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©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
Adam Equipment
ABK/AFK SERIES
USER MANUAL
Software revision 1.25
Adam Equipment strives to be more environmentally focused and uses recycled materials and environmentally
friendlypackagingwherepossible.Aspartofthisinitiativewehavedevelopedashortmanualthatuseslesspaperand
inktodescribethemainfunctionsofyournewAdamproduct.Acomplete version is available at
www.adamequipment.com.ThankyouforyoursupportofAdamEquipment.
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EasyReference:
Modelnameofthescale:
Serialnumberoftheunit:
Softwarerevisionnumber
(Displayedwhenpowerisfirstturnedon):
DateofPurchase:
Nameofthesupplierandplace:
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CONTENTS
P.N.3116611621‐RevisionA2,August2017
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
2.0 SPECIFICATIONS 2
3.0 INSTALLATION 4
3.1Unpacking 4
3.2Locating 4
3.3Settingupthescales 5
4.0 KEYDESCRIPTIONS 7
5.0 DISPLAYS 8
6.0 OPERATION 9
6.1Zeroingthedisplay 9
6.2Taring 9
6.3Weighingasample 10
6.4Partscounting 11
6.5Check‐weighing 11
6.6Accumulatedtotal 12
6.7Percentageweighing 12
6.8Animal(dynamic)weighing 12
7.0 USERPARAMETERS 12
7.1Checkweighingparameters 13
7.2Percentweighingandanimalweighing 14
7.3RS232Parameters 14
7.4Scaleparameters 15
8.0 BATTERYOPERATION 17
9.0 RS‐232INTERFACE 17
9.1INPUTCOMMANDSFORMAT 18
10.0 RELAYINTERFACE 18
11.0 CALIBRATION 19
12.0 SERVICEPARAMETERS 20
12.1 Usingtheserviceparameters 20
13.0 ERRORCODES 21
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1©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The ABK/AFK series provide accurate, fast and versatile general
purposetypeweighingscaleswithpartscounting,percentageweighing
andcheck‐weighingfunctions.
TheABK/AFKhasLED’snexttothedisplaytoindicatewhenaweightis
belowthelowlimit,inbetweenthelimitsorabovethehighlimit.These
can work in conjunction with an audible alarm for check weighing as
wellasthedisplayshowingLO,OKandHI.
TheABK/AFKissuppliedwithaRS‐232bi‐directionalinterfaceandreal
timeclock(RTC).
The ABK/AFK has a sealed keypad with colour coded membrane
switches, a large easy to read liquid crystal display (LCD) andagreen
backlight.
Included functions are automatic zerotracking,semi‐automatictare
andanaccumulationfacilitythatallowstheweighttobestored and
recalledasanaccumulatedtotal.
2©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
2.0 SPECIFICATIONS
Model#
ABK8
ABK16a
ABK16
ABK35a
ABK32
ABK70a
ABK60
ABK130a
ABK120
ABK260a
MaximumCapacity 8000g/16lb 16kg/35lb 32kg/70lb 60kg/130lb 120kg/260lb
Readability 0.2g/0.0005lb 0.5g/0.001lb 1g/0.002lb 2g/0.005lb 5g/0.01lb
Resolution 1:40000 1:32000 1:32000 1:30000 1:24000
Repeatability
(StdDev)
0.2g/0.0005lb 0.5g/0.001lb 1g/0.002lb 2g/0.005lb 5g/0.01lb
Linearity+ 0.4g/0.001lb 1g/0.002lb 2g/0.004lb 4g/0.01lb 10g/0.02lb
Pansize
wxd
300mmx400mm
Unitsof
Measure
g/Kg/Lb/Lb:oz/Newtons/Ounces
Stabilization
Time
2‐3Secs
Operating
Temperature
‐10°Cto+40°C/+32°Fto+104°F
PowerSupply
+6v4.5Ahbattery
12vDC800mAExternaladaptor
Calibration External
Calibration
Mass
UserSelectable
