seca 334

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Congratulations! Power supply Operation

In the seca 334 electronic baby scale you The scale is powered by batteries or a
have acquired a highly accurate, yet sturdy mains unit (option). Weighing correctly
piece of equipment. The LC display has a low power consump- – Press the Start key with no load on the
seca has been putting its experience at the tion - 10,000 weighing operations can be scale.
service of health for over 150 years, and as performed with one set of batteries. Once se(a, 88888. and 0.000 appear consecu-
market leader in many countries of the world, battery power is no longer sufficient, batt tively in the display. The scale is then auto-
is always setting new standards with its inno- appears in the display. matically set to zero and ready for
vative weighing and measuring develop- operation.
ments. Battery and mains unit (option)
The seca 334 electronic baby scale is de- If or batt appear in the display,
signed for use in the professional field. It is in- you should change the batteries. You need
tended both to establish birth weight and to six 1.5 V type AA round-cell batteries.
check weight gain in the growth process. – Carefully turn over the scale.
– Press the tabs on the battery compart-
Safety ment and take off the cover.

• Follow the operating instructions.

• Never leave a baby lying on the scale un-
supervised.
• Do not drop the scale or subject it to
violent shocks.
– Place the baby on the scale.
• Have repairs carried out only by author-
– Read the weight off the digital display.
ised parties.
Connection for Battery compart- Weight is displayed in 5 g increments up to
mains unit ment 10 kg and in 10 g increments up to 20 kg.
Setting up the scale
The scale is fully assembled on delivery. – Remove the used batteries and place Pressing the START key again switches off
Remove the packaging and place the scale the new batteries in the compartment. the scale.
on a firm, level surface. Check that polarity is correct.
– Close the cover.

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Auto hold function Important! – Briefly pressing the key again switches
For weights above 0.4 kg, the HOLD func- The maximum weight which can be dis- the function off again.
tion is activated automatically. The display played is reduced by the weight of the ob- Note:
flashes until a stable weight has been jects already placed on the scale. If a new weight value is stored, the previous
measured. The display is then frozen until You can now perform as many weighing stored value will be overwritten.
the next weighing operation takes place. operations as you like with this additional If the differential display function is activated
HOLD appears in the display. weight. with no load on the scale, the stored value
You can switch off TARE by pressing the is shown in the display as a negative value.
Automatic shut-down/power-saving TARE key again or by switching off the
mode scale. Cleaning
To save power, the scale switches itself off Clean the weighing tray and the housing as
after a short time if there is no load on it. Use of differential display function required using a domestic cleaning agent or
You can use this function for example to a commercially-available disinfectant. Fol-
Switching the weight display measure the intake of milk when breast- low the manufacturer's instructions.
Switch on the scale. Weight is initially dis- feeding or have Baby's increase in weight
played in the last setting used, either in kilo- displayed since being last weighed. This What do I do if …
grammes or pounds. function can be used to store an individual
To switch the weight display between kilo- weight value and then use that value to form … no weight is displayed when there is
grammes and pounds, press the kg/lbs a difference - to detect the amount of milk a weight on the scale?
key. ingested during breastfeeding, for example, Is the scale switched on?
or to see how a particular baby’s weight Check the batteries.
has increased since it was last weighed. … 0.000 does not appear before weigh-
Taring weight display (TARE) – To store the weight value, press the ing?
The tare function is useful if an additional STORE key for approx. 2 seconds after Switch the scale off and back on again,
weight (for example a cloth or pad on the the weighing operation is complete. The making sure there is no load on the scale.
weighing surface) is to be ignored in the ST0 indicator is faded in. The weight val- … appears in the display?
weighing result. Proceed as follows: ue is now saved and will also remain Battery power is dropping. Change the bat-
press the TARE key while the additional stored once the scale is switched off. teries in the next few days.
weight is on the scale and wait until 0.000 – With a subsequent weighing operation it … batt appears in the display?
appears in the display. is then possible to switch the display
The batteries are completely discharged.
over to differential display, i.e. display of
Insert new batteries.
current value less saved value, by briefly
pressing the STORE button. … St0p appears in the display?
When the differential display function is The maximum load has been exceeded.
activated, appears in the display.

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… Er:011: appears in the display? Accessories Warranty
The scale is overloaded or the load is une-
venly distributed. Take the load off the scale Plug-in mains unit A two-year warranty from date of delivery
or distribute weight more evenly and restart Use only seca original plug-in mains units applies to defects attributable to poor ma-
scale. with 9 V or controlled 12 V output voltage. terials or workmanship. All moveable parts
… Er:012: appears in the display? Commercially-available mains units may - batteries, cables, mains units, rechargea-
The scale was switched on with too great a supply a higher voltage than stated and ble batteries etc. - are excluded. Defects
load on it. Remove load and restart. thus lead to damage to the scale. which come under warranty will be made
good for the customer at no charge on pro-
Technical data Disposal duction of the receipt. No further claims can
be entertained. The costs of transport in
Dimensions both directions will be borne by the custom-
Disposing of the device er should the equipment be located any-
Depth: 300 mm
Do not dispose of the device in do- where other than the customer’s premises.
Width: 640 mm
mestic waste. The device must be In the event of transport damage, claims
Height: 105 mm
disposed of properly as electronic under warranty can be honoured only if the
Weight approx. 3.1 kg waste. Follow the national regulations
Temperature range +10 °C to +40 °C complete original packaging was used for
which apply in your case. For further infor- any transport and the scale secured and at-
Maximum load 20 kg / 44 lbs mation, contact our service department at: tached in that packaging just as it was
Graduations [email protected] when originally packed. All the packaging
Up to 10 kg / 22 lbs: 5 g / 0.5 ozs should therefore be retained.
Up to 20 kg / 44 lbs: 10 g / 0.5 ozs Batteries A claim under warranty will not be honoured
Accuracy better than ±0.3% / ±10 g Do not dispose of used batteries in house- if the equipment is opened by persons not
Auto Hold function yes hold waste. Dispose of batteries via local expressly authorised by seca to do so.
Power supply battery/ collection points. When buying new sup- We would ask our customers abroad to
mains unit (option) plies, buy batteries low in harmful substanc- contact their local sales agent in the event
Power consumption approx. 30 mA es which contain no mercury (Hg), of a warranty matter.
cadmium (Cd) or lead (Pb).

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 seca gmbh & co. kg.
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22089 Hamburg
Germany
Telephone +49 40 20 00 00 0
Telefax +49 40 20 00 00 50
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