Taylor The Biggest Loser 3840BL User manual

Nutritional Scale
Instruction Manual
3840BL
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When following The Biggest Loser®lifestyle, it is important to know the real
nutritional value of the food that you eat. Whether you follow The Biggest
Loser®diet plan to reduce weight or are simply aiming to eat more health-
ily, knowing the exact nutritional information by your portion sizes will arm
you will accurate information. The Biggest Loser®Nutritional Scale by Tay-
lor®contains a comprehensive built in nutritional database of over 1,400
analyzed foods. The foods in this database have been analyzed accord-
ing to the following eleven nutrient types: calories, protein, carbohydrates,
total sugar, total fat, saturated fat, fiber, sodium, cholesterol, net carbohy-
drates, plus lycemic Index ( I) values.
This Taylor® nutritional scale requires no separate reference book, table or
numerical food codes, so it is very easy and quick to use. It has a feature
that allows you to keep a cumulative record of your total nutritional intake
throughout the day or week, up to 7 days. Apart from the extensive 1,400
plus foods in the database, this scale enables you to input data for up to
fifty additional food types.
This scale can also be used as a conventional scale for everyday weigh-
ing and measuring. This integrated kitchen scale is simple to use and fully
equipped with the ‘Add & Weigh’ (to weigh multiple ingredients) and
‘AquatronicTM’ (to weigh both dry and liquid ingredients) features.
This Taylor® nutritional scale also has these following key features:
Quick search, a function that allows you to easily find the last twenty
foods you analyzed.
User memory, which allows user to record nutritional intakes for up to 7
days.
US/UK food database selector switch, allowing the user to find foods
that are common to each culture/country.
lass platform for easy cleaning and resists staining and flavor carry-
over.
4 AA batteries, which are supplied with the scale for instant use.
Maximum capacity of 7 lb x 1/8 oz / 3000 g x 1g / 105 fl oz x 1/8 floz /
3000 ml x 1 ml.

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS PAGE
1. ETTIN STARTED 5
2. ENERAL WEI HIN OPERATION 6
3. KEYPAD 7
4. ANALYZIN YOUR FOODS 8
5. ADDIN NEW FOODS 10
6. EDITIN FOOD ENTRIES 12
7. DELETIN FOOD ENTRIES 14
8. MEMORY FUNCTIONS 15
a) Memorizing Your Foods 15
b) Reviewing Nutritional Values in Memory 15
c) Adding Foods to Memory at a Later Time 16
d) Clearing Items from Memory 17
9. POWER SAVE FEATURE 17
10. BATTERY REPLACEMENT 18
11. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION 18
12. CLEANIN AND CARE 19

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Diagram 1
KEY TO DIAGRAM 1 :
1. Interactive LCD readout
2. ON/OFF power key
3. Multi-function keys and alphanumeric keypad (see Diagram 3)
4. lass weighing platform
NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE USED IN
CON UNCTION WITH PROFESSIONAL DIETARY ADVICE.
ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING A WEIGHT LOSS
AND/OR EXERCISE PROGRAM.
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1. GETTING STARTED
a) Insert the 4 AA batteries into battery compartment according to the
polarity symbols (+ and –) marked in the compartment.
b) Use the switch on the base to select USA or UK database.
c) Place the scale on a firm, level surface. Uneven surfaces may affect
accuracy.
d) If using a bowl or other container (not included), choose a container
that will safely balance on the platform without tipping or falling. Do
not use a heavy container, as this might reduce the maximum capac-
ity of the scale.
KEY TO DIAGRAM 2:
1. 4 x AA battery compartment
2. UK/US food database selector switch
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Diagram 2

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2. GENERAL WEIGHING OPERATION
a) Press the ON/OFF key to turn the scale on. If using a bowl or other
container (not included), place the bowl on the scale before turning
it on to zero out the weight of the bowl. You may also press the ZERO
key to reset the scale to zero.
b) Your scale is set at the factory to weigh in pounds/ounces (lb:oz). To
switch to grams (g), fluid ounces (fl.oz), or milliliters (ml), press the
“MODE” key. The current units of measurement are indicated above
the weight reading. For your convenience, the scale has a ‘weight
mode’ memory, so when the scale is next switched on, it will continue
to use the weight units last selected.
c) Place the item to be weighed onto the platform (or in the bowl). The
weight will display. As you add weight, the weight displayed in-
creases.
d) ‘Add & Weigh’ feature: To weigh several ingredients together, press
the ZERO key to reset the display to zero between each ingredient.
For example, if a recipe calls for ½ lb rice and ½ lb beans, place the
rice into the bowl. Once the correct amount of rice is weighed, press
the ZERO key until the display resets to zero. Add ½ lb of beans. Both
ingredients have been accurately weighed in the same bowl.
e) When weights have been zeroed out, the display will show dashes
(“-----“) and “NE ATIVE LOAD” when the items are removed from the
scale. To reset the scale back to zero for a new measurement, press
the ZERO key until the display resets to zero.
f) The scale will turn off automatically after 5 minutes of nonuse. To con-
serve battery power, press and hold the “ON/OFF” key for 2 seconds
to turn the scale off manually.
TIP: The liquid measure (AquatronicTM) feature is suitable for all water
based liquids, e.g. wine, milk, stock, cream etc. Please be advised that
oils have a significantly lower specific gravity and would give a reading of
approx. +10%. Please adjust your recipe by this proportion when measur-
ing oils on this scale.

