Seca 717A - Manual (Page 17)

Model 717A 17 GB
Automatic switch-off/energy-saving mode
If no load is placed on the scale for 10 minutes, it switches off automatically.
Exceeding the weighing range
– If a load of over 15 kg is placed on the
scale, or in weighing range 2, a load of
over 6 kg,
St0P appears in the display.
Taring weight display (TARE)
The tare function is useful if an additional weight (such as cloths or a pad on the weighing
surface) are to be ignored in the weighing result. Proceed as follows:
Important!
The maximum initial load is up to 3 kg, or up to 1.2 kg in the weighing range to
6 kg. If a measuring rod is attached, ensure that maximum initial load is reduced
by 400 g.
– Place the additional weight on the scale.
– Press the green
ON key.
SECA , 18:88:8 and 0.000 appear consec-
utively in the display. The scale is then au-
tomatically set to zero and ready for use.
You can now perform as many weighing
operations as you like with this additional
weight.
The Tare function can be reactivated at
any time with a changed load or without
any additional load at all.
– Place the new additional weight on the
scale and press the ON key.
If ---- appears in the display, the addi-
tional weight has probably been removed.
In this case, press the
ON key.