Operating Instructions Combics Indicators  25
Setting the Preload
  Setup Information  –   Setting the preload when weighing in legal metrology is only possible when the 
menu access switch is open.
–   The “Set Preload” function (menu item 1.9.8) must be allocated to the J key 
(see page 137).
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  Once the preload has been set, the J key must be reallocated back to its original 
function in the Setup menu, e. g. external calibration/adjustment with default 
weights (Setup menu item 1.9).
Procedure
t   For scales used in legal metrology: Open the menu access switch.
  (  t   Zero the weighing platform.
 
   
t   Place the preload weight on the  weighing platform.
   
  J  t   Start the “Set Preload” function.
   
    y   After a short period of time the preload will be applied and the indicator will 
automatically switch back to weighing mode.
t  Re-close the menu access switch. 
  Confi guring Weighing Platforms