Weight Watchers PointsPlus Value Database User manual

Weighing your ood
Put your ood on the scale to get its weight.
Getting PointsPlus values
Using the keypad, enter the irst ew letters o the ood.
Press ENTER.
Use the scroll wheel to scroll through ood datebase.
When you get to the ood you are looking or, press the
PointsPlus button and the PointsPlus value o your
portion will get displayed.
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electronic food scale
with PointsPlus®
Value Database
Get accurate PointsPlus
values or oods you weigh
Calculate PointsPlus values
or your recipes
Contains PointsPlus values
or over 500 oods
electronic food scale
And the scale does so much more...
Subtracts the weight of the plate or bowl used
Calculates PointsPlus values of foods where total fat, total
carbohydrates, dietary fiber and protein grams are known
Stores PointsPlus values for up to 10 of your favorite foods
Quickly searches through 500+ foods in database for
accurate portioning
with PointsPlus® Value Database
Weighing your avorite oods and getting their PointsPlus
values couldn’t be easier!

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Congratulations! You now own the Weight Watchers®Electronic
Food Scale – the only scale designed to weigh oods, and give
you accurate PointsPlus® values.
Using your scale couldn’t be easier. First o all, your scale already
has the names o over 500 popular oods stored in it. Plus, you
can even add your own avorite oods right into the scale’s
memory. You can also calculate PointsPlus values or recipes
that you prepare, using the new RECIPE BUILDER eature. It’s
simple to set up and easy to use.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
IMPORTANT TO KNOW ........................................................................................ 3
SETTING UP YOUR SCALE ................................................................................ 3
Loading the Battery .............................................................................................. 3
Screen and Plat orm Protector ...................................................................... 4
USING YOUR SCALE............................................................................................... 4
Key by Key .................................................................................................................... 5
Turning on the Scale ............................................................................................. 6
WEIGHING YOUR FOOD ..................................................................................... 6
FINDING THE PointsPlus VALUE OF A FOOD
LISTED IN THE SCALE’S DATABASE ......................................................... 7
WEIGHING YOUR FOOD WITH A BOWL OR PLATE ...................... 8
PAUSE FUNCTION ................................................................................................. 10
USING RECIPE BUILDER TO CALCULATE
PointsPlus VALUES FOR A RECIPE ........................................................... 10
Adding Foods to Your Recipe .......................................................................... 11
Clearing a Food rom Your Recipe .............................................................. 13
Adding Foods to Your Recipe that are Not Included
in the Scale ................................................................................................................ 14
Clearing the RECIPE BUILDER Memory ................................................. 15
CALCULATING PointsPlus VALUES
OF PACKAGED FOODS ....................................................................................... 16
To Calculate PointsPlus Values ................................................................... 16
Saving Your Favorite Packaged Foods ..................................................... 17
Getting the PointsPlus Values or the Portions o
Favorite Foods that You Weigh ..................................................................... 18
Deleting a Favorite Food rom Memory .................................................. 19
FOOD LIST ................................................................................................................... 20
IMPORTANTTOKNOW...
Be ore Using Your Scale
DO...
– Store your scale securely, making sure it’s turned o when it’s
not being used. Store the scale in a sa e place to help protect
the weighing plat orm. I excess pressure is put on the plat-
orm, the scale may no longer work.
– Clean your scale plat orm between ood weighings with a
damp cloth.
– Be sure to lock the scale be ore cleaning the plat orm to
prevent overloading rom excessive pressure.
DO NOT...
– Overload the scale. Make sure the items you place on the
plat orm do not exceed 3kg (6 lbs., 9.8 oz) or the scale will no
longer work. Excessively pressing on the weighing plat orm
or placing the scale upside down may cause damage.
PLEASE NOTE: Any damage caused by such overloading
will not be covered by your warranty.
– Immerse the scale in water or put it in a dishwasher, as this
may cause it to mal unction.
SETTING UP YOUR SCALE
Loading the Battery
1. To insert the 4 AAA batteries, turn the scale over, being care ul
not to press down on the weighing plat orm.
2. Press and push the battery cover on the base o the scale
to remove.
3. Load the batteries into the battery compartment.
4. Make sure that the positive and negative ends are
acing correctly (see diagram inside battery compartment).
This makes it easier to remove the batteries.
5. Replace the battery compartment cover, making sure
that it closes securely and clicks shut.

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YOUR SCALE HAS A 3KG (6 LBS, 9.8 OZ)
MAXIMUM WEIGHT
Screen and Plat orm Protector
1. You will ind a plastic strip positioned over the screen. Peel o the
strip and discard it.
2. There is a plastic peel-o sticker protecting the scale plat orm.
Peel this o too, and throw it away.
