AWS CM-500 User manual

Brand: AWS

Model: CM-500

Category: Kitchen scales

Type: User manual

American Weigh Scales

CM-500 (500x0.1g)

User Manual

CM-500

CM-500 User Manual

 ThankyouforpurchasingtheAmericanWeigh

CM-500digitalpocketscale.Pleasereadalloperating

instructionscarefullybeforeuse.Scalesareprecision

measuringdevicesandshouldalwaysbehandledwith

propercare.Toensureyearsofreliableservice,keepthese

simpletipsinmind:

• Donotexceedthescale’smaximumcapacity.

Overloadingyourscalecanpermanentlydamageit!

• Avoidexposuretoextremeheatorcold.Scales

performbestatnormalroomtemperature.If

temperatureshavechangeddramatically,calibration

adjustmentmaybenecessary.

• Allowyourscaletowarmupfor30-60secondsbefore

performingcalibration(ifavailable).

• Storeyourscaleinaclean,drylocation.Dust,dirt,

andmoisturecanaccumulateontheweighing

sensorsandelectronicscausinginaccuracyor

malfunction.

• Avoidusingyourscaleincloseproximitytostrong

radiowaveemittingdevicessuchascomputers,cash

registers,andcordlessphones.

• Alwaysweighonaatandlevelsurface,freefrom

vibrationsanddrafts.Thecornerofaroomisusually

themoststable.

• Gentlyapplyallitemstobeweighed.Donotdrop

itemsontotheweighingplatform.

• Avoiddroppingyourscale.Thewarrantydoesnot

coverdamageduetoroughtreatmentoroverload.

• Checkthebatteriesrstifyouarehavinganytrouble

withyourscale.Thissimplestepcanremedymost

scaleissues.

• Donotdisassembleyourscale.Thisproductcontains

nouserserviceableparts.

I. Part List

1. Scale

2. UserManualandTermsandConditions

3. Mug(3Sections)

4. CR2032LithiumBattery(x1)

II. Key Description

III. Battery Installation

1. Beforeusingthescaleforthersttime,check

thebatterycompartmentandremoveanyplastic

insulationstripsorpackagingthatmaybeinplaceto

preventbatterydrainageduringshipping/storage.

2. Ifyouarereplacingthebatteries,makesurethe

positiveandnegativecontactsareproperlyaligned.

Install Positive

Side Up

Install Negative

Side Up

Positive Terminal

Negative Terminal

CR2032 (Button Cell) Battery Installation

Install Positive

Side Up

Install Negative

Side Up

Positive Terminal

Negative Terminal

CR2032 (Button Cell) Battery Installation

ON/T

MODE

ON/T

MODE

ON / Tare

LCD

Weighing

Surface

Mode Key

Install Battery

Positive Side Up

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IV. Operation

1. Placethescaleonaat,levelsurfaceandpressthe

ON/Tkeytoturnthescaleon.

2. Oncethestart-upprocesscompletesandthescale

goestozero,youarereadytoweigh.

3. Placethequantitytobeweighedontotheweighing

platform.

4. Waitacouplesecondsforthedisplaytostabilize

beforetakingaweightreading.

V. Changing the Unit of Measure

1. PresstheMODEkeytochangethescale’s

displayedunitofmeasure.

2. Ifthescaleisturnedoff,thenbackon,itwilldefault

tothelastunitused.

• CM-500 Units:g(gram) oz(ounce) ozt(troy

ounce) dwt(pennyweight)

VI. Using the Tare Feature

Youcanusethisscale’starefeaturetosubtracttheweight

ofanemptycontainerorvesselfornetweightdetermination.

NOTE:Theweightofthecontainerwillsubtractfromthe

availablecapacity.

1. Placetheemptycontainerorvesselontheweighing

platform.

2. PresstheON/Tkeyonce.Thedisplaywillthenreset

tozero.Ifthecontainerisremoved,it’sweightwill

bedisplayedasanegativenumber.

3. Youmaynowllthecontainerwiththequantityto

beweighed.Thedisplaywillshowthenetweightof

thecontents.

4. Toreturntonormalweightdisplay(grossweight),

removeanyitemsfromtheweighingplatformand

pressthe ON/Tkeyagaintore-zerothescale.

VII. Calibration

Calibrationandadjustmentareperformedatthefactory.

However,theweighingrangecanshiftslightlyduring

shipping.Also,duetochangesinlocalaccelerationofgravity

aroundtheworld,adjustmentisrecommendedwhenmoving

thescalefromonelocationtoanother.Tocheckcalibration:

1. Placetherequiredcalibrationweightonthescale

andnotethedisplayedvalue.

2. Ifthedisplayedvalueisnotwithinacceptable

tolerance(seechartbelow),adjustmentisrequired.

Model Acceptable

Tolerance(±)

Calibration

Weight

Recommended

AccuracyClass

CM-500 0.2g 500g OIMLM2

VIII. Calibration Adjustment

1. Withthescaleoff,pressandholdtheMODEand

ON/Tkeysatthesametimeuntilthedisplayshows

arandomnumberthenrelease.

2. PresstheON/Tkeyagainandthedisplaywillash

“AL_F”followedby“500.0g”.

3. Placea500gcalibrationweight(notincluded)onto

theweighingplatform,

4. Oncetheweightisstable,presstheON/Tkeyonce

moreandthedisplaywillshow“AL_F”andreturnto

normalweighingmode.Calibrationiscomplete.

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IX. Troubleshooting

• Problem:Scalewillnotturnon

• Solution: Checkthebattery

• Problem: Displayedweightuctuatesrandomly

• Solution: Makesureyourworkspaceisstableand

freeofanyaircurrentsorvibration

• Problem:Displayedweightisinaccurate

• Solution:Performacalibrationadjustment

X. Error Codes

1. OUTZ-Zerorangehasshifted.Performcalibration

adjustment.Iftheproblempersists,theloadcellmay

bepermanentlydamagedduetooverloading.

2. O-LD-Maximumcapacityexceeded.Removethe

extraweighttoavoiddamagingtheloadcell.

3. LO -Batteriesarelow.Replacethebatteries.

CM-500

Max.Capacity 500g

Readability 0.1g

Power 1xCR2032Lithium

Dimensions 2.3x2.3x1.0in.

PlatformDimensions 1.3x2.3in.

Warranty 10YearLimitedWarranty

AWS CM-500 User manual

Brand: AWS

Model: CM-500

Category: Kitchen scales

Type: User manual

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