Ohaus NBF1A2 Navigator Balances - Manual (Page 22)

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3.4 Weighing
Navigator TM balances are shipped with grams only enabled. When the balance is to be used with other units of mea-
sure, the desired unit must be enabled. Refer to paragraph 4.8 to enable other measuring units. 32g models are
shipped ready to weigh in g, oz t, dwt and ct.
Zero/Tare
When weighing material or objects that must be held in a container, taring stores the container weight in the balance’s
memory separate from the weight of the material in the container.
( Example Material 1620g)
( Example Container 200g)
Procedure
• Press to rezero the display.
• Press Units button to select measuring unit.
• Press or button for desired measuring unit.
• Press Enter button, balance is now ready for weigh-
ing.
• Place the object(s) or material to be weighed on the
pan. Example illustrates a 200 gram weight on a high
capacity model.
• Wait for the stability indicator to appear before read-
ing the weight.
Procedure
• Press with no load on the pan to set the
balance to zero.
• Place an empty container on the pan. Its weight is
displayed.
• Press . The display blanks until stable weight
readings are received, then indicates zero. The
container’s weight is stored in memory.
• Add material to the container. As material is added,
its net weight is displayed.
• Removing the container and material from the plat-
form will cause the balance to display the container’s
weight as a negative number. The tared weight will
remain in memory untili
is pressed again or
the balance is turned off.
• Pressing resets the balance to zero.