
YA Gold Series User ’s Manual
Thank you for purchasing our scale. Normal care and proper treatment
will provide for years of reliable service. Please read all operating
instructions c arefully before use. It may be necessary to calibrat e the
scale before the first use.
PROPER OPERATION AND ENVIRONMENT
• Avoid any exposure to extreme heat or c old, your scale works
better when operated at normal room temperature. It is
recommended to allow the scale to acclimate to normal room
temperature for at least one hour before use.
• Allow your scale sufficient time to warm up. Usually 30-60
seconds to give the internal components a chance to stabilize
before calibration.
• Keep your sc ale in a clean e nvironment. Dust, dirt, moisture,
vibration, air currents, and a close dist anc e to other electronic
equipment c an cause an adverse effe ct on the re liability and
accur acy of your scal e .
• Handle your sc ale with c are. Gently apply all items or samples
to be weighed onto the weighing surface . Although this scale is
designed to be quite durable, try to avoid rough treatment as
this may permanently damage the internal components.
• Avoid shaking, dropping, or otherwise shoc king the sc ale. This
is a pre c ision instrument and must be handled with extreme
care.
• Only operate the scale on a stable, vibration free surface .
SPECIFICATIONS
Models: YA102, YA302, YA501
Capacity: 100gx0.01g, 300gx0.05g, 500gx0.1g
U
nits: g, oz, ct , gn, dwt
Calibration: External Calibration
Tare Range: Full Capacity
Auto off (def ault): 10-30 seconds
Operation Temperature: 10-30°C
Display: LCD
Power: 2 x AAA Batteries
OPERATION
• Place the sc ale on a horizontal flat surface, then press the
ON/OFF button.
• Wait until “0.00 is displayed
• Put the e object or sample on the weighing platform
• Using the MODE key, to switch between wei ght units
TARE WEIGHING

• Turn on the sc ale as described in OPERATION
• Place the “ tare item” (weighing container) on the weighing
platform
• Press TARE and wait until “0.00” is displayed
• Add the “sample” into or on the weighing container.
CALIBRATION
• Turn on the scale as described in Operation
• Wait until “0.00” is displayed
• Press and hold the MODE key until the display reads “CAL”
• Pres t he MODE key again and wait for the LCD display t o flash
“*.*”
• Place the weight according to the LCD disply on the center of
the platform and press the MODE key again
• Wait until the display displays “PASS”, and then remove the
weight
• Press the ON/OFF button to turn off the scale .
PLEASE CHECK FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF WEIGHTS FROM THE
COMPANY YOU BOUGHT THE SCALE FROM.
TROUBLESHOOTING
The primary reason for inaccuracy or malfunction of the scale is due to
low batteries or incorrect installation of batteries, incorrect or infrequent
calibration, overloading the scale, or operating the sc ale on an unstable
surface. Please keep in mi nd to maint ain and operate your scale
properly. The scale is a pre cision instrument and must be handled with
the utmost care and caution.
DISPLAY ERRORS
[lo], [88888], or not display – change the batteries
[OUT2] – recalibrate the scale per the instructions above
[O-Ld] – The scale is overloaded. Remove the object from the weighing
tray immediately!!
[EEEEE] or [
LLLLL
] – The internal components have been damaged.
(i.e. it was shocked, dropped, or excessively overloaded). Try to
rec alibrate the scale. If the sc ale was not damaged too much,
rec alibration may fix the problem.
[UNST] – Use the scale in a more stable (i.e. flat) position.
NOTE: This equipment has be en tested and found to comply with the
limi ts for a Class A digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment . This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communic ations. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which c ase the use r will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This Class A digital apparatus c omplies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la c lasse A est conforme à la norme NMB003 du Canada.
This product conforms to the EMC directive 89/336/EEC and the Low
Volt age Dire ct ive 73/2 3/EEC.
The compl et e declar at ion of Conformity is available from Ohaus
Corporation
AS/NZS
4251. 1 Emission; AS/NZS
4252. 1 Immunity
Disposa l
In conformance with the European Dire c tive 20 02/9 6 EC on Wast e
Ele ctr ic al and Elect ronic Equipment (WEEE) this devic e may not be
dispose d of in domestic waste. This a lso applie s to countrie s outside
the EU, pe r their specif ic requirements.
Ple ase dispose of this product in ac cordanc e with local regul at ions at
the colle cting point spe cifie d for el ec trical and e le ctronic equipment.
If you have any questions, please cont ac t the re sponsible authority or
the distr ibutor from which you pur chased this devic e.
S
hould this device be passed on to other part ies (for private or
professiona l use) , the content of this r egul at ion must also be relate d.
Thank you for your c ontribution to e nvironmental prote ction.
Ohaus Corporation
19A Chapin Road
P.O. Box 2033
Pine Brook , NJ 07058, US
A
Tel: (973) 377-9000
Fax: (973) 593-0359
www.ohaus.com With offices worldwide
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