Display BacklitGreendisplay40mmhighdigitswithcapacitytracker
DraftShield
(wxdxh)
NotApplicable
Balance
Housing
304StainlesssteelhousingIP66rated
OverallDimensions
(wxdxh)
300mmx520mmx610mm/11.8inx20.5inx24in(approx)
NetWeight 7.9kg/17.4Lb(approx)
3©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
Model#
AFK75
AFK165a
AFK150
AFK330a
AFK300
AFK660a
AFK600
AFK1320a
Maximum
Capacity
75kg/165lb 150kg/330lb 300kg/660lb 600kg/1320lb
Readability 5g/0.01lb 10g/0.02lb 20g/0.05lb 50g/0.1lb
Resolution 1:15000 1:15000 1:15000 1:12000
Repeatability
(StdDev)
5g/0.01lb 10g/0.02lb 20g/0.05lb 50g/0.1lb
Linearity+ 10g/0.02lb 20g/0.04lb 40g/0.1lb 100g/0.2lb
Pansize
wxd
400mmx500mm
Unitsof
Measure
g/Kg/Lb/Lb:oz/Newtons/Ounces
Stabilization
Time
2‐3Secs
Operating
Temperature
‐10°Cto+40°C/+32°Fto+104°F
PowerSupply
+6v4.5Ahbattery
12vDC800mAExternaladaptor
Calibration External
Calibration
Mass
UserSelectable
Display BacklitGreendisplay40mmhighdigitswithcapacitytracker
DraftShield
(wxdxh)
NotApplicable
Balance
Housing
304StainlesssteelhousingIP66rated
Overall
Dimensions
(wxdxh)
400mmx620mmx790mm/15.7inx24.4inx31in(approx)
600mmx940mmx
830mm
23.6inx37inx32.7in
(approx)
NetWeight 12.8kg/28.2lb(approx) 24.3kg/53.6lb(approx)
4©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
3.0 INSTALLATION
3.1 UNPACKING
TheABK/AFKscaleshavealreadybeenadjustedtoworkwithaplatformandhave
been configured for this application. The platform and indicator have been
calibratedasapairandmustbeusedtogether.
3.2 LOCATING
The scales should not be placed in a location that will
reducetheaccuracy.
Avoid extremes of temperature. Do not place in direct
sunlightornearairconditioningvents.
Avoidunsuitabletables.Thetableorfloormustberigid
andnotvibrate.
Donotplacenearvibratingmachinery.
Avoid unstable power sources. Do not use near large
users of electricity such as welding equipment or large
motors.
Avoidoperatinginareasofhighstaticorweighingitems
whichgeneratealotofstaticsuchasplasticsor
powders. This will affect measurements and may
damage electronics. Use grounding mats or bonding
strapstoreducepotential.
Avoid high humidity that might cause condensation.
Avoid direct contact with water. Do not spray or
immersethescalesinwater.
Avoidairmovementsuchasfromfansoropeningdoors.
Donotplacenearopenwindowsorair‐conditioning
vents.
Keepthescalesclean.Donotstackmaterialonthe
scaleswhentheyarenotinuse.
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3.3 SETTINGUPTHESCALES
Remove the base, pillar bracket and pillar from the packing. Turnthebase
upsidedown,thencarefullypulltheloadcellcablethroughthepillarbracket
andusingthe4screwssecurethepillarbrackettothebase.(fig.1)Placethe
coverplateandsecureitwiththe2sidescrews.Thenscrewthe4feetonthe
baseandaddthesmallfoottothebaseofthepillarbracketforextrastability.
(fig.2)
fig.1
fig.2
Turn over the base and fit the load cell cable through the pillar. Locate the
pillarintothelowerpillarbracketusingthe3grubscrews,securethepillarin
place.(fig.3)
Slide the connector through the circular stainless steel collar. Fit the rubber
gland into the hole. (fig. 4) Fit the spare cable back in the pillar and fit the
collarontopofthepillar.(fig.5)
.
