Weight Watchers POINTS User manual

Brand: Weight Watchers

Model: POINTS

Type: User manual

User Guide

Portion control

made even easier

Questions &

Answers

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What do I need to do to start using my Kitchen POINTS Scales? 7

I want to know what all the buttons on the Scales do?

How do I change fr

om Imperial to Metric measurements? 11

I don’

t want my Scales to show the weight of the bowl, how do I do this? 12

How do I find cer

tain foods in the Scales? 13

How do I calculate the

POINTS values in my recipe? 15

How do I delete a food fr

om my recipe? 17

How do I clear the Add & W

eigh memory and go back to weighing single foods? 18

If I’ve weighed an amount of a food, but I want to add mor

e of the same, can I do this? 19

Can I calculate the

POINTS values in packaged foods that aren’t listed in the Scales? 20

How do I know what foods ar

e listed in the Scales? 23

My question isn’

t listed above? 28

Contents

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The Weight Watchers Kitchen POINTS Scales are easy to use and packed with fantastic

features. Exclusive to Weight Watchers – they are truly unique and are the only kitchen

scales that can work out the POINTS values for foods and recipes - helping you to control

your portion sizes. With them you can find the POINTS values in ANY food.

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Quick Fire Instructions. How to use your Scales

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Quick Fire Instructions. How to use your Scales

A. You can weigh directly onto the platform or use a bowl.

B. Add & Weigh function – Find the POINTS values for you favourite recipes.

C. Find the POINTS values for any food, simply by weighing it.

D. Calculate the POINTS values in any food using the nutritional information on

pack.

E. Search quickly through the food list or enter the nutritional information from

the packaging.

F. Weigh in either imperial or metric – whichever you prefer.

G. Scroll through the food list quickly and easily.

1 Press ON\ZERO to turn on the unit.

2 Place your food (e.g. Pasta) on the scales –

the weight will appear (e.g. 40g).

3 Press the alphabet keys to find your food

quickly (e.g. Press OPQ 7 twice for “P”, AB 0

once for “A” and RST 8 twice for “S”).

4 Press ENTER to confirm search.

5 Press the scroll down arrow key to find food

(e.g. twice for Pasta, any type, dried).

6 Press the POINTS button to see the number

of POINTS values in your Food.

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PLEASE READ BEFORE USING YOUR SCALES

• Ensure you clean your scales platform between weighing foods if you are

weighing directly onto the scales platform.

• Wipe clean with a damp cloth. Please note, it is possible to unscrew the

platform to remove it from the base, or you can lock the scales and leave the

platform in position.

• Store your scales securely, ensuring the scales are locked.

To lock the scales see below. The weighing platform is very delicate and if

excess pressure is exerted on the platform,

the scales may no longer work.

• Overload the scales by more than 3kg (6lb 9oz) or the scales will no longer

work. Excessively pressing on the weighing platform or placing the scales

upside down may cause damage.

Please note: Any fault caused by such overloading will not be

covered by your guarantee.

• Immerse the scales in water or put them in a dishwasher, as this may cause

them to malfunction.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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Setting up your Scales

Loading the Battery

1. To insert the battery, carefully turn the scales over being careful not to press down on the weighing

platform.

2. Press and push the battery cover on the base of the scales to remove.

3. Holding the ribbon free, ensuring it is partly under the battery, load the battery into the battery

compartment.

4. Ensure that the positive and negative ends are facing correctly (see diagram inside the battery

compartment).

5. Replace the battery compartment cover, making sure that it closes securely and clicks shut.

Unlocking the Weighing Platform

1. The scales need to be unlocked before you can weigh any item.

2. To unlock the scales, gently turn the scales over, being careful not to press down on the weighing

platform.

3. You will see a small switch that is positioned under a locked padlock. Simply move the switch position

to below the unlocked padlock.

Screen and Platform Protector

1. There is a plastic strip positioned over the screen. Simply peel off the strip and discard.

2. There is a plastic peel-off sticker protecting the scales platform. Peel this off before use and discard.

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Turns on the scales. If scales are

on, pressing this button will zero

the weight.

Turns off the scales. NB. The scales

automatically shut off after

3 minutes, if not in use.

Clears last entry. If held for 3 seconds

this will clear the Add & Weigh memory.

Switches between imperial and metric

measurements.

Activates the Add & Weigh function.

Pressing once will add the last food

weighed.

Scrolling buttons used to search through

the Food List.

Gives the POINTS value of a food once

it has been selected from the Food List.

In Add & Weigh mode, it gives the

current POINTS values total for the

recipe.

Confirms an entry.

If you are searching for foods in the

database, use the alphabet keys to

search as you would on a mobile phone

(see pages 5& 6).

If you are calculating POINTS values

(using the input function), use the

numbers on the keys to enter in the

nutritional values.

This allows you to calculate the POINTS

values in any food, if you have the

nutritional information per 100g. (See

page 8 for further instructions).

Using your Scales:

Key by Key

ON/ZERO

OFF

g/oz

POINTS

ENTER

ADD

INPUT

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Using your Scales:

Screen

Numbers will appear here

in ‘Add & Weigh’ mode.

This is the number of food

items you have added to

your recipe.

This is the weight of the

food you are currently

weighing, in either

grams, or pounds and

ounces.

