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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 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.
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 t
he 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 alternate 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 tared 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