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3. KEYPAD
Diagram 3
MODE – changes weighing units of measurement
ZERO – resets scale to zero between weighing of ingredients
ON/OFF – turns scale on and off
ALPHANUMERIC KEYS – use to search for foods, enter data
DELETE/MC – delete a letter, clear user-added foods from memory
MR – view nutritional values in memory
M+/• - save nutritional values in memory
CANCEL – cancels current operation
MENU – access user-added food menus
FOOD – access food database
ENTER – confirms displayed selection
ARROW KEYS – scroll to foods/options
MODE
ZERO
ALPHANUMERIC KEYS
DELETE/MC
CANCEL MENU
ON/OFF
MR
M+/•
FOOD
ENTER
ARROW KEYS

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4. ANALYZING YOUR FOODS
This scale uses an alphanumeric keypad to search for foods, eliminating the
need to refer to a separate food code list. The alphanumeric keypad operates
in a similar way to the keypad on a mobile phone. The majority of the al-
phanumeric keys have three or four letters and one number assigned.
To analyze a food:
a) Turn the scale on.
b) Press the “FOOD” key. “ENTER FOOD NAME” appears.
c) Press the key with the first letter of the desired food. (Each key controls 3-4
letters). Continue to press that key until the letter you want appears on the
screen. Release the key. (Note: If you make an error or wish to search for
another letter, press “DELETE”, then select another letter.)
d) The first alphabetical food appears on the screen. For example, the first
item in the “ ” database is arlic.
e) Press the key with the second letter of the desired food. The display will
scroll to the first food with those two letters. For example “ R” displays ra-
nola Cereal.
f) Continue to press the keys in this manner until the desired food appears.
Alternately, simply press the (▲) or (▼) key to scroll through the foods start-
ing with the first letter.
g) Press “ENTER” to select a displayed food. Wait for the “Weighing” screen
(0.0) to appear.
h) Press “MODE” to change weight measurements if necessary (lb:oz, ml,
fl.oz, g).
i) Place the food to be weighed on the scale. The weight will display. Please
allow a few seconds for the scale to calculate the nutritional values.
j) The scale beeps. Press the (▲) or (▼) key to view the nutritional values.
k) Press Cancel once to return to food name screen. Press Cancel again to
return to the “Enter Food Name” screen. Press a third time to return to the
basic weighing screen.
TIPS:
1. If while using the keypad to search for a food and a cursor line ( _ ) ap-
pears next to the letter, the scale is prompting for the next letter of the
food name. Press the DELETE key to back up to the first letter if needs to be
changed.
2. A space can be entered between words by using the 0 key.
3. To find foods quickly, type the most specific word to describe the food; for
example, if searching for EDAM CHEESE; typing the word EDAM will find the
food faster than typing the word CHEESE. The reason for this is that CHEESE
has many variations and you will have to scroll through the CHEESE list to
find CHEESE EDAM, which may be more time consuming!
4. If a typed food is not in the database. For example, there is no food that
starts with “Pw”, the scale will beep and back up to a cursor. Continue to
type in a corret letter.
5. Press CANCEL to cancel an operation and return to the previous step. (Ex-
ample: return to basic weighing mode rather than food analyzing mode.)
Continue to press CANCEL until the scale returns to the screen you wish to
view.
6. When you need to enter numerical data (such as nutritional values), the
keypad will automatically switch to ‘numbers only’.
7. Some of the nutritional categories may appear blank if data is unavailable
for that particular food.
8. You may add or remove food from the scale any time. Please allow the
scale a few seconds to re-calculate the nutritional values. The scale will
beep twice when the nutritional values are updated and the scale is
ready for use again.

