
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Treating your scale with care will ensure proper use and years of
excellent service. Wipe down the scale surface and touchpad buttons
with a damp cloth. Do not put any water or dishwashing soap
directly over the electronic parts of the scale as this may cause the
scale to malfunction or weigh ingredients improperly. Display your
scale on the countertop along with your other Cuisinart
®
products,
store in a cabinet, or on a kitchen shelf.
ESSENTIAL PRECAUTIONS
1. Do not immerse in water or place under running tap water.
2. Do not put hot objects on scale.
3. Do not use abrasive cleaners.
4. Do not store anything on scale.
Kitchen
Scales
We warrant that this Cuisinart product will be free of defects in material or workmanship
3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
under normal home use for 3 years from the date of original purchase.
This warranty covers manufacturer’s defects including mechanical and electrical defects. It
does not cover damage from consumer abuse, unauthorized repairs or modications, theft,
misuse, or damage due to transportation or environmental conditions. Products with removed
or altered identication numbers will not be covered.
This warranty is not available to retailers or other commercial purchasers or owners.
If your Cuisinart scale should prove to be defective within the warranty period, we will repair
it or replace it if necessary.
For warranty purposes, please register your product online at www.cuisinart.ca to facilitate
verication of the date of original purchase and keep your original receipt for the duration of
the limited warranty.
This warranty excludes damage caused by accident, misuse or abuse, including damage caused
by overheating, and it does not apply to scratches, stains, discolouration or other damage to
external or internal surfaces that does not impair the functional utility of the product. This
warranty also expressly excludes all incidental or consequential damages.
If the scale should become defective within the warranty period, do not return the scale to
the store. Please contact our Customer Service Centre:
Toll-free phone number: 1-800-472-7606
Address: Cuisinart Canada
100 Conair Parkway
Woodbridge, Ont. L4H 0L2
Email: Consumer_Canada@Conair.com
Model KS-55C
To facilitate the speed and accuracy of your return, please enclose:
- $10.00 for shipping and handling of the product (cheque or money order)
- Return address and phone number
- Description of the product defect
- Product date code*/copy of original proof of purchase
- Any other information pertinent to the product’s return
* Product date code can be found on the underside of the base of the product. The product date code
is a 4 or 5 digit number. Example, 90630 would designate year, month & day (2009, June 30th).
Note: We recommend you use a traceable, insured delivery service for added protection.
Cuisinart will not be held responsible for in-transit damage or for packages that are not
delivered to us.
To order replacement parts or accessories, call our Customer Service Centre at 1-800-472-7606.
For more information, please visit our website at www.cuisinart.ca
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100 Conair Parkway, Woodbridge, Ont. L4H 0L2
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*Any trademarks or service marks of third parties used herein are
the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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Kitchen Scales
Use and Care Guide

KITCHEN SCALES INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Weighing is the quickest and most accurate way to measure most dry and solid
ingredients such as sugar, our and shortening for consistently reliable results.
With your new Cuisinart
®
Kitchen Scale, weighing is simple and easy. Designed
to meet all your household measuring needs, your scale will provide precise,
consistent weighing of cooking/baking ingredients for the best results. Use your
scale to weigh food portions specied in your dieting guides. You can even weigh
oversized letters and packages to ensure you have the right amount of postage.
The Cuisinart
and cleanup are fast and easy. It weighs in
®
Kitchen Scale is compact, light and convenient to store. Operation
1
⁄
ounce increments up to a maximum
8
of 11 pounds (5 kg). This scale converts from ounces to grams at the touch of a
button and weighs in gram increments up to a maximum of 5 kg.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Remove any labels or clear protective lms from the scale before
rst use.
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
Your scale includes either a 3-volt lithium battery or 2 AAA
batteries. Insert batteries into the battery compartment situated
underneath the scale.
NOTE: When “Lo” appears on the display screen, the batteries
must be replaced.
WEIGHING ITEMS
1. Place the scale on a level, hard surface.
2. Choose to weigh directly on the glass platform, or use a bowl or
glass container for sanitary food handling (see Tare Function).
3. Press the button to turn the scale on. “8888” rst
appears on the display followed by “0” g, indicating the scale is
ready for use.
4. Place the object/food item to be weighed on the platform and
read the weight on the jumbo LCD screen.
NOTES: Weights are displayed in 1 g increments. The scale will
read up to 5.2kg, after which E is displayed on the left hand side of
the screen followed by 3 dashes (E---). If 3 dashes appear followed
by E from left to right (---E) this means the scale is underloaded.
Do not touch any parts of the scale with your hands while weighing
is in progress. The scale is very sensitive and may pick up extra
readings.
CHANGING MODES
To change from metric (kg/g) to imperial (lbs/oz) mode at anytime
during use press the MODE/TARE button once.
TARE FUNCTION
WEIGHING WITH A BOWL
You may want to weigh ingredients in a bowl or other container.
The tare option offsets the weight of the bowl so that you are only
weighing the ingredient. If you remove the bowl from the scale, a
minus weight (weight of bowl) appears in the display.
1. Place a bowl on the scale platform.
2. Press the button on the front panel. At rst “8888”
will appear. Wait until “0” appears on the display screen.
3. To tare, press and hold the MODE/TARE button for two
seconds. “0” will appear. Place the ingredient into the bowl.
The weight of the added ingredient appears.
ADD AND WEIGH FEATURE
If you want to reach a desired weight (i.e., 300g our) – you can use
the add and weigh procedure.
1. Place your scale on a stable, level surface.
2. Press the button. Wait until “0” appears on the
display.
3. Place an empty bowl to hold the ingredients on the scale.
4. Zero out the weight of the empty bowl by pressing and holding
the MODE/TARE button for 2 seconds. Wait until “0” appears
on the scale. This will ensure that the weight of the empty bowl
is subtracted from the total weight of the bowl and ingredients.
5. You are now ready to weigh your rst ingredient. Place the
ingredient into the bowl until the desired weight appears on the
display.
6. You are now ready to weigh the next ingredient(s). Place
additional ingredient in the bowl until the desired weight
appears on the display.
NOTE: If you want to view the weight of individual ingredients
as they are added to the bowl, then tare each time you add a new
ingredient.
AUTOMATIC SWITCH OFF
To conserve battery power, the scale automatically shuts off if
left unused for approximately one minute. To turn the scale off
manually press and hold the button for two seconds.
DISPLAY MESSAGES
The Cuisinart® Kitchen Scale provides the following display
messages to simplify operation.
Displays when you switch the scale on. Wait until “0” appears
to begin weighing.
Displays when you reset the scale to zero while using the TARE
function. Wait until “0” appears to begin weighing
Displays when the scale is ready for use.
Displays when scale is overloaded. Remove excess weight
from the scale.
Displays when scale is underloaded.