USING YOUR SCALE
Key by Key
(Plat orm) You can place ood directly on the plat orm, or
use a bowl or plate
(ON/OFF) Turns the scale on and o
(INPUT) Use this to calculate the PointsPlus®value o a
ood, using the in ormation rom its Nutritional Facts panel
(g/oz) Switches the unit o measurement between grams
and ounces
(RECALL) Brings up avorite oods stored in memory
(PointsPlus) Finds the PointsPlus values o oods listed in
the database
(Scroll Wheel) Scrolls through the Food List to ind your ood
(ENTER) Con irms an entry
(CE) Clears last entry. Hold down or 3-5 seconds to
clear RECIPE BUILDER memory
(ADD) Adds what is on screen to calculation and/or memory
(PAUSE) Holds data displaying on screen
(ZERO) To zero out existing weight sitting on scale
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Turning on the Scale
1. Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the unit. The display will
read 0g:
NOTE: Your scale will automatically turn o a ter 2 minutes o not being used.
WEIGHING YOUR FOOD
1. Place the ood directly on the scale plat orm.
2. The screen will display the weight o the ood.
3. You can press g/oz to switch between grams and
ounces at any time.
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FINDING THE PointsPlus®VALUE
OF A FOOD LISTED IN THE SCALE’S
DATABASE
Use this unction to help you ind the accurate PointsPlus values
or the portions that you weigh. Your scale has over 500 commonly
eaten oods listed in its database. I you want to calculate the
PointsPlus values o dishes with multiple ingredients, use
RECIPE BUILDER on page 10.
1. A ter placing ood on the plat orm, use the alphabetical keys to
enter the ood name. You can use as ew, or as many, letters as
you want to search or the ood name.
2. This will take you to the irst entry in the Food List that uses
these letters.
3. Use the scroll wheel to scroll through the Food List until you
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4. Press PointsPlus®button to see the PointsPlus value o the ood.
5. To clear the entry and use the scale to weigh another ood,
press CE and remove item rom plat orm.
WEIGHING YOUR FOOD WITH A
BOWL OR PLATE
1. Place the empty bowl or plate on the plat orm.
2. Press ZERO to zero out the weight o the bowl.
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3. I you remove your bowl rom the plat orm, the scale will show a
negative weight. This is to remind you that the weight has been
adjusted to remove the weight o the bowl.
4. Place the bowl back on the plat orm to get back to a 0g reading.
(I you place the bowl on the plat orm be ore turning the scale
on, the scale will display 0g when it is turned on.)
5. Place ood in bowl to get the weight o the ood without the bowl.
6. To get the PointsPlus value o the ood, use the keypad and
scroll wheel to get to your ood name. Then press PointsPlus
button (see FINDINGTHEPointsPlus VALUEOFAFOOD
LISTED IN THE SCALE'S DATABASE on page 7).
7. Press CE to weigh another ood.
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Adding Foods to Your Recipe
1. To weigh the irst ood, place it on the plat orm (or in the bowl a ter
you have zeroed its weight). Use the keypad and arrows to enter
the name o the ood. Press the PointsPlus button to see the
PointsPlus value o the ood, or press ADD to build your recipe.
2. When you press ADD, the screen will lash “FOOD ADDED, ” to
con irm that the ood in ormation is stored in memory.
3. The scale is ready or you to add your second item to the recipe.
NOTE: I not using a bowl or dish, a minus sign will show a ter each ood item has
been removed rom the scale. Press ZERO to zero out the weight.
4. To add your second ood to the recipe, place it on the scale.
NOTE: While you are working in the RECIPE BUILDER mode, the ADD icon to the
le t o the screen will be displayed. The item number will also be displayed.
PAUSE FUNCTION
1. I the plate or bowl covers the display, press PAUSE once.
Remove the entire dish (along with its contents) rom the
plat orm; the weight will lash on the display.
2. Press PAUSE again, and the weight will update instantly to 0g.
This unction will automatically be disabled a ter 2 minutes o not
being used.
NOTE: While this unction is in use, no other operation can be per ormed.
USING RECIPE BUILDER TO
CALCULATE PointsPlus®VALUES
FOR A RECIPE
Use this unction to ind the PointsPlus value o a recipe. RECIPE
BUILDER will save the in ormation or each ingredient so that you
can calculate the total PointsPlus value o a recipe. I you plan to
place all o the ingredients in one bowl, remember to zero out the
weight o the bowl irst by placing it on the scale, and then pressing
ZERO. You can also build your recipe by placing one item at a time
directly on the plat orm and then taking it o a ter you add it.
You can add oods listed in the database, as well as oods not
included the database, when total at, total carbohydrates, dietary
iber, and protein grams are known.
You can add a maximum o 10 ingredients per recipe.
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5. Use the keypad and/or scroll wheel to enter the name o your
second ood.
6. Press ADD to con irm entry. “FOOD ADDED” will lash, and your
scale will be ready or you to add your third ood to the recipe.
