Oslo - Balance TAURUS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Oslo TAURUS

Many thanks for choosing to purchase

a TAURUS brand product.

Thanks to its technology, design and

operation and the fact that it exceeds

the strictest quality standards, a fully

satisfactory use and long product life

C Weight unit selector button

D Battery compartment lid

Safety advice and warnings

- Read these instructions carefully

before switching on the appliance

and keep them for future referen-

ce. Failure to follow and observe

these instructions could lead to an

Working environment:

- Place the appliance on a horizon-

tal, hard, rigid, flat, stable surface

that is free from vibrations. Avoiding

any contact of the weighing area

with walls or other objects not to be

weighed. Otherwise, it will not show

- Do not use the appliance with wet

- Do not move the appliance while

- Do not overload the appliance’s

- Remove the batteries from the

appliance if you are not going to use

- This appliance is not for professio-

nal or industrial or medical/hospital

use, it is intended for household use

- This appliance is not a toy. Children

should be supervised to ensure that

they do not play with the appliance.

- This appliance is intended for adult

use. Ensure that this product is not

used by the disabled, children or

people unused to its handling.

- This appliance should be stored

out of reach of children and/or the

- Do not store the appliance in a verti-

- CAUTION: Do not use the appliance

if the glass is cracked or broken.

- Any misuse or failure to follow

the instructions for use renders the

guarantee and the manufacturer’s

liability null and void.

Assembling the battery/s

- Caution: During the handling of

batteries, do not touch both poles at

the same time, as this will provoke

the partial discharge of the stocked

energy therefore affecting longevity.

- Remove the cover of the battery

- Check that the plastic covering

that protects the battery has been

removed (some batteries are sold with

a protective covering)

Manual Oslo.indb 10 15/11/11 9:37- Put the battery in its compartment,

respecting the polarity (Fig.1).

- Replace the cover of the battery

- It is essential that the batteries

should always be the same kind and

the same charge. Never mix alkaline

batteries with normal one (Carbon-

Zinc) and/or rechargeable ones.

- N.B. When changing the batteries,

the configuration of the appliance

will be removed, and you will need to

reset the parameters of the appliance.

Instructions for use

- Prepare the appliance according to

the function you wish to use:

Weighing units selector Kg/Lb/St:lb

- The appliance has a selector of

weighing units, put the selector in the

position according to those units you

want to work with. (Fig. 2)

- Place yourself in the centre of the

platform avoiding abrupt movements,

maintaining immobile and without

touching other objects, until the

appliance shows your weight.

Automatic disconnection function

- In order to save energy, the applian-

ce passes to stand-by after few

seconds if the user does not use it.

Once you have finished using the

- Remove the battery from the

appliance if you are not intending to

use the appliance during an extended

The following messages can appear

- EEEE: means that the appliance’s

capacity has been exceeded

- Lo: means that the battery has to be

- Clean the equipment with a damp

cloth with a few drops of washing-up

liquid and then dry.

- Do not use solvents, or products

with an acid or base pH such as blea-

ch, or abrasive products, for cleaning

- Never submerge the appliance in

water or any other liquid or place it

under running water.

- Only the following type of supplies

must be used with the appliance

- Battery type: 3V CR2032

- These supplies are available in

Anomalies and repair

- Take the appliance to an authorised

technical support service if a product

Manual Oslo.indb 11 15/11/11 9:37damage or other problems arise. Do

not try to dismantle or repair without

assistance, as this may be dangerous.

- If the connection to the mains has

been damaged, it must be replaced

and you should proceed as you would

in the case of damage.

For EU product versions and/or in

case that it is requested in your

Ecology and recyclability of the product

- The materials of which the packa-

ging of this appliance consists are

included in a collection, classification

and recycling system. Should you

wish to dispose of them, use the

appropriate public recycling bins for

each type of material.

- The product does not contain

concentrations of substances that

could be considered harmful to the

- This appliance contains, or could

contain, oil. Remember that one

should abide by the regulations con-

cerning the elimination of this type of

This symbol means that in

case you wish to dispose of

the product once its working

life has ended, take it to an

authorised waste agent for

the selective collection of

Waste from Electric and Electronic

This symbol means that

product may include a

battery or batteries; user

before disposing of the product.

Remember that batteries must be

disposed of in duly authorised

containers. Do not dispose of them in

- If the product includes batteries,

remove them before disposing of the

product. Remember that batteries

must be disposed of in duly autho-

rised containers. Do not dispose of

This appliance complies with

Gross weight: 1,46 Kg