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FT-16 / FT-16D
VEHICLE WEIGHBRIDGE TERMINAL
USER MANUAL
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Table of Contents
1. Main Menu ..................................................................................................................................................4
2. 1st Weighing................................................................................................................................................5
3. 2nd Weighing...............................................................................................................................................6
4. One-pass Weighing ...................................................................................................................................7
5. Reports .......................................................................................................................................................8
5.1 Detailed Report........................................................................................................................................8
5.2 Sorted Report ..........................................................................................................................................9
5.3 Total Report .............................................................................................................................................9
6. Reprint the Last Ticket............................................................................................................................10
7. Setup & Records......................................................................................................................................11
7.1 Company Data & Entries .......................................................................................................................11
7.2 Table Data .............................................................................................................................................12
7.3 1st Weighing Records ...........................................................................................................................14
7.3.1 Select, Edit and Delete a Record ..................................................................................................................... 14
7.3.2 Delete all / selected 1st Weighing Records ......................................................................................................15
7.4 2nd Weighing Records ..........................................................................................................................16
7.4.1 Select 2nd Weighing Record .............................................................................................................................16
7.4.2 Delete all / selected 2nd Weighing Records......................................................................................................16
7.4.3 Automatic Data Transfer (requires FT-16 Ethernet option) ..............................................................................16
7.4.4 Manual Data Transfer (requires FT-16 Ethernet option ...................................................................................17
7.5 Vehicle Data ..........................................................................................................................................18
7.6 Enter Date & Time .................................................................................................................................19
7.7 Ticket and Printer Settings ....................................................................................................................20
7.7.1 Customized Ticket ...........................................................................................................................................20
7.8 Password Administration .......................................................................................................................22
7.9 Serial Port Settings ................................................................................................................................23
7.9.1 2nd Scale Connection .......................................................................................................................................23
7.10 Using the Scale Instruction....................................................................................................................24
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1. MAIN MENU
The FT 16/16D is powered up by the switch at the rear side of the terminal. After start-up the start screen will
be displayed.
Start screen and password entry
Please enter the password “1234” to pass to the main menu (to change the password see chapter 7.8).
Main menu
To enter the sub-menus, press the function keys shown at the left side of the window.
If the [F7] key is pressed, the screen will return to the start screen again. Thereby the password can be used
to protect the scale against unauthorized access.
# of 1st weighing: This counter shows the actual number of vehicles
which run through the 1
# of 2nd weighing: This counter shows the number of vehicles
which run through the complete weighing (1
st
weighing only.
st
and 2nd weighing).
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2. 1
To weigh a vehicle the first time access the 1
ST
WEIGHING
st
weighing menu by pressing [F1] in the main menu.
1st weighing menu
Please enter the weighing data in the menu including the vehicle’s license tag. If any entry in the menu is
defined as “table entry” (see chapter 7.2), a table window including the previously entered data opens
automatically at the right part of the screen (shown below).
st
weighing menu
1
When typing in a few characters, the table list will show a contents which fits the entered letters. So it will be
easier to find the actual needed data. Press the “TAB” key to access the table. The list selection can be done
by “↓“, “↑“, “PgUp“ and “PgDn“ keys. Pressing the “Enter” key will accept it. If the target entry does not exist in
the table, it can be entered via keyboard.
At the end of menu, the message <[ENTER] get weight> appears. The vehicle weight will be recorded and
displayed as soon as the “ENTER“ key is pressed.
st
1
weighing will be completed by pressing one of the following keys:
[F1]: 1st weight is saved and the ticket (weigh bill) is printed
[F2]: 1st weight is saved and the ticket (weigh bill) is not printed.
[F3]: 1st weight is not saved and the ticket (weigh bill) is printed
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3. 2
ND
WEIGHING
To complete the weighing of any 1st weighed vehicle access the 2
main menu.
nd
weighing menu by pressing [F2] in the
nd
2
weighing menu
When entering the 2
contains a list of all 1
designated vehicle for the 2
pressing the “Enter” key will confirm it.
