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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT.)
Parent/Child Function
The Parent/Child function on Health o meter
®
Professional scales provides the
convenience of weighing a small child or infant who is 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.
Wait until “0.0” appears on the display.
2. Ask the parent to step onto the scale without the child.
The display will show a value for the parent’s weight.
3. With the parent remaining on the scale press . The
scale will zero
, and the word “TARE” will appear at the
bottom center of the display
along with the parent’s tared
weight.
4.
Carefully place the child into the parent’s arms. The scale
will automatically deduct the weight of the parent and
only display the child’s weight.
Note:
For an a
lternate method, after taring the parent’s
weight in step 3, have the parent step off of the scale.
With no weight on the scale, the display will show the
tare value as a negative amount. Have 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.
5.
The tare value will remain on the display until changed,
cleared, or until the scale is powered off. To remove the
Tare, press . The word “TARE” will disappear from
the bottom of the display, and the tare value will be
cleared from the display. The scale will resume normal
operation.
Tare
Tare