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fig. 3 fig 4 fig. 5
Removethebracketfromtheindicatorandsecurethecollartothe bracket
usingthe4longscrewsprovidedwiththestarwashers.(fig.6‐7)
6©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
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fig.6fig.7fig.8
Securewiththegrubscrewfacingtherearofthepillar.(fig.8)
Reattachtheindicatortothebracket.Removetheplasticcoverandconnect
thecableconnector.(fig.9and10)
fig9fig.10
AdjusttheviewingangleoftheIndicatortotheidealpositionandtightenthe
2xlockinghandles.
Levelthescale by adjustingthe fivefeeton the ABK orthefour feet onthe
AFK.Ifthescalerocksre‐adjustthefeet.
Attach the power to the indicator and press the [O/I] key. The software
revision number will be displayed followed by a self‐test showing all digits
beforethezeroisdisplayedalongwiththeunitofweightthatwaslastused.
7©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
4.0 KEYDESCRIPTIONS
[>Z/T<]
Usedtoresetthedisplaytozero.
Tares the scale. Used to deduct and store the weight
currentlyonthescaleifitisnotrequiredaspartofthefinal
weighingresult.
A secondary function,
isofan“Enter”keyusedwhen
settingupavaluefortheParameters.
[PCS] Selects parts counting. Used to set the sample quantities
whilepartscounting.
A secondary function is of incrementing the active digit
whensettingavalueforParameters.
[Unit]
Selectstheweighingunittobedisplayedfromthosewhich
are enabled. See parameter S1 in section 7.4 in the full
manual.
Asecondaryfunction,istomovetheactive/flashingdigit
totheleftwhensettingvaluesforParameters.
8©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
[Func]C
SelectstheFunction parameters ofthescale.
Asecondaryfunction(C)istoactasaclearkeywhen
clearinganaccumulatedtotal.
[M+/Print]ESC
SendstheresultstoaPCoraPrinterusingtheRS‐232
interface. It also adds the value to the accumulation
memoryiftheaccumulationfunctionisnotautomatic.
Asecondaryfunction(ESC)istoreturntonormaloperation
whenthescaleisinaParametersettingmode.
[O/I]
ToswitchtheIndicator onorof
f
.
The ABK/AFK will store the weighing unit and the check
weighing values currently in use if power is powered off.
ThesewillberecalledwhentheIndicatorisnextpowered
on
5.0 DISPLAYS
TheLCDdisplaywillshowavalueaswellastheunitcurrentlybeingused.Inaddition
theLED’sabovethedisplaywillshowwhenaweightisbelow,insideorabovethe
check‐weighinglimits.
Othersymbolswillshowwhenaweighthasbeentared(NET),thescaleisatzero
andstable,ifavaluehasbeenstoredinmemory,orwhentheanimalweighing
functionhasbeenenabled.Abatterysymbolwillshowthestateofchargeofthe
internalbattery.
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6.0 OPERATION
6.1 ZEROINGTHEDISPLAY
Youcanpressthe[>Z/T<]
keyatanytimetosetthedisplaytozero.
Thiswillusuallybewhentheplatformisempty.Whenthezeropointis
obtainedthedisplaywillshowanindicatorforzero.
The scale has an automatic re‐zeroing function to account for minor
driftingoraccumulationofmaterialontheplatform.Howeveryoumay
needtopressthe[>Z/T<]
keytorezerothescaleifsmallamountsof
weightareshownwhentheplatformisempty.
6.2 TARING
Zerothescalebypressingthe[>Z/T<] key ifnecessary. The “ZERO”
indicatorwillbeON.
Place a container on the platform and a value for its weight will be
displayed.
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Press the [>Z/T<]
key to tare the scale. The weight is deducted and
storedasthetarevalueleavingzeroonthedisplay.The“NET”indicator
willbeONandasaproductisaddedonlythenetweightoftheproduct
willbeshown.Thescalecouldbetaredasecondtimeifanothertypeof
productwastobeaddedtothefirstone.Againonlytheweightthatis
addedaftertaringwillbedisplayed.