After the vehicle is selected, its 1
display the 2nd weight.
The 2nd weighing will be completed by pressing one of the following keys:
nd
weighing menu, a window named “TABLE “ will open automatically. This window
st
weighed vehicle license tags. Press the “TAB” key to access the table and select the
nd
weighing. The selection can be done by “↓“, “↑“, “PgUp“ and “PgDn“ keys and
st
weighing data will be displayed. Pressing the “Enter“ key will record and
[F1]: Weighing data is saved and the ticket (weigh bill) is printed
[F2]: Weighing operation is cancelled
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4. ONE-PASS WEIGHING
In some applications which particularly have a lot of weighing traffic, one-pass weighing is very helpful.
The vehicle data inclusive the 1
tag as header (please refer to chapter 7.5 for entering the vehicle data).
Because of the saved 1st weight data, these vehicles only need the 2nd weighing, which can be done using the
one-pass weighing menu.
To access the one-pass weighing menu press [F3] in the main menu.
st
weight and other data can be entered and saved using the vehicle’s license
One-pass weighing
In this menu a table opens on the right side of the screen including the vehicle license tags saved in chapter
7.5. To access the vehicle list, press the “TAB” key. The selection can be done by “↓“, “↑“, “PgUp“ and “PgDn“
keys and pressing the “enter” key will confirm it. The previously saved data will fill up the form.
One-pass weighing
Still empty fields can be accessed by using the “↓“, “↑“ keys and filled with the keyboard.
The weighing process is the same as in chapter 3 (2
weighing data will be displayed. Pressing the “Enter“ key will record and display the 2nd weight.
The 2nd weighing will be completed by pressing one of the following keys:
nd
weighing) above. After the vehicle is selected, its 1st
[F1]: Weighing data is saved and the ticket (weigh bill) is printed
[F2]: Weighing operation is cancelled
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5. REPORTS
To access the reports menu press [F4] in the main menu.
Reports menu
5.1 Detailed Report
To access the detailed report menu press [F1] in the reports menu.
Detailed report
Detailed report menu key description:
[F2]: Defines the beginning and ending date of the report
[F3]: Defines the report target: printout or only on screen
[F4]: Defines the report logic:
The report can be set to consider incoming-, outgoing- or all weighing records.
In case the 1
st
weight is bigger than the 2nd weight the weighing is considered as incoming
weighing. The inverted circumstances are considered as outgoing weighing.
[F5]: To create a quick daily report.
[F6]: To create a quick monthly report.
[F7]: To create a report of data between beginning and ending date entered by [F2] key
The report can be bounded by entering data in the fields of the reports window in the upper left side of the
screen. If there is no data input in this area, all weighing records will be considered during reporting.
Otherwise only weighing records related to the entered data will be considered. (For example: If a customer
name is entered, only the weighing records of this particular customer will be reported.)
To make the report more specific, it is also possible to enter more than 1 restriction. (For example: If the
customer name BAYER and the product OIL is entered, the report will show all records about Oil from Bayer).
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5.2 Sorted Report
To access the sorted report menu press [F2] in the reports menu.
Sorted report
In the sorted report, it is possible to mark a field with “ * “. Then the weighing records will be sorted according
to this entry. For example, if the customer is marked with “ * “, the weighing records will be sorted by this
category and all weighing of each customer will also be grouped.
However while a field is filled with “ * “, data can be entered into other fields to filter the report like shown in the
detailed report. For example, if the customer is marked with “ * “ and OIL is enter as the product, then OIL
weighing records will be grouped for each customer separately.
5.3 Total Report
To access the total report menu press [F3] in the reports menu.
Total report
By marking a field with “ * ” the total report produces a category-sorted report which shows the total weights.
For example: If “ * ” is entered in customer, the total weight of each customer will be reported. Or, if “ * ” is
entered in customer and additionally “Oil” is entered as product, the OIL weighing totals of each customer will
be reported.
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6. REPRINT THE LAST TICKET
To access the reprint the last ticket menu press [F5] in the main menu.
