170 on an abacus

Reading the abacus from the highest place value to the units column, 170 appears as follows: the millions column has no beads moved to the beam; the hundred-thousands column remains empty on this column; the ten-thousands column is clear with no active beads; the thousands column is set to zero; the hundreds column marks 1 with no upper-bead contact and 1 lower bead raised; the tens column shows 7 with the upper bead active and 2 lower beads pushed up; the ones column is clear with no active beads.

1. Step 1. First clear the frame so no rod is counting: top beads off the beam and lower beads fully lowered.
2. Step 2. On the millions column, show 0. In practice, the millions column has no beads moved to the beam.
3. Step 3. Set the hundred-thousands column for 0. Here, the hundred-thousands column remains empty on this column.
4. Step 4. Adjust the ten-thousands column to 0. the ten-thousands column is clear with no active beads.
5. Step 5. Configure the thousands rod for 0. That means the thousands column is set to zero.
6. Step 6. Configure the hundreds rod for 1. That means the hundreds column marks 1 with no upper-bead contact and 1 lower bead raised.
7. Step 7. Adjust the tens column to 7. the tens column shows 7 with the upper bead active and 2 lower beads pushed up.
8. Step 8. Adjust the ones column to 0. the ones column is clear with no active beads.
9. Step 9. Check each place value in order to verify that the abacus now shows 170.