Fairbanks FB2550 SERIES - Manual (Page 153)

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Section 9: Network Application Configuration
9.1. INTRODUCTION
Some of the application uses are listed below.
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Customers with different scales at one site, can weigh in using one scale, then
weigh out with another.
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Customers need to process transactions on the same scale from two different
locations, such as the scale house during the day, and the guard house at night.
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Customers who need monitoring weighs on multiple scale platforms from a
remote location.
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Customers processing weights from Instruments in Hostile Environment
Enclosures mounted outside, and then produce and print reports from a standard
unit in an office environment.
9.2. STANDARD NETWORK SETUP
Up to five (5) FB2550 Instruments can be networked together using up to eight (8)
scale platforms.
– Each of the FB2550 Instruments becomes a Terminal on the network. Each
Terminal can display weights and process transactions for any scale on the
network.
– Peripheral devices, such as printers and remote displays, can be connected
locally, or to any Terminal on the network, and they can display and print the
weights of any scale on the network.