Try pressing on/off 5 times. I get a 0 or a 1 on my scales which are similar to the Amir ones but branded "On Balance".

 

Thanks Stuart - tried it no joy! Scales just seem to power on and off and i dont get any figures other than the standard figures you get when you power the scale on.....

 

Thanks OP. I did not know that such an option exists. It worked on mine and I set it to 0. For the other one that I have and looks the same but is branded differently does not work but I'll have a look at the instructions leaflet if I'll find it.

 

Thanks OP. I did not know that such an option exists. It worked on mine and I set it to 0. For the other one that I have and looks the same but is branded differently does not work but I'll have a look at the instructions leaflet if I'll find it.

No probs glad to be of help! - just to confirm you did exactly what the above instructions say.... leads me to believe mine might be faulty...

 

No probs glad to be of help! - just to confirm you did exactly what the above instructions say.... leads me to believe mine might be faulty...

I just kept M pressed and pressed the power button several times (can't recall how many times LOL) until 180 shown on the display. Then I pressed M to set it to 0 and power to confirm and it then displayed PASS. I do not think yours it is faulty. It is with just different internals from what it should be. Must be like the other I have.

 

yes - if it was that simple I would have managed it by now.... I have tried everything it is enough to drive me mad!

any other AMIR users out there with any ideas?

 

This is news to me too.. Worked straight away on my year old 0.1g type and have now disabled the auto-off. Which is good as I was often having to turn it back on at critical moments & it's become a bit of a pain since the on/off switch also started playing up, so nice timing and thanks for the info!

Would agree it sounds most likely the innards are different rather than faulty unless the M button isn't working. Perhaps if you look around on Amazon there might be a chance a similar scale from a different manufacturer would have a different method, if you can find the instructions online somewhere you might still be in business. Or you could try emailing the seller. Good luck with that, it would drive me mad too!

 

Just checked my AMIR scales and you press the on/off 5 times to get the timing feature up.

Jon.

 

just re-checked mine and as above I had to press the on/off 5 times not 4 with the M held down.

 

Works fine for me, but yeah you need to press it 5 times

 

thanks Slam/xpresso - still no joy! considereed hunting down other instructions online/you tube vids....the lot, without any luck

frustration = auto off function turns scales off just as shot ticks towards 26/27g argggghhhhhh!

 

thanks Slam/xpresso - still no joy! considereed hunting down other instructions online/you tube vids....the lot, without any luck

frustration = auto off function turns scales off just as shot ticks towards 26/27g argggghhhhhh!

The knows kiddo .. why not try taken batteries owt and refit ........ t'other words similar to a re-boot ??.

Jon.

 

Sounds like you've got a faulty one then, which wouldn't surprise me, they're not exactly well made

 

thanks Slam/xpresso - still no joy! considereed hunting down other instructions online/you tube vids....the lot, without any luck

frustration = auto off function turns scales off just as shot ticks towards 26/27g argggghhhhhh!

That's mighty odd. Have mine on the long auto off but it only happens after the weight has been static for a while. Only time I've ever had a problem was when the batteries were low.

 

Which model are they and are you able to post a photo.

Jon.

 

Not sure on model boys just your bog standard china specials barely a badge on em.... advertised by some reputable eBay trader as amir

 

That's mighty odd. Have mine on the long auto off but it only happens after the weight has been static for a while. Only time I've ever had a problem was when the batteries were low.

Thats interesting - mine seem to time from last button push (usually the final tare)before pulling a shot, weight on the scale seems to make no difference!

 

Looks slightly different to mine which says Amir on the top & bottom. Could be wrong but might suggest it could be an 'economy' version of this generic Amir type scale which might have some less obvious options left out. If so there could be other settings left out so try something else eg maybe the counting function to confirm. And last but not least have you tried changing the batteries?

 

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Not sure on model boys just your bog standard china specials barely a badge on em.... advertised by some reputable eBay trader as amir

Here's the base of mine. The top also proudly displays Amir just under the tare button.

Got them from Amazon.

 

Well surprise surprise... I've been "done" on flea bay! Yours are quite clearly proudly displaying the trademark that is pure quality "amir"!

At at least I can now stop trying different button combos in the hope that it's me being a dunce and illl finally get them to work!

tried new batteries, all other functions inc count work fine...

damn it!

 

Well surprise surprise... I've been "done" on flea bay! Yours are quite clearly proudly displaying the trademark that is pure quality "amir"!

At at least I can now stop trying different button combos in the hope that it's me being a dunce and illl finally get them to work!

tried new batteries, all other functions inc count work fine...

damn it!

Think you might be right. How recently did you get them?

 

Think you might be right. How recently did you get them?

About 3 or 4 months ago

 

exactly the same as mine...

Jon.

 

Looks like there is a few sellers selling scales on the net as AMIR, mine came from the below link.

Clearly advertised as AMIR but missing all the obvious badging that Ashcrocs have....

I would avoid the below link if mine are anything to go by.....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMIR-Digital-Pocket-Scales-3000g-0-1g-Mini-Food-Scales-Electric-Je-Free-PP/173111126557?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

My AMIR is the on the left, bought couple of weeks ago from here

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DGLFVS0/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_dtz4AbB29NV5S

The other one was bought from amazon as well significantly cheaper but the auto off function can't be changed.