Detecto scale weight indicating instrument with body mass index features (28 pages)
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6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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(15 kilograms) capacity, battery-operated baby scale housed in a painted steel enclosure. The scale is equipped with a removable baby tray and a multi-color touchscreen LCD display. The Model 6745 has many distinctive features that make it both easy to use and maintain and includes built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 for EMR/EHR.
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This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
Included 100 to 240 VAC 50/60Hz 12 VDC 1.2A UL and CE Approved Medical Grade Power Supply. 6745/6745KG includes MV1PWR with a US (Type B) plug. 6745EU includes MV2PWR with an EU (Type C) plug. 6745UK includes MV1PWRUK with a UK (Type G) plug.
Electrical Power The 6745 Digital Baby Scale has been designed to operate from a 100 to 240V AC 50/60Hz, 12V DC 1.2A UL and CE Approved Medical Grade Power Supply. Model...
Shipping Screws The load cell in your DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale is secured during shipping by two shipping screws, one on each side of the scale enclosure where the carrying handles will be installed.
Installation of the scale is now complete. Please read the operating instructions contained in this manual before attempting to operate your scale. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
INSTALLATION, CONT. Battery Operation The DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale can use six C-size Alkaline, Ni-Cad, or NiMH batteries (not included). If you plan to operate the scale using batteries, you must first obtain and install the batteries before operations can begin. The batteries are housed in a holder attached to a removable panel on the bottom of the scale, secured with a thumbscrew.
8. If the display turns on, the batteries have been installed correctly. If not, turn the scale over, remove the panel, and check for one or more improperly positioned batteries. 9. Your 6745 Digital Baby Scale is now ready for operation. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
To continue into setup, touch the Setup key at the bottom right of the touchscreen. This is the REWEIGH key. Press this key from any screen to escape the current screen and return to the weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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The scale will then display the difference in the weights which will equal the amount of fluid output of the infant. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
This is shown on the Weight screen instead of the battery status percentage to indicate that the indicator is powered by the AC power adapter. (Wi-Fi Connection) This is shown on the Weight screen to indicate the scale is connected to a Wi-Fi network. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
OPERATION The following steps describe the operation of the DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale. Note that a set of condensed instructions appears on the face of the scale as well. NEVER leave an infant or child unattended while on the scale. Failure to maintain control of the infant or child at all times while they are on the scale can result in severe injury to the infant or child.
Auto Locked. If “Manual” has been selected for the Print: setting in Setup, press the ENTER key to output EMR/EHR data when the weight is stable. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
OPERATION, CONT. Breastmilk Intake Feature The DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale includes a breastmilk intake feature for accurately measuring an infant's milk consumption. This feature involves weighing the baby before and after nursing, with the scale displaying the difference in weight to indicate the amount of breastmilk consumed.
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10. Press the selected memory location button on the touchscreen. 11. The display will return to the main weight screen. 12. Remove the baby from the scale and begin nursing 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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5. Place the baby on the scale and then press the memory location button on the touchscreen associated with the infant patient ID. NOTE: If the CANCEL button is pressed, the display will return to the main weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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10. Remove the baby from the scale. 11. Press the RETURN button to clear the memory slot used by the patient. 12. The display will return to the main weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
OPERATION, CONT. Diaper Weight Feature The DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale includes a diaper weight feature that allows for precise measurement of an infant's fluid output. This feature involves weighing a new diaper before placing it on the baby, and then weighing the diaper again after it has been used. The scale then calculates and displays the difference in weight, representing the infant's fluid output.
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10. Press the selected memory location button on the touchscreen. 11. The display will return to the main weight screen. 12. Remove the diaper from the scale and place it on the infant. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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5. Place the used diaper on the scale and then press the memory location button on the touchscreen associated with the infant patient ID. NOTE: If the CANCEL button is pressed, the display will return to the main weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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10. Remove the used diaper from the scale. 11. Press the RETURN button to clear the memory slot used by the patient. 12. The display will return to the main weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
1. Press the key to turn the indicator on. 2. The indicator will show the DETECTO logo briefly and then change to the Weight screen. 3. With the Weight screen displayed, press the Menu key. 4. The display will change to show the Settings Overview 1 screen.
