Health O Meter 498KG Manual page 15

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT)
Weighing a Patient
Note: When this scale is turned on, it will always default to the settings and units last used (LB or KG). The
scale will not lock on a weight less than 5 lb / 2.27 kg.
1. With all weight off the scale, press the
2. Wait until "0.0" appears on the display then assist the patient onto the scale "LOCK" will appear and
flash on the display along with a weight measurement. When a stable weight is determined "LOCK" will
stay displayed along with the patient's weight. Depending on the movement of the patient on the scale,
it may take several seconds for the scale to lock onto the weight.
Caution: To prevent patient injury, the patient must be attended throughout the entire weighing
event.
3. The weight may be held on the display by pressing the HOLD/RELEASE button. To release, press the
HOLD/RELEASE button again.
4. After the weight measurement has been taken and is recorded, have the patient step off the scale. Or
press the CLEAR button to reweigh the patient without having them step off the scale.
5. After the weight measurement has been taken, have the patient step off the scale.
6. Press the button to turn the scale off.
Zero Function
Zeroes the scale prior to a weight measurement. The ZERO button is also used in the Tare function outlined
below.
Tare Function
When using this scale, the weight of an object, such as a portable oxygen tank, can be subtracted from the
total weight in order to determine the weight of the patient alone.
1. With all weight off the scale, press the
2. Wait until "0.0" appears on the display then place the object on the scale. The display will show a value for
the object's weight. The minimum weight that can be tared is 5 lb / 2.27 kg. Note: The scale must lock onto
a weight before it can be tared.
3. Press the ZERO button. The word "TARE" will appear on the display, followed by "0.0".
4. Keep the object on the platform, and have the patient step onto the scale. The scale will automatically
deduct the weight of the object and only display the patient's weight.
5. When you remove the item from the platform, the negative weight of the tare will be displayed. Press
ZERO to remove the tare and zero the scale.
Weighing a Patient and Taring a Known Weight (Pre-Tare):
Pre-Tare can be performed for items between 0.2 lb and 200 lb (0.1 kg and 91 kg).
1. With all weight off the scale, press the
2. Wait until "0.0" appears on the display. Press and hold the ZERO button until the word "TARE" appears on
the display.
3. The tare icon will flash along with "0.0" prompting you to enter the weight to be tared. Use the ▲ and ▼
keys to increase or decrease the weight. Pounds will change in 0.2 lb increments and KG will change in
0.1 kg increments. Holding down the arrow keys will cause the rate of the change to progress faster.
4. Once the desired tare value is set, lock the value by pressing the ENTER button. The entered amount will
show as a negative weight.
5. Weigh the patient following the weighing procedure outlined on the previous page. The scale will
automatically deduct the tare value and only display the patient's weight.
6. To clear the tare value, press the ZERO button.
button to power on the scale.
button to turn on the scale.
button to turn on the scale.
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