Reprint the last ticket menu
The last weighing record is displayed and can be printed again by pressing [F1].
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7. SETUP & RECORDS
To access the setup & records menu press [F6] in the main menu.
The standard password to enter the sub-menus is “1”. (The password can be changed in chapter 7.8).
Setup & records menu
7.1 Company Data & Entries
To access the company data and to configure the entries in the weighing menu press [F1] in the setup &
records menu.
Company data & entries
Company data:
Entries:
To enter the company data press [F1]. Three lines are available for data. When leaving a
line you will be asked for the “Print on Ticket” section. Here you can select if and how the
line will be printed. („1“ = no printout; „2“ = bold printout; „3“ = normal printout). However
the company data area can also be used to define any header for the ticket.
The weighing data queries can be defined in this section. The user can freely define up to
6 entries (Some other queries of the weighing process, like the license tag, are fixed and
cannot be altered). Press [F2] to enter new entries or to edit them. The description and the
use of the fields are described on the following page.
Entries:
Here the entry headers which will be seen in the weighing menus can be entered.
Hold Previous:
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Manufacturer
company:
This determines if the previous data of this query is preserved for the next record or not.
“1”: The data of the previous weighing will be preserved for the next weighing.
“2”: The entry will be empty and new data has to be entered in the next weighing process.
Definition:
The program allows simple mathematical operations for each entry.
Possible operations: division (/), multiplication (*), addition (+) and subtraction (-)
Possible variables:
#X: Provides the data of entry X. (X is the query/entry number)
#N: Provides the net value of the actual weighing
#T: Provides the tare value of the actual weighing
#G: Provides the gross value of the actual weighing
Example “Determining the price of incoming or outgoing material”: Define an entry for the
unit price (Entry 4) and another one for the total price (Entry 5). The total price is the
multiplication of the unit price and the net weight. So the formula in the definition field of the
entry 5 has to be: “#4 * #N“. As soon as the weighing process is finished the total price will
be calculated and saved with the other entries.
In this field the scale manufacturer company information can be entered by pressing the
function key [F3]. The data written in this field will be seen as a bottom line on nearly every
screen. It is also possible to set this line as the bottom line for printouts. For doing this “2”
or “3“ has to be entered in the “Print on Ticket” section.
Anyhow instead of using the manufacturer name for example a “THANK YOU” message
could be inserted.
7.2 Table Data
In this menu you can create tables for each entry/query. So it is not necessary to type in all data each time.
To access the table data menu press [F2] in the setup & records menu.
Table data menu
Press function keys [F1] to [F6] to add, delete or edit the data of each entry.
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Table data
The already defined datasets for this entry/query can be seen at the right side of the screen. A new value can
be added by typing it in directly and confirm it with the “ENTER” key.
To change or delete an entry, press the “TAB” key to select an entry from the Table window and press “Enter”.
Then a new window will be opened (see below).
Table data
In this menu, the following operations can be done:
[F1]: Delete the data
[F2]: Edit the data
[F3]: Exit this dialogue
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7.3 1st Weighing Records
To access the 1
st
weighing records press [F3] in the setup & records menu.
List of 1st weighed vehicles
7.3.1 Select, Edit and Delete a Record
To view the data of a certain vehicle, just move the mark over it and press [F1]
In the weighing records menu the actual record can be deleted or edited. To delete this single record, press
[F1]. To change the selected weight record press [F2]. (of course weight and date-time cannot be changed).
1st weighing menu
1st weighing menu
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7.3.2 Delete all / selected 1st Weighing Records
To delete all 1
st
weighing records, press [F2] in 1
st
weighing records menu.
Press “1“ key to confirm deleting or and “2“ key to cancel.
List of 1st weighed vehicles
To delete records prior and inclusive to a certain date, press [F3] in the 1
List of 1st weighed vehicles
st
weighing records menu, insert the
date and press “Enter”. If you confirm by pressing “1”, all records prior and inclusive the entered date will be
deleted.
