Z
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  Average piece weight updating
  In Setup, under:
  Appl: Z: 3.12.
Signum
®
 3: 
appl1:
 count: 3.12.
  You can define whether or not the 
reference sample weight is updated 
automatically during weighing. 
The average piece weight is updated 
automatically only when the following 
6 criteria are met:
1.  The menu item must be set to 3.12.3 in 
Setup.
2.  The current piece count exceeds the 
original piece count by at least two.
3.  The current piece count is less than 
twice the original piece count (does not 
apply for the first updating operation 
if the piece count is entered using the 
keypad or a barcode scanner).
4.  The current piece count is less than 
1000.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.  The internally calculated piece count  
(such as 17.24 pcs) differs by less than ± 
0.3 pcs from the nearest whole number 
(in this example: 17).
6.  The weighing platform is stable in 
accordance with the parameter defined 
for saving weights.
  If automatic average piece weight 
updating is selected in the Setup menu  
and the piece count (pcs) is displayed, 
the Auto symbol is displayed below 
the bar graph. If the reference sample 
weight has been updated since you 
began weighing, the text lines show 
the “optimized” code (opt.). During 
an updating operation, 0pt and the 
updated piece count are displayed briefly 
in the measured value line.
The new reference sample weight and 
reference sample quantity are saved. 
  Counting with two weighing platforms
  You can use two weighing platforms 
simultaneously with the Counting 
application. When using two platforms, 
you can choose from the following 
operating modes:
–  Counting with two platforms of the 
same type
–  Counting with one reference platform 
and one weighing platform
  Counting with two platforms of the 
same type:
  Use this mode to count different types 
of sample material with different 
weights. For example, count the lighter-
weight pieces on one platform and the 
heavier pieces on another.
  You can define one of the two 
platforms as the default scale.  
This is configured in Setup, under:
  setup: 
utilit: 
8.11. : (main scale)
  This is the first platform active when 
you switch on the Signum, regardless of 
the setting for automatic initialization 
of the Counting application.
  Counting with One Reference Platform 
and One Weighing Platform:
  In this operating mode, the reference 
platform is a high-resolution weighing 
platform with a relatively low maximum 
capacity. The other platform is used 
for weighing heavier samples, and has 
a high capacity with a relatively low 
resolution.
  This allows you to both determine the 
reference sample weight with high 
resolution; i.e., very precisely, and to 
count large amounts of parts, without 
requiring an expensive high-resolution, 
high-capacity weighing platform.
  The system can be configured to 
switch automatically to the reference 
platform for initialization (the measured 
value line shows Ref). Following 
initialization, you can switch to the 
counting platform.
  The definition of one weighing platform 
as a reference platform is configured in 
Setup, under:
  Appl:
 Z: 3.13.
Signum
®
 3: 
appl1:
 count: 3.13.
  If automatic reference sample updating 
is enabled, the update is performed on 
the active platform; in other words, the 
system does not automatically switch to 
the reference platform.
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Reference Sample Updating
In the Setup menu:
Appl: Z: 3.12.
Signum
®
3
appl1: count
: 3.12.
You can define whether or not the
reference sample weight is updated
automatically during weighing. The
reference sample weight is updated
automatically only when the following
6 criteria are met:
1. The menu item must be set to 3.12.3 in
Setup.
2. The current piece count exceeds the
original piece count by at least two
3. The current piece count is less than
twice the original piece count (does
not apply for the first updating
operation if the piece count is entered
using the keypad or a barcode scanner)
4. The current piece count is less than
1000.
5. The internally calculated piece count
(such as 17.24 pcs) differs by less than ±
0.3 pcs from the nearest whole number
(in this example: 17).
6. The weighing platform is stable in
accordance with the parameter defined
for saving weights.
If automatic reference sample updating
is selected in Setup and the piece count
(pcs) is displayed, the auto symbol is
displayed below the bar graph. If the
reference sample weight has been
updated since you began weighing, the
text line shows the “optimized” code
(opt.). During an updating operation,
0pt and the updated piece count are
displayed briefly in the measured value
line.
The new reference sample weight and
reference sample quantity are saved. 
Counting with Two Weighing
Platforms
You can use two weighing platforms
simultaneously with the Counting
application. When using two platforms,
you can choose from the following
operating modes:
– Counting with two platforms of the
same type
– Counting with one reference platform
and one weighing platform
Counting with two platforms of the
same type:
Use this mode to count different types
of sample material with different
weights. For example, count the lighter-
weight pieces on one platform and the
heavier pieces on another.
You can define which of the two
platforms is active when the Signum
®
is switched on. 
This is configured in Setup, under:
setup:
utilit:
8.11. : (main scale)
This is the first platform active when
you switch on the Signum
®
, regardless
of the setting for automatic
initialization of the Counting
application.
Counting with One Reference Platform
and One Weighing Platform:
In this operating mode, the reference
platform is a high-resolution weighing
platform with a relatively low maximum
capacity. The other platform is used for
weighing heavier samples, and has a
high capacity with a relatively low
resolution.
This allows you to both determine the
reference sample weight with high
resolution; i.e., very precisely, and to
count large amounts of parts, without
requiring an expensive high-resolution,
high-capacity weighing platform.
The system can be configured to switch
automatically to the reference platform
for initialization (the measured value
line shows Ref). Following initializa-
tion, you can switch to the counting
platform.
The definition of one weighing
platform as a reference platform
is configured in Setup, under:
Appl: Z: 3.13.
Signum
®
3
appl1: count: 3.13.
If automatic reference sample updating
is enabled, the update is performed on
the active platform; in other words, the
system does not automatically switch to
the reference platform.