Rice Lake Chair Scales - Manual (Page 9)

Chair Scale Technical and Operating Instructions - Scale Operation 5
3.0 Scale Operation
The display has various front panel keys. They are shown below.
Figure 3-1. Front Panel Display Keys
The scales have the capability of performing different operations beyond just calculating weight. The various
operating instructions are described below.
3.1 Weighing
Use the following steps to weigh a person.
1. Press the
On-Off/Zero
key to turn on the scale and
0.0
will appear on the display.
2. Ask the patient or person to step onto the scale. The display shows
WEIGH
, then the person’s weight, and
beeps to indicate the end of the weighing process.
3. To reweigh, press the
REWEIGH
key.
4. To change the display from Kg to Lb and vice-versa, press the
Kg-Lb
key.
5. If the display hold feature is on (OP6=1), the weight will remain on the display even after the patient
steps off the scale. To clear the weight, press the
On-Off/Zero
key.
6. To turn off the scale, press and hold the
On-Off/Zero
key until
OFF
appears on the display.
Key Name Function
ON-OFF/ZERO ON-OFF - Switches the scale on or off
ZERO - Clears weight off the scale and returns it back to zero.
BMI/TARE BMI - Enables the user to access the BMI function.
TARE - Used to remove additional weight off the scale ie: wheelchair
REWEIGH Allows you to advance from one parameter to the next while in configuration
mode or just reweigh a patient.
Kg-Lb/PRINT Allows the user to toggle between kilograms and pounds.
Press this key to also acess configuration mode.
Press this key to print a weight if connected to a printer.
Table 3-1. Key Functions