A&D GP-60K User Manual

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5-3  Percent Mode (%) 
This is the mode to display the weight value in percentage compared to a 100% reference mass and 
is used for target weighing or checking the sample variable. 
 
Selecting the percent mode 
1  Press the MODE key to select  %  (percent mode). If 
the percent mode can not be selected, refer to “4. 
WEIGHING UNITS”. 
 
Storing the 100% reference mass 
2  Press the SAMPLE key to enter the 100% reference 
mass storing mode. 
  Even in the storing mode, pressing the MODE key will 
switch to the next mode. 
3  Place a container on the weighing pan, if necessary. 
Press the RE-ZERO key to cancel the weight (tare). The 
balance displays 100 0 % .  
4  Place the sample to be set as the 100% reference mass 
on the pan or in the container. 
5  Press the PRINT key to store the reference mass. The 
balance displays 100.00 % . (The decimal point position 
depends on the reference value. The reference mass 
stored, even if the AC adapter is removed, is maintained 
in non-volatile memory.)
 
Note 
If the balance judges that the mass of the sample is too 
light to be used as a reference, it displays    
lo   .  
6 Remove the sample. 
 
Reading the percentage 
7  Place a sample to be compared to the reference mass on 
the pan. The displayed percentage is based on the 100% 
reference mass. 
 
 
5-4  Animal Weighing Mode (Hold Function) 
This is the mode to weigh a moving object such as an animal, even when the display of the weighing 
data fluctuates. The hold function allows the average weight of the animal to be displayed.   
To use the hold function, set the function in the function table. For details, refer to “9. FUNCTION 
TABLE” and “9-4 Description of the Class “Environment, Display””.