Omron HBF-514C manual

Instruction Manual Full Body Sensor Body Composition Monitor and Scale Model HBF-514[...]

2 Before Using the Mon itor T ABLE OF CONTENT S Befor e Using t he Mon itor Introdu ction ........... .................... ................... .................... .................... ............ 3 Safety Information .......................... .................... .................... .................... ..... 4 Information on Body Com position [...]

3 INTRODUCTION Thank you fo r purc hasing the OMRON ® HBF-514 Ful l Body Sensor Body Compositi on Monitor and Scal e. The Full Bod y Sensor Body Composition Monitor and Scale i s easy to use. The monitor cal culates the estimat ed valu es for body f at perce ntage, skeleta l muscle percentage, re sting metaboli sm and visceral fat level us ing the[...]

4 SAFETY INFORMATION T o assure the c orrect u se of the p roduct, basic sa fety measur es sho uld always be followe d includi ng the warnings a nd cautio ns liste d in this instr uction man ual. OPERA TING THE DEVICE Do not use this monitor if you h ave a cardiac pa cemaker or ot her implanted m edical dev ice. The Fu ll Body Sensor Body C omposit[...]

5 SAFETY INFORMATION OPERA TING THE DEVICE ( continu ed) Do not u se new and worn batteries toget her . Do not use batteries of a diff erent kind together . Replace old batteries with new ones immediately . Replace all four batter ies at the same time. Remove the batteries if the unit will not be used for three months or more. Do not expos e the ba[...]

6 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION PRINCIPLES OF FULL BODY SENSING CALCULATIONS What is Full Body Sens ing? Full Body Sensing provides a comprehensive understanding of your body composition t o help you reach and/or maintain your fitness goals. Unlike other bo dy composition monitors t hat rely on foot-to-foot measurements, Omron’ s monitor measur[...]

7 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION BODY MASS INDEX Body Mass Index (BMI) i s a number c alculat ed from a per son’ s wei ght and hei ght. BMI is a reliable indicat or of bod y fatness for people. BMI d oes not mea sure b ody fat d irectly , but research has show n that BMI correla tes to di rect measur es of bo dy fat. BMI is us ed as a s creening[...]

8 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION VI SCERAL FAT V iscer al fat is found in the abd omen and su rrounding vital or gans. It is di f ferent from fat f ound direc tly underneat h the ski n, which is refer red to as subcutane ous fat. V i scer al fat c an go lar gely unnotic ed because i t’ s not visib le to the naked eye. One way viscer al fat c an [...]

9 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION RESTING MET ABOLISM Regard less of yo ur activ ity level, a mini mum level of calor ic int ake is re quired t o sustain the bod y’ s everyday functions. Known as t he resti ng meta bolism, thi s indica tes how many ca lories y ou need to ingest i n order t o provide e nough en ergy for your b ody to func tion. 60[...]

10 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION SKELET AL MUSCLE Skeletal mus cle is the type of muscle t hat we can s ee and fee l. When you work out to inc rease muscl e mass, sk eletal mus cle is bei ng exerci sed. Skel etal muscles a ttach to the skel eton and co m e in p airs -- on e muscle to move the bone in one d i rect ion and an other to move it ba ck[...]

11 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT LOSS There are lots of reasons for peop le to lose wei ght. T o be healthie r . T o look better . T o feel bett er . T o have more ener gy . No matter wh at the re ason, su ccessful weight lo ss and heal thy wei ght management depend on s ensible goals and expect ations. I [...]

12 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION RECOMMENDED MEAS UREMENT TIMES Being awar e of th e times when the body fa t percentages s hift wit hin your daily sc hedule will assist you in obtai ning an acc urate tr endin g of your bod y composi tion. It is recommended to use t his unit in the same envir onment a nd daily c ircumstanc es. Refere nce the ch a[...]

13 INFORMATION ON BODY COMPOSITION Results may di ffer from actual body fa t percentage There are ce rtai n conditio ns when sign ificant dif ferenc es may occur between the es timated and the actu al body fat values. Thes e differ ences may be r elated t o changing ratios of body f luid and/ or body composi tion. The body fa t perc entage meas ure[...]

14 Oper ating Inst ructions KNOW Y OUR UNIT Display Unit Main Unit (Measurement Platform) Front View Grip Elec trodes Grip Electrodes Display Personal Profil e Number Butt on Pers onal Profil e Numb er Button UP/GUEST Button DOWN/M EMOR Y Button SET Bu tton VISCER AL F A T Button Display Unit Holder Cord Foot Ele ctrodes Heel El ectrode Foot El ect[...]

15 KNOW Y OUR UNIT Meas urement S tart I ndi cator Low Battery Indi cator We ight Resu lt s/ Body Compos ition Results My Histo ry Measur ement Progres s/Body Fat Percentage, S keletal Muscle Percentage, Visc eral Fat Level and BM I Classific ation Ba r Guest Indi cator Personal Profil e Number Displa y Mode Indic ator Date Indic ator T ime Indicat[...]

