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Beyond the Basics

15

Beyond the Basics

You can add new web pages to the Auto-Launch list by using 
the program’s 

Add Web Page 

features. Please refer to 

Add 

Web Page

.

The application will not automatically launch the 
web page if the weight is less than 0.2oz, the 
change in weight is less than 0.2oz, or the browser 
opened by the application has not been closed.

To select the auto-launch web page, do one of the following:

Using the System Tray Icon

Using the Normal Display

1.  Right click the System Tray icon.
2. Highlight 

Select Auto-launch 

Web Page.

3.  Click on your favorite shipper’s 

web page. Select 

None

 to 

disable Auto-Launch.

Go to the drop down list on the 
Normal Display and choose your 
favorite shipper. Choose 

None 

to 

disable the auto-launch feature.

1.  Right click the System Tray icon 

and choose 

Options

.

2.  Choose the web page from the 

Auto-Launch website drop down 
list. Then click 

OK

. Select 

None

 

to disable Auto-Launch.

auto fi ll web page

This application includes certain items from the pre-defi ned 
web pages. If you enter the information before running the 
program, the software will populate the fi elds when the 
website is launched. For instance, if you always ship DHL 
Second Day, you may want the software to automatically 
make these selections for you each time you use the scale 
and launch that web page. The items that you can store in 
the application are placed under the following tabs on the 

Options 

screen:

• 

DHL

—contains the items on the DHL Rates web page.

• 

Ebay

—contains the items on the Ebay Seller Shipping 

Calculator.

• 

FedEx Rate Finder

—contains the items on the fi rst 

page of FedEx Rate Finder.

• 

UPS

—contains the items on the UPS Rate Calculator.

auto populate destination web fi elds

When you place an item on the scale, the software can 
automatically open your web browser and go to your 
favorite shipper’s web page. It can populate the page with 
the weight information in the appropriate fi eld after the page 
has fi nished loading. The application has eight pre-defi ned 
web pages for you to choose from. In addition to weight 
information, this application can populate other necessary 
fi elds for you, but you must fi ll them in ahead of time (See 

Auto Fill Web Page

).

If there are any fi elds that you want to fi ll in 
manually, you may leave them blank.

You can tell the application to launch the selected web page 
and populate the information any time by doing one of the 
following:

Using the System Tray Icon

Using the Normal Display

Right click the System Tray icon 
and choose 

Go to Selected Web 

page

.

Press 

Auto-Launch Website 

button 

on the Normal Display.

If you have already launched the page once, only 
weight information will be updated next time you 
press the button.

auto-launch web page

You can choose from the following eight pre-defi ned web 
pages as the destination site for auto-launch:

• UPS 

Rate 

Calculator

• USPS 

Domestic 

Rate 

Calculator

• USPS 

Business 

Rate 

Calculator

• USPS 

International 

Envelope 

Rate 

Calculator

• USPS 

International 

Package 

Rate 

Calculator

• DHL 

Rates

• FedEx 

Rate 

Finder

•  Ebay Seller Shipping Calculator

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Summary of Contents for USB Electronic Scale

Page 1: ...oShack The USB Electronic Scale consists of a hardware scale and a software program for your Windows computer You can weigh your packages and see the reading as it is displayed on your computer monito...

Page 2: ...ormal display and small display 7 change the scale display color 7 operating the scale 8 weigh an item 8 tare 8 change weight units 9 hold 9 Normal Display 10 unit conversion tool 12 auto populate des...

Page 3: ...rnet Explorer 4 or higher and a USB port The software will be updated periodically Check www RadioShack com for updates install procedure 1 To install your USB Electronic Scale insert the supplied CD...

Page 4: ...he reading of the USB Electronic Scale To bring out the display do one of the following Using the System Tray Icon Using the Normal Display Right click the System Tray icon and choose Launch USB Elect...

Page 5: ...tform Always line up the center of gravity of each package with the center of the scale Avoid tipping packages in any direction tare If you need to weigh several loose items it may be helpful to place...

Page 6: ...rsion tool Drop Down Menu Select your desired shipping company Normal Display Small Display Tare Button Press to deduct the weight of the container and zero the scale KGS LBS Button Press to change we...

Page 7: ...n the HTML page by default when you start the tool With the Unit Conversion tool you can convert weight to and from any of the following units To manually convert weight units 1 Enter the weight of th...

Page 8: ...reen DHL contains the items on the DHL Rates web page Ebay contains the items on the Ebay Seller Shipping Calculator FedEx Rate Finder contains the items on the rst page of FedEx Rate Finder UPS conta...

Page 9: ...ure will open a browser for you to navigate to your desired page You can ll in the information and add the page to the application After adding the page you can choose it as the auto launch site just...

Page 10: ...dd This name will appear later in the Auto Launch website list 6 Press Next to open the browser and go to your desired webpage 7 Press Next when the page has nished loading 8 In the browser ll in the...

Page 11: ...no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the eq...

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