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Press CANCEL to exit. SAVE CANCEL 6. Using the 10-key on the touchscreen, enter 64870 and then press Save. 7. The scale is now ready for setup and calibration. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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Model: This selection sets the default settings and operation of the scale and should be set to “6745” to use the software designed for the 6745 Digital Baby Scale Date: Touching this key allows you to enter the date, starting with the year. After pressing Date: the touchscreen will show “Key in the Year and press SAVE”.
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NOTE: Entering 0 (zero) will disable zero tracking. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 3. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 1. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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5, and then press Save. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 4. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 2. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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NOTE: Set Gravity to 0 (zero) to disable the gravity compensation feature. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 5. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 3. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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NOTE: Selecting 0 will disable Auto Locking. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 6. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 4. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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(8:30 PM will display/print as 20:30) Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 7. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 5. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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CENTER ZERO 0.00 MILK DIAPER Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 8. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 6. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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IMPORTANT! If the setting for Extend Weight: is set to Yes, touch this key to toggle it to No. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 9. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 7. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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Save to clear the Wi-Fi credentials. Press >>> to advance to Settings Page 9. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 7. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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IMPORTANT! No other device on the network should have this IP address. Press <<< to return to Settings Page 8. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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The format for the Gateway Address is #, #, #, # (e.g., 192.168.0.1). Press <<< to return to Settings Page 8. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
CALIBRATE SCALE Your 6745 Digital Baby Scale 6745 Scale was calibrated at the factory and should not require adjustment. If the scale should require re-calibration, the following describes the calibration procedure. To maintain the instrument’s high degree of accuracy, a qualified technician should perform this function.
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Number of points at which the scale will be calibrated. SAVE CANCEL 10. With the “Number of Points” screen displayed, proceed to the next section of the manual to begin calibration. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
SAVE CANCEL 3. The display will change to show “Working” for a few seconds. CALIBRATE SCALE Working To calibrate zero, remove any weight from the scale before proceeding SAVE CANCEL 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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This is the known test weight that is currently on the scale. SAVE CANCEL 7. Calibration is now complete. 8. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
Wi-Fi AND BLUETOOTH 5.0 The DETECTO 6745 Scale has a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 wireless transmitter inside the weight display that has been designed to interface the scale to a Wi-Fi network or pair it to a Bluetooth-capable device. The following sections will guide you through the setup and operation of the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 features of the scale.
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Bluetooth: On Wi-Fi: On SSID: Dynex617 The SSID: setting will be shown if Wi-Fi: = On. Extend Weight: No <<< Exit >>> The page advance will be shown if Wi-Fi: = On. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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Proceed to the instructions on the next page. 12. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 13. Proceed to the next section of this manual, Configure Wi-Fi Network Module. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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The format for the Gateway address is # . # . # . # (e.g., 192.168.0.1). 4. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 5. Proceed to the next section of this manual, Configure Wi-Fi Network Module. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
When the connection has been made, open a web browser, and then go to the location redbird.com. The “Configure Wi-Fi” page should appear. Click on the Scan button to see a list of available Wi-Fi networks. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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Click on the Connect button and the module should try to connect to that network. This may take several seconds. The module will store these network credentials and connect to this network each time the scale is turned on. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
You should see the status of the Wi-Fi on the Settings Overview 2 screen. If a scan of Wi-Fi networks shows the “REDBIRD_WIFI_XX:XX” AP, then the module is in listening mode. Refer to the Configure Wi-Fi Network Module section for the procedure to set the Wi-Fi credentials. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
IP address of the Redbird module with “/webserver.html” added to it. For example, if the IP address is “192.168.0.5”, enter 192.168.0.5/webserver.html, and a page like the following should appear. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
Once a TCP/IP connection has been made to the scale, you can issue SMA commands to it. The scale will respond to the SMA commands in the format shown in the Response column of the Wi-Fi AND BLUETOOTH SMA COMMANDS table in this manual. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY (BLE) The DETECTO 6745 Scale has a wireless transmitter inside the scale weight indicator that can be configured for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). When possible, BLE standard specifications are used (those that are adopted by the Bluetooth SIG). Custom services were created to request indicator and scale information whose communication protocol was developed by the Scale Manufacturers Association (SMA).
