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Not sure what model you have but here is the tanita website, where you can look up the model and download the manual from there. http://www.tanita.com/en/personal
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To use a scale, first you'll need to make sure it is properly set up and calibrated. This typically involves placing the scale on a flat, stable surface and pressing a "tare" or "zero" button to reset the scale to 0. If the scale is battery-operated, you'll need to install the batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
To use the scale, simply place the object you want to weigh on the surface of the scale. The scale should display the weight of the object in the units you have selected (usually pounds or kilograms).
To clean the scale, you should use a damp cloth or sponge to wipe down the surface of the scale. Be sure to avoid getting any water inside the scale itself.
To calibrate the scale, you may need to adjust the scale's settings or follow a specific calibration process according to the manufacturer's instructions. This may involve using a known weight or adjusting the scale's "zero" point. Calibrating your scale can help ensure that it is providing accurate readings.
Are these a vintage or a digital scales? Is this for general cooking and baking or is it for accurate measuring?
General cooking doesn't need serious accuracy so unless it is seriously inaccurate I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Digital scales can be difficult to accurately calibrate without specialist equipment. For accurate measuring there are companies out there that can calibrate scales to an industrial standard for a fee.
You can check the accuracy of any scale buy using something you know the EXACT weight of. (Bag of sugar or flour). Set up the scales as normal. Add the known weight and read the scale. If it is more than a gram or two out it needs calibrating. On digital scales you might need to press the 'TARE' button before you start to Zero the display.
Most old 'mechanical' scales use a spring as the resistance to the weight you put onto the scale. You can get some adjustment but as the spring gets old it weakens and gets less accurate. Somewhere on the scale there will be an adjuster wheel. Often positioned high up on the back of the scales. *Note* mechanical scales are often not very exact so there will always be some level of inaccuracy.
Set the scales up as you would normally use them. Look at where the needle sits near the '0' mark. Turn the adjuster wheel a few turns, (counting them), in one direction. Press the weight 'Plunger' all the way down two or three times. Check where the needle has moved to. If it has moved the 'wrong' direction wind the adjuster wheel back the number of turns you counted, (the start position), then continue in that direction the same number of turns. Press the plunger down like you did the first time.
This method will show you which way to turn the adjuster and how far to get it back to where the '0' mark is.
I searched into this site with the same problem, how to update/reprogram the UM 016. I figured out how to do it, shame there\'s no mention of updating memory data in the Tanita literature. Assuming scale has batteries and old settings. Press \'set\' button instead of memory or guest. The \'1\' memory should appear and blink. If you want to reset the \'2\' memory, press up key until the \'2\' appears and blinks, then press \'set\' again.\' When you press \'set\' while the memory location is blinking, you should be able to page through and change the age/height/sex settings for the scale memories. When you are done, the scale will eventually shut down, saving your new settings, which you access with the \'up\' button when you want to use the scale.
It's there to help you set the binoculars quickly to your own inter-pupillary distance. Just make a note of the number the pointer on the scale is at when you find a comfortable setting for your eyes and then when you next use them just set the pointer back to the same number. The scale is the angle of the yoke, and you'll often (but not always) find that the scale works on other makes and models as well to help you quickly set the binoculars up to your own preferences. The left eyepiece will also have a dioptre scale (not always accurate) so when you have sharp right eye focus, adjust the left eyepiece until you get sharp left eye focus as well.The scale on the eyepiece indicates how many dioptres (+/-) your left eye is different to your right eye. If you know the left eye setting and the yoke angle, you can quickly adjust most binos to your own comfort settings. Fixed focus binoculars are different in that they have dioptre adjustment on both eyepieces, so left eye settings from regular binos are not directly useful on fixed focus binos, but the yoke angle may still apply.
The easiest way to program the scales is to pull the manual up for the scale and follow the directions. The procedure does vary according to the scale.
In general the procedure is to tap the power or set button until it brings up the height and then hit the arrow keys until you get to the correct height. Hit the power or set after each entry usually height, age, gender, athlete mode. It will then beep and you will need to hit the arrow up until you see 1 (this is the memory number) tap the set or power and it will beep again. The scale is now programmed.
The general recall procedure is to hold the power or set button down for 2 seconds (or tap the up arrow) until the memory number goes up. Then just tap the power or set and it will beep. Then step on the scale to get the information. The weight will be first, then running zeroes, then thefat%, and finally water%.
I have a WW36DG digital scale and most of the instructions are the same, so far as I can see. When you tap on the scale, 888.888 appears. It is just seting itself. If you step on the scale before it reads 00.0 it wil give you a Err signal. If you stepped on the scale after it read 00.0, and an Err signal appears, either your battery is very low or it is malfunctioning. it does have a 10 year warranty on it. For the person wanting to set the scale, here are the directions. Good luck.
Customizing Your
Weight Watchers® Body Fat Monitor
1. Tap center of scale platform with foot to activate digital display (display will
flash).
2. Wait for "0.0" to appear in display window.
3. You are now ready to input your personal data. Firmly press the SET button
located below the display.
Enter User Number
• P-01 will flash in display window
• Press UP or DOWN arrows to select your individual user
number (Ten user numbers available: P-01 through P-10)
• When selected user number appears in display, press SET
button to save user number
• The scale is now ready for you to enter your height
Set Height
• "Ht" (height) will flash in display window
• Press UP or DOWN arrows to scroll to your height measurement
• Press SET button to save height
• The scale is now ready for you to enter your age
Set Age
• "Age" will flash in display window
• Press UP or DOWN arrows to scroll to your age
• Press SET button to save age
• The scale is now ready for you to enter your gender
Set Gender
• The gender icons will flash in display window
• Press UP or DOWN arrows to select male or female icon
• Press SET button to save gender
• The scale is now ready for you to weigh yourself and to
determine percentage of body fat
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