Whenthecontainerisremovedanegativevaluewillbeshown.Ifthe
scale was tared just before removing the container this value is the
gross weight which includes the container and the entire product it
contains.The“ZERO”indicatorwillbeontoindicatethattheplatform
isbacktothesameconditionasitwaswhenzerowaslastset.
TodeleteaTarevalue,press[>Z/T<]
whenthepanisempty.
6.3 WEIGHINGASAMPLE
Todeterminetheweightofasample,firsttaretheemptycontainerifitistobeused
andthenplacethesampleinthecontainer.Thedisplaywillshowthenetweightof
thesampleandtheunitofweightcurrentlyinuse.
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6.4 PARTS
COUNTING
Ifpartscountingisenabled,Seesection7.4inthefullmanual,itispossibletocount
partsusingasampleofthepartstodetermineanaveragepieceweight.
If using an empty container, place the container on the top pan and
press[>Z/T<]tozerothedisplay.Pressthe[Pcs]keytoenterparts
countingmode.
Thescalewillshow“P10”.Changethesamplesizetothedesired
quantity by pressing the [Pcs] key. It willcycle through the options:
10,20,50,100,200andbackto10.
Placethenominatedsamplesizeintothecontainerandpress[>Z/T<].
Thesamplenumbershouldmatchthesampleamountoptionsavailable
forpartscounting,i.e.,10,20,50,100or200pieces.
Thedisplaywillnowshowtheamountofpartsinthecontainer,andas
morepartsareaddedthedisplaywillincreasetoshowthenumberof
partsinthecontaineratthattime.(Pcs).
Pressing the [Unit] key will display the net weight (pcs and kg), pressing it a
secondtimewilldisplaytheunitweight(g/pcs),andthethirdtimewilldisplaythe
countagain(pcs).
Press the [Pcs]keytoreturntonormalweighing.Pressthe[Pcs]
keyagaintostartcountingadifferentsample.
6.5 CHECK‐WEIGHING
Check‐weighingisaprocedurewheretheLED’scomeon(andifenabled,analarmto
sound)whentheweightonthescalemeetsvalues storedinmemory.Thememory
holdsthe last valuesfor a high and a low limit when thepoweristurnedoff.The
user can set either one limit or both, see the full version of the user manual for
detailsofthecheckweighingfunction.
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6.6 ACCUMULATEDTOTAL
The scale can be set to accumulate manually by pressing the
[M+/Print]Esckey,orautomaticallywhenaweightisremovedfromthe
scale.SeetheSection7.3ofthefullmanualfordetails.
6.7 PERCENTAGE
WEIGHING
The scale can be set to perform percentage weighing. See Section 7.2 of the full
versionoftheusermanualforcompletedetails.
6.8 ANIMAL
(DYNAMIC)WEIGHING
Thescalecanbesettoanimal(dynamic)weighingforweighinganyitemsthatare
unstable or may move. See Section 7.4 of the full version of the user manual for
completedetails.
7.0 USERPARAMETERS
Pressing the [Func]C key during normal operation allowstheusertoaccessthe
parametersforcustomizingthescale.Theparametersaresplitinto4groups‐
1.Checkweighingparameters,
2.PercentageandAnimalWeighingFunctions
3.RS‐232parameters
4.Scaleparameters
When [Func]C is pressed the display will first show “FunC 1” for Check
weighingparameters.
Press either the [Func]C key or the [Pcs] to advance through the groups
“FunC 1”, “FunC 2” , “FunC 3” and “FunC 4”. Press [>Z/T<]
toenterthe
desiredgroupofparameters.
