Recoton/Advent EC Series Operations, Switching the Unit On and Off, Manual Tare, Pre-set Tare

EC Series EN-7

4 OPERATIONS

4.1 Switching the Unit On and Off

The power switch is located underneath the right-hand side of the scale. Push the switch to the “I” position to turn the scale on, and to the “O” position to turn the scale off. Allow 15-30 minutes for the scale to warm up before use.

NOTE: Make sure the weighing pan is empty before turning the scale on.

4.2 Manual Tare

Tare is indicated by the QT annunciator.

Place the container on the weighing
	Weight	g	Piece Weight g/pc	Count	pcs
pan (ex. 100g), then press TARE.
		100.0			0.
			0.
“tARE” will be displayed momentarily
before the weight is tared.
	------		tArE	------
		0.0	0.0		0.

4.3 Pre-set Tare

Pre-set Tare is a known tare value entered via the numeric keypad Pre-set Tare is indicated by the QT annunciator.

With an empty pan:

Press PT, “PrEtA” will flash on the display. Enter a numeric value (ex. 200g), then press PT. The Pre-set Tare will be displayed as a negative value (no weight on the pan).

With an existing weight on the pan (ex. 250g):

Press PT, “PrEtA” will flash on the display. Enter a numeric value (ex. 200g), then press PT.

The Net weight will be displayed. When the weight is removed from the pan, the negative weight displayed is the Pre-set Tare value.

Weight	g	Piece Weight g/pc	Count	pcs
	0.0		------
		PrEtA
	200.0	PrEtA	------
-200.0		0.	------
Weight	g	Piece Weight g/pc	Count	pcs
	250.0			0.
		0.

0.0 PrEtA ------

200.0 PrEtA ------

50.0	0.	0.
-200.0	0.	------

NOTE: To clear the Tare or Pre-set Tare value, press TARE with the pan empty.

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