Getting Started > Scales > Scale Defintions

The Scale Definition Editor is used to add, edit and delete Scale Definitions. Start the Scale Definition Editor by click Scale > Definition Editor from the main menu toolbar.

The group bar

The group bar contains two controls: Tasks and Definitions.

▪	The Tasks group contains items that allow you to add, save, undo, and delete Scale Definitions.

▪	The Definitions group contains items which represent the Names of all existing Scale Definitions. To perform a task on an existing definition, click on one of the items in the Definitions group.

The Properties control

The Properties control allows you to specify the characteristics or properties of each Scale Definition.

▪	The General tab is used to provide a Name for a definition and to specify the manufacturer or type of digital weight indicator the definition applies to.

▪	The Communication Port tab is used to specify where and how data will be received from the digital weight indicator.

▪	The Data Packet tab is used to specify how the data the digital weight indicator sends is formatted.

▪	The Display tab is used to specify how the data will appear to the user.