Delete weighing records by date selection
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7.4 2nd Weighing Records
Please press [F4] in the setup & records menu to access and configure the handling of the 2
records.
nd
weighing
2nd weighing records menu
7.4.1 Select 2nd Weighing Record
To access any 2
displayed.
The actual ticket can be printed again ([F1]) and the next ([F3]) or the previous ([F2]) weight record can be
recalled like shown on the right side of the window.
nd
weighing record press [F1]. The weight record and the related ticket number will be
2nd weighing ticket
7.4.2 Delete all / selected 2nd Weighing Records
To delete all 2
additional confirmation.
Like shown with the 1st weighing records, it is possible to delete 2nd weighing records prior and inclusive a
certain date. For doing this press [F3] in the 2
nd
weighing records, press [F2] in the 2
nd
After an additional acknowledgment, the weight records prior and inclusive the defined date will be deleted.
nd
weighing records menu and answer “1” (=”yes”) to the
Weighing Records Menu, insert the date and press “Enter”.
7.4.3 Automatic Data Transfer (requires FT-16 Ethernet option)
Press [F4] in the 2
data backup if weighing data have to be saved on a network drive over an Ethernet connection.
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nd
weighing records menu to configure the automatic data transfer. It can be used e.g. for
Automatic transfer
The explanation of the items in this menu are given below.
Automatic transfer:
Transfer by:
Transfer frequency:
Last transfered record:
This defines the transfer mode (“1” automatic transfer, “2” manual transfer)
This defines the transfer frequency base. (day, hour, minute or each record)
This defines the period of the automatic record transfer
This index shows the serial number of the last transferred record. It is possible
to change this number. In this case the automatic transfer starts at the defined
serial number.
Destination:
This defines the destination of the record file in which the data will be saved
Frequency example: If <Transfer by:> is set to “Day” and <Transfer Frequency> to “1”, the automatic
transfer will start at the end of each day. However, if <Transfer by:” is set to “Each record” and
<Transfer frequency> to “1”, the automatic transfer will be started after finishing every 2
nd
weighing.
To alter a letter menu item (via a selection table, but not a numerical menu part) use the “Space” key.
To save the changes, press the “Enter” key several times until the menu closes.
7.4.4 Manual Data Transfer (requires FT-16 Ethernet option
It can be used e.g. for data backup if weighing data have to be saved on a network drive over an Ethernet
connection. Press [F5] to transfer all not yet transferred weighing records manually. The process starts
automatically and the following menu will be displayed:
Transfer
The FT-16(D) remembers the last record number which has been transferred. If all records have been
transferred already, the message “No more record to be transferred” will be shown. Press any key to return to
nd
weighing records menu.
the 2
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7.5 Vehicle Data
In this section the vehicle data like the 1st weight or the license tag can be saved for the use within the one-
pass weighing. Press [F5] in the setup & records menu to access the vehicle data menu:
List of Vehicles
For a new record press [F1]. The following menu shows up:
Vehicle data
Here you can enter the license tag, the 1st weight and other required / desired entries. Press “Enter” to save
everything. The data will be saved and the vehicle license tag will be used as header and be added to the list.
To change the contents of the vehicle data or to delete the record, press [F2] in the vehicle data menu. To
delete the actual record, press [F1] and to change the contents of the vehicle data, press [F3].
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Vehicle data
To delete all vehicle data, press [F3] key in the vehicle data menu. After an additional confirmation all vehicle
data will be deleted.
7.6 Enter Date & Time
To access the date & time settings menu, press [F6] in the setup & records menu
Enter date & time
In this menu the date and time of the terminal can be edit. To confirm the changes, press “Enter”.
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7.7 Ticket and Printer Settings
Please press [F7] the setup & records menu to access the ticket and printer settings menu.
Ticket and printer settings
In the following the sub-menu will be described:
Ticket type
The type of the ticket (standard weigh bill / customized weigh bill) can be
defined here. Selecting the customized option, the user can define the
format of the ticket
Ticket printer
Print entry headers?
The connection type of the printer can be select here (parallel / serial).
