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Mode
Units
Setup Print
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3.4 Weighing
NOTE: The Explorer balances are shipped with grams only enabled. When the balance is to be used with other
Type Approved/Legal for Trade units of measure, the desired unit must be enabled. Refer to paragraph 4.9 to
enable other measuring units.
Zero/Tare
When weighing material or objects that must be held in a container, taring stores the container weight in the
balance’s memory, separate from the weight of the material in the container.
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Example
Material 1620 g)
(
Example
Container 200 g)
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Procedure
• Press to rezero the display.
• Press Units button to select measuring unit.
• Press
or button for desired measuring unit.
• Press Enter button, balance is now ready for
weighing.
• Place the object(s) or material to be weighed on the
pan. Example illustrates a 200 gram weight.
• Wait for the stability indicator to appear before
readingthe weight.
Procedure
• Press with no load on the pan to set the
balance to zero.
• Place an empty container on the pan. Its weight is
displayed.
• Press the display blanks until stable weight
readings are received, then indicates zero. The
container’s weight is stored in memory.
• Add material to the container. As material is added,
its net weight is displayed.
• Removing the container and material from the plat-
form will cause the balance to display the container’s
weight as a negative number. The tared weight will
remain in memory until is pressed again or
the balance is turned off.
• Pressing resets the balance to zero.
NOTE: When Legal for Trade software option LFT NET
and LFT LOCK are both set ON, the balance indicates
NET WEIGH.
Stable
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