DYMO M5 User Manual

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Always wait for 0.0 or 0.00 to display before placing an item on 
the scale platform.

After placing an item on the scale, wait for several seconds for 
the weight to appear. When the scale is ready, a 

 appears to the 

left of the weight. 

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Place an item on the scale platform.

You can weigh small items or items that cannot be easily placed on the scale platform by 
placing the items in a container and using the Tare/Zero button to eliminate the weight of 
the container. 

To use the tare feature
1. Place an empty container on the platform.
2. When the scale is ready, press 

.

The display is set to zero.

3. Place the items to be weighed in the container.

The display shows the weight of the items, without the weight of the container.

4. After removing the container, press 

 to reset the scale to zero.

When an item being weighed extends over the front of the scale and you cannot see the 
display, you can freeze the display so that the weight is still displayed after removing the item.

To use the Hold feature
1. Press .

The display shows HOLD and then 0.0 or 0.00 when ready.

2.  Place the item on the scale.
3. After a few seconds, remove the item from the scale.

The weight continues to be displayed for about ten seconds.

Your scale can display weight in English (pounds) or metric (kilograms) units. The default unit 
of measure is English. Each time you turn on the scale, the scale defaults to the unit of measure 
that was last used.

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Press 

 to toggle between English and metric units.