Nova-Tech PGW Series - Manual (Page 14)

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9.3 WEIGHING
• Press [Î0/TÍ] to zero the balance, if required
• “О0Н “ will be displayed
• Place a mass on the pan and the weight will be displayed
• If a container is used press [Î0/TÍ] to tare the balance when the
balance symbol “~” is on. “Net” will be displayed to indicate that the
balance is tared
• When the display shows zero, place the item to be weighed. Only the
net weight will be displayed. The capacity tracker at the bottom of the
LCD will indicate the weight graphically with respect to the maximum
weighing capacity
• At any time the [Unit] key can be pressed to select another unit. Use
the [Up] or [Down] key to scroll through the units and select the desired
unit by pressing the [Enter] key, the display will change to show the
weight in the selected weighing unit. The available weighing units can
be enabled or disabled by the user (see section 13.1). Only weighing
units that have been enabled will be cycled through when the [Unit] key
is pressed
9.3.1 Weighing Units
You can select alternative weighing units to display the weight by pressing
the [Unit]
key. The common weighing units are:
Unit Symbol Models Conversion Factor
1g =
Conversion Factor
1 unit = grams
1 Grams g All 1 1.0
2 Milligrams mg not 0.01g units 1000 0.001
3 Kilograms kg All 0.001 1000
4 Carats ct All 5 0.2000
9 Ounces oz All 0.035273962 28.349523
5 Pounds lb All 0.0022046 453.5924
10 Troy ounces ozt All 0.032150747 31.103476
6 Grains GN All 15.43236 0.0647989
11 Pennyweights dwt All 0.643014865 1.555174
8 Drams dr All 0.564383422 1.7718451
14 HK Taels tl H All 0.026717251 37.42900
13 Taiwan Taels tl T All 0.026666702 37.49995
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