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Customizing Acaia Lunar Mode List

~15 min Hard Created on August 24, 2025
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Acaia Lunar

Routine Overview

This guide explains how to customize the mode list that appears when holding the power button.
You can hide unnecessary modes and set it to cycle through only frequently used modes.
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Press '1' on the keyboard to return to mode descriptions.
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This is an AI-compiled routine. Please share your actual experiences and suggestions in the comments!

Routine Steps

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1. Understanding Mode Features

Acaia Lunar offers 6 modes. First understand each mode's features:
Mode1 (no icon): Simple Weight Measurement
- Displays weight only [ 0.0 ]
- Most basic scale function
Mode2 (no icon): Dual Display
- Shows timer and weight simultaneously [ 0:00 0.0 ]
- Manual timer start/stop available
Mode3 (droplet): Auto-Start Flow Detection
- Timer starts automatically when flow detected
- Timer stops automatically when flow ends
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For espresso only, doesn't detect pour-over
Mode4 (droplet+square): Auto-Tare + Flow Detection ⭐Most Popular
- Auto-tares when cup placed
- Timer starts automatically when flow detected
- Baristas' favorite mode
Mode5 (triangle+square): Auto-Tare + Auto-Start
- Starts timer when cup placed and tared
- Used for measuring pre-infusion time
Mode6 (square): Auto-Tare
- Only sets auto-tare when cup placed
- No timer, for simple operations

2. Accessing Settings Menu

Turn off the scale completely (double tap power button).
Press and hold power button while turning on the scale.
Keep holding until you see [ ACAIA ] followed by [ SEt ].
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Continue holding when [ SEt ] appears.

3. Entering Settings Menu

With [ SEt ] displayed, briefly press the T button.
When [ SLEEP ] appears, you've entered the settings menu.
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Use T button to navigate through settings.

4. Locating Mode Settings

Press T button repeatedly to navigate settings.
Order: SLEEP → bright → bAttSAvE → bEEP → NodE_1
Press T button until [ NodE_1 ] (Mode1 settings) appears.
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Takes 5 presses total.

5. Activating/Deactivating Mode1

At [ NodE_1 ], long press T button (2 seconds).
[ On ] or [ Off ] will display.
Short press T button to toggle On/Off.
Long press T button to save.
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On = included in mode list, Off = excluded from mode list

6. Setting Modes 2-6

Short press T button to move to [ NodE_2 ].
Set On/Off for each mode using the same method.
Recommended settings:
- Home cafe: Mode2(On), Mode4(On), others(Off)
- Cafe: Mode4(On), Mode6(On), others(Off)
- All-in-one: Mode2(On), Mode4(On), Mode5(On), others(Off)
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It's convenient to keep only 2-3 frequently used modes On.

7. Saving and Exiting Settings

After setting all modes, briefly press the power button.
Scale will return to normal mode.
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Now pressing power button for 1 second will cycle through only the enabled modes.

8. Testing Mode Changes

Press and hold power button for 1 second.
Verify that only your selected modes appear in sequence.
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At least one mode must be set to On.

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