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Date: 7/30/2024 Time: 10:24:44 Language: English <<< Exit >>> 7. Press >>> to advance to the Settings Page 7 screen. SETTINGS PAGE 7 Bluetooth: Off Wi-Fi: Off Extend Weight: No <<< Exit 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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Wi-Fi: Off Extend Weight: No <<< Exit 9. Press Exit to exit Setup and return to the Weight screen. 10. The scale is now ready to pair with a Bluetooth-capable device. 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
BLE wireless transmitter in the scale’s weight indicator. NOTE: If there are multiple 6745 scales nearby, perform the steps below to proceed to the Settings Overview 2 page to view the scale’s Bluetooth Advertisement name (BLE Adv:).
If the weight is below zero (0), bit 4 of Weight Measurement will be set to 1, otherwise, bit 4 is set to zero (0). NOTE: The maximum weight value displayed is 655.35 in both pounds (lb) and kilograms (kg). 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
“Weight Measurement” (0x2A9D) as defined by Bluetooth SIG. Refer to the data table below about Weight Measurement Characteristics. Weight_Measurement: 0x2A9D Not Below Zero Below Zero Below Zero uint16 uint16 uint8 uint16 uint16 uint16 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
SMA Commands The SMA commands shown in the Wi-Fi AND BLUETOOTH SMA COMMANDS table on pages 55 and 56 of this manual can be sent using the DETECTO SMA Service’s Rx Cmd characteristic (0x907a0001-8699-47dd-ab30-d7aad5f83e54). Responses will put out a notification on the Tx Cmd characteristic (0x907a0002-8699-47dd- ab30-d7aad5f83e54).
6. If B is sent again you will get the unknown command response until the A command is sent again. 0A 3F 0D I – scale 0A490D 0A 53 4D 41 3A 32 2F 31 2E 31 0D information = SMA:2/1.1 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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= Z1G 000000.00lb, you should get this continuously weight until another SMA command is received. continuously XB – battery level 0A58420D 0A 38 36 2E 32 35 0D percentage = 86.25 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
1. Press the key to turn the scale on. 2. The scale will show the DETECTO logo briefly and then change to the Weight screen. 3. With the Weight screen displayed, press the Menu key. 4. The display will change to show the Settings Overview 1 screen.
ERROR AND OPERATION MESSAGES The DETECTO 6745 Scale is equipped with diagnostic software that tests various portions of the scale’s circuitry and verifies proper operation. Should a problem be detected, an error or status message will be displayed. The following lists these messages and their meaning.
If so, and the scale is not loaded, consult your scale service representative. CARE AND CLEANING NOTE: The DETECTO 6745 Scale contains no user-serviceable parts and maintenance should be limited to cleaning it thoroughly on a routine basis and battery replacement as required.
PRINTER OUTPUT The DETECTO 6745 Digital Baby Scale has an RS-232 serial port that may be connected to an optional printer to record weight. The output connector is located on the rear panel. Refer to the figure below. When the weight display is locked on the baby’s weight and the Weight Lock annunciator is turned on, the weight data may be transmitted by pressing the ENTER key.
ICON MOUNTING STRAP 8535-0255-0A BASE ASSEMBLY - 6745 8535-B065-08 WARNING LABEL - BABY SCALE 8535-0235-18 COVER, PRINTED 8555-B166-08 BATTERY COVER: 6745 Final Assembly – Display (A to A) and Side View 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
PARTS IDENTIFICATION, CONT. Final Assembly – Front and Bottom View Final Assembly – Back and Top View 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
PARTS IDENTIFICATION, CONT. Baby Tray Assembly ITEM PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 8535-0242-0A BABY SCALE TRAY 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual...
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(2) years from date of shipment. Detecto shall be the sole judge of what constitutes a defect.
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DETECTO 102 E. Daugherty, Webb City, MO 64870 USA Ph: 417-673-4631 or 1-800-641-2008 Fax: 417-673-2153 www.Detecto.com Technical Support: 1-866-254-8261 E-mail: tech@cardet.com Printed in USA 8535-0251-0M Rev A 6745 Digital Baby Scale Owner’s Manual 8535-0251-0M Rev A 08/24...
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