7. You can repeat this process or up to 10 ingredients. At any time, you
can view the running PointsPlus®value. Simply press the PointsPlus
button, and the scale will display the current PointsPlus value.
8. To continue building your recipe, press ADD and repeat the
process or each new item. You can change the number o
servings that your recipe makes by using the number buttons.
The scale will calculate the PointsPlus value per serving.
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9. While you are in the RECIPE BUILDER mode, you can scroll
through the oods that you have added to your recipe at any
time. To view each individual item that you added to the recipe,
press ADD and use the arrows to scroll up and down. Press ADD
again to continue adding ingredients. To view the PointsPlus
value o each item, press the PointsPlus button, and use the
arrow keys to scroll through
the list. Press ADD to con-
tinue adding ingredients.
NOTE: While in RECIPE BUILDER
mode, you can press ADD at any
time to switch between viewing
the individual items and the total
or the recipe.
Clearing a Food rom Your Recipe
1. I you would like to delete a ood rom your recipe, use the arrows
to get to the ood you want to clear.
2. Press CE and the screen will display:
3. Press ENTER to con irm that you want to clear the ood rom
your recipe. (Press CE i you want to continue with your recipe
without clearing the item.) The ood will be deleted rom the
recipe. Since the PointsPlus value in ormation o the deleted
ood is no longer included in the recipe, remember to remove the
ood rom the bowl or plate.
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4. A minus sign will show a ter the item has been removed rom the
bowl or plate. Press ZERO to zero out the weight o the removed
ood. The oods will automatically be renumbered in the recipe
list. To continue adding more ingredients to your recipe, place
ood on scale and use the keypad to enter the ood name.
Adding Foods to Your Recipe that are
Not Included in the Scale’s Database
You will need to know the total at, total carbohydrates, dietary
iber, protein, and serving size in grams. This will work best or
packaged oods.
1. Place the item on the scale.
2. Instead o using the keypad to enter a ood name (as you would
with a ood included in the database), press INPUT.
3. Follow the screen prompts to enter the total at, total
carbohydrates, iber, and protein, and serving size in grams
(see CALCULATING PointsPlus®VALUESOFPACKAGED
FOODS on page 16). The PointsPlus value o the ood will show
on the screen.
4. Press ADD to add this ood to your recipe. You can continue
adding oods to your recipe by placing the next item on the scale.
5. When your recipe is complete, press the PointsPlus button to
view total PointsPlus value, and to adjust number o servings.
Clearing the RECIPE BUILDER Memory
1. To clear the RECIPE BUILDER memory, press and hold the CE
button or 5 seconds. You need to clear the RECIPE BUILDER
memory to return to weighing and calculating PointsPlus values
or single items.
2. The screen will display:
3. Press ENTER to con irm that you want to clear the recipe rom
memory. (Press CE i you want to continue in the RECIPE
BUILDER mode.)
4. The scale will return to simple weighing mode. Press ZERO to
zero out the weight.
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5. Enter serving size in grams, and press ENTER.
6. The PointsPlus value will display a zero until you place the ood
on the scale.
7. To ind the PointsPlus value o that ood, place the ood on
the scale.
8. Press CE to return to simple weighing mode.
Saving Your Favorite Packaged Foods
1. You can save up to 10 o your avorite oods in memory.
Complete steps 1 through 6 rom the CALCULATING
PointsPlus VALUES OF PACKAGED FOODS section
starting on page 16. Press INPUT.
CALCULATING PointsPlus®VALUES
OF PACKAGED FOODS
To Calculate PointsPlus Values:
1. Press INPUT. The screen will then ask you to input total at per
serving (as seen in the screen below). Enter grams o at per serving,
and press ENTER.
2. Enter grams o total carbohydrates per serving, and press ENTER.
3. Enter grams o dietary iber per serving, and press ENTER.
4. Enter grams o protein per serving, and press ENTER.
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2. Use the keypad to input your ood name and press ADD to save.
Getting the PointsPlus®Values or the Portions
o Favorite Foods that you Weigh
1. Press RECALL to view your avorite oods stored in memory.
2. Press ENTER. Use scroll wheel to scroll to the ood you are
looking or. Press ENTER to select.
3. Place the ood on scale to see the PointsPlus value or that
portion. Press CE to return to the avorite ood list.
Deleting a Favorite Food rom Memory
I there are already 10 avorite oods stored in memory, the scale will
display “MEMORY FULL” when you try to enter another avorite
ood. You will need to delete an item to make room or your new
entry. Press RECALL.
1. Use the scroll wheel to scroll down to enter DELETE mode.
2. Press ENTER to view the avorite oods saved in memory, and
use the scroll wheel to scroll to the ood you would like to delete.
3. Press ENTER to delete the item. Press ENTER again to con irm
deletion, or press CE to cancel the deletion.
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