Do I need to buy calibration wight?
275762
I do not need a calibration weight, It came in perfect calibration. A penny is 2.5
275763
I do not use a calibration weight since I am using my scale for espresso. I am just interested in repeatability, not the exact weight. The others made great suggestions on using coins.
275764
I have purchased two of these and both were in perfect calibration out of the box. One is still new but the other one has been working well and has held calibration for 10 months. If you do want to have calibration capability all you need is a 500 gram weight. a nickle weighs 5.1 on both of mine and a dollar weighs 1 gram even.
275765
You are right. I think it's more reliable to use calibration weight. However, I did not use it since I am not a professional baker.
489598
No. I bought the Disney calibration DVD but I didn't even use it. Try the settings that I posted (the day settings are the ones I use all the time) and I think you'll be more than happy.
550668
It comes with a year calibration. It is best to replace after a year and it comes with a certificate.
1891476
Comes with batteries and little screw driver to calibrate it (maybe this model doesn't I don't remember?). It works but get what you pay for and not the best quality, to calibrate it up use calibrate solution and follow directions.
1875533
Highly recommended, I knew we should calibrate it before using it so I did buy the 500gr calibrator ando I found it to be essensial, otherwise it Will not be really accurate
1875535
You should. It's calibrated from the factory but you won't know how long it's sat in some warehouse. If you care about getting the most from what you're weighing than definitely get the calibration weight.
897280
There is no longer a need for calibration strip, all are labeled Lot #45001. The box I got states "no coding needed"
2244978
I don't know why you would require certification but these gauges are not NIST certified. You can calibrate them, though using a dead weight tester and the adjustment screw in the face of the gauge.
216127
In order to calibrATE you do need the packets and thew ionized water. Unless you can get a lab to check it against their equipment
860950
I didn't need to calibrate. I did test it on 3 items that I knew the exact weight of and it was right on each time.
380701
Yes, as long as you own a color printer. The software comes with it (On caveat: I found the current version software not as friendly though and I am using an older version of the same software, which I think offers better options.) For a good result, printer calibration is key to alignment.
1101183
it comes with calibration solution, but i think it does in fact come pre calibrated
794110
the calibration packet I ordered never made it here so I was unable to calibrate it unfortunately and that is likely the problem....I thought that they may be also calibrated from the factory so I did not worry when my calibration packet didn't come but I guess they must not calibrate at the manufacturing place?
1314211
I doubt it very much. These strips come with a computer chip that fits into the side of the unit to calibrate it to that particular strip lot. Even if the strips fit a different machine, odds are the results would not be at all accurate.
1441132
You can calibrate the monitor with any calibration device. However the end result will not be different than calibrating any other panel and will likely require significant dimming of the screen to get prints that have correct light-dark values. The X-rite iI is mated to the monitor with Dell software and will allow you to get better calibration using the firmware built into the monitor and print correctly off a brighter screen. If you use OSX then it does not matter what device you use to calibrate due to the inherent limits of OSx color management. Regardless of what OS you use if you have never used a dedicated graphics panel and high quality prints are your goal this monitor can do wonders for you. If you are not a printer then it does not much matter to a very great degree what monitor you use.
2135066
You can order one that is calibrated. Meters typically do not come from the factory with NIST calibration certs. It is best to have them calibrated locally.
1687216
The meter does not come with calibration solution, this is something you would have to purchase separately. The instructions for calibration are in the manual.