Specifications

10 DC-200/300 Operation Manual
Start-Up Screens
The instructions below assume that you are using the scale as a stand-alone unit, with or without remote
platforms. For information on using the DC-200/300 as a network workstation, see Section 11.0.
1. As the scale powers up it will display the current version of the firmware it is using. It also shows that the
scale is currently being operated as a stand-alone unit.
The DC-200 will show
DC-200 Version X.XX.
2. After a test of the different elements of the display, the scale takes you to the stand-by screen in the
Operation Mode. At the stand-by screen the
WEIGHT, UNIT WEIGHT and QUANTITY displays show zeroes
and the annuciator for the platform you are using is illuminated (A, B, C or D).
From this stand-by screen all of the basic weighing, counting and inventory operations can be performed
(See Section 6.0 on page 49). Also, if any job sequence instructions have been programmed into the
scale, the first operator instruction will be displayed on the second line of the display (See Section 8.0 on
page 103).
3. If there is anything on the platform(s) and it exceeds the scale start range, a beep sounds, and the
following error message appears.
Note: The Initial Start Range settings are controlled by SPEC 631. The default setting is 0: +UNLIMITED TO 10% OF FULL
SCALE.
Remove the weight from the platform and press the CLEAR key to exit.
2.5 Setting Time and Date
Once you set the internal clock for the correct day and time it will continue to keep them, even when the scale is
off, using the internal battery on the main board. The procedure below can also be used to adjust the time when
moving from Standard to Daylight Savings Time or when the scale is moved to a new facility in a different time
zone.
Note: SPEC 05 - DATE ORDER and SPEC 06 - TIME FORMAT allow you to set the format for date and time that you prefer the
scale to display. The defaults are Month/Date/Year for date and 12 hour for time. To change these specifications, see Customer
Specifications in Chapter 3.
1. Press the MODE key twice until the display shows ITEM CODE PROGRAMMING. The S annunciator,
indicating the Programming Mode, will illuminate.
2. Press the
+ (plus) or – (minus) keys to scroll through the programming options until you see the
PROGRAM DATE screen. Enter the current date using the numeric keypad. For months or days from 1 to 9,
enter a leading zero. (Ex. In a MM-DD-YY format, May 8, 2004 would be entered as 050804.) Press the