Adam AGF 600aM, Manual

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To use the Animal Weighing function it is necessary to set the amount of filtering
required for the item to be weighed. More active animals will require a higher level
of filtering to give a stable result. Press the
[Disp/Mode]. The display will show “Flt
x” where x is a value from 1 to 5. The higher the value the greater the amount of
filter will be. To increment the value shown press the
[
⭡
] key then press the
[Tare/
↵
] key to accept it.
6.10.1 Animal weighing procedure

With the weighing scale platform empty the indicator display will
“LOAD”
. Place
containers or blankets onto the platform and press the [  0  /Esc] key to remove
the weight of the containers or blankets, alternatively, a long press on the [Tare/
↵
]
key, will retain the container or blanket value as “ NET ”.

Place the animal or sample to be weighed on the platform.

Press [Tare/
↵
] key to start to the measurement. The display will show the live
measurements until a stable weight is determined. The time it takes for the
stable value will depend upon the setting of the filter parameter in the first
step.

When a stable reading is found, the display will show this value, and the
display will be locked until the
[

0

/Esc] key is pressed. The display will
show the “Hold” symbol while the display is locked.

To weigh a second subject press the [

0

/Esc] key if necessary to zero
the display, and place the next animal on the scale. The scale will detect the
new weight and hold it as before.

The scale will remain in the animal weighing mode until a new mode is
selected using the [Func/ Set] key and [Tare/
↵
] key to enter.
6.11 ANIMAL 2 (D
YNAMIC
2) WEIGHING
The scale can be set to animal 2 (dynamic) weighing for sequential weighing of several
items that are unstable.
This function allows the user to load several moving items into the platform at once, the
scale will take a measurement of all items included. The function will then ask the user to
remove one of the items, and then it will automatically measure and printout the weight of
the removed item. The function it will repeat this process until there are no items left, or the
user stops the function.