OperationThe display shows the following special codes for your information:O displayed in the upper right corner stands for OFF. The balance wasdisconnected from AC power and requires warm-up (balance reconnectedto AC power or power outage longer than 3 seconds).O displayed in the lower left corner means standby. The display has beenturned off by the ON/OFF key. The balance is now in the ready-to-operatemode and does not require warm-up.means busy. Once you have turned on the balance, the symbol willbriefly be displayed. During operation, this symbol indicates that thebalance processor is still busy processing a function and will not acceptanother command to perform any other functions at this time.Warm-up TimeTo deliver exact results, the balance must warm up for at least 1 1/2 hours(6 hours for SI-215D) after connection to AC power or after a poweroutage. Only after this time will the balance have reached the requiredoperating temperature.Power-On ModeDepending on your requirements, you can change the power-on mode ofyour balance.The factory setting is: Power off -> on <-> standby (Menu code 8 5 1*)In this default setting, when you press the ON/OFF key to turn off thedisplay, the balance will remain in the standby mode. This means that itwill be ready to operate without requiring any warm-up when you turn thedisplay back on.On <-> standby (Menu Code 8 5 3)In the setting “Toggle between on and standby,” the balance willautomatically turn on again after it has been temporarily disconnectedfrom AC power or a power failure has occurred.Automatic power-on (Menu Code 8 5 4)In the setting “Automatic power-on,” the balance will automatically turnon again after it has been temporarily disconnected from AC power, theON/OFF key has been pressed, or after a power failure has occurred. In thissetting, you cannot use the ON/OFF key to turn off the balance. If yourbalance is connected to a central power supply that is switched offovernight, the balance will turn on automatically the next day as soon asthe power supply is switched on again.Self-TestAfter the balance has been turned on, an automatic self-test of thebalance’s electronic circuitry is performed. At the end of the self-test, azero readout is displayed. This means that the balance is ready to operate.TaringA weight can be determined accurately only from a defined zero point.Press TARE to zero the weight display. You can tare within the entireweighing range of the balance.4