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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT)
7. Place the patient and the object on the scale. The scale will automatically deduct the tare
weight entered from the gross weight of the patient and the object.
8. The display will show the patient’s weight.
9. With no weight on the scale, the tare value will remain on the display until changed, cleared,
or until the scale is powered off.
10. To remove the Tare, press the
TARE
button again. The word “TARE” will disappear from the
display and the tare value will be cleared from the display. The scale will resume normal
operation.
Parent/Child Function
The Parent/Child function on Health o meter® Professional scales provides the convenience of
weighing a small child or infant while being held by a parent. Follow these simple steps to
subtract the parent’s weight from the total so only the child’s weight is displayed.
1. With all weight off the scale, press the
ON/OFF
button to turn the scale on.
2. Wait until “0.0” LB or “0.0” KG appears on the display.
3. Ask the parent to step onto the scale without the child. The display will show a value for the
parent’s weight.
4. Press the
TARE
button. The scale will zero out, and the word “TARE” will appear at the
bottom center of the display, indicating that there is a tare value for the parent’s weight
5. Ask the parent to step off of the scale. Once the parent is off of the scale, the display will
show a negative weight, equal to the parent’s weight.
6. Ask the parent to step back onto the scale while holding the child. The scale will
automatically deduct the weight of the parent and only display the child’s weight.
7. With no weight on the scale, the tare value will remain on the display until changed, cleared,
or until the scale is powered off.
8. To remove the Tare, press the
TARE
button. The word “TARE” will disappear from the
bottom of the display, and the tare value will be cleared from the display. The scale will
return to normal weighing mode.
Deactivating the Auto-Off Feature
The scale is shipped with the Auto Off feature enabled. To deactivate the Auto Off feature, while
the scale is off, press and hold down the
TARE
button. While holding down the
TARE
button
power on the scale by pressing the
ON/OFF
button. “START” will briefly appear on the display
followed by “AOF=0”. The Auto-Off feature has now been deactivated and the scale will remain
on until manually powered off.
Activating Auto Off Feature
While the scale is off, press and hold down the
TARE
button. While holding down the
TARE
button power on the scale by pressing the
ON/OFF
button. “START” will briefly appear on the
display followed by “AOF=1”. The Auto-Off feature has now been enabled and the scale will
shut off after 2-3 minutes of inactivity.
