A station's scale does not send weight to Shipstore, so you have to type weights by hand. This often shows up right after you set up a new station or swap a scale.

Cause

The scale will not communicate when the settings on the station's Scale tab are wrong: the wrong scale model is picked, a typo in the model number (for example the letter O instead of the digit 0), the wrong port, or the unit set to ounces instead of pounds. After a scale swap, the new model may not match the saved settings.

Fix

  1. In the Merchant App advanced options, open the station and go to the Scale tab.
  2. Select the exact scale model, and check the model number for typos (for example O versus 0).
  3. Confirm the connection port matches the scale.
  4. Set the unit of measure to pounds, not ounces.
  5. On the scale itself, confirm the display is set to pounds.
  6. Save, reload the station, and place a known weight to confirm it reads.

After you replace a scale, run these steps again for the new model.

What you should see

The scale fills in the weight automatically, and a known test weight reads correctly in pounds.

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