LB GR
Time
Gross (GR) or
Net (NET)
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←PC→
2
1
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:
1. Insert DataKey turn clockwise.
2. 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
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 25 for
instructions.
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to select.
EZ→PC
Loading and Feeding Complete Loads Mode
F e e d i n
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Indicator Data Formats
Data sent to indicator in two formats:
Complete Loads Mode:
recipe and builds exact load for pens.
Recipe and Pen List Mode:
two different fields. Operator selects recipe to build and pen deliveries.
Each load built by PC software. It assigns pens to a
PC software sends recipe data and pen data in
LOADING AND FEEDING COMPLETE LOADS
MODE
Starting A Recipe
I0:4IA 2JL07
PRESS RECIPE TO LOAD
Milk- 6
Fresh- 5
Milk-I
1. Press .
1. Indicator scrolls feeding number,
first recipe and pen number.
Recipes listed below.
2. Press and to find desired
recipe.
3. Desired recipe in upper display
line, press .
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2 3 0 0 0
1
2
Resize Recipe Weight
Enter number of animals
To feed pen 6
Animal 230 preset 20643
Loading and Feeding Complete Loads Mode
Indicator gives option to resize pen
load weight.
1. Enter new weight or keep original
weight.
2. Press .
NOTE:
number of head
NOTE:
values without resizing.
NOTE: If indicator warns resized
amount is over capacity, press
to override.
Press to resize by
in pen.
Press to accept pen
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Loading and Feeding Complete Loads Mode
A l f a l f
2n
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2
3
Loading Recipe
Fd- I ctr- 000 ing alfa
-0-rec milk pre-2760
6 o use advance to log
Displayed when in load or unload mode.
Line 1:
feeding number
number of rotations during pen delivery:
pen name:
Line 2:
zone number:
name of recipe:
call weight of pen:
Line 3:
gross weight:
Instruction data:
:
FD-2
PEN-I
ZN-I
REC-PREFRE
PRE-I200
G-I0000
USE ADVNCE TO LOG
1. First ingredient weight flashes in
upper display. Load ingredient.
2. Weight approaches zero, alarm will
flash and sound.
3. a. Manual Advance: Weight
reached, press to accept.
Press again to start next
ingredient.
or
3. b. Auto Advance: When preset
weight reached, indicator
advances to next ingredient.
CTR-000
(RC option only)
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