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5-5 Blender Calibration
*NOTE: It is not necessary to calibrate the weight scale on a brand new
blender, although it is recommended that the calibration be
checked periodically to ensure that the reported inventory totals
are accurate. Remember that in most cases a bad calibration is
worse than no calibration.
5-5-1 Standard Calibration on a blender equipped with an OptiMix
style mixer (Recommended only if the calibration is out of spec)
1. Login by touching “login” from the Inventory Page and enter
“5413”, then touch the Sterling logo to access setup.
2. Touch “Calibration” and then “Scale Calibration”.
3. Remove the weigh hopper, clean it out and press “OK”.
4. Verify that the calibration weight is not touching anything other
than the load cell bracket.
5. Enter the number stamped on the calibration weight. Follow the
on-screen instructions by touching “OK” and then follow the
prompts.
6. The blender will evaluate the calibration and indicate if it is
properly calibrated.
7. Press “Done” key three (3) times and you will return to the main
menu.
5-5-2 Standard Calibration on a blender with an HC style mixer
(Recommended only if calibration is out of spec)
1. Login by touching “login” from the Inventory Page and enter
“5413”, then touch the Sterling logo to access setup.
2. Touch “Calibration” and then “Scale Calibration”.
3. Empty the hopper and press “OK”.
4. Place the test weight on the hopper and press “OK”.
5. The controller will communicate whether the calibration was
successful.
5-5-3 Additional settings that usually do not have to be changed:
1. Login by touching “login” from the Inventory Page and enter
“5413”, then touch the Sterling logo to access setup.
**NOTE: If the controller is set to Continuous Mixing, then the
blender will run continuously while the blender is
operating. If it is set to “Timed Mixing” then the mixer will
run for the “Mixing Time” setting when a batch is dumped
into the mixer.
2. Touch the “Mixer and Dump Setup” key to enter the amount of