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Press ON/OFF Press FOOD Press 1st letter of food
Press 2nd letter of food
weight
lb:oz
0:0
ente food name ente food name
g_
Repeat for other letters
or scroll with ARROWS
When food displays, press
ENTER. Wait for weighing
screen
Place food on scale. Weight displays Scale beeps
Press “▲” or “▼” to see nutritional values
ente food name
g _
g anola ce eal
g a_
BEEP!
weight
lb:oz
0:0
Press CANCEL to return to
previous screens
g anola ce eal
g a_
ente food name weight
lb:oz 0:0
Ist Press 2nd Press 3rd Press

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5. ADDING NEW FOODS
This Taylor® scale allows you to add up to 50 additional foods to suit your
personal needs. For example, if you have a favorite breakfast cereal that
is not listed, you can use the nutritional values printed on the cereal box to
add this food to the database.
To add a new food:
a. Turn the scale on. Be sure the scale is in weighing mode (“WEI HT”
shows on the display).
b. Press “MENU”.
c. Use the arrow keys or MENU key to scroll to “ADD FOOD ITEM TO MEM-
ORY” and then press ENTER. “ENTER FOOD NAME” appears.
d. Using the keypad, enter a name for the new food (see Note i below),
then press ENTER.
e. You will be prompted to type in the values for each nutritional cate-
gory, beginning with CALORIES. Type in the numerical value and press
ENTER. Repeat with the other nutritional categories.
Note: the last category is GI VALUE. Select a value by pressing these
numbers: High = 4, Medium = 6, Low = 5.
f) After entering the I Value and pressing ENTER, the screen shows
“ITEM ADDED”, then returns to the “ADD FOOD ITEM TO MEMORY”
screen. The new food has been added.
g) To exit the Add screen, press (▲) or (▼) until “EXIT MENU” appears, then
press ENTER. The scale returns to the weighing screen.
IMPORTANT: The nutritional values must be entered as per 100g of food or
product. All nutritional labels include the corresponding grams to the serv-
ing size. You may need to calculate the 100g portions manually first before
entering into the scale. For the .I Value, use the appropriate alphabet
keys to enter L (5) for Low, M (6) for Medium, H (4) for High, and DELETE for
not available.
View complete Food Database for Taylor Model 3840 at taylorusa.com.

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Press ON/OFF Press MENU Press “▲” or “▼” for Add screen, then ENTER
Use keypad to name
food
weight
lb:oz
0:0
add food item to
memo y
ente food name
_
ente food name
g_
CALORIES
kcal ente /edit
0
CALORIES
kcal ente /edit
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Use keypad to enter
values then press
Press ENTER
item added
Repeat with to add
other foods, or press
arrows to scrooll to exit
menu, then press ENTER.
add food item to
memo y
Press ENTER after last
screen
gi value
low
New food added to
memory

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Note:
i. The FOOD NAME you choose is limited to 15 characters including
spaces. Each food name must be unique; you cannot enter two food
items with the same name.
ii. Wait for a curser line ( _ ) to appear before typing in the next letter in
a food name.
iii. If data is not available for some of the categories, simply leave them
as zero.
iv. An asterisk (*) to the left of a food name indicates a user added food.
TIP: Please take particular care when entering the value for sodium. You
need to enter your food in ‘mg’ of sodium. Some food manufacturers
quote ‘mg’ of sodium and others quote ‘g’ of sodium. To convert from ‘g’
to ‘mg’, multiply by 1000. For example, 0.5g sodium = 500mg sodium.
6. EDITING USER-ADDED FOOD ENTRIES
If you need to edit any of the foods that you have manually added to the
database, follow the instructions below:
a) Turn the scale on. Be sure the scale is in weighing mode (“WEI HT”
shows on the display).
b) Press “MENU”.
c) Press “▲” or “▼” until EDIT FOOD ITEM IN MEMORY appears, then press
ENTER.
d) Use the keypad to type the name of the food to be edited, or press
“▲” or “▼” to scroll to the food, then press ENTER.
e) Edit the name of the food (if required) by pressing DELETE to back-
space, then retyping the name. Then press ENTER. The Calories screen
appears.
f) Enter the new calories, or press ENTER to scroll to the next screen.
g) Continue to press ENTER after editing the values on each screen. If a
value does not need to be changed, just press ENTER to accept the
current value.
h) After pressing ENTER on the last screen ( I Value), the scale beeps
and “PRESS ENTER TO CONFIRM CHAN ES” appears. Press ENTER to
confirm (or CANCEL to cancel changes).
i) The scale returns to the EDIT FOOD IN MEMORY screen.
j) To exit the Edit screen, press “▲” or “▼” until “EXIT MENU” appears, then
press ENTER. The scale returns to the weighing screen.
Please note: Only foods manually added may be changed. The original
foods in the database may not be changed.

