Kaman GMS-750RS - Manual (Page 4)

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While pushing down on the .375” Calibration Plate, tighten the wing nuts until the Calibration plate is
firmly seated on the Base Plate. Check to make sure both of the legs on the Calibration Plate are in full
contact with the Base Plate.
Momentarily depress and release the calibration pushbutton with the point of a pen or end of a paper clip.
The calibration LED will begin to rapidly flash green.
While pushing down on the .375” Calibration Plate, loosen and remove the wing nuts allowing the
Calibration plate to release the spring compression. Remove the .375” Calibration Plate.
Place the .750” Calibration Plate over the upper spring with guide pins aligned in the holes. Install a
washer and wing nut on each guide pin.
While pushing down on the .750” Calibration Plate, tighten the wing nuts until the Calibration plate is
firmly seated on the Base Plate. Check to make sure both of the legs on the Calibration Plate are in full
contact with the Base Plate.
Momentarily depress and release the calibration pushbutton with the point of a pen or end of a paper clip.
The calibration LED stops flashing and returns solid green.
While pushing down on the .750” Calibration Plate, loosen and remove the wing nuts allowing the
Calibration plate to release the spring compression. Remove the .750” Calibration Plate.
Both the Calibration LED and the Power LED should be solid Green indicating a good calibration.
If the Power LED is Red, this indicates a bad calibration. Repeat the calibration process above.
Install the Insertion Depth Stops in the desired position.
Calibration is retained within the unit when powered down. The frequency of recalibration is left up to the
user.
Tare
NOTE: Any means to accurately depress the target springs to the 0.375” gap can be used to tare the unit.
Taring the GMS-750RS will shift the output to accommodate minor variations from the original calibration
that can be caused by environmental temperature changes.
To tare the unit, set up the Calibration Base Plate as described in ‘Calibration’ above. The 0.375”
Calibration Plate, is used to tare the unit.