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6.10 ANIMAL (Dynamic) WEIGHING
The scale can be set to animal (dynamic) weighing for weighing any items that are
unstable or may move.
The scale will use a special filter to minimise the effects of any movement while the
moving animal or unstable samples are on the scale.
Press
[Func/Set]
and scroll through the list of functions using the
⭡
and
⭣
directional keys
Press
[Tare/
↵
]
to enter animal weighing. The display will flash “Ani “2
times then
show the current weight, 0.00. The scale is now ready to weigh an unstable animal
or sample on a weighing scale platform.
To use the Animal Weighing function it is necessary to set the amount of filtering
required for the item to be weighed. More active animals will require a higher level
of filtering to give a stable result. Press the
[Disp/Mode].
The display will show “Flt
x” where x is a value from 1 to 5. The higher the value the greater the amount of
filter will be. To increment the value shown press the
[
⭡
] key then press the
[Tare/
↵
]
key to accept it.
6.10.1 Animal weighing procedure
With the weighing scale platform empty the indicator display will show zero
weight. Place containers or blankets onto the platform and press the
[
0
/Esc]
key to zero the display. The scale may go into the animal
(dynamic) weighing procedure when the items are placed on the scale but
will return to showing zero when the
[
0
/Esc]
key is pressed.
Place the animal or sample to be weighed on the platform.
The display will show the Animal/Dynamic weighing symbol
until a
stable weight is determined. The time it takes for the stable value will
depend upon the setting of the filter parameter in the first step.
When a stable reading is found, the display will show this value, and the
display will be locked until the
[
0
/Esc]
key is pressed. The display will
show the
“Hold”
symbol while the display is locked.