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Press ON/OFF Press MENU Press “▲” or “▼” for Edit screen, then ENTER
weight
lb:oz
0:0
edit food item in
memo y
ente food name
_
Use keypad to
choose food
ente food name
g_
edit food name
g apes edit food name
g a
Press DELETE to
backspace then
retype name
Press ENTER
CALORIES
kcal ente /edit
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Use keypad plus ENTER
to re-enter values
edit food name
g ape
Press ENTER to change
food name.
After last screen scale
beeps. Press ENTER to
confirm changes.
Item is updated.
p ess ente to
confi mchanges
item updated

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7. DELETING USER-ADDED FOOD ENTRIES
a) Turn the scale on. Be sure the scale is in weighing mode (“WEI HT”
shows on the display).
b) Press “MENU”.
c) Press “▲” or “▼” until DELETE FOOD ITEM IN MEMORY appears, then
press ENTER.
d) Type the name of the food to be edited, or press “▲” or “▼” to scroll to
the food, then press ENTER. “PRESS DELETE TO CONFIRM” appears.
e) Press DELETE to delete the food, or CANCEL to cancel the operation.
f) To exit the Delete screen, press “▲” or “▼” until “EXIT MENU” appears,
then press ENTER. The scale returns to the weighing screen.
Press ON/OFF Press MENU Press “▲” or “▼” for Delete screen, then ENTER
weight
lb:oz
0:0
delete food item
in memo y
ente food name
_
Use keypad or Arrows to
choose food
g apes p ess delete to
confi m
Press DELETE to
confirm
Press ENTER
item deleted

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8. MEMORY FUNCTIONS
To help you keep a precise record of the total nutritional value of the food
you eat, and monitor your nutritional intake, this Taylor® scale has some
unique memory functions.
a) Saving Nutritional Values into Memory
After following the instructions in the ‘ANALYZE YOUR FOODS’ section,
you can choose to add the nutritional values of the food being
weighed into memory. This can help you keep track of what you have
consumed, up to 7 days.
1. Select food name and weigh food as previously described. Wait
for the scale to beep.
2. Press the M+ key. The scale shows “PRESS ENTER TO
ADD TO MEMORY”.
3. Press ENTER. “ITEM ADDED” appears. The nutritional value of the
food is saved.
4. Repeat for additional foods. The scale will save values for up to
7 days.
5. Press CANCEL to return to the weighing screen.
Press M+
b) To See Nutritional Values Saved in Memory
1. Press the MR key while the scale is in weighing mode (“WEI HT”
shows on the display).
2. Press “▲” or “▼” to view the total of your nutritional intake values
recorded so far.
3. Press CANCEL to return to the weighing screen.
Press MR Press “▲” or “▼” to view
nutritional values
BEEP!
Press ENTER.
Nutritional
values are
saved.
Weigh food Wait for beep

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TIPS
i. It is not possible to total .I values, so that screen will not appear.
ii. A * symbol on the screen indicates that the nutritional value is unavail-
able.
iii. Please note the memory is cumulative – for example, if 4 foods have
been saved into memory, the scale will show the nutritional values of
the 4 foods added together. It is not possible to view a previous total
or an individual food.
c) Adding Foods to Memory at a Later Time
If you are unable to use your Taylor® scale just before you eat certain
foods, such as while eating at a restaurant, do not worry. This scale
has a feature that allows you to add your foods in your own time with-
out actually weighing the food. You can do this by following the in-
structions below:
1. As described in the ANALYZIN YOUR FOODS section, use the key
pad to display a food and press “ENTER” to select.
2. Do not put anything on the scale. Wait for the weighing screen to
appear. Estimate the weight of the food you wish to record in
grams.
3. Manually enter the estimated weight by pressing the appropriate
numbers on the key pad. Press ENTER.
4. View the nutritional values by UP or DOWN arrow key.
5. Press M+ to add this food to memory.
TIP: 1oz = approximately 28g
weight
lb:oz
0:0
ente weight in
g ams
5
use a ow keys
to view data
Use keypad to
choose food
Press ENTER
Press “▲” or “▼” to view
nutritional values
Press M+. Nutritional
values are saved.
Enter estimated weight
of food
Press ENTER

