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Operating the Balance
Operating the Balance
Basic Weighing Function
Purpose
The basic weighing function
is always accessible and can be
used alone or in combination with
an application program (Toggle
between Weight Units, Counting,
Weighing in Percent, etc.).
Features
– Taring the balance
– Assigning IDs to weights
– Printing weights
– Printing ID codes for weights
Factory Settings
Tare: After stability (1 5 2)
Print manual/automatic:
Manual after stability (6 1 2)
Line format for printout:
For other applications/GLP (7 2 2)
Alphanumeric input of a weight ID:
Keys unblocked (8 3 1)
Below-Balance Weighing
A port for a below-balance
weighing hanger is located on the
bottom of the balance.
Balances with a weighing capacity
>12 kg:
● Open cover plate (1) on the
bottom of the balance
1
● Attach the sample (e.g., using a
suspension wire) to the hook (2).
2
k If necessary, install a shield for
protection against drafts
Balances with a weighing capacity
≥ 16 kg:
● Use a screwdriver to open
the cover plate on the bottom
of the balance
● Attach the hook ordered directly
from Sartorius
Important Note Concerning
Verified Balances Approved
for Use as Legal Measuring
Instruments in the EU*:
The below-balance weighing port
may not be opened or used when
an approved balance is being
operated as a legal measuring
instrument.
Preparation
● Turn on the balance: Press e
> All display segments light up
briefly
k To change configurations:
see the chapter entitled
“Configuring the Balance”
k To load factory-set configurations:
see “Configuring the Balance,”
parameter 9 1
k To tare the balance: Press t
> The U symbol is displayed
when the balance is zeroed
or tared (only on balances verified
for use in legal metrology)
Using Verified Balances
Approved for Use as Legal
Measuring Instruments in the EU*:
The type-approval certificate for
verification applies only to non-
automatic weighing instruments;
for automatic operation with
or without auxiliary measuring
devices, you must comply
with the regulations of your
country applicable to the place
of installation of your balance.
$ The temperature range
indicated on the verification ID
label must not be exceeded
during operation
* including the Signatories
of the Agreement on the European
Economic Area
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