2. Operation 43
2. Press Enter and Next to go to menu 4B) Sensor Calibration.
3. Press Enter to go to the password page.
4. Use Back, Next, Up, and Down to enter the user password, and then press Enter to go to
4B1) Automatic Value Calibration Wizard.
5. Press Enter to go to 4B1A).
6. Use Back and Next to select the rope payout sensor, and then press Enter to confirm commu-
nication with the sensor is possible.
7. Press Next to start the wizard.
8. Note the units that will be used during the calibration wizard, and then press Next.
9. Hoist up (pay in) the wire rope and then press Next.
10. Use Up and Down to adjust the actual wire rope payout length and then press Next.
11. Hoist down (payout) the wire rope and then press Next.
12. Use Up and Down to program the actual wire rope payout length and then press Next.
13. Note the new trim value, and then press Next.
14. Note the new scale value, and then press Next.
15. Press Enter to send the new calibration to the rope payout sensor.
16. Press Exit four times to return to the operation display.
2.10.4 Rope Payout Limits
The minimum and maximum rope payout (length) limits and the maximum rope speed limit can be
adjusted in the display in the limit menu. The maximum rope payout limit can be programmed to
trigger lockout when exceeded, see menu 4G Lockout Settings. The minimum rope payout limit
and the maximum rope speed limit will trigger an alarm when exceeded. The default limit for
maximum rope payout is 300 feet; the default minimum limit is -300 feet. The default limit for
maximum rope speed is 15.0 feet per second. Figure 23 shows an alternative installation.
Figure 23 Alternative Installation
2.11 Data Logger
The GS550 includes a data logger that records all significant events including actual sensor values
and a date and time stamp. The data logger memory can hold over 16 000 records, this is equiva-
lent to several days or several years of operation depending on the recording mode selected and
machine use. The data can be extracted using a portable download tool and then transferred to a
personal computer for analysis.
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