Quick Start Guide
Ranger
Scales
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Ranger
Scales
Quick Start Guide
OPERATION
POWER On/Off:
To turn scale on, Press
ON/OFF
. Scale conducts a display
test. When the weight display appears, scale is ready to weigh.
To turn scale off, press
ON/OFF
.
OFF
appears briefly and display goes off.
Zero Operation
Zeroing corrects the influence of slight changes on the weighing pan.
Manual:
Unload scale and press
ZERO
. The zero display appears.
Automatic:
As standard, the zero point of the scale is automatically corrected
when scale is unloaded. (Automatic zero point correction is a menu setting.)
Weigh
Place item to be weighed on the pan. The display indicates gross weight
in the selected measuring unit.
Tare:
Place an empty container on the pan and press
TARE
.
The Net weight and NET indicator are displayed.
To clear Tare value, remove container and press
TARE
. (Or press
Clear
.)
Auto-Tare:
If
A-tArE
is activated in the menu
(see next page)
, when the
T
symbol flashes,
place container on scale. Its weight is automatically tared. Zero and
NET
appear, and display
shows weight of contents when placed in container. Tare weight is cleared automatically when
scale is unloaded.
Chain Tare:
(activate
CHAIn.tr
in menu)
Tare several times: Place first container on scale, press
TARE
. Zero and
NET
appear.
Weigh sample, record result. Place second container on scale, press
TARE
again.
Total weight on scale is saved as new tare weight; zero display appears.
Add new sample to weigh, and record result. Repeat as needed.
ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS
Changing Unit of Measure
Press
Units
to toggle between units available for active use.
To add units, press
MENU
and go to
Display
to activate other available units:
lb
– pounds,
oz
– ounces,
kg
– kilograms,
g
– grams, or
t
– taels.
(See back page for help using the Menu. Use Unit-Roll menu for access to all units.)
Dynamic Weighing
(Note mouse graphic next to battery symbol.)
Use this setting to weigh moving samples, like live animals.
Scale calculates mean value of 56 weighing operations in 4 seconds.
Use the
Applications/Average
menu to choose either
Manual
or
Auto
:
Manual:
Place sample on scale; when ready,
press
. Dynamic weighing begins.
Auto
: Place sample on scale;
dynamic weighing starts automatically.
During dynamic weighing, horizontal segments appear in the display.
Weighing result (average of 56 readings) is displayed with the symbol
*
.
Note:
To reset to normal weighing when finished with dynamic weighing:
Press
Menu
then go to the
Applications/Average
menu, and choose
OFF
, then
Reset
.