Manual mrc 5000

Form 3803 • Price $15.00 Edition 1 • © Dec. 1997

ONE AND TWO PEN CIRCULAR CHART RECORDING CONTROLLER

MRC 5000
Installation, Wiring, Operation Manual

Brand
THE PARTLOW-WEST COMPANY TWO CAMPION ROAD • NEW HARTFORD, NY 13413 USA 1-800-866-6659 • 1-315-797-2222 • FAX 1-315-797-0403

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nformation in this installation, wiring, and operation manual is subject to change without notice.One manual is provided with each instrument at the time of shipment. Extra copies are available at the price published on the front cover.

Copyright © December 1997, The Partlow-West Company, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed or stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the writtenpermission of The Partlow-West Company. This is the First Edition of the MRC 5000 Recording Controller Manual. It was written and produced entirely on a desk-top-publishing system. Disk versions are available by written request to The Partlow-West Company Marketing Communications Department. We are glad you decided to open this manual. It is written so that you can take full advantage of the featuresof your new MRC 5000 microbased chart recording controller.

NOTE:
It is strongly recommended that Partlow Brand equipped applications incorporate a high or low limit protective device which will shut down the equipment at a preset process condition in order to preclude possible damage to property or products.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 - OVERVIEW
1.11.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Display Control Alarms Digital Communications Power Input

SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION & WIRING
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Unpacking Location / Mounting Preparation for Wiring Wiring Connections

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SECTION 3 - NORMAL OPERATION
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Changing The Chart Control Output Settings Alarm Settings High/Low Limits

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SECTION 4 - RECORDER SETUP, TEST, ANDCALIBRATION 16
4.1 Hardware Selections - Input Jumper Positions 4.2 Recorder Programming 4.3 Test Mode 17 17 20

SECTION 5 - RECORDER CALIBRATION MODE
5.1 Input Calibration 5.2 Chart/Pen Calibration

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SECTION 6 - MODEL NUMBER CHANGES APPENDICES
A - Model Number Hardware Matrix Details B - Specifications Warranty

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FIGURES
Figure 2-1A Figure 2-1B FIgure 2-1CFigure 2-2 Figure 2-3 Figure 2-4 Figure 2-5A Figure 2-5B Figure 2-6 Figure 2-7 Figure 2-8 Figure 2-9A Figure 2-9B Panel Mounting Surface Mounting Adaptor Plate Noise Suppression Noise Suppression Board and Terminal Locations AC Power Input Wiring-Standard Voltage Power Wiring-Low Voltage Input Signal Wiring Relay Output Wiring Communications Wiring Transmitter Power Supply (One Transmitter)Transmitter Power Supply (Two Transmitters) 6 7 7 9 9 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14

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Section 1 Overview
This instrument records process trend lines, one or two pens, on a 10 inch circular chart. As an option, up to two alarm points are provided for each of the two pens. This recorder will accept J, K, T, R, and S Thermocouples and RTD inputs, as well as typical Millivolt, Milliamp (4-20mA) and Voltinputs, (up to 5 volts).

1.1 DISPLAY
Process values for each pen can be displayed on the .56" LED display, or the display can be blanked. In the latter case, the display is used only for programming and setting alarm points.

1.2 CONTROL
The instrument can be provided with relay control outputs which can be programmed for on-off control capability.

1.3 ALARMS
Two optional alarm outputrelays, with SPDT contacts, are available for each pen. Each alarm is also configurable as a latching, limit device. In this case, a manual reset button is required and included when the High/Low Limit option is ordered.

1.4 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
An optional, RS-485 digital communications port is available that utilizes the standard MODBUS RTU protocol.

1.5 POWER INPUT
The standard...