This item is only visible if the ticket type is set to customized.
“1”: The entry headers and their contents will be printed on the ticket
“2”: Only the entry contents will be printed on the ticket
No. of copies
Line Feed at the Beginning
Line Feed at the End
This setting defines how many copies of the ticket will be printed
This setting defines the empty space at the top of the ticket
This setting defines the empty space at the end of the ticket
To alter a letter menu item (via a selection table, but not a numerical menu part) use the “Space” key.
To save the changes, press the “Enter” key several times until the menu closes.
7.7.1 Customized Ticket
To access the custom design, in the printer and printer settings menu, select the ticket type as customized
and press the “Enter” key repeatedly until the following question shows up:
Press “1“ key to define the ticket. The menu below will show up:
Ticket and printer settings
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Customized ticket menu
Here you can define coordinates (ROW and COLUMN numbers) and the FONT for each data which will be
printed on the ticket. Just insert the values and confirm them by pressing “Enter”.
After confirming the Net Weight information, the following menu is displayed:
Custom ticket menu
To print a ticket sample, press “1“ in this screen.
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7.8 Password Administration
Please press [F8] in the setup & records menu to access the password administration menu.
Password administration menu
2 separate passwords can be defined:
[F1]: A standard-password (for standard operations like weighing).
[F2]: And an “advanced”password (for the submenus of the setup & records menu).
The two passwords provide flexibility for the scale operation, but of course the passwords can also set to be
the same. To define new passwords press [F1] and [F2] in the password administration menu. The following
menu will be displayed:
Password administration
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7.9 Serial Port Settings
Please press [F9] in the setup & records menu to access the serial port settings menu.
The items of this submenu will be described in the following:
Status
This parameter defines the type of the connection.
Serial port settings
(empty field): There is no connection to the serial port
Printer: A serial printer is connected to the serial port
nd
2
Scale: A 2nd scale is connected to the serial port. (see 7.9.1 for more information)
Baud rate
Parity
Data bit
Stop bit
Can be set to 2400 / 4800 / 9600.
Can be set to
Odd / Even / None.
Can be set to 7 or 8 bits.
Can be set to 1 or 2 bits.
To alter a letter menu item (via a selection table, but not a numerical menu part) use the “Space” key.
To save the changes, press the “Enter” key several times until the menu closes.
7.9.1 2nd Scale Connection
Type FT-16(D) can be connected to a 2nd scale which has the “FT terminal through serial port” function
(typically a FT-11(D) indicator). In this case FT-16(D) will operate like a scale terminal for the 2
Required preparations for connecting a 2nd scale:
1. A suitable serial cable is needed (e.g. article no. 6004-9999)
2. The serial interface of the connected FT-1x(D) indicator has to be set up as follows:
Data Format = Print mode (Parameter [0x0] = 2)
Baud rate (Parameter [0x1]) = as baud rate of FT-16(D)
Handshake = No Handshake (Parameter 0x2] = 0)
No Address (Parameter [0x3] = 00)
Data Length and Parity [Parameter [0x4]) = as settings of FT-16(D)
3. The print parameters of the connected FT-1x(D) indicator has to be set up as follows:
Print Out Format = Single line (Parameter [040] = 1)
Other print parameters [04x] have to be set to “0“
4. The serial interface of FT-16(D) must not be reserved for a printer.
nd
scale.
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nd
If a 2
scale is connected, the program will ask for the scale to provide the weight data before capturing any
weight data (1
st
weighing, 2nd weighing and one-pass weighing).
For example:
Example 1
st
weighing menu
Like shown on the right small window the current active scale is scale no.1. To change the scale providing
active weight data, press the [F1] key. Then press the “Enter” key to get the weight.
7.10 Using the Scale Instruction
This instruction screen will be displayed for 15 seconds each time the terminal is powered on.
To alter the text, press [F10] in the setup & records menu to access the using the scale instruction window.
Using the scale instruction
Here you can write some instructions for the operator or create for example a “welcome” screen.
The [F1] key is used to clear the instruction.
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