Weigh System Usage
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AFTER PUTTING A NEW PATIENT ON THE BED (CONTINUED)
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If it is necessary to add or remove special equipment (monitors, pumps, etc.) during the patient’s
stay, press and release ”SCALE SYSTEM ON” to activate the weigh system. After the scale monitor
activates and then turns off, press and release ”PATIENT WEIGHT”. After the scale monitor reads
”XXX.X LB GXX.X”, press and hold ”CHANGE EQUIP.” The scale monitor will read:
”HOLD TO START”
”RELEASE TO START”
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Release ”CHANGE EQUIP.” The scale monitor will read:
”DO NOT TOUCH BED”
”ADD/REMOVE EQUIP”
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Add or remove the equipment and press ”CHANGE EQUIP. END”. The scale monitor will read:
”RELEASE TO FIN.”
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Release ”CHANGE EQUIP. END”. The scale monitor will read:
”DO NOT TOUCH BED”
”XXX.X LB GXX.X”
NOTE
Do not remove the patient from the bed before completing the equipment change function or the patient’s
weight will stay in the memory and be added to the next patient’s weight reading. To remove the previous
weight reading from the memory, remove the patient from the bed and complete the ”ZERO BED” function
again.
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To convert the patient’s weight and weight gain/loss to kilograms, press and release ”SCALE SYS-
TEM ON” to activate the weigh system. After the scale monitor activates and then turns off, press
and release ”PATIENT WEIGHT”. After the scale monitor reads ”XXX.X LB GXX.X”, press and re-
lease the ”LBS/KGS” button. The scale monitor will read:
”WEIGHT NOW KGS”
”XXX.X KG GXX.X”
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Repeat the procedure to return to pounds. The display will read:
”WEIGHT NOW LBS”
”XXX.X LB GXX.X”
CHARGING WEIGH SYSTEM BATTERIES
There is a low battery indicator light on the keypad next to the ”SCALE SYSTEM ON” button. When the light
is on, the weigh system batteries need to be charged.
The batteries are located under the head end frame end. DO NOT charge the batteries while they are on
the bed. To remove the batteries, remove the two screws on the frame end bumper and lift off the plastic frame
end. Disconnect the three power cables and remove all three batteries by pulling up each battery. Place the
battery in an upright position and attach the charger. If a battery has zero power available, it will take 16 hours
to completely charge.
When the low battery indicator light first comes on, there is still enough power to operate the weigh system
for approximately one week.
