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Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale
Model 550-10
Software Revision 11454
Technical & Operating
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155191 - Rev A

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  • Page 1 Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale Model 550-10 Software Revision 11454 Technical & Operating Instructions 155191 - Rev A...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Course descriptions and dates can be viewed at www.ricelake.com/training or obtained by calling 715-234-9171 and asking for the training department. © 2013 Rice Lake Weighing Systems. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in the United States of America. Software revision 114154 September 2013...
  • Page 4 Rice Lake continually offers web-based video training on a growing selection of product-related topics at no cost. Visit www.ricelake.com/webinars. 550 Chair Scale Technical & Operating Instructions...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale is efficiently designed to provide accurate, reliable and repeatable weight measurements and has features that enable a fast and convenient weighing process. The Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale features an ergonomic design, has two armrests that can be lifted separately and a foot rest that can be folded.

  • Page 6: Cautions And Warnings

    Cautions and Warnings With the Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale there are certain precautions that should be taken to prevent personal injury to the user and damage to your scale. Please follow these instructions carefully; Caution • Do not transport the scale while the platform is loaded.

  • Page 7: Scale Assembly

    4 M6 x 16 Allen screws (to attach seat to base) Save Packaging If the Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale must be returned for any reason, it must be properly packed with sufficient packing materials in the original carton.
  • Page 8 Note: The chair is heavy so use assistance in taking it out of the box and placing it on the floor, making sure it does not get dropped. Figure 3-4. Chair Scale Without Packaging Materials 7. Collect the styrofoam pieces and place them back in the carton box. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...
  • Page 9 Figure 3-7. Tighten Screws Once Frame Has Been Rotated and Reinserted 5. Connect the load cell cable and indicator cable making sure to position the load cell cable on the grooves Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Assembly...
  • Page 10 8. Tighten the screws to secure the arm rests in place. Note: The arm rests can move up and down to allow easy patient access. Figure 3-10. Arm Rest Assembly Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...
  • Page 11 11. Foot rest must be in the UP position prior to patient sitting down on the chair scale. Once the patient is seated, you can lower the foot rest. Figure 3-14. Flip Footrest Down Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Assembly...
  • Page 12 C o n n e c t t h e o p t i o n a l A C power source R S - 2 3 2 Connection Figure 3-16. Power Connections Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 13: Scale Operation

    Scale Operation The Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale display has various front panel keys. They are shown below. Figure 4-1. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Front Panel Display Keys Key Descriptions Table 4-1 describes each of the Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale’s key functions.

  • Page 14: Weighing

    3. Use the arrow keys to adjust the value. UP/DOWN 4. Press to start the tare function and the annunciator will be turned on instead of the ENTER GROSS annunciator. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 15: Using The Body Mass Index (Bmi) Function

    UP/DOWN ENTER step. 6. The BMI value and BMI annunciator is shown on the display. Press to return to the weighing CLEAR mode and the BMI function will be turned off. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Operation...

  • Page 16: Scale Configuration

    Figure 5-2. Top Level Menu 7. Press the key to advance to the desired menu. 8. Press the key and advance in the manual to the related menu selection for further instructions. ENTER Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 17: Programming Mode Menu

    Press the BMI key again to move to the left Use the Up/Down arrow keys to increment/ decrement numbers. When done press the ENTER key to move to the next parameter (LOAD). Table 5-1. Configuration Mode Menu Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Configuration...
  • Page 18 Use the Up/Down arrow keys to increment/ decrement numbers. When done, press the ENTER key to move to the next parameter (ROUND). Table 5-1. Configuration Mode Menu (Continued) Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...
  • Page 19 Use the Up/Down arrow keys to increment/ decrement numbers. When done, press the ENTER key to move to the next parameter (ATOUT). Table 5-1. Configuration Mode Menu (Continued) Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Configuration...
  • Page 20 1=rechargeable batteries) OP8 — OIML mode - (0=disable, 1=enable Press the BMI key to cycle back to the top level menu choices, ie: PROG/CALIB/DEF/DONE/TEST Table 5-1. Configuration Mode Menu (Continued) Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 21: Default Menu

    7. To change the calibration load value, use the arrow keys to increment/decrement the flashing Down digit. 8. Use the key to move the flashing digit to the left or right. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - Scale Configuration...

  • Page 22: Test Menu

    Displays the current software version. Value Displays the current battery level. VALUE Value Displays the actual value. Value Displays the actual raw counts of the scale. Table 6-1. Test Menu Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 23: Rs-232 Communication

    The scale comes with an RS-232 port that enables weight data to be transmitted to other equipment, such as a computer or printer. The RS-232 cable with DB-9 connector (PN 100719) is available from Rice Lake Weighing Systems. Figure 3-16 on page 8 shows where the RS-232 connection is.

  • Page 24: Communication Protocols

    Communication Protocols The Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale has two communication protocols, escape and maintenance protocol. 7.2.1 Escape Protocol An escape protocol is where the escape (0X1B or ASCII 27) is used to indicate that there is a command following. On the PC side there must be a listener created by the vendor that will interpret this protocol. This listener must also take care of all the issues regarding data integrity, etc.
  • Page 25 When the user wants to diagnose the problems on the scale, it looks like the Figure 7-3 and 7-4. Figure 7-3. Diagnose the Escape Protocol Diagram Figure 7-4. Diagnose Battery Protocol Diagram Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - RS-232 Communication...

  • Page 26: Maintenance Protocol

    Table 7-4. Maintenance Protocol Commands USB Connection The Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale has the capability of connecting to a PC using a USB connection and a USB cable (not included). That connection location is shown in Figure 7-5. USB Connection Figure 7-5.
  • Page 27 No, not this time Next 3. Select then select Install the software automatically Next 4. The following screen appears while the driver is installing on to your system. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale - RS-232 Communication...
  • Page 28 5. The following screen appears when installation is complete. Click on Finish 6. If you want to verify the installation, you can view the driver by looking at the device manager of your system. Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting And Testing

    Table 8-1. Troubleshooting Table for the Rice Lake Scale Line Maintenance The following section provides instructions for maintaining and cleaning the Rice Lake line of scales. Maintenance operations other than those described in this section should be performed by qualified service personnel.

  • Page 30: Rice Lake Chair Scale Specifications

    50 to +95°F (10 to 35°C) Storage Temperature 32 to 122°F (0 to 50°C) Humidity 85% relative humidity Capacity and Graduation Digital Chair Scale 660 Lb (300 Kg) 0.2lb (0.1Kg) Certifications and Approvals RoHS Compliant Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Technical & Operation Instructions...

  • Page 31: For More Information

    For More Information System Manuals • Rice Lake 550 Digital Chair Scale Operating Instructions, PN 130893 Literature • 4-color 550-10 Series Digital Chair Scale 550-10 Series literature, PN 130955 Web Site • http://www.ricelake.com/health Contact Information Hours of Operation Knowledgeable customer service representatives are available 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.

  • Page 32: Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale Limited Warranty

    Rice Lake Digital Chair Scale Limited Warranty Rice Lake Weighing Systems (RLWS) warrants that all RLWS equipment and systems properly installed by a Distributor or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) will operate per written specifications as confirmed by the Distributor/OEM and accepted by RLWS. All systems and components are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for two years.
  • Page 34 230 W. Coleman St. Rice Lake, WI 54868 USA U.S. 800-472-6703 Canada/Mexico 800-321-6703 International 715-234-9171 Europe +31 (0) 88 2349171 www.ricelake.com www.ricelake.mx www.ricelake.eu www.ricelake.co.in m.ricelake.com PN 155191, Rev A 09/2013...

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