ft-12 technical manual

5.2 Keypad

The meaning of the front panel keys and the key functions are:

FT-12 Meaning

Power On/Off: This key is used for turning the instrument on or off. To switch off the key must be pressed and hold at least for 2 seconds. There is no On/Off key on panel type housings.

Function : This key is used in combination with other keys to enter any function or to quit without saving.

Info: This key is being used to view Total and CN information. To toggle between these infos you have to press this key repeatedly and finally you will return to weighing mode again. To clear the total weight, you have to press the <Clear> key while the total value is seen on the display. [All C ] will appear on the display. You can confirm the deletion by pressing <Enter> or cancel by pressing the <F> key.

High Resolution: By pressing this key the weight value will be shown with a higher resolution for a short period.

Manual Tare: Pressing this key tares the scale and gets into the Net mode.

Manual Zero:

In Gross mode, if the scale doesn’t show zero while there is no load on the pan, you can zero the scale by pressing this key.

Clear: Pressing this key clears the tare and the scale and returns to Gross mode.

Print: By pressing this key weight data and other information depending on the instrument setup are sent to a printer or a PC via serial port.

ID1, ID2 : These keys are used for entering new ID codes or with <F> key for calling IDs from the memory. To enter a new ID, you have to press one of the ID keys (ID1 or ID2), then enter the value via numerical keypad and confirm with <Enter>. You can cancel the ID entry and return to the weighing mode by pressing the <F> key.

Numerical Keypads: These keys are used for entering numerical values in setup mode.

Preset Tare: After pressing this key you can manually enter a tare value via numerical key pad. After confirming with <Enter> key the indicator tares the scale with this value. If you do not want to change this value, quit with <F> key.

Setpoint: These keys are being used to view or to enter setpoint values.

Gross/Net: This key is being used to see the gross weight value without clearing the tare value while working in Net mode.

Label No: After pressing this key, first [CN ] message appears on the display then you can see the CN no. By pressing the <F> key or after a while automatically it returns to weighing mode.

Memory: This key is used for data entry to ID, PT and setpoint memories.

Numerische Tasten: Eingabe von numerischen Parameterwerten bei der Konfiguration.

Reset: This key is used to reset the process in Filling, Peak hold and Dynamic mode.

Enter: This key is used for confirming an entered value and to get to the next parameter in setup mode.

This key is also used to start the process in Filling, Peak hold and Dynamic modes.

5.3 Key lock

The inst rument has the capability to lock the keys to avoid unauthorized person’s interference. You can activate or deactivate this function by pressing the <F> and <Key Lock> keys sequentially. The LED with the key sign

(below the display) indicates the keys are locked.

FT-12 Technical Manual, Rev. 1.35 November 2010

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