Capacity: x.5 lb / 6 x.2 kg π H-2714 LBS. x.5 LB. PARCEL SCALE 1-8-295-551 uline.com lb kg OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS CONTROL PANEL Capacity: x.5 lb / 6 x.2 kg 1 2 3 4 METTLER TOLEDO CONTROL PANEL PARTS # DESCRIPTION 1 Units Indicator 2 Zero Indicator 3 Units Button 4 Zero Button CONTROL FUNCTIONS BUTTON PRIMARY FUNCTION (Short Press) UNITS Switches between units. ZERO Zero scale with no weight on platter. PAGE 1 OF 6
SET UP PC AND POWER CONNECTIONS 1. Choose one method of connecting the scale to your PC: USB or RS232. (See Figure 1) Preferred method is USB if supported in carrier or shipping software. USB connection must be used if scale is to communicate with multiple carrier or shipping software programs. CAUTION! DO NOT connect both USB and RS232 cables at the same time. 2. Turn the scale over and make the PC connections as follows: USB USB Cable RS232 Cable Plug small end of USB cable into the scale connector port marked "USB". (See Figure 2) Figure 1 Plug large end of the USB cable into the PC. A direct connection to the computer is required. Do not use a USB hub. NOTE: The scale is adequately powered by the USB port so the Power Supply is not needed with the USB connection. Figure 2 RS232 Plug the Power Supply (required with RS232) into the scale connector port marked "Power Supply". Plug the small end of the RS232 cable into the scale connector port marked "RS232". (See Figure 3) Connect the large end of the RS232 cable into the PC port (generally labeled COM 1, COM A or IOIOI) Plug Power Supply into AC outlet. Power Supply NOTE: If you plugged the RS232 cable into the incorrect PC port, turn off the computer, then change ports and restart your computer. RS232 Scale Display USB GEOCAL LOCATION PC Connectors IOIOI A Figure 3 Power supply required for RS232 connection. AC Outlet The very first time the scale is powered up, if the display shows " ", skip to Software Configuration. If the display shows "GEo in" (See Figure 4), then enter the GeoCal Location Codes as follows: Figure 4 PC Connectors Capacity: x.5 lb / 6 x.2 kg Power Supply RS232 Scale Display USB IOIOI A METTLER TOLEDO Make direct connection to PC. Do not use PC hub. Choose the code from the GeoCal Location Codes chart that best matches your location. Press the ZERO key to scroll to that number. Numbers will repeat. Press the UNITS key to select code, display will show "done". Press the UNITS key again and scale will reboot. Display will show " ". PAGE 2 OF 6
GEOCAL LOCATION CODES STATE CODE STATE CODE STATE CODE Alabama Birmingham & North South of Birmingham Alaska Anchorage & South Anchorage Kotzebue North of Kotzebue Arizona Phoenix & North South of Phoenix 23 26 27 11 Indiana North of Indianapolis Indianapolis & South Iowa North of Des Moines Des Moines & South Kansas 14 North Carolina Raleigh & North South of Raleigh 14 North Dakota Ohio Akron & North South of Akron Kentucky 14 Oklahoma Louisiana Maine Arkansas Maryland California North of Chico Chico San Francisco San Fran Bakersfield South of Bakersfield Colorado Denver & North South of Denver 14 Massachusetts Michigan NW of Lake Michigan SE of Lake Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Kosciusko & North South of Kosciusko Oregon Salem & North Salem Oakridge South of Oakridge Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas NE of Colorado River SW of Colorado RIver Connecticut Missouri Utah Delaware North of Springfield Springfield & South 14 Vermont Florida West Palm Beach & North South of West Palm Beach 11 1 Montana Helena & North South of Helena 11 Virginia 14 Washington, DC Washington State Georgia Nebraska West Virginia Hawaii 9 Nevada Idaho North of Salmon River Mt. South of Salmon River Mt. Illinois Bloomington & North South of Bloomington SET UP CONTINUED New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico 11 New York Albany & North South of Albany Wisconsin Green Bay & North South of Green Bay Wyoming North of Casper Casper & South 14 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION Configure your carrier, shipping, or POS software to communicate with the scale. Make the proper scale selection from the pull-down list in the software setup or configuration screen, typically, a variation of "METTLER TOLEDO", "TOLEDO" or PS6". For additional support, please contact your carrier or shipping software provider. PAGE 3 OF 6
SET UP CONTINUED SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION CONTINUED UPS WORLD SHIP SOFTWARE SET UP 1. Connect the scale to your computer using the USB cable and open the UPS World Ship software. 2. Under the Tools Menu, select System Preferences Editor. (See Figure 5) 3. From the Scale Port drop down menu, select USB. (See Figure 6) Figure 5 Figure 6 PAGE 4 OF 6
SET UP CONTINUED SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION CONTINUED UPS WORLD SHIP SOFTWARE SET UP CONTINUED 4. From the Scale Type drop down menu, select Toledo PS6-55 lb. Flat Top. (See Figure 7) Figure 7 5. Click Apply and then click OK. 6. Repeat Step 3. Click Test Scale. (See Figure 8) 7. Close the System Preferences Editor window. Figure 8 PAGE 5 OF 6
TROUBLESHOOTING OPERATING ISSUE CAUSES RECOMMENDATIONS The display indicates E5. (Error Code 5) Invalid parity setting in the PC RS232 connection setting. Select the correct scale model in the shipping software and press any button to clear E5. No weight is displayed on the scale. Power supply may be unplugged or display cable is not attached to scale base. Something is on or touching the scale. If using RS232, confirm power supply in plugged into working AC outlet and power supply is plugged properly into scale base. If using USB, make sure USB cable is pushed in all the way at both scale and PC. Unplug and reinsert the display connector into the scale base. Make sure nothing is on or touching the top of the scale when it first powers up. The scale is showing brackets at the top of display. Capacity: x.5 lb / 6 x.2 kg Scale is over capacity. Too much weight is on the scale. Reduce weight. Disconnect power by unplugging the USB cable or power supply. Remove any weight from the scale, then plug the scale back in. The scale will reboot and will capture zero. The scale is showing brackets at the bottom of display. Capacity: x.5 lb / 6 x.2 kg Scale is under capacity. Weight is on the scale at power up. Zero scale with no weight on platter. Disconnect power by unplugging the USB cable or power supply. Remove any weight from the scale, then plug the scale back in. The scale will reboot and will capture zero. If the problem persists, or if the troubleshooting section does not resolve or describe your problem, contact Uline customer service at 1-8-295-551. π CHICAGO ATLANTA DALLAS LOS ANGELES MINNEAPOLIS NYC/PHILA SEATTLE MEXICO CANADA PAGE 6 OF 6 1-8-295-551 uline.com