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BF400 Body Fat Monitor with Scale • Instruction Manu al • Mode d ’emplo i • Gebrauchsanwe isung • Manual e di is truz ioni • Manual de instruccio nes • Gebruiksaanwijzing • РУКО ВОДС ТВО ПО ЭК СПЛУ А Т АЦИИ Thank you for purc hasing Body Fat Monitor with Scale. Before us ing this uni t for the firs t time, p[...]
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2 Content s Before U sing the Unit Feat ures . ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ........ .... ...... 3 Not es on Safet y ... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ........ .... ........ ....... ... 4 1. W hat Y ou Should K now When Using This Unit .. ....... ........ .......[...]
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3 EN Feat ures Easy-to-Understand Display This unit calculat es and d isplays the body fat pe rcentage by usi ng the Bioele ctrical Impedance (BI) method. The disp layed values for body fat and BMI * (Body Mass Index) are indic ated in four ranges: “–”, “0” , “+”, “++”. BI metho d: Bioele ctrica l Impedanc e method ( full ex plana[...]
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4 Notes on Safety Danger! Never use this uni t in combinatio n with medical elect ronic devices suc h as: (1) Medical elec tronic impl ants such as p acemakers . (2) Elect ronic li fe s upport syst ems such as an ar tifici al h eart/lung. (3) Port able electronic medical devices such as an elect rocardiogra ph. • Thi s unit may cause the abov e m[...]
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5 1.What Y ou Sh ould Know When Using Thi s Unit EN 1. What Y ou Should Know Whe n Using This Uni t 1.1 What is Body Fat Percent age? Body fat per centage re fers to the amount of body f at mass in regar ds to the tot al body weight expressed as a percent age. This OMRON BF400 will provide your speci fic body fat percenta ge and body weight. I t is[...]
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6 1.Wh at Yo u Shou ld Kn ow Wh en Usi ng Thi s Uni t 1.2 Advice for Measurement If the soles of your f eet are dry or the temperature of your feet or the electrodes ar e extremely cold , it will not be possible to obtain st able measurements , which may lead to display error i ndication or inacc urate result s. Please p ay special attent ion in wi[...]
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7 1.What Y ou Should Know When Using Thi s Unit EN 1.3 Principles o f Body Fat Percent age Measurement The OMRON BF400 estimates the body fat percent age by the Bioelectri cal Impedance (BI) method. What is the Bioele ctrical Impedance method? Muscles, bl ood vessels and bones are body tissues havi ng a high water conten t that conduct elec tricity[...]
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8 2.Know Yo ur Unit 2. Kno w Y o ur Unit Main Unit A. Power Switch B. Heel Electr odes C. Elect rodes D. Measuremen t Platf orm E. Displ ay F . USER Butt on G . GUEST/MEMOR Y Button H. (Dow n) Butto n I. SE T Button J. (Up) Bu tton K. Battery Co ver L. Battery Co mpartme nt E A D C F G K L B C H I J HBF-400.book Page 8 Wednesd ay, October 15, 2008 [...]
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9 2.Know Your Unit EN Display Packaging Content s M. Display Mo de Indicator :Weigh t :Bod y Fat P ercen tage :BMI N. Measuremen t Results O. GUEST Ind icator P . P ersonal I D Number Q. Batte ry Low Indicator R. Memory Ind icator S. Age In dicator T . Height Indicator U. Gend er In dicat or V . M easuremen t Progress / Body fa t perc entage an d B[...]
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10 3.Inserti ng and Replac ing the Batteries 3. Insertin g and Re placing the Batteries 1. T urn the u nit over . 2. Press the tab at th e top of the battery c over and lif t the cover of f the unit. 3. Insert the batteries as i ndicated . Make sure that thei r polarit y (+/–) is ali gned with the polarity ( +/–) indic ated in the battery comp [...]
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11 4.Settin g and Adjusti ng Personal Data EN 4. Setting and Adjusting Perso n al Dat a 1. Push the p o wer switch to turn on the unit. “CAL” blinks on the disp lay , th en the d isplay ch anges to 0 .0 kg. W ait until 0.0 kg ap pears on the disp lay . 2. Press the USER button t o select a pers onal ID number . The ID number changes with each p[...]
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12 4.Setting and Adjusting Pers onal Data 4. Set your age, gender , and height. Age 1) Press the or button to adjust t he age sett ing to the desired ag e. 2) Press the SET button to confirm the setting. The age setting i s set, an d the gende r icons bl ink on th e disp lay . Gender 3) Press the or button to adjust t he gender set ting to the desi[...]
