Yamato DP-8100 User manual

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DP-8100 Operation Manual
YAMATOCORPORATION YAMATOTECHCORPORATION
P.O. Box 60159 #112-19425 Langley By-Pass
Colorado Springs, CO 80960-0159 Surrey, B.C. V3S 6K1
U.S.A. Canada
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
DIGITAL BENCH SCALES
PLEASE READ OVER THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
1)Carefullyunpackthescale.
2)Followdiagramonbatterycovertoinstallbatteries. Usefour"C"cells.
3)Placetheunitonafirm,flatsurface.
4)Abubblelevelislocatedat therearoftheplatform. Rotatetheadjustablelegsunder the
platformuntilthebubbleiscentered.
5)Adjusttheswiveldisplayandcolumntoacomfortableviewingposition.

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SPECIAL DISPLAY MESSAGES:
UNDERLOADIndication OVERLOADIndication
INITIAL ERROR (high) display INITIAL ERROR (low) display
Battery Low display Weighing Unit defective display
Capacity Display Hold OFF Key ON/ZERO Key
Figure1:DisplayIndicators
Zero Stable Net Gross KG LB NET/GROSS Key TARE Key
Platform
weight
weight
weight
weight
weight
weight

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TURNING THE SCALE ON
1. Removeanyloadfromthescaleplatform.
2. DepresstheON/ZEROkey. Thedisplaywillbrieflyshowall digitsegments
(figureeights)togetherwithallotherstatusindications. Thescalewillthen
automaticallyresettozero.
TURNING THE SCALE OFF
DepresstheOFF key. Thedisplay will go off.
NOTE: TheDP-8100seriesisequippedwithanAUTO-OFFfeaturethatwillshuttheunit
offautomaticallywhenthescalehasnotbeenusedforapproximatelyfifteenminutes.
WEIGHING PROCEDURES
A. "GROSS" weighing. With noloadon the scale andthe display on zero,placeitem(s) to be
weighedonthe scale. Weight displayed will be"GROSS"weight.
B. "NET"weighing(withAutomaticTare)
1. Withnoloadonthescaleandthedisplayonzero,placeanemptycontaineron
thescaleanddepress the TARE key. Theweightoftheemptycontainer will be
automaticallydeductedandthedisplaywillreadzero. TheNETindication
willilluminate.
2. Placetheitem(s)tobeweighedinthecontainer. Thedisplayedweightwillbethe
"NET"weight. PresstheNET/GROSS keytoalternatetheindicatordisplaybetween
netweightandgrossweight.
3. Toreturnto"GROSS"weighing, removeallloadanddepressthe TARE key. The
NETindicationwillgooffandthedisplaywillreturntozero.
C. "BATCHING"(separateweighingofseveralitems)
1. Withnoloadonthescaleandthedisplayonzero,placeanemptycontaineron
thescaleanddepress the TARE key. Theweightoftheemptycontainer will be
automaticallydeductedandthedisplaywillreadzero. TheNETindication
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2. Placethefirstitem inthecontaineruntilthedesired weightisreached.
3. DepresstheTARE key. Thedisplaywillreturntozero.
4. Placetheseconditemin the containeruntilthedesiredweightisreached.
5. DepresstheTARE keyagain. Thedisplaywillagainreturn to zero.
6. Repeatsteps3through5 as manytimesasnecessary. Whenweighingofallitems
iscompleted,removeallloadand depress the TARE key. Thedisplaywillreturnto
zeroand theNETindication willgooff.
NOTE:Tochangethedisplaybetweenlbandkg,presstheNET/GROSS keyandtheTAREkey
simultaneously.
MINOR TROUBLE SHOOTING
A. Isthemovementofthescaleplatformrestrictedinanyway?
1. Insurethatnoforeignobject(s)havebecomewedgedbetweentheupperandlower
scalebasehousings.
2. Verifytheplatformisnotrubbingagainstanysurroundingobjects.
B. Arethebatteriesingoodcondition? Try changing allfourbatteries.
C. Isthescaleoff? Ifthescalehasnotbeenusedinthelastfifteenminutes,perhapstheauto
off featurehasturnedtheunitoff.
Ifanyofthesethingsfailtocorrecttheproblem,thescaleneeds to be serviced by a qualified scale
technician.
CAUTION: DONOTATTEMPTTOOPENTHESCALEORTAMPERWITHITS
MECHANISMORCIRCUITRYASTHISWILLVOIDALLWARRANTYCOVERAGE.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
A. Useonlyasoft,dampclothtocleanthescale. Donotusesolventsorabrasivecleaners.
Donotsubmergethescale in water. Alwaysbesurethescaleisturnedoff before cleaning.
B. AVOID SHOCK LOADING. Place items tobe weighed on the platform. Do not drop them

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on. Repeatedorsevereshockloadsmaydamage the weighing mechanism.
C. Depressfunctionkeyswithyourfingeronly. Neveruseasharpobjectthatmaypuncturethe
key.
D. Keepthescaleinanareafreefromextremetemperaturechanges,moisture,ordust.
Prolongedexposuretoextremelyhighorlowtemperaturesmaycausedamagetoyour
scale.
E. Toavoidbatteryleakage,removethebatterieswhenthescalewillnotbeinuseforan
extendedperiodof time.
F. Makesurethatallemployees areawarethatyourscale isaprecisionmachineand should
betreatedaccordingly.
G. Keepthismanualforfurtherreference.