Troubleshooting – Health O Meter PROPLUS 2000KL User Manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Refer to the following instructions to check and correct any failure before contacting service 
personnel. 
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CORRECTIVE ACTION
Scale does not turn on
1. Dead Battery 
2. Faulty electrical outlet 
3. Bad power supply 
1. Replace
batteries
2. Use a different outlet 
3. Replace 
adapter
Questionable weight or 
the scale does not zero 
1. External
object
interfering with the scale
1. Remove interfering object
from the scale
2. The weight of the
stretcher as tare was not 
set correctly 
2. Take the patient and the
stretcher off the scale, 
zero the scale, hang the 
stretcher on the scale and 
enter the tare weight. 
After the tare weight is set 
start weighing action. 
3. The patient’s center
mass is not at the center 
of the stretcher and one 
of the hanging hooks of 
the lifter boom does not 
lie on the lifter beam. 
3. Take the patient off the
stretcher and re-position 
so that the center mass 
will lie between the two 
hoops. 
4. Scale is out of calibration 4. Check weight with known
weight value
Weighing is performed but 
the display shows “weigh” 
and “reweigh” every few 
seconds; the weighing 
process takes too long and 
no weight is displayed. 
The patient is not still
Ask the patient to be still or 
change the scale to use the 
live weight setting (p.19). 
The display shows 
“Overload” message 
The load on the scale 
exceeds the capacity 
(400 Lbs) 
Remove the excess weight 
and use the scale according to 
its limits 
The display shows 
“LOW BAT” message 
The batteries are empty
Replace batteries according to 
instructions 
The display shows 
“Load Cell Error” message 
There is a problem with one 
or more load cells or the load 
cell cable is disconnected. 
Check load cell cable 
connection at the display and 
platform assembly ports. If the 
problem is not corrected, refer 
to qualified service personnel 
to replace the defective load 
cell 
