Rice Lake Wireless Bed Scale D1100 Series - Manual (Page 9)

D1100 Series Wireless Bed Scale Installation & Operation Manual — Using the Scale 5
4.0 Using the Scale
The D1100 Series wireless bed scale has three different modes available when using the scale.
• Weigh Patient
• Select Patient/Record
• Tare
4.1 Weigh Patient
This mode is an easy way to get a quick weight reading of a patient. Use the following steps to weigh a patient.
Note
This mode includes the total weight of the patient and the bed.
Prior to weighing a patient the scale must be tared or zeroed out first.
1. Place each scale pad on a solid, flat surface (tile, cement, hardwood).
2. Put a wheel stop on each of the scale pads. (shown in Figure 4-1).
3. Place the mini ramps onto the scale pad (shown in Figure 4-1).
Wheel Stop
Mini Ramp
Figure 4-1. Wheel Stop and Mini Ramp Attached to Scale Pad
4. Seek assistance to help roll the bed onto the scale pads. For best results keep the wheels as close to the
center of the pads as possible.
Figure 4-2. Roll Bed Onto Scale Pads and Set Brakes
5. Set the brakes on the bed and remove mini ramps.
6. To power up the controller, press and hold the green power button until the controller turns on
(approximately two seconds). The controller will briefly display the company logo and version number,
then displays the main menu screen.
7. Press the down arrow key to select Tare from the main menu on the hand held display and press
OK
.
8. Make sure bedding is on bed is displayed. Press
OK
to continue the zeroing out function. As the controller is in
process, the screen will go dim for approximately five seconds and while the controller is zeroing out each
pad, the scale will be lit green.