Weight Watchers Electronic Food Scale User Manual

Weight Watchers Electronic Food Scale

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

DO…

• Store your scale securely, making sure it’s locked when it’s not being used. To lock the scale, see Unlocking and Locking the Weighing Platform on page 4. Locking the scale between uses will help protect the weighing platform, which is very delicate. If excessive pressure is put on the platform, the scale may no longer work
• Clean your scale platform between food weighings with a damp cloth.
• Be sure to lock the scale before cleaning the platform to prevent overloading from excessive pressure.

DO NOT..

• Overload the scale. Make sure the items you place on the platform do not exceed 3 kg (6 lbs., 9.8 oz) or the scale will no longer work. Excessively pressing on the weighing platform or placing the scale upside down may cause damage.
• Immerse the scale in water or put it in a dishwasher, as this may cause it to malfunction.

SETTING UP YOUR SCALE

Loading the Battery

1. To insert the battery, turn the scale over, being careful not to press down on the weighing platform.
2. Press and push the battery cover on the base of the scale to remove it.
3. Load the battery into the battery compartment.
4. Make sure that the positive and negative ends are facing correctly (see diagram inside battery compartment), and that the ribbon is under the battery. This makes it easier to remove the battery.
5. Replace the battery compartment cover, making sure that it closes securely and clicks shut.

Unlocking and Locking the Weighing Platform

1. Your scale will need to be unlocked before you can weigh any item.
2. To unlock your scale, turn it over, being careful not to press down on the weighing platform.
3. You will see a small switch under the locked padlock. Move the switch position to unlock and lock the platform.

Screen and Platform Protector

1. You will find a plastic strip positioned over the screen. Peel off the strip and discard it.
2. There is a plastic peel-off sticker protecting the scale platform. Peel this off, too, and throw it away.

USING YOUR SCALE

Key by Key

• a (Platform) You can place food directly on the platform, or use a bowl or plate.
• b (ON/ZERO) Turns on the scale. If the scale is already on, this button will return the weight to zero. Press and hold for 3 seconds to change the language setting.
• c (INPUT) Use this to calculate the Points Plus™ value of a food, using the information from its Nutritional Facts panel.
• d (g/oz) Switches the unit of measurement between grams and ounces.
• e (RECALL) Brings up favorite foods stored in memory.
• f (Points Plus) finds the Points Plus values of foods listed in the database.
• g (Arrows) Scrolls through the Food List to find your food.
• h (ENTER) Confirms an entry.
• I (CE) Clear last entry. Hold down for 3-5 seconds to clear RECIPE BUILDER memory.

Turning on the Scale

1. Press the ON/ZERO button to turn on the unit. The display will read 0 g:

SETTING OR CHANGING LANGUAGE

1. Press and hold the ON/ZERO button for 3 seconds.
2. Press the SCROLL DOWN button to view French (Français) or Spanish (Española).
3. Press the ENTER button to confirm language and return to the weighing screen.
4. NOTE: While you are using the RECIPE BUILDER, you will not be able to change languages. You must first clear the RECIPE BUILDER memory.

WEIGHING YOUR FOOD

1. Place the food directly on the scale platform
2. The screen will display the weight of the food.
3. You can press g/oz to switch between grams and ounces at any time.

Adding Foods to Your Recipe

1. To weigh the first food, place it on the platform (or in the bowl after you have zeroed its weight). Use the keypad and arrows to enter the name of the food. Press the PointsPlus button to see the PointsPlus value of the food, or press ADD to build your recipe.
2. When you press ADD, the screen will flash “FOOD ADDED” to confirm that the food information is stored in memory.
3. The scale is ready for you to add your second item to the recipe. NOTE: While you are working in the RECIPE BUILDER mode, the icon to the left of the screen will be displayed. The item number will also be displayed.
4. To add your second food to the recipe, place it on the scale.
5. Use the keypad and/or arrows to enter the name of your second food.
6. Press ADD to confirm entry. “FOOD ADDED” will flash, and your scale will be ready for you to add your third food to the recipe.
7. You can repeat this process for up to 10 ingredients. At any time, you can view the running PointsPlus™ value. Simply press the PointsPlus button, and the scale will display the current PointsPlus value.
8. To continue building your recipe, press ADD and repeat the process for each new item. You can change the number of servings that your recipe makes by pressing the arrow buttons. The scale will calculate the PointsPlus value per serving.
9. While you are in the RECIPE BUILDER mode, you can scroll through the foods that you have added to your recipe at any time. To view each individual item that you added to the recipe, press ADD and use the arrows to scroll up and down. Press ADD again to continue adding ingredients. To view the PointsPlus value of each item, press the PointsPlus button and use the arrow keys to scroll through the list. Press ADD to continue adding ingredients.