16 KNOW Y OUR UNIT USING THE DISPLAY UNIT 1. Remove the Display Unit fr om the Display Unit Holder on the monit or . 2. T o store the cord into the Display Unit Holder , make sure the cord is coi led evenly , and does n ot stick out of the Display Unit Holder . 3. Place the Display Unit into the Display Unit Holder . The displ ay unit will cl ick i[...]

17 BATTERY INST ALLATION 1. Locate the Battery Cover on the back of the unit. 1) Pr ess th e tab on the batt ery co ver in the direc tio n of the ar row to rel ease th e cove r as illus trated . 2) Pul l the tab of th e cover upwa rds. 2. Install 4 “AA” size batteries so the + (positive) and – (negative) polarities match the polaritie s of th[...]

18 BATTERY INST ALLATION BATTERY REPLACEMENT Measurem ent values and perso nal profi les stor ed in the memory will no t be de leted dur ing batte ry replace ment. However , the d ate and ti me will nee d to be set when monitor is turn ed back on. When the Low Bat tery Ind icator a ppears on t he dis play scre en, remove al l four ba tterie s. Repl[...]

19 SETTING THE DATE AND T IME 1. Press the Power Swit ch to turn th e monitor ON. If thi s is the first t ime th at the m onit or has been tu rned o n, the y ear settin g flashes. 2. 1) Pr ess the UP or DOWN button to change th e year . 2) Pr ess the SET butt on. The y ear is set. The month fl ashes on the dis play . 3. 1) Pr ess the UP or DOWN but[...]

20 SETTING THE DATE AND T IME 4. 1) Pr ess the UP or DOWN butto n to change t he day . 2) Pr ess the SET butt on. The day is set. The hour f lashes on t he displ ay . 5. 1) Pr ess the UP or DOWN button to change the ho ur . Make sure AM/ PM is correct. 2) Pr ess the SET butt on. The hour i s set. The m inut e fla shes on the displ ay . 6. 1) Pr ess[...]

21 SETTING PERSONAL DAT A T o measure Body Composi tion, your perso nal data must b e set. Y our personal dat a include s your age, gender a nd height . The Full Body Se nsor Body Composition Monitor a nd Scale pro vides two opti ons to enter yo ur personal d ata. 1) Select a personal profile number to sa ve your per sonal dat a. The moni tor save [...]

22 SETTING PERSONAL DAT A 3. Select a Personal Profile Number or the Gu est mode. A. Personal P r ofile Number 1) Press the desired Personal Profil e Number bu tton ( 1 through 4) . 2) Press the SET butt on. NOTES: • If no information has been entere d for the Per sonal Profile Number you selected , the number and the symbols for gender , age and[...]

23 SETTING PERSONAL DAT A Set th e gen der to mal e or female. 1) Pr ess the UP or DOWN butto n to change t he gender . 2) Pr ess the SET butt on. The gen der is se t. The defaul t value f or height blinks o n the di splay . Set the h eight between 3' 4 " and 6 ' 6 3/4". (Display range in me tric display mode : 100.0 cm to 199.5[...]

24 SETTING PERSONAL DAT A 2. Select the Personal Profile Number you want to change. 1) Pr ess th e Personal Profile Number butto n (1 th orough 4). The s elect ed Pe rsona l Prof ile Nu mbe r flash es on ce on the di splay . 2) Pr ess th e SET button. The Personal Prof ile Number is set . The curre nt setti ng for age blinks on the display . 3. Ref[...]

25 HOW TO T AKE A MEASUREMENT Y our personal data must be ente red befor e taking a measurement . CORRECT POSTURE FOR MEASUREMENT CAUTION: Persons wi th dis abilities or persons that are physi cally fr ail shou ld be assi sted b y another p erson when using t his monit or or u se a hand rail, a walker , or othe r support device to preven t falling [...]

26 HOW T O T AKE A ME ASUREMENT HOW TO MEASURE BO DY COM POSITION 1. Press the Power Swit ch to turn th e monitor ON. The CAL symbol bl inks on t he disp lay , then the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W ait until 0.0 lb appea rs on the displa y . NOTES: • If you step onto the moni tor befor e 0.0 lb app ears o n the display , an err or message “ [...]

27 HOW T O T AKE A ME ASUREMENT 3. Select a Personal Profile Number or the Gu est mode. A. Personal P r ofile Number Press the button fo r the Persona l Profile Number you selec ted while hol ding the di splay un it. The Pers onal P rofil e Numb er sel ect ed will b link once. Ex.: T o select Pers onal Prof ile Numbe r “1”, press but ton . NOTE[...]

28 HOW T O T AKE A ME ASUREMENT 4. S tart th e measurement. 1) Ste p onto the measure ment platf orm and plac e your f eet on th e foot el ectrodes with your weight ev enly dist ributed. Remain sti ll and do n ot move un til your weight measu r ement is compl ete. 2) When “ST AR T” appea rs on the d i spla y extend yo ur arms straight at a 90 ?[...]

