D. keypad button functions – Hornady Lock-N-Load Auto Charge User Manual

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D. KEYPAD BUTTON FUNCTIONS

ON/ OFF

...............Press to turn on. Hold for three seconds to turn off.

ZERO

....................Press to zero the scale.

Note: Holding the ZERO button for six seconds will turn the audible alarm on and off.

TRICKLE

...............Press and hold to slowly dispense very small amounts of powder.

DISPENSE

............Press to begin dispensing the Target amount.

BACK/CANCEL

.....During dispensing, press once to pause cycle. Press

DISPENSE

to resume dispensing. Hold for 3 seconds to clear the previously entered Target
Weight. When entering Target Weight, press once to delete last digit entered.

MODE

...................Press to switch from

AUTO to MANUAL mode before entering

Target Weight.

AUTO

– Each dispensing cycle will begin once the empty pan is placed back

on the scale plate and the scale first re-zeros itself.

MANUAL

– The

DISPENSE button is used to begin each dispensing cycle

after the pan is placed on the scale. This allows a partial charge to be
placed on the scale and the Lock-N-Load

®

Auto Charge

will finishing

trickling the remainder of the charge until the Target Weight is reached.

SPEED

..................Press the

SPEED button to cycle through the three

dispensing speeds:

SLOW, NORMAL, or FAST

SLOW – is typically used for dispensing powders that flow easily or for

dropping large grain powders. Results in a longer

TRICKLE function as

the unit approaches Target Weight. Approximately the last 1½ grains get
trickled into the powder pan.

NORMAL – can be used for most types of powders and charge weights.

Results in a shorter

TRICKLE function as the unit approaches Target Weight.

Approximately the last 1 grain gets trickled into the powder pan.

FAST – can often be used for small to medium sized flakes and charge

weights, or for powders that don’t flow as easily. Approximately the last
½ grain gets trickled into the powder pan.

Note: If the unit dispenses powder too fast on SLOW setting see page 7 for Adjusting Trickle
Start Time
.

UNITS

...................Press to select measurements in

GRAINS (GN) or GRAMS (G).

CAL

.......................Press to begin calibrating scale. See Calibration, Section E.

ENTER

..................Enter Target amount using numeric keys, and then press ENTER

to store Target Weight.

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