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d) Clearing Foods from Memory
1. To clear the last saved food from memory, press the “MC key”. The
‘CLEAR LAST’ and ‘CLEAR ALL’ options appear on the screen. ‘CLEAR
LAST’ will delete only the last item saved from memory. ‘CLEAR ALL’
will remove every food saved from memory.
2. Press “▲” or “▼” to move to an option. A “<” icon indicates which op-
tion is highlighted.
3. Press ENTER to clear the food or foods from memory. Press DELETE to
confirm.
Press MC Choose “CLEAR LAST” or
“CLEAR ALL”
Press ENTER
TIP: If your are using the memory function to add up your total nutritional
intake over the course of one day; be sure to clear the memory each
morning before inputting a new days food intake. If preferred, you can
record your total nutritional intake for a longer period, up to maximum of 7
days. The memory feature may only be used for a maximum of 7 days at
a time.
9. POWER SAVE FEATURE
To preserve battery power, the scale has an auto–off feature. The scale
will turn off automatically if the scale has not been in use for 5 minutes.
Switching the scale off manually will help to further extend battery life. To
switch the scale off manually, press and hold the ON/OFF key for 2 sec-
onds.
All data entries are retained when the scale switches off both manually
and automatically.
Press DELETE

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10. BATTERY REPLACEMENT
The display will show a BATTERY LOW message when the batteries need re-
placing. Switch the scale off, then remove the old batteries and replace
with four brand new AA size batteries (choose alkaline batteries for im-
proved battery life). The battery compartment is situated in the base of
the scale and is marked to show the correct orientation of the + and –
battery terminals.
Note: All saved data will be retained while batteries are changed.
11. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Sources of Nutritional Data:
a) USDA National Nutrient Database for standard Reference, Release 17
b) International lable of lycemic Index and lycemic Load Values:
2002 (Am J Clln Nutr 2002; 26:5-56).
Note:
i. The ‘net carbs’ value is calculated as ‘net carbs’ = carbohydrate –
fiber.
ii. The .I. value is also known as lycemic Index. This is a numerical
index relating to carbohydrate-rich foods based on the average in-
crease in blood glucose levels occurring after the food is eaten.

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12. CARE, PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
Warning messages:
“Overload” indicates that the maximum weighing capacity of the
scale has been exceeded. Remove the weight immediately; other-
wise, permanent damage could occur.
“Negative load” indicates items have been removed from the plat-
form after their weights have been zeroed out. Press ZERO to reset the
scale to zero.
1. Clean exposed parts with a soft, slightly damp (not wet) cloth. To re-
move stains, use a mild soap. Never use detergents, excess water,
treated cloths, harsh cleaning agents, or sprays. Avoid contact with
acids, such as citrus juices.
2. Do not tamper with the scale's internal components. Doing so will in-
validate the warranty on this unit and may cause damage. The scale
contains no user-serviceable parts.
3. Although your scale is designed to be maintenance-free, it contains
sensitive electronic parts. Avoid rough treatment. Treat it with care to
ensure the best performance.
4. This scale is intended for home/consumer use only. It is not intended
for commercial or medical use.
5. This scale is designed to read weights up to 6 lbs 10 oz /3 kgs. To pre-
vent damage, do not place more than 6 lbs 10 oz /3 kgs on it.
6. Do not store scale where you store cleaning chemicals. The vapors
from some household products may affect the electronic compo-
nents of your scale. Do not store scale on its side.
7. This scale is an extremely sensitive weighing device. In order to pre-
vent run down of the battery, do not store anything on the scale.
8. Do not dispose of batteries in fire. Batteries may explode or leak. Al-
ways replace all batteries at the same time; do not combine old and
new batteries. Do not mix Alkaline, carbon zinc (standard) or Nickel-
Cadmium (rechargeable) batteries. Remove the batteries if the scale
will not be used for a long period of time.

FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Taylor® warrants this product to be free from defects in material or work-
manship for five (5) years for the original purchaser from date of original
purchase. It does not cover damages or wear resulting from accident,
misuse, abuse, commercial use, or unauthorized adjustment and/or repair.
If service is required, do not return to retailer. If service is required, do not
return to retailer. For service call 1 [phone] from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm,
Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday. To assist us in serving
you, please have the model number and date of purchase available.
Should this product require service (or replacement at our option) after
contacting customer service, please pack the item carefully and return it
prepaid, along with store receipt showing the date of purchase and a
note explaining reason for return to:
Taylor Precision Products
2220 Entrada Del Sol, Suite A
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
USA
There are no expressed warranties except as listed above. This warranty
gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary
from state to state.
For additional product information, or warranty information in Canada or
elsewhere outside the USA, please contact us through
www.taylorusa.com
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