Rice Lake Discovery Series Semi-Micro and Analytical, Ohaus - Manual (Page 17)

EN-13 Ohaus Discovery
3.5 Application Modes
The Discovery balance incorporates Weighing, Parts Counting, Percent Weighing, Check Weighing, Animal/Dynamic Weighing, Gross/Net/tare
Weighing, Totalize, High Point, Density, Statistics and Pipette application modes. The default setting has the weighing mode turned on and all
other application modes turned off.
Note: Before using any application modes, they must be turned on in the Mode menu (See Section 3.7.5).
3.5.1 Weighing
Use this mode to determine the weight of items in the selected unit of measure. The Discovery balance is shipped with grams enabled. Before
using other units of measure, these units must be turned on in the Unit menu ( See Section 3.7.6 ).
3.5.2 Parts Counting
Use the Parts Counting Mode to count samples of uniform weight.
Press and hold Mode until MODE COUNT is displayed, then release the button.
Weigh
Press and hold
Mode until the display shows WEIGH, then release the button.
Press Zero to zero the balance.
Place objects to be weighed on the pan to display the weight.
The example displays a 200 gram weight in grams unit of measure
Establish an Average Piece Weight (APW).
Each time a new type of part is counted, the nominal weight of one piece (Average Piece Weight)
must be established using a small quantity of pieces. This APW is stored until replaced by another
APW.
When entering parts counting from another mode, CLEAR APW? (blinking) will appear in the
lower display.
Press
No to use the previously saved APW.
Otherwise, press Yes to establish a new APW.
The current weight (0.0000) is shown on the primary display and the default sample size (PLACE
10) is shown on the secondary display.
To change the sample size, press and hold the No button to increment the sample size through
the range of 1 to 99. A short press will increment size by 1, a long press will increment size by
10. Release the button when the desired sample size appears on the secondary display.
Back
button for reverse.
Place the specified number of parts on the pan.
A short press of the
Function button will accept the sample size and calculate the APW. The
primary display will now indicate the number of parts. The weight is shown on the secondary
display.
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