This icon will appear

when you are in the

‘Add & Weigh’ mode.

This is the number of

POINTS values in the

food just weighed, or the

POINTS values in the

recipe, if you are in the

‘Add & Weigh’ mode.

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Using your Scales:

Turning on the Scales

Press the ON/ZERO button to turn on the unit. The display will read 0g.

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Alternating between Imperial and Metric

The scales will automatically show the weight in grams. If you would rather work in lbs and oz, then press the

g/oz button once. You can do this at any stage, while the scales are turned on.

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Zeroing the Scales

1. If you are weighing a food in a bowl, then you will need to

zero the weight of the bowl, before you start adding the

food.

2. Place the bowl on top of the scales. The screen will show

you how much the bowl weighs.

3. Press the ON/ZERO button to zero the weight, so that the

screen shows the weight of the bowl as 0g. This is so that

you can start weighing your food, without having to

account for the weight of

the bowl.

NB. If you remove the bowl, it will show a negative

weight.

This is just to remind you that the weight has been adjusted,

and you can press the ON/ZERO button again to turn the

reading to 0g.

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Weighing Food

1. Place the food either directly onto the scales or in a bowl

(remembering that you need to zero the weight first).

2. The screen will display the weight of the food.

3. Using the alphabetical keys, start entering in the food name.

You can use as few or as many letters as you want to

search under. The more letters you enter, the more refined

your search will be. (e.g. Press the CD 1 button once for

“C”,

then press the GH 3 button twice for “H”.)

4. Press ENTER. This will take you to the first entry in the

Food List that uses

these letters. (e.g. Cheddar Cheese).

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Weighing Food

5. Use the scrolling buttons to find your food. (e.g. You will

need to press the scroll down arrow once, to take you to

Cheddar Cheese, half fat).

6. Your screen will display the food and the weight.

7. Press the POINTS button to find out how many POINTS

values are in your food.

If you prefer, you can enter the name of the food first, then

weigh the food and then press the POINTS button. If you do

this, then the screen will show the food name, with 0g

weight. Add the food and once the weight shows, press

POINTS to see the number of POINTS values in the food.

Clearing your last entry

To clear your last entry, press CE once. Your screen will then

display 0g.

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Add & Weigh

If you want to find the POINTS values of a recipe on

the scales, then use the Add & Weigh function. This will save

the ingredients information in the scales so that you can find

the total POINTS values for the recipe. (NB. You can add a

maximum of 20 ingredients to one recipe).

1. Weigh the first food as you would when weighing a single

food in the standard Weighing mode (see page 5).

However, once the name of the food and the weight is

displayed press the ADD button rather than POINTS

button.

2. The screen will then display the words ‘FOOD ADDED’, to

confirm that the food

information is stored in the memory.

3. Add the next food to the scales (either separately or to the

same bowl) and repeat step 1.

(NB. Whilst you are working in the ‘Add & Weigh’ mode, the ADD

icon to the left of the screen will be displayed. The item number

will also be displayed.)

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Add & Weigh

4. You can repeat this process with up to 20 ingredients. If

you want to check the running total of POINTS values,

you can do so, after you have confirmed your last added

food. Once the ‘FOOD ADDED’ message has been

displayed, press the POINTS button. The scales will then

display the current POINTS values total.

5. You can then continue adding more ingredients, by

pressing ‘ADD’.

While you are in the ‘Add & Weigh’ mode, you can scroll

through the foods that you have added to your recipe. Press

the scroll up and down arrows, to see the previous food

names, weight and item number.

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Clearing a food in the Add & Weigh Mode

1. If you have made a mistake and would like to delete a

food you have added to your recipe, simply scroll

through the recorded Food List until you are on the item

that you wanted to clear.

2. Then press the CE button and the screen will then

display the question:

3. Press ENTER to confirm that you want to clear the added

food.

(Press CE if you want to continue with your recipe without

clearing the item).

4. The food will then be deleted from the recipe.

To continue adding more ingredients press ‘ADD’.

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Clearing the Add & Weigh Memory

1. To clear the 'Add & Weigh' memory, and return to

weighing a single food, press and hold the CE button for

three seconds.

2. The screen will then display the question:

3. Press ENTER to confirm that you want to clear the

memory. (Press CE if you want to continue in the 'Add &

Weigh' mode).

4. The scales will then return to simple weighing mode. The

screen will display 0g.

NB. You cannot go back to weighing a single food until

you have cleared the ‘Add and Weigh’ memory.

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Adding extra quantities of the same food and recalculating POINTS values

If you have weighed an amount of a certain food, have checked the POINTS values, and then want to

increase the quantity of that food, simply add more to the scales and the POINTS values will automatically

increase on the screen.

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Calculating the POINTS values from packaged foods

1. Zero the scales (see page 5 for further information).

2. Place a bowl on top of the scales. The screen will display how

much the bowl weighs.

3. Press the ON/ZERO key to zero down the weight, so that the

screen shows the weight of the bowl as zero.

4. Place the food you wish to weigh in the bowl.

5. Press the INPUT key.

6. The scales will ask you to enter the calories per 100g of your

food. Using the number keys, key in the number of calories.

(e.g. to enter 190 calories, press the CD 1 button once, the

UVW 9 button once and then the AB 0 button once.)

7. Press ENTER to confirm.

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