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13 4.Settin g and Adjusti ng Personal Data EN 2. Press the SET button to conf irm your selecti on. 3. Press the SET button. The ag e setting app ears on the displ ay and the age setting blinks. 4. Adjust th e information fo r your age, g ender , and/or he ight. Press the and buttons to adjust the settin gs for e ach categ ory and then press the SET[...]
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14 5.Usin g the Unit 5. Using the Unit 5.1 T aking a Measurement 1. Push the p o wer switch to turn on the unit. “CAL” blinks on the disp lay , th en the d isplay ch anges to 0 .0 kg. W ait until 0.0 kg ap pears on the disp lay . 2. Select Pers onal ID or Guest mod e. If you have a personal profile (Pers onal ID) regi stered on the uni t: 1. Pr[...]
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15 5.Us ing the Unit EN 3. S tep onto the measuremen t plat form. Make sure tha t you are bare fo ot and that the s oles of y our feet are clean . Make s ure that you r feet ar e correctly positio ned on the electro des and that y ou are standin g with your weight evenly distribute d on the plat form . Rema in still an d do not move until t he meas[...]
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16 5.Usin g the Unit 4. Push the p o wer switch to turn off the unit. A void T aking Measurement s Under the Followi ng Conditions If a measurement is made under the follo w ing physical condi tions, the estimated body fat percent age may dif fer signific antly from the a ctual one because t he water content i n the body is changing. Immediate ly a[...]
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17 5.Us ing the Unit EN Cases When the Calculated Result s May Differ from Actual Body Fat Percent ages Calculated resu lts for the foll owing groups of people may vary due to consistent ly changing amount s of water and tissue density wit hin their bodi es. Growin g childr en Elderl y people and post-me nopausal wom en People with a fe ver Patient[...]
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18 5.Usin g the Unit 5.2 H ow to Obtain Reliab le Resu lt s T o help ensure reliable r esults, please observe the fol lowing points when ta king a measurement. • S tand upright on the measurement pl atform with your weight evenly distri buted over the electr odes. Do not stand on or near the edge of the plat form. • Try t o take measur ements a[...]
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19 5.Us ing the Unit EN 5.3 How to Interpret the Measured Result s Body fat percentage Displays t he body fat mass as the percentage of body weight. Based on NIH/WHO guidelines fo r BMI Based on Gallagher e t al., American Journal of Clinical Nut rition, Vol. 72, Sept. 2000 BMI BMI is an i nternationally used index to sh ow the body condi tion by c[...]
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20 5.Usin g the Unit 5.4 M easu ring Weig ht Only 1. Push the p o wer switch to turn on the unit. “CAL” blinks on the disp lay , th en the d isplay ch anges to 0 .0 kg. W ait until 0.0 kg ap pears on the disp lay . 2. S tep onto the measuremen t plat form. Make s ure that you are standin g with you r weight evenly distrib uted on the platform. [...]
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21 6.Error Dis p lays EN 6. Erro r Displays Error Display Cause Correction Y our feet wer e not posi tioned ov er the elec trodes. Make s ure that you a re standing on the measur ement platform correc tly and t ry again. The me asureme nt positi on was not stable or yo ur feet wer e not placed correctl y . Remain s till and do not move dur ing meas[...]
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22 7.Trou bleshooti ng 7. T roubles hooting 8. Mainte nance and S torage T o protect your unit from damage, please observe the fol l owing: • Do not wipe the unit with benzene, gasoline, p aint thinner , alcohol , or other volat ile solv ents. • Do not subject the unit to extre m e temperatures , humidity , dust, moistu re or direct sunlight . [...]
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23 9.Technica l Data EN 9. T echnical Dat a Not e: S ubject to tec hnical mod ification witho ut prior notic e. This dev ice fulfill s the prov isions of EC direc tive 93/42 /EEC (Me dical Devi ce Dire ctive). Please r ead the i nstruction manual car efully be fore using th e device . Name B F400 Product Body Fat Monito r with Sc ale Model HBF-400-[...]
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24 9.Techni cal Data Made in Ch ina Impor tant information re garding Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC ) With the i ncreas ed number of electr onic de vices such as PC.s and mobile ( cellula r) tele phones, medical devices i n use may be susc eptible to electrom agnetic i nterferenc e from oth er device s. Electrom agnetic interfer ence may resu[...]