Wheninoneofthesectionspress[M+/Print]Esctoreturntothegroup“FunC
1”. If you press [M+/Print]Esc again, the scale will exit the User Parameter
sectionandreturntonormalweighing.
o CHECK
WEIGHINGPARAMETERS
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7.1CHECKWEIGHINGPARAMETERS
Press[Z/T]toenterthegroup.
Usethe[Unit/]keyand[Pcs/]keytosetthevaluesorjustthe[Pcs/]
keytoselecttheoptions.
Press[Z/T]toconfirmthechangeandthenadvancetothenextparameterby
pressingthe[Pcs/]key.
Thisgroupofparameters‐
‐Setlowandhighlimitsforcheck‐weighing
‐Enablesordisablesthecheckweighingalarm
‐Enablesordisablesthenegativecheckweighing
Parameter Description Options
Default
setting
F1Lo SetLowlimit.
Use the [Unit/] key and
[Pcs/]keytosetthevalues
ofthelowerlimit.
Whensetpressthe[Z/T]key
tostorethevalueandgoto
F2Hi
000000
F2Hi SetHighlimit.
Use the [Unit/] key and
[Pcs/]keytosetthevalues
ofthehighlimit.
Whensetpressthe[Z/T]key
tostorethevalueandgoto
F3bEP
0000000
F3bEP ThisparametersetstheBeeperto
offoron.Ifsettoon,thebeeper
canfurtherbesettosoundwhen
the weighing result is within or
outsidethecheck‐weighinglimits.
bPoFF‐Off
bPinL‐Withinlimits
bPotL‐Outsidelimits(>20d)
bPinL
F4nCK This parameter enables negative
check weighing function with
abilitytodonegativetare.
on
oFF
on
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7.2. PERCENTWEIGHINGANDANIMALWEIGHING
Seesection6.7and6.8fordetailsofthesespecialweighingmodes.

Press[Z/T]toenteraparameter.Usethe[Unit/]keyand[Pcs/]keyto
setthevaluesorjustthe[Pcs/]keytoselecttheoptions.
Press[Z/T]toconfirmthechangeandthenadvancetothenextparameterby
pressingthe[Pcs/]key.
Press [Print/M+/Esc] toreturntothegroup“FUnC2”.Ifyoupress
[Print/M+/Esc] again,thescalewillexittheUserParametersectionand
returntoweighing.
Parameter Description Options
Default
setting
P1PCt
Thisparameterallowstheuserto
enter the Percent weighing
Function.SeeSection6.7.
None Enabled
always
P2AnL EntertheAnimalWeighingmode
ofoperation,Seesection6.8
Setthefiltervalue. Enabled
Always
7.3. RS‐232
PARAMETERS
Press[Z/T]toenteraparameter.Usethe[Unit/]keyand[Pcs/]keyto
setthevaluesorjustthe[Pcs/]keytoselecttheoptions.
Press[Z/T]toconfirmthechangeandthenadvancetothenextparameterby
pressingthe[Pcs/]key.
Press [Print/M+/Esc] to return to [Pcs/]thegroup“FUnC3”.Ifyoupress
[Print/M+/Esc] again,thescalewillexittheUserParametersectionand
returntoweighing.
ThisgroupofparameterscanbesetbytheuserforsettingtheRS‐232activeornot,
baudrate,printingmode,accumulationmode,RS‐232language,anduserorscaleID
numbers.
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Parameter Description Options
DefaultValuesor
setting
C1on Enable or disable the RS‐
232interface
Prton
PrtoFF
Prton
C2bd BaudRate
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
9600
C3PrM Printing Mode‐ Manual,
ContinuousorAutomatic
mAn,
Cont(notonECapproved
scales)
AUto
mAn
C4Aon Enable or disable the
Accumulation
ACon
ACoFF
ACon
C5Ln SelectLanguage EnGLi(English)
FrEnCH(French)
GErmAn(German)
SPAn(Spanish)
EnGLi
C6UId SetUserID Tobeenteredmanually 000000
C7Sid SetScaleID Tobeenteredmanually 000000
Scalewillperformthefollowing,dependingontheAccumulationandPrintSettings:
ACCUMULATION
SETTINGS
PRINTSETTINGS
ACon ACOff
AUto
Accumulateandprint
automatically
Printautomatically,
Donotaccumulate
mAn
Accumulate and Print only
when [Print/M+/Esc]key
pressed. If [Print/M+/Esc] is
pressed a second time only
printtheweight.
