INTRODUCTION

SNUG precision balance series contains four models ---- SNUG -150,300,
600 and 1500 with weighing capacities of 150g, 300g, 600g and 1500g.
The display resolution is 1/30,000 and internal resolution is1/150,000.

SNUG series contains 13 selectable weighing units ---- Gram, Carat,

Pound(avoir), Dram(avoir), Grain, Troy Ounce, Pennyweight, Momme,
Hong Kong Jewelry Tael, Taiwan Tael, Hong Kong Tael andTola (India).

Three operation modes --- Normal Weighing, Piece Counting and Percentage
Weighing mode --- are provided and it can be powered by a6V/300 mA AC/DC
adapter or four size-C (UM-2) dry batteries. The LCD is incorporated with
backlight function for easy read in dark environment.

SNUG series also can transmit data to a personal computer or printer via its
standard RS-232C interface on the rear panel.

INSTALLATION
UNPACKING
When unpacking the portable carton you will find the following items:
● SNUG Precision Balance with an anti-dust/draft cover
● One plastic round pan covered by stainless plate
● One cylindrical draft shield with top cover

● One 6V/300mA AC/DC adapter

● Operation Manual

!!! UNLOCK / LOCK LOAD CELL PROTECTION !!!

A metal cylinder is inserted from a hole in the battery box into the supporting
plates around the load cell for avoiding possible deflection caused to load cell
by abnormal shock during the transportation.

Remember to remove the cylinder by extracting the clamp first before

you are going to use the balance and to insert it with the clamp stalled in
the hole when the balance is to be delivered.

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ROUND PAN
Insert the round plastic pan with stainless plate into the pan support in the
central hole of the upper plastic case.

LEVELING THE BALANCE

The balance is equipped with four adjustable leveling feet and a level indicator
in the front panel. Adjust the leveling feet until the bubble appears in the center
circle of the indicator.

DUST/DRAFT SHIELD
The anti-dust/draft cover can be secured on the upper case, opened and
Extended to 180oor removed. After opening or removing the anti-dust cover,
you could put on the cylindrical draft shield.

POWER
Use either the 6V/300mA AC/DC adapter or four size-C (UM-2 / R14) batteries
as power supply. The adapter connector is on the right side of the balance and
battery box is in the rear bottom side.

※ It could be dangerous by using improper battery or wrong connection of

battery.

KEYS
SNUG Precision Balances are software controlled devices with a variety of
user-programmable features. These features can be programmed by the six
keys on the front panel:

: This key switches the unit between power on and off modes.

: This key returns the display to the center of ZERO when the
pan is empty. The ZERO range is within +/-1.5% of the
maximum capacity. A ZERO sign, 0 , will be shown in t
he upper-left of the display window when the balance is stable
in the ZERO range.

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 : This key stores the TARE weight into memory and ZERO'S the
display. The maximum TARE value is the maximum capacity.
A TARE sign will be shown in the lower-left of the display
window when the balance is in the TARE mode.

: This key switches the balance among Normal Weighing, Piece

Counting and Percentage Weighing modes with revolving
order.

:This key switches the weighing units in revolving order among

those units already chosen in the Weighing Units Setup of
POWER ON SETUP.

: In Normal Weighing mode, this key is used to enable/disable

backlight. In Piece Counting and Percentage Weighing modes,
this key is used to choose the sampling amount being as
20pcs(%).50pcs(%) or 100pcs(%) being as 20pcs(%), 50pcs(%)
or 100pcs(%).

MAXIMUM DISPLAY & DOSPLAY RESOLUTION

MODEL
UNIT SNUG-150 SNUG-300
(maximum display ×display resolution)
g 150.045 x 0.005 300.09 x 0.01
ct 750.18 x 0.02 1500.45 x 0.05
lb 0.35018 x 0.00002 0.70045 x 0.00005
oz 5.5018 x 0.0002 11.0045 x0.0005
dr 85.045 x 0.005 170.09 x0.01
GN 2500.9 x 0.1 5001.8 x 0.2
ozt 5.0018 x 0.0002 10.0045 x 0.0005
dwt 100.045 x 0.005 200.09 x 0.01
MM 40.018 x 0.002 80.045 x 0.005
tl.J 4.2018 x 0.0002 8.2045 x0.0005
tl.T 4.0018 x 0.0002 8.0045 x 0.0005
tl.H 4.0018 x 0.0002 8.0045 x 0.0005
t 13.0045 x 0.0005 26.009 x 0.001

