Scale Translation

Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 - 12:34 a.m.

I recently purchased one of those battery operated digital scales with which to weigh my carryon luggage when I travel. Here, in all of its blemished beauty, is the precise wording that appeared in the accompanying instruction booklet:

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Thank you choosing this portable scale. In order to make sure you use it correctly and keep long life of scale, please read this manual fully first.

Summarize
This electronic portable scale has the characteristic of exquisite outward, convenient for carrying, precise weighing, reliable for function and resistant to vibration etc. Also with the function of tare, auto-zero auto off unit exchange, back late, data lock, and so on. It is very suitable for family use, shopping, or outdoor activities. It is perfect new weighing tools.

Install Battery
Open the battery cover at back of scale, put 2pcs AAA battery into the scale, pay attention to the battery pollarity, then close the cover.

Power On
Please hang the scale and make it uprightness, press On Off key topower on, 2 seconds after show full display. It will show 0.00 then ready to weigh.

Tare Function
When you use container, you should hang the container to the hook first, press TARE key to reset 0.00, then put the goods into the container, you can get the net weight of the goods.

Weighing steps
After power on, please hang the goods at the hook and the data will be shown. When the goods is stable, the data will be locked and the LCD will display HOLD. Once you press TARE key, the data will be unlock and you can add goods to weigh again.

During weighing, the total wait of goods, (including container) can not be over the max capacity. Once the total weight is over the max capacity, the scale will show "Err". You should take away the goods promptly in avoid to damage the scale.

Unit Exchange
Press UNIT key to choose g, kg, lb, oz.

Power Off
The scale will be auto power off 90 seconds after you finish weighing. If you want to turn off the scale manually, you can press On Off key to unlock first, and press On Off again to power off.

Note
1. Keep it uprightness when the scale on the proceed of power on.
2. Grasp the handle to weigh. Do not touch the scale body, otherwise the data will be not exact.
3. Don't impact violently or rough press the scale.
4. Do not use chemical detergent for cleaning, soft silk will be good.
5. When the display show "--", it indicates power not enough, please replace batteries. If long term not to use the scale, take out of batteries to avoid leaking and damaging the circuit.
6. Any problem, please send it to our company or our agency in your local area for repair. Do not try to disassembly.

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And there we have it. An accidental masterpiece.

Somebody should put a reading together somewhere that consists of nothing but English instructions which have been written by non-native speakers.

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All right, that's it.

See you next time.

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