To weigh a second subject press the
[
0
/Esc]
key and the display will
show
“LOAD”
and the function will be ready for a new measurement, if
necessary to zero the display, press the
[
0
/Esc]
key again, and then
place the next animal on the scale
.
The scale will detect the new weight and
hold it as before.
The scale will remain in the animal weighing mode until a
new mode is
selected using the
[Func/ Set]
key and
[Tare/
↵
]
key to enter.
6.11 ANIMAL
2
(D
YNAMIC
2)
WEIGHING
The scale can be set to animal 2 (dynamic) weighing for sequential weighing of several
items that are unstable.
This function allows the user to load several moving items into the platform at once, the
scale will take a measurement of all items included. The function will then ask the user to
remove one of the items, and then it will automatically measure and printout the weight of
the removed item. The function it will repeat this process until there are no items left, or the
user stops the function.
Press
[Func/Set]
and scroll through the list of functions using the
⭡
and
⭣
directional keys
Press
[Tare/
↵
]
to enter animal 2 weighing. The display will show
“LOAD”
and the
Animal/Dynamic weighing symbol
. 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 0 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.
6.11.1
Animal 2 weighing procedure
With the weighing scale platform empty the indicator display will show
“LOAD”
.
Place containers or blankets onto the platform and press the
[
0
/Esc]
key to
remove the weight of the containers or blankets, alternatively, a long press on the
[Tare/
↵
]
key, will retain the container or blanket value as “
NET
”.
Place the animals or sample to be weighed on the platform.
Press
[Tare/
↵
]
key to start to the measurement. The display will show the live
measurements 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
