12.1. Internal adjustment
Adjustment process can be initiated automatically or manually.
Manual means of activating adjustment procedure is realized by pressing CAL
key on balance’s keyboard. System of automatic adjustment will carry out the
process fully automatically inform the operator on successive process stages.
Cycle of automatic adjustment process:
- balance software detects necessity of carry out adjustment and signalizes it by
Celsius degree pictogram or by black colour pictogram on balance display
- since pictogram occurrence, time interval of 5 minutes is counted within which
weighing procedure can be completed
- as the 5 minutes time elapses, balance display indicates message CAL_30 and
starts counting down from 30..29..28 to 0 (indicated value is the counter)
- balance user has 30 seconds to make a decision:
in order to start adjustment, do not take any actions
in order to complete weighing procedure, press ESC/TARE key, If pressed,
balance returns to weighing procedure and displays last weighing result. In
5 minutes balance will again indicate CAL_30 message.
- the adjustment process can be postponed for multiple times, but it needs to be
stressed that long postponing of adjustment may be a reason of bigger errors of
weighing process. The errors are effect of temperature changes and as a
consequence changes of balance sensitivity.
Automatic adjustment process takes place in three different cases:
- adjustment on plugging the balance to mains. After approximately 6
minutes from plugging the balance to mains, it automatically initiates
adjustment process.
- AS is equipped with very precise system for monitoring temperature. At
each adjustment process, the temperature is saved in system. The next