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 MODEL
UNIT SNUG-600 SNUG-1500
(maximum display x display resolution)

g 600.18 x 0.02 1500.45 X 0.05

ct 3000.9 x 0.1 7501.8 x 0.2
lb 1.5009 x 0.0001 3.5018 x 0.0002
oz 22.009 x 0.001 55.018 x 0.002
dr 350.18 x 0.02 850.45 x 0.05
GN 9504.5 x 0.5 25009 x 1
Ozt 20.009 x 0.001 50.018 x 0.002
Dwt 400.18 x 0.02 1000.45 x 0.05
MM 160.09 x 0.01 400.18 x 0.02
tl.J 18.009 x 0.001 42.018 x 0.002
tl.T 16.009 x 0.001 40.018 x 0.002
tl.H 16.009 x 0.001 40.018 x 0.002
t 52.018 x 0.002 130.045 x 0.005

REMARK:
1. Maximum Display = Maximum Capacity + (9 x Display Resolution)
2. Conversion Factors for Weights - - - -

1 ct (Carat) = 0.1999694 g
1 lb (Avoirdupois Pound) = 453.59237 g
1 oz (Avoirdupois Ounce) = 28.349523125 g
1 dr (Avoirdupois Dram) = 1.7718451 g
1 GN (Grain) = 0.06479891 g
1 ozt (Troy Ounce) = 31.1034768 g
1 dwt (Pennyweight) = I.55517384 g
1 MM (Momme) = 3.749996 g
1 tl.J (Tael, Hong Kong Jewelry) = 37.4290018 g
1 tl.T (Tael, Taiwan) = 37.49995 g
1 tl.H (Tael, Hong Kong) = 37.799375 g
1t (Tola, India) = 11.6638038 g

TURN ON THE BALANCE

With no load on the pan, turn on the balance by 99999
pressing the ON/OFF key. The whole display of ..........
the LCD will be shown(as listed below) with backlight ..........
enabled, then the balance wilt count down from 9 to 0. 00000

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After the balance is stable in the center of zero, →0← 0.000 g
the zero sign, zero value and the unit set as the
power on weighing unit will be displayed.

NOTE: WARM UP THE BALANCE

In order to warm up the balance and get accurate weight, please use the
balance or execute the calibration 15 minutes after the balance has been
powered on.

BATTERY STATUS INDICATION

This balance can operate continuously 50 to 60 hours with manganese
batteries and 90 to 100 hours with alkaline batteries (depend on the
application status, e.g., the backlight is enabled or not, and different brands
of batteries) before the dry battery sign starts blinking on the upper-right of
the display window to indicate the low battery power status.

Replace the batteries within 5 hours since the battery sign starts blinking,
otherwise, the balance probably will not work properly after that period.

POWER ON SETUP (POS)

SNUG Precision Balances are software managed devices with a variety of
user-programmable features. These features are easily achieved through the
software using the front panel buttons and display.

These features include Count Value Display, ZERO and SPAN Calibration,
Weighing Units Setup, Initial Unit Setup, Software Version, Automatic
Power-off, Baud Rate Setup and Zero Band.

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The POS procedure is as follows:
1. Turn off the balance.
2. Press and hold MODE key, then press ON/OFF key,
the display will show Count.

The balance is now in the POS mode. The MODE, UNIT and SMPL keys will
be used for the whole POS procedure and their functions are as follow:

To switch among all the POS functions with revolving

order

To leave setup for Weighing Units Setup and Initial Unit

Setup functions.
To leave setup for Automatic Power-off and Baud Rate
Setup functions

To enter/leave each function.

To switch among all the weighing units in the Weighing
Units Setup and Initial Unit Setup functions.
To Enable/Disable Automatic Power-off Function.
To select baud rate in Baud Rate Setup function.

To complete and leave the POS operation.

To enable/disable units in Weighing Units Setup function
To leave POS after ZERO/SPAN Calibration is completed

COUNT VALUE DISPLAY

When Count is displayed, press UNIT to check the Count
count value. This value is around 15000 and used 15000
to check if the balance is properly tuned or not.
Press UNIT again will leave the count value
display and Count will be shown again.

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WEIGHING UNITS SETUP
Each of the 13 weighing units can be enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF) in the
POS, only those enabled will be available in the normal weighing mode.

1. Press UNIT when Unit is shown on the Unit

display. The display will show the unit ---
gram --- with its previous set status.

2. Press SMPL to set gram being ON or OFF. On g

When ON is chosen, gram will be available
in the normal weighing mode.
If OFF is chosen, gram will not be available OFF g
in the normal weighing mode.

3 Press UNIT to go to next unit for setup.

4 Repeat step 2 and 3 until the required status for each unit is set, then
press MODE to complete and leave Weighing Units Setup.

