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ANNUNCIATORS, CONT.
lb
The lb annunciator is located in the lower left of the UNIT PRICE display and is turned on to
show that the weight displayed is in pounds and the Unit Price is per pound.
PRE
PACK
The PRE PACK annunciator is located in the upper left of the TOTAL PRICE display and is
selected to show that the scale is in the PREPACK mode. The PREPACK mode is used for
repetitive price computing.
(Low Battery)
The Low Battery annunciator is located in the lower right of the operator WEIGHT display and
is used with the battery operation to indicate that the internal battery requires charging. No
change in operation will occur until just before the battery voltage drops to a level where
operation is affected. At this level, the scale will automatically turn itself off.
NOTE! When the battery needs to be recharged, the CHARGING LED will turn Red.
After the battery has been recharged, the CHARGING LED will turn Green.
OPERATION
Power Switch
The Power Switch is located on the bottom left side panel towards the front of the scale. Place
the power switch in the on position. The scale will perform a brief lamp test. This test consists
of illuminating all display segments and annunciator LED's to allow the operator to make a
visual verification that the display is operational. After completion of the lamp test, the weight
display will show zero weight, indicating the scale is ready for use.
Display Backlight
Auto Backlight
Press the ZERO key. The WEIGHT display will show [
]. With [
] displayed,
press the 4 key on the numeric keypad. When the weight is over 10 divisions or any key is
pressed, the display backlight will be turned on. When the weight returns to zero or the
weight on platform is less than 10 divisions, the display backlight will turn off after 5 seconds.
Backlight Off
Press the ZERO key. The WEIGHT display will show [
]. With [
] displayed,
press the 5 key on the numeric keypad. The backlight will be OFF.
NOTE! The backlight mode is stored in memory and will restored when the scale is switched
off and back on again.
Before using the scale, it should be “warmed up” (turned on and unloaded for
approximately 15 to 20 minutes).
Weight Display
Displaying Weight
1. With the scale in the Weight mode ( [
] will be displayed on the UNIT PRICE and
TOTAL PRICE displays), place the item to be weighed on the scale platform.
2. The display will show the weight on the scale platform. The lb or kg annunciators will turn
on to indicate which unit of weight has been selected and that the scale is in the Weight
mode. NOTE! The UNIT PRICE and TOTAL PRICE displays will remain at 0 (zero).