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Cal-Max Kitchen Scale Instruction Manual 3847BL CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION PLEASE READ! For your questions regarding this product, please contact us at: Taylor Precision Products 2220 Entrada Del Sol, Suite A Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 USA 1-866-843-3905 www.
2 When following “The Biggest Loser®” lifestyle, it is important to know the real caloric count of the food that you eat. Whether you follow “The Biggest Loser” diet plan to reduce weight or are simply aiming to eat more healthily, knowing the exact calories by your portion sizes will arm you with accurate information.
3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS PAGE 1. GETTING STARTED 4 2. GENERAL WEIGHING OPERATION 5 3. KEYPAD 6 4. ANALYZING YOUR FOODS 6 5. ADDING NEW FOODS 9 6.
4 Diagram 1 KEY TO DIAGRAM 1: 1. Interactive LCD readout 2. ON/OFF power key 3. Multi-function keys and alpha numeric keypad (see Diagram 3) 4. Plastic weighing platform NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROFESSIONAL DIETARY ADVICE.
5 2. GENERAL WEIGHING OPERATION a) Press the ON/OFF key to turn the scale on. If using a bowl or other container (not included), place the bowl on the scale before turning it on to “Zero Out” the weight of the bowl. You may press the ZERO key to reset the scale to zero.
6 3. KEYPAD Diagram 3 MODE - Changes weighing units of measurement ZERO - Resets scale display to zero between weighing of ingredients or to remove the weight of the bowl ON/OFF - Turns scale ON and O.
7 T o Analyze a Food: a) Turn the scale on. b) Press the “FOOD” key. “ENTER FOOD NAME” appears. c) Press the key with the first letter of the desired food (each key controls 3 or 4 letters-it will repeat the 3-4 letters as you keep pressing that key).
8 BEEP! Press ON/OFF Press FOOD Press 1st letter of food Press 2nd letter of food Repeat for other letters or scroll with ARROWS When food displays, press ENTER.
9 5. ADDING NEW FOODS This Cal-Max scale allows you to add up to fifty (50) additional foods to suit your personal needs. For example, if you have a favorite breakfast cereal that is not listed, you can use the calorie value printed on the cereal box to add this food to the data base.
10 Press ON/OFF Press MENU Press “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” for Add screen, then ENTER Use keypad to name food Use keypad to enter values then press Press ENTER Repeat with to add other foods, or press arrows to scroll to exit menu, then press ENTER .
11 Note : i. The FOOD NAME you choose is limited to 15 characters, including spaces. Each food name must be unique; you cannot enter two food items with the same name. ii. Wait for a curser line ( _ ) to appear before typing in the next letter in a food name.
12 Press ON/OFF Pr ess MENU Pr ess “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” for Ed it scre en, the n ENTER Use keypad to choose food Press DELETE to backspace then retype name Press ENTER Use keypad plus ENTER to re-enter values Press ENTER to change food name. After last screen scale beeps.
13 7. DELETING USER - ADDED FOOD ENTRIES a) Turn the scale ON. Be sure the scale is in “weighing” mode (“WEIGHT” shows on the display). b) Press “MENU”. c) Press ( ▲ ) or ( ▼ ) until “DELETE FOOD ITEM IN MEMORY” appears, then press “ENTER”.
14 8. MEMORY FUNCTIONS To help you keep a precise record of the total calorie count of the food you eat this Cal-Max has some unique memory functions. a) Saving Nutritional Values into Memory Aft er f.
15 b) To see Calorie Value Save in Memory 1. Press the MR key while the scale is in weighing mode to show the total calories in memory. 2. Press the MR key again to show total calories of the meal. Press ( ▲ ) or ( ▼ ) to select the meal number and see the values.
16 d) Clearing Foods from Memory To clear the saved foods from memory, by pressing the “MR” key you can: 1. Clear all memory to remove total values saved from memory. 2. Clear one meal to remove all foods saved in a meal from memory. 3. Clear one food to remove one food saved in a meal from memory.
17 Clear One Meal Clear One Food Press MR Press MR Press MR Press MR Press MR Press MC Press MC Press “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” to select “01-30” Meal Press “ ▲ ” or “ ▼ ” to select .
18 9. POWER SAVE FEATURE To preserve battery power, the scale has an auto-off feature. The scale will turn off automatically if the scale has not been in use for 1 minute if the platform is empty or 2 minutes if something is on the platform. The backlight turns off after 10 seconds.
19 11. CARE, PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS Warning messages: “Overload” indicates that the maximum weighing capacity of the scale has been exceeded. Remove the weight immediately; otherwise, permanent damage could occur. “Negative load” indicates items have been removed from the platform after their weights have been zeroed out.
20 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY BATTERY STATEMENT Taylor® warrants this product to be free from defects in material or workmanship (excluding batteries) for one (1) year for the original purchaser from date of original purchase.
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