Calibration: Is this worth it and/or can one do this themselves?
942836
Wow, that's expensive! If I were you, I'd just poke around on AVS Forums (www.avsforum.com) and find the "optimal" settings on there. There's usually a forum thread for each model and someone with experience calibrating tv's will post their settings. Granted, they won't be perfectly suited for your exact setup or viewing environment, but they should get you 98% of the way there.
1226932
Go to soundandvision.com to read a full review of this set and the calibration settings they used. Keep in mind that every set is different and those settings should be used as a starting point.
1777384
I have never calibrated mine and not sure how you would do it short of sending it back to factory. I have compared mine with several other test sets and also the system at my pool store and found it to be very accurate.
914205
If by "calibrate" you mean manually set the thermometer to a specific temperature, then the answer is "no". On the other hand, if you mean by "calibrate" to check out against a preset temperature, then "yes" you could do this..e.g., immersing the probe in an ice bath.
547886
There is no "calibration" procedure for this unit (at lease not one listed in the manual). I suppose one might measure a known quantity of distilled water at a specific temperature and see how accurately the unit measures that calculated weight.
1940815
Calibration is not possible to the best of my knowledge. I have found it to be accurate + or - 1 or 2 grams and I think that is more a sensitivity issue (placement, etc). Hope this helps. As noted above - "tare" is certainly possible if that is what you meant.
1142644
I calibrated mine using a iOne calibration tool, granted it wasn't off by much but i needed to calibrate based on a different gamma value than the 2.2
675071
It self calibrated when I first set it up. I have moved it twice since then with no problems.
1640772
Yes it can be re-calibrated if necessary. When I do it the scale asks for a 1000.0 g weight. I don't have any so I just check it with the smaller weight set I have. You can buy the weight on ebay for 17 USD or so. Wish they stated this in the product description. Good luck. Joe
1871774
There is no calibration to this scale. It does have a ZERO or TARE setting so you can adjust for containers. Hope this helps
1142642
For me it was ready to rock and roll. However I would suggest you run some basic tests to make sure yours is, and that the calibration is to your personal liking.
794110
the calibration packet I ordered never made it here so I was unable to calibrate it unfortunately and that is likely the problem....I thought that they may be also calibrated from the factory so I did not worry when my calibration packet didn't come but I guess they must not calibrate at the manufacturing place?
1338709
Sorry Scott, I can't. I only know there is no uniform calibrating of meters - and therefore they are all different. After trying 3 - I found, for me, the Freestyle Lite to be the most accurate. My daughter uses One Touch - and her readings come in high too.
343090
I don't think you can calibrate it. I haven't seen anything on the device or the app that lets you do it. Myself and 3 other people I know use it on a regular basis and have never had this issue. You might have a defective unit.
627492
No, you do not have to calibrate this scale. It work great just out of the box. I highly recommend it!
346322
To calibrate, use distilled water. You set the device to zero and thats all. You should do this once every three / four months.
1161643
Calibrating does, indeed, help, and it's really easy to do (just follow the on-screen instructions). Out of the box, my kit was about 20% off from reality (on a 10K run, it was only showing 8K traveled). I used the local high school track to calibrate the kit by doing a measured 400m lap around the track, and now I'm within 1.25% of accurate measurement which is good enough for me (it's still showing on the low side). This last weekend's 5 mile race shows up as 4.94 miles on nikeplus.com, but that's good enough for me. Hope this helps you.