I can't work out how to set the tare other than turning it off, putting the weight on it and re-starting. Is there another way?
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The on/off/tare button works differently depending on length of touch. When off, any length of touch turns the unit on. When on, a short touch tares the unit after a brief wait. A long touch results in turning the unit off.
477214
On mine, I can put the weight on and then tap the on/off//tare function on the left. The scale beeps and resets to zero after a slight lag. During that lag, the scale looks like it isn't responding, then it resets.
477215
Hi Brian -- Honestly, I have been doing what you have been doing -- for me, that works. Or check out Wesley Jones' comment -- I am going to give that a shot. Good luck!
477216
It's easy! You'll notice that below the "On/Off" there is "Tare." Turn scale ON. Put your bowl on scale. Touch TARE, and you'll see the scale does not go off, but just goes to zero. Now you can enter contents to bowl, and get weight of contents. It's a fabulous scale! LOVE it for getting postage weight.
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What I do is weight my package. And that's all you have to do. Now for the tare, weight your item, press the tare, it will zero out and than you can added. Just record the difference. I use it for my fluid intake as well. Say I put 8 ounces in a glass, than only drink about half, so when I put the glass on the scale, it will show you the weight. Press tare, and it will zero out, and than add more fluid, like 4 ounces. Hope this helps.
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The tare button is for resetting the scale to zero. I always press it after turning the scale on and before laying the baby down to ensure an accurate number.
1983168
If it won't turn on as usual, I recommend taking the batteries out for a minute, reinstalling them, and going through the tare process again. (I believe this is just stepping on it to wake it up, then stepping off before it locks on your weight to allow it to balance to 0)
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need to tweak it while on the ground. which means to keep it from spinning left or right.have it running to see which direction its going. then turn the tweak knob the opposite way. that should set it right
595144
What I do is sort of set the plate back a bit and then I can still see it - If you put the plate on first then turn it on you don't have to use the tare button - it just sets at zero to start!
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yes, there is a Tare feature. As I noted in my review, items weighed have to be small or in small containers or hey won't fit on the scale in a way that allows you to use the buttons and view the screen. I bought it to weigh food and it's not so useful for that unless your meal is TINY.
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Yes, this is referred to as the "tare" function on a scale, and you'll notice in the picture for this scale one of the buttons has a "T" on it which stands for tare. Just set the container on there (the cover for this scale works well for small amounts of measuring) then hit the "T" button on the right and you'll see the measurement reset to zero. Once you do this you have zeroed the scale out and can measure whatever you want without having to subtract. No need to power it on with the container already on as the tare function makes this method obsolete.
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I would just look it up on their website if it didnt come with any directions. I think mine was set to lbs. when I opened the box
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Mine is always 4 pounds off and I don't know how to fix it. It zeros itself each time I use it , but then is 4 pounds off one way or the other. I think it is just a bad scale. I am going to get a different scale from a different company. Sorry I couldn't help.
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You have to place it on a hard flat surface, tap it to turn it on, then let it fully turn off again. Then you can step on and it it will work. You have to do this any time you change the surface it is on. However, I still had trouble getting it to settle on a weight. It is almost to sensitive.
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Michele,If you don't do any weighing, it will stay on for 3 minute before the auto shut off. If you are weighing a series of items, the three minute auto shut off will reset with each weighing to another 3 minutes.Also, the Tare feature lets you automatically return the scale to zero at anytime so you can weigh multiple items in a row. You do this by pressing the "On/Off/TARE" button.Hope this helps.
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Hi ChadI have tried myself but no there no way to setup the shutoff. My husband came off some meds it did work alright we just keep trying to fit the best weight to it.
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Kick the leg platform hard to set it for release. When new this is difficult but will ease after some use.
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Hold the "set" button down until the small letters at the bottom of the screen flash, then hit mode to select either "lb" or "kg". Hit "set" & on the next screen & use mode to select between "in" or "cm". Hit "set" & use mode to choose between "mile" or "km". Hit "set" & choose between 12 hour or 24 hour. Hit set. A number will come up for weight. Use the "mode" (up arrow) or "mem" (down arrow) keys to change it. Hit set. Enter Height using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set. Enter stride using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set. Enter the hour using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set & set the minutes using the up & down arrow. Hold the "set" button down until the small letters at the bottom of the screen flash, then hit mode to select either "lb" or "kg". Hit "set" & on the next screen & use mode to select between "in" or "cm". Hit "set" & use mode to choose between "mile" or "km". Hit "set" & choose between 12 hour or 24 hour. Hit set. A number will come up for weight. Use the "mode" (up arrow) or "mem" (down arrow) keys to change it. Hit set. Enter Height using "mode" (up arrow) &... » Read More Hold the "set" button down until the small letters at the bottom of the screen flash, then hit mode to select either "lb" or "kg". Hit "set" & on the next screen & use mode to select between "in" or "cm". Hit "set" & use mode to choose between "mile" or "km". Hit "set" & choose between 12 hour or 24 hour. Hit set. A number will come up for weight. Use the "mode" (up arrow) or "mem" (down arrow) keys to change it. Hit set. Enter Height using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set. Enter stride using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set. Enter the hour using "mode" (up arrow) & "mem" (down arrow). Hit set & set the minutes using the up & down arrow. « Show Less
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In the manual there are instructions resetting the down force. I believe you have to set dip switch positions and then run the initial down force setup.
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I don't think so, but you can trick it by "tapping" it lightly with your finger if you are taking too long. Every time the weight changes a little the shut-off timer resets. Doing this only changes the weight momentarily, as the number should go back to what is was before the tap (if it is working properly).