29 HOW T O T AKE A ME ASUREMENT 5. Press the appr opriate button to check the me asur ement results. For each mea surement r esult, t he high reading i n memory for t hat measur ement and th e number of days ago f or tha t result ar e shown in t he My Hist ory area of the dis play . NOTES: • The age range f or the skeleta l muscle pe rcentage, re[...]

30 UNDERST ANDING Y OUR MEASUREMENT RES ULT S Interpre ting the BM I Result Sour ce: Valu es for obe sity jud gment proposed by WHO, the W orld H ealth Organ ization . Inte rpret ing the Body F at Perc entage Result Source: NIH/WHO guidelines for BMI Source: Ga llagher et al., Americ an Journal o f Clinical Nu trition, Vol . 72, Sept . 2000 Inte rp[...]

31 HOW TO MEASURE WEIGHT ONLY 1. Press the Power Swit ch to turn th e monitor ON. The CAL symbol bl inks on t he disp lay , then the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W ait until 0.0 lb appea rs on the displa y . NOTES: • If you step onto the moni tor befor e 0.0 lb app ears o n the display , an err or message “ Err” will appear . • This monito[...]

32 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION Measurem ent resu lts are auto matica lly stor ed i n memory when you ta ke a me asureme nt using a Per sonal Profile Number button. Y ou can view res ults for 1 day , 7, 30 and 90 days ago. The monit or automati cally stores measureme nt readin gs for up t o 97 days f or each Per sonal Profile Nu mber . When 97 da[...]

33 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION Comparing Results Afte r T aking a Me asurement 1. V ie w the measurement results after taking a measurement . Press th e DOWN /MEM OR Y butt on to cycl e through t he resul ts from hi gh (H) r eading, lo w (L) reading, “1 day”, “7 days”, “3 0 days” and “90 days ” ago. NOTES: • If there are n o re[...]

34 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION • T o view pre vious results for other items, press the butto n for th e desir ed item. The result s for the sel ected item ar e di splay ed. • Then press the DOWN/MEMOR Y button to cycl e thro ugh the pre vious r esults f or that i tem. 2. Press the Power Swit ch to turn the mon itor off. Previous W eight/BMI [...]

35 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION V iewing Previous Measurement Res ults Follow thi s proces s if you want to view an d compare previous measure ment resul ts without taking a measurement . 1. Press the Power Swit ch to turn th e monitor ON. The CAL symbol bl inks on t he disp lay , then the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W ait until 0.0 lb appea rs[...]

36 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION 4. V iew previous measur ement results. 1) Press th e DOWN /MEM OR Y button o nce. The resul t for the high r eadin g in memory is shown in the My History a rea of th e display . 2) Press th e DOW N/ME MOR Y butt on to cycl e through t he re sults fr om high (H) r eading, low (L) read ing, “1 day”, “7 days ?[...]

37 Care and Mainte nance ERROR INDICATORS ERROR DISPLAY CAUSE CORRECTION Y our palms or feet are not posi tioned ove r the electrod es corr ectly . Make sure y ou are bar efoot. Make sure y our palm s or the s oles of you r feet are clean and dry . Make sure y our palm s or feet are corr ectly positi oned. Refer to CORRECT POSTURE FOR MEASUREMENT o[...]

38 T ROUBLESHOOTING T IP S PROBLEM CAUSE AND SOLUTION Low Batter y Indicat or No power No displa y appear s on th e unit Check the battery in stallation for proper placement of the bat tery p olariti es. Replace al l four wor n batteri es. Measurem ent does no t start . The memory data is being updated. (“ ” appears in th e low er area of the d[...]

39 CARE AND MAINTENANCE T o keep your Full Body Sensor Bo dy Composition Monito r and Scale in the best cond ition and pro tect the monit or from damage foll ow the di rection s below: Clean the moni tor with a soft dry cl oth. Do not u se abr asive or v olatile clean ers. The monitor is not waterpro of. S tore the monitor i n a safe a nd dry locat[...]

40 FCC S T ATEMENT NOTE: POTENTIAL FOR RADIO/TELEVISI ON INTERFERENCE (for U.S.A. o nly) This produc t has been t ested and fo und to comply with the limit s for a Clas s B digital device, pur suant to part 15 of the FCC rul es. These limi ts are desi gned to pr ovide reas onable protecti on against harmful interfer ence in a re sident ial instal l[...]

41 W ARRANTY Limited W arranty Y our HBF-514 Full Body Sensor Body Compositi on Monitor an d Scale, excludin g the ba tterie s, is warrante d to be free from def ects in mater ials and workmans hip appeari ng within 1 year fr om the date of purchase , when use d in accor dance with the instructi ons provid ed with the unit. The above warr anties ex[...]

42 S PECIFICAT IONS NOTE: Specifications are subject to chan ge without prior notice. Model OMRON Full Body Sensor Body Comp ositio n Monito r and Scale - HBF-514 Display Body We ight: 0 to 330 lb with 0.2 lb inc rement s (0 to 150 kg with 0.1 kg in crement s) Body fat perce ntag e: 5.0 t o 60.0% with 0.1% inc rement s Skelet al muscle pe rcent age[...]

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