INITIAL UNIT SETUP

One of the weighing units which have been enabled in Weighing Units Setup
can be set as the power on weighing unit. Once set, that unit will be the
weighing unit each time when the balance is powered on.

1. Press UNIT when Init U is displayed, the Init =g

display will show Init = (the first enabled
unit in Weighing Units Setup).

2. Press UNIT repeatedly until the desired

unit is shown on the display.

3. Press MODE to complete and leave Initial Unit Setup.

SOFTWARE VERSION
Press UNIT when VEr is displayed, display will show d1 X.X, X.X represents
the software version. Check the software version whenever it is necessary for
maintenance.

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AUTOMATIC POWER-OFF
This feature is provided for power-saving purpose, once enabled, the balance
will be automatically turned off 5 minutes after there is no load on the pan.

1. Press UNIT to enter the setup of automatic Auto NO

power-off function when Auto is shown.
The display will show the status set last time.

2. Press UNIT to enable (YES) or disable (NO) Auto YES

this function.

3. Press MODE to complete the setup when the

desired status is displayed. The display will show
Auto again.

BAUD RATE SETUP

Use this function to set the transmission rate of the RS-232C interface as 4800
or 9600.
1. Press UNIT to setup the baud rate when bAud bAud
is shown, the previously set baud rate will be shown

2. Press UNIT again, the baud rate will be changed 4800

the other one.

3. Press MODE when desired baud rate is shown to

complete the setup and bAud will be shown again.

ZERO BAND
Input the weight range where the balance will display zero. The weight range
is in terms of number of display divisions set for both positive and negative
directions.

1. Press UNIT to enter the setup of ZERO BAND ZEro

when ZEro is shown. The display will then show
the current setup.
2. Press UNIT repeatedly until the desired number d 1
of divisions is displayed. There are six choices,
0d(d 0), 1d(d 1), 2d(d 2), 3d(d 3), 4d(d 4), 5d(d 5).

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3. Press MODE when desired weight range is displayed
to complete the setup of ZERO BAND.

After all the status have been set in each function, press SMPL to complete
and leave the POS. The balance will then enter into normal weighing mode
and you can start using the balance with all the features you have setup.

PIECE COUNTING
In the piece counting mode, the balance calculates the quantity of the parts
based on the average weight of a single piece got from the sampling
procedure.

The procedure for piece counting mode is as follows:

1. Press MODE until O pcs is displayed. O pcs
2. Press SMPL repeatedly until the desired S= 50 pcs
sampling amount for single piece weight
calculation is shown on the display.
Three categories, 20, 50 or 100 pcs, are available.

3. Put the parts for sampling on the pan when the desired amount is
shown on the display. The display will show the number of the
sampled parts and the alarm will sound a beep when sampling
procedure is completed.

4. Take away the sampling parts and then put on the parts desired for
quantity calculation, the display will show the calculated quantity when
the word pcs stop blinking
.
PERCENTAGE WEIGHING
Percent Weighing allows you to set a reference weight displayed as 20,50 or
100%, then the balance can measure and display other loads as a percentage
weight based on the reference weight.

The procedure for percentage weighing mode is as follows:

1. Press MODE until 0.0% is displayed. 0.0%

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2. Press SMPL until the desired sampling S = 100%
percent for reference weight is shown
on the display. Three categories, 20,
50 or 100%. are available.

3 Put the reference weight on the pan when

the desired percentage is shown on the display.

The display will show the percentage of the sampled weight and the
alarm will sound a beep when sampling procedure is completed.

4 Take away the reference weight and then put on the material desired
for weighing, the display will show the measured weight as a percentage
based on the reference weight when the percentage sign stop blinking.

RS-232C INTERFACE
The SNUG precision balance is equipped with a uni-directional RS-232C

interface for output of data to printers or computers.

A 9-pin subminiature D-type connector is provided on the rear of the balance.

Pin 2 is Data Output (TXD) pin and pin 5 is the Ground pin, the other pins are
left unused.

SIGNAL FORMAT

Baud rate ：4800 and 9600 bps, selectable

Data bit ：7
Parity bit ：None
Stop bit ：1
Code ：ASCll LSB MSB

Data Bit

Start Bit Stop Bit

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Example for output data:
+150.00 g -80.00 ct
5000 pcs 50.0 %
OVER RANGE (output data for excessive load on the pan)

Example of program in BASICA for executing data output:

10 OPEN "COM1：9600, N, 7, 1, RS, DS, LF” AS #1
20 INPUT #1,A$
30 PRINT A$
40 GOTO 20
50 END

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