Specifications Relating to Non-automatic Weighing Devices (1998) — 1
1 (1) The definitions in this section apply in these Specifications. actual scale interval or d means the value, expressed in units of mass (a) with respect to analogue indications, of the difference between the values corresponding to two consecutive scale marks; and (b) with respect to digital indications, the difference between two consecutively indicated values. ( échelon réel ou d ) automatic indicating device means a weighing device in which the position of equilibrium is obtained without an operator’s intervention. ( appareil de pesage à équilibre automatique ) auxiliary indicating element means a rider, a vernier or, in the case of a digital indicating device, the last figure after the decimal sign that is clearly differentiated from other figures such as by size, shape or colour. ( dispositif indicateur auxiliaire ) initial zero-setting mechanism means a feature that automatically sets a weighing device to zero at the time the device is switched on and before it is ready for use. ( dispositif de mise à zéro initiale ) maximum capacity or Max means the maximum weighing capacity of a weighing device and, in the case of a multiple range device, the maximum weighing capacity of the relevant range. ( portée maximale ou Max ) metrological function means a function of a weighing device that is necessary for the measurement process — including the sensing of the measured quantity, the transmission, processing, storage and correction or adjustment of measurement signals or values and the indication or printing of measurement values — and that can impact on the final quantity determination or price calculation or affect the validity of transactions. Metrological functions include, but are not limited to, (a) displaying or printing gross, tare, net and negative weight values, zero, and unit and total prices; (b) setting zero, linearity, sensitivity, scale intervals, maximum capacity and motion detection; and (c) performing the computation and rounding of price and weight values and the storing of values. ( fonction métrologique ) module means a part of a weighing device that (a) performs a specific metrological function; (b) can be examined and tested separately; and (c) is subject to the error limits set out in these Specifications. ( module ) multi-interval device means a weighing device (a) that has a single weighing range divided into partial weighing ranges, each of which has a different scale interval; and (b) in which the appropriate partial weighing range is automatically determined according to the load applied, both for increasing and decreasing loads. ( appareil à échelons multiples ) multiple range device means a weighing device that (a) has, for the same weighing and load-receiving element, two or more weighing ranges, each of which (i) extends from zero to the maximum capacity of the range, and (ii) has a different verification scale interval; and (b) selects automatically, or permits the operator to select manually, any of the weighing ranges. ( appareil à étendues multiples ) non-automatic indicating device means a weighing device that requires an operator’s intervention to obtain equilibrium, such as an equal-arm scale with weights. ( appareil de pesage à équilibre non automatique ) non-automatic weighing device or weighing device means a weighing machine that weighs discrete loads and that requires an operator’s intervention during the weighing process, such as to deposit the load to be measured on the weighing and load-receiving element and to remove it therefrom or to obtain weight results. ( appareil de pesage à fonctionnement non automatique ou appareil de pesage ) number of verification scale intervals means the value obtained by using the following formula: Max/e where Max represents the maximum capacity, and e represents the verification scale interval. ( nombre d’échelons de vérification ) on-board weighing system means a weighing device designed to be an integral part of, or attached or secured to, the