Dashed Lines On Model 640XL

Dashed Lines On Model 640XL

If you are having dashed lines on

your Model 640XL or Model  640,

on both the top and bottom of  the display

please follow these steps:



Step 1. Press & hold the "HOLD/MENU" button for 5 seconds or 3 beeps. Let go of the "HOLD/MENU"  button. "SETPAS" should be displayed.


Step 2. Using the "RM" & "HOLD/MENU" buttons enter in 640. "RM" is to increase the  number & "HOLD/MENU" is to advance to the next number. Once you have entered 640

press "PRINT/SELECT". "640" should be displayed.


Step 3. Press "PRINT/SELECT", "CONFIG" should be displayed. Press "PRINT/SELECT", a  number should be displayed. 


Step 4. Write down the number displayed! 

Step 5. Press "G/N" until you have exited the menus. 


Step 6. Press & hold the "HOLD/MENU" button for 5 seconds or 3 beeps. Let go of the "HOLD/MENU"  button. "SETPAS" should be displayed.


Step 7. Using the "RM" & "HOLD/MENU" buttons enter in 222174. "RM" is to increase the  number & "HOLD/MENU" is to advance to the next number. Once you have entered 222174  press "PRINT/SELECT". "DEFAULT" should be displayed.


Step 8. Press "PRINT/SELECT", "SURE?" should be displayed. Press "PRINT/SELECT", "DEFAULT"  should be displayed. 


Step 9. Press "G/N", "BUSY" should be displayed. Once "BUSY" goes away your scale head is  reset! :)


Step 10. Now you will want to go back into the scale head by holding down the "HOLD/MENU"  button again. And enter in 640 then press "PRINT/SELECT" 


Step 11. Press & hold the "HOLD/MENU" button for 5 seconds or 3 beeps. Let go of the "HOLD/MENU"  button. "SETPAS" should be displayed.


Step 12. Using the "RM" & "HOLD/MENU" buttons enter in 640. "RM" is to increase the  number & "HOLD/MENU" is to advance to the next number. Once you have entered 640  press "PRINT/SELECT". "640" should be displayed.


Step 13. Press "PRINT/SELECT", "CONFIG" should be displayed. Press "PRINT/SELECT", a  number should be displayed. 


Step 14. Using the "RM" & "HOLD/MENU" buttons enter in the config number that you wrote  down earlier then press "PRINT/SELECT".


Step 15. Press "G/N" to exit out of the menu. After "BUSY" is displayed then goes away your  scale head is now set back up and should be functioning properly! :)


If You Have Dashed Lines In The Center Of Your Display:

Step 1. Press & hold the "HOLD/MENU" button for 5 seconds. Let go of the "HOLD/MENU"  button. "SETPAS" should be displayed.


Step 2. Using the "RM" & "HOLD/MENU" buttons enter in 640. "RM" is to increase the  number & "HOLD/MENU" is to advance to the next number. Once you have entered 640  press "PRINT/SELECT". "640" should be displayed.


Step 3. Using "HOLD/MENU" ensure that "640" is displayed then press "G/N".


This should have returned your scale head to 640 format. 




We hope that this article has helped you! 





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