Can anyone who owns this scale tell me if it has pounds/kilograms option? Hi, Can anyone who owns the Omron HBF-500 scale tell me if it has the option for weighing in pounds and/or kilograms?
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I googled it and talked to customer service but found no answer to this issue. Could you please provide instructions on how to change to metric? Thanks.
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I have used my scale often and like it. It has 6 modes, including Newtons. Only says "Bench top-Pro" for model.
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lb numbers with marks at half lb increments. Still using the scale as i find it to be very accurate once it is zeroed. Nice thing, no batteries or springs to wear out and give you false readings.
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Yes, there is a switch on the bottom of the scale that changes between lbs and kgs
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Yes, under "Settings" | "General Settings" there is a "Units" option. The choices are: - Metric units (kg, m) - Imperial units (lbs, ft)
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Hello Rebecca,Your answer is no, unfortunately. It's only in pounds. You need to convert the fraction of the pound to ounces if you need it. But it is a quality scale, otherwise.Phil.
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Yes, it has 2 "modes" Pounds/ounces or Kilograms/grams. Switches easily from one mode to the other with a tap of the "mode" button.
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Hi Debra, I'm sorry but I ran into the same problem. You would think that with all the option's available on the scale you would think that you would be able to switch between pounds and kilos. I guess we'll have to learn metrics, sorry I couldn't help.
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It's pounds and inches. Maybe if you bought this in a country that uses the metric system it would have different measures.
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Yes, indeed it does. There is a switch on the back that changes the unit of measure from lbs to kgs. (and, I must say, I totally recommend this scale!)
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Can select either kilograms or pounds after turning on scale. Answers for pound weights are in decimal portions (i.e. .25 for 4 oz and .5 for 8 oz). Have not used the kilogram selection so don't know how it would display amounts less than 1 kilo.
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Turn the scale over. There is a pounds - kilograms switch on the bottom just under where the weight display is located. Just slide the switch to poundss
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I had that scale for a few weeks only. It never worked properly, I tried on different surfaces around the apartment. It would show different numbers every time I weighed myself and it went dead in about a month. It's not reliable, so you can't really trust what the scale shows.
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So this scale measures in lbs. to two decimal places; it measures in kilograms to three decimal places; it measures in kilograms/grams (e.g. 4kg-421gms);it measures in lb/oz (the oz portion is one decimal place, (nearest tenth of an ounce)). Hope this helps!
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Thanks again John, you have been very helpful! After a lot of research (mine and yours), I have realized that my (US) scale will probably never display metric. Thus, I have just returned it and will order the HBF-500. Thanks again for your help.
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The manual states that the scale can display "Pounds, Kilograms and Stones". There is a button located under the scale that you press to select the choices. I haven't used the button since I use pounds, which is the default. Hope this helps.
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My model shows only pounds. The company must have a kilograms option, I bet.