Health O Meter 500KL, User Instructions

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting
Before contacting service personnel, refer to the following instructions to check and to correct
any failures.
Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action
Scale does not turn on 1. Dead battery
2. Faulty electrical outlet
3. Bad power supply
1. Replace batteries
2. Use a different outlet
3. Replace AC adapter
Questionable weight or
the scale does not zero 1. External object interfering
with the scale 1. Remove interfering object
from the scale
2. The display did not show
“0.0” before weighing 2. Ask the patient to get off the
scale, zero the scale and begin
weighing process again
3. Scale is not placed on a
level floor 3. Place the scale on a level
floor and begin weighing
process again
4. Scale is out of calibration 4. Check weight with known
weight value
Weighing is performed but
the weighing process takes
too long and the weight
does not lock on the
displayed The patient is not standing
still Ask the patient to stand still
The display shows “Over”
message The load on the scale
exceeds the capacity
(500 lb / 220 kg) Remove the excess weight and
use the scale according to its
limits
The display shows
“Lo” message The batteries are discharged Replace batteries according to
instructions