Clearing Food from Your Recipe

1. If you would like to delete a food from your recipe, use the arrows to get to the food you want to clear.
2. Press CE and the screen will display:
3. Press ENTER to confirm that you want to clear the food from your recipe. (Press CE if you want to continue with your recipe without clearing the item.) The food will be deleted from the recipe. Since the PointsPlus value information of the deleted food is no longer included in the recipe, remember to remove the food from the bowl or dish.
4. A minus sign will show after the item has been removed from the bowl or dish. The foods will automatically be renumbered in the recipe list. To continue adding more ingredients to your recipe, place the food on the scale and use the keypad to enter the food name.

Clearing the RECIPE BUILDER Memory

1. To clear the RECIPE BUILDER memory, press and hold the CE button for 5 seconds. You need to clear the RECIPE BUILDER memory to return to weighing and calculating PointsPlus values for single items
2. The screen will display.
3. Press ENTER to confirm that you want to clear the recipe from memory. (Press CE if you want to continue in the RECIPE BUILDER mode.)
4. The scale will return to simple weighing mode. Press ON/ZERO to zero the weight.

Saving Your Favorite Packaged Foods

1. You can save up to 10 of your favorite foods in memory. Complete steps 1 through 6 from the CALCULATING PointsPlus VALUES OF PACKAGED FOODS section starting on page 16. Press INPUT.
2. Use the keypad to input your food name and press ENTER to save.

Deleting a Favorite Food from Memory

If there are already 10 favorite foods stored in memory, the scale will display “MEMORY FULL” when you try to enter another favorite food. You will need to delete an item to make room for your new entry. Press RECALL.

1. Use the arrow button to scroll down to enter DELETE mode.
2. Press ENTER to view the favorite foods saved in memory, and use the arrows to scroll to the food you would like to delete.
3. Press ENTER to delete the item. Press ENTER again to confirm deletion, or press CE to cancel the deletion.

Food List

On the PointsPlus™ program, fruits and most vegetables are assigned a PointsPlus value of 0 per serving, as they contribute to healthfulness and help reduce hunger while following the plan. Any time the scale shows a PointsPlus value higher than 0 for these foods, they should be counted as 0. The exception to this is when the RECIPE BUILDER function is being used, which uses the nutritional content per serving of fruits and vegetables to determine the PointsPlus value, rather than the assigned PointsPlus value of 0.

• ALMONDS
• APPLE(S), DRIED
• APPLE(S), FRESH
• APPLESAUCE, NO SUGAR
• APRICOT(S), FRESH
• APRICOTS, DRIED
• ARTICHOKES, HEARTS, CANNED, NO OIL
• ARTICHOKES, HEARTS, COOKED
• ARTICHOKES, MARINATED
• ASPARAGUS, COOKED
• AVOCADO, RAW
• BACON, CANADIAN-STYLE, COOKED
• BACON, COOKED
• BANANA(S)
• BARLEY, COOKED
• BEANS, BAKED, CANNED
• BEANS, BLACK, COOKED
• BEANS, CANNELLINI, CANNED
• BEANS, GARBANZO, CANNED
• BEANS, GREEN, COOKED
• BEANS, KIDNEY, COOKED
• BEANS, LIMA, COOKED
• BEANS, NAVY, COOKED
• BEANS, PINTO, COOKED
• BEANS, REFRIED, CANNED
• BEANS, REFRIED, FAT FREE, CANNED
• BEANS, SOY, COOKED

To find out which fruits and vegetables count as 0 PointsPlus values, check your Program materials, Companion guide, or WeightWatchers.com.

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