Print when [Print/M+/Esc] key is
pressed,
Donotaccumulate.
Cont
Not available on
approvedscales
Printcontinuously.
Accumulatewhen
[Print/M+/Esc]keyispressed
Printcontinuously.
Donotaccumulate.
7.4. SCALEPARAMETERS
Press[Z/T]toviewthelistofparameters.
Press[Z/T]toenteraparameter.Usethe[Unit/]key and[Pcs/] keyto
setthevaluesorjustthe[Pcs/]keytoselecttheoptions.
16©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
Press[Z/T]toconfirmthechangeandthenadvancetothenextparameterby
pressingthe[Pcs/]key.
Press [Print/M+/Esc] toreturntothegroup“FUnC4”.Ifyoupress
[Print/M+/Esc] again,thescalewillexittheUserParametersectionand
returntonormalweighing.
Thisgroupofparametersisusedtocontroltheoperationofthescale.
Parameter Description Options
Default
setting
S1Un Enable or disable weighing
units, will not allow to disable
allunits,atleastonehastobe
enabled.Partscountingcanbe
enabled/disabled
Kg
Grams
lb
oz
lb:oz
N(Newtons)
PCS
Kg

S2bL Backlightsettoalwayson,
alwaysofforautomaticon
wheneveraweightisplacedor
akeyispressed
ELoFF
ELon
ELAU
ELAU
S3AoF Auto Off‐ Disable or set time
incrementtoturnoffscale
SLP0
SLP1
SLP5
SLP10
SLP0
S4dt SetTimeandDateformatand
settings.
Formatfordatecanbe
changed when the display
shows mmddyy, ddmmyy or
yymmdd by pressing the
[Pcs/] key, then enter the
date.
Enterthetimemanually.
Enterthedateformatand
then the numeric value
manually.
00:00:00
mm:dd:yy
S5diS Display all weights or only
whenstable
ALL
StAb
ALL
S6Fi Filter setting to slow, normal
orfast
SLow
nor
FASt
nor
S7SPS Password Enter new pass word
twice,, controls access to
Func1toFunc4
Notactive
S8CAL Calibration Calibrate the scale. See
Section11.0
‐
17©AdamEquipmentCompany2017
8.0 BATTERYOPERATION
Thescalescanbeoperatedfromthebatteryifdesired.Thebatterylife
can be up to 70 hours depending on the load cells and how the
backlightisused.
A battery symbol is shown on the display which indicates the current
chargeofthebattery,3barsmeansfullycharged.Whenjusttheoutline
ofthebatteryandnobarsarevisiblethebatteryneedstobere
charged.
To charge the battery, simply plugthe adaptor intothe mains power,
andalsointo the inputconnector ontherearof theIndicator marked
DC12V.Thescaledoesnotneedtobeturnedon.
Thebatteryshouldbechargedfor12hourstoreachfullcapacity.
NearthedisplayisanLEDtoindicatethestatusofbatterycharging.
Whenthescaleispluggedintothemainspowertheinternalbatterywill
becharged.IftheLEDisgreenthebatteryhasafullcharge.Ifitisred
the battery is nearly discharged and yellow indicates the battery is
beingcharged.
9.0 RS‐232INTERFACE
TheABK/AFKissuppliedwithabi‐directionalRS‐232interfaceasstandard.Thescale
whenconnectedtoaprinterorcomputeroutputstheweightwiththeselected
weighingunitthroughtheRS‐232interface.
Specifications:
RS‐232outputofweighingdata
ASCIIcode
9600Baud(userselectable)
8databits
NoParity
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