OHAUS GT 210, Directions For Use And Instructions For Installation

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OPERATION
Weighing Weighing
Weighing Weighing Weighing
NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE: The GT Series balances are shipped with grams only enabled and is labeled
in this manner. When the balance is to be used with other Type Approved/Legal
for Trade units of measure, the desired unit must be enabled and the appropriate
label from the card supplied must be attached to the balance
1. to rezero the display.
2. Place the object(s) or material to be weighed on the platform.
3. Wait for the stability indicator to appear before reading the weight.
STABILITY INDICATOR
CAPACITY GUIDE
NOTE NOTE
NOTE NOTE NOTE: The capacity guide (bars) indicates the percentage of the current weight to
the balance capacity. The example above illustrates a 4000 gram weight, (balance
full capacity 4100 grams).
AUTO TARE INDICATOR
Zero/Tare Zero/Tare Zero/Tare Zero/Tare Zero/Tare
When weighing material or objects that must be held in a container, taring stores the
container weight in the balance’s memory, separate from the weight of the material
in the container.
1. Place an empty container on the platform. Its weight is displayed.
NOTE NOTE
NOTE NOTE
NOTE: The container must weigh at least 100 times the readability of the balance (ie,
GT4K x 0.1 or 10 grams).
2. , the display blanks until stable weight readings are received, then
indicates zero. The container’s weight is stored in memory.
3. Add material to the container. As material is added, its net weight is displayed.
4. Removing the container and material from the platform will cause the balance
to display the container’s weight as a negative number.
5. resets the balance to zero.
Auto Tare Auto Tare Auto Tare Auto Tare Auto Tare
Auto Tare is enabled only enabled only
enabled only enabled only enabled only
when Auto Tare is selected under the Setup menu. Refer
to page 42. Auto Tare is used in an application where taring is done automatically
without touching any controls on the balance. This is indicated by a small arrow in the
display. When this option is set on, each time an object is first placed on the balance
platform, it is automatically tared and two short beeps will sound. When a second
object is placed on the platform along with the first object such as a container, only
the net weight is displayed. The container weight is not shown. After removal of all
material from the platform, the next object placed on the platform is auto tared. The
default setting is off.
NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE NOTE: Auto Tare is disabled for LFT.