CLEARING FOR NEW DATA
1. To clear the memory, press the CLEAR button. The display will show: CLEAR
MEMORY (ENTER)=YES.
2. Press ENTER and the display will show: ARE YOU SURE? (SET UP)=YES.
3. Press SET UP and the display will show: CLEARING MEMORY FOR NEW DATA.
USING THE USB SOCKET (POT/HYDROMETERDIGUSB &POT/HYDROMETERDIGU10)
1. Select the PRINT OPTIONS.
2. Select WRITE TO USB using the or key and insert the USB stick.
3. Press the PRINT DATA key and the display will show WRITING TO USB.
4. When the weigher has finished the display will flash up FILE WRITTEN OK and the
display will go back to the standard weighing display.
5. The USB stick can now be removed and used on a computer.
6. On your PC, go to MY COMPUTER and open USB DISK FILES.
All these values can be changed using the and keys and the menus are
stepped through using the ENTER key.
2.3 After the date settings the display will show the DRY BASKET calibration value and
then the WET BASKET value. After this the display will show the TUBER TEMP and
then the WATER TEMP. Just continue to press ENTER until READY is displayed.
2.4 If you are not going to use the tuber and water temperatures then these must be left at
10°C to give a zero correction.
2.5
STEP 3 - CALIBRATING THE BASKET
3.1 With nothing on the hook check that the display reads zero, and if it does not then
press the TARE key.
3.2 If you have purchased the Basket and Chain, attach the chain
to the basket and the Hydrometer using the hooks at either end
(see photo).
Place the empty basket onto the hook and press the CAL key,
CALIBRATING BASKET will be displayed and then BASKET.
3.3 If using the Basket & Chain, lift the hook on the basket on to the Digital Hydrometer
hook before pressing the WEIGHT IN AIR button.
Press the WEIGHT IN AIR button, when the weight has been accepted the display will
show DRY WEIGHT and the red triangle light will come on.
3.4 If using the Basket & Chain, allow the basket to hang freely and
submerge into the water (see photo).
Place the empty basket into the water and press WEIGHT IN
WATER, when the weight has been accepted the display will
show SAVING NEW SETTINGS, the display will then show
READY.
STEP 4 - WEIGHING THE DRY MATTER OF THE POTATOES
4.1 With the standard versions (POT/HYDROMETERDIG and POT/HYDROMETERDIGUSB)
a weight of 1.5kg to 3kg of potatoes must be used. The maximum weight must not
exceed 5kg.
If you have purchased the French Fry version (POT/HYDROMETERDIGFRENCH or
POT/HYDROMETERDIGU10) a weight of 1.5kg to 6kg of potatoes must be used. The
maximum weight must not exceed 10kg.
The potatoes must be washed before being weighed.
4.2 Turn the weigher ON with the chain and basket already on the hook.
4.3 Place the potatoes into the basket and press the WEIGHT IN AIR button. The display
will then show that the weight has been accepted.
4.4 If using the Basket & Chain, allow the basket to hang freely and submerge into the
water.
Press the WEIGHT IN WATER button.
The display will then show ACCEPTED. When the basket has been removed it will be
stored automatically.
To check for variability within loads, repeat the measurement with different potatoes
from the same lot and average the results.
4.5
STEP 5 - SHOW DATA
Press the SHOW DATA key and the display will show STORE with the time and date.
Press ENTER and the display will show DRY MATTER and SPEC GRAVITY.
Press ENTER again and the display will show DRY WEIGHT and WET WEIGHT.
Press ENTER again and the display will show DRY BASKET and WET BASKET.
Press ENTER again and the display will show TUBER TEMP and WATER TEMP.
(The standard setting 10°C for both gives zero correction.
Press ENTER and the display will show the next stored weight.
Each weighing is stored in the memory and up to 5000 individual weights can be
stored.
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7. Now select all the files and right click, a small dropdown menu should appear with the
option OPEN WITH… now select CHOOSE DEFAULT PROGRAM and select
MICROSOFT EXCEL.
