Ohaus CT Series ELECTRONIC BALANCE - Manual (Page 53)

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Taring Taring Taring Taring Taring
When weighing samples that must be held
in a container, taring enables the balance
to subtract the weight of the container and
display only the net weight of the sample.
1. Press with no load on the plat-
form to set the display to zero.
2. Place the empty container on the plat-
form. Its weight will be displayed.
3. Press . Zero will be displayed
and the container’s weight will be stored
in the balance’s memory.
4. Add the sample to the container and
read its net weight on the display.
NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: The combined weight of the con-
tainer and the sample must not must not must not must not must not exceed the
capacity of the balance.
5. When the container and its con-
tents are removed, the container
weight will be displayed as a
negative number.
The tared weight will remain in
memory until is pressed
again or the balance is turned
off.
(Example)