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Instruction Manual Full Body Sensor Body Composition Monitor and Scale Model HBF-516[...]
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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 [...]
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3 INTRODUCTION Thank you fo r purc hasing the OMRON ® HBF-516 Full Body Sen sor Body Composi tion Monit or 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 th[...]
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4 SAFETY INFORMATION T o assure t he correc t use of t he product , basic safety me asures sho uld al ways be fol lowed incl uding 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 Comp osi[...]
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5 SAFETY INFORMATION OPERA TING THE DEVICE (continued) 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 batt[...]
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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[...]
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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 resear ch has sho wn that BMI correla tes to di rect measur es of bo dy fat. BMI is us ed as a s creenin[...]
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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 isceral fa t can go la rgel y unnotic ed because i t’ s not visib le to the naked eye. One way viscer al fat c an b[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 better . 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 f[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 Bu tton Display Unit Holder Retr actab le Co rd Foot Ele ctrodes Heel El ect[...]
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15 KNOW Y OUR UNIT Meas urement S t art Indi 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[...]
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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 Uni t 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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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21 SETTING PERSONAL DAT A T o measure Body Composition, your perso nal data mus t be set. Y our personal data incl udes your a ge, gender a nd height . The F ull Body Se nsor Body Composit ion Monitor and Scal e pro vides two options 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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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25 HOW TO T A KE A MEASUREMENT Y our pers onal data must be e ntered be fore taki ng a measur ement. 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 falli[...]
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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 , t hen the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W a it u ntil 0.0 l b appears on the dis play . NOTES: • If you step onto the moni tor befor e 0.0 lb app ears o n the display , an error messa ge ?[...]
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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 Profile Numbe r “1”, press but ton . NOTE:[...]
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28 HOW T O T AKE A ME ASUREMENT 4. S tart th e measurement. 1) S tep onto the measure ment platf orm and plac e your fee t 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” appears on the dis play exte nd your arms straight at a 9 0 ° [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 , t hen the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W a it u ntil 0.0 l b appears on the dis play . NOTES: • If you step onto the moni tor befor e 0.0 lb app ears o n the display , an error messa ge “Err” wi ll app ear . • This mo[...]
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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 re sults f or 1 day , 7, 30, 90 and 180 da ys ago. The moni tor automati cally st ores mea surement read ings for up to 187 days for e ach Personal Prof ile Number . Whe[...]
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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 DO WN/MEM OR Y button to cycl e thro ugh the re sults fr om high (H) r eading, low (L) reading, “1 day”, “7 days”, “3 0 days”, “90 days” a nd “180 days” ago. NOTES: • If th[...]
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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 [...]
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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 , t hen the dis play changes t o 0.0 lb . W a it u ntil 0.0 l b appe[...]
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36 HOW TO USE THE MEMORY FUNCTION 4. V iew previous measur ement results. 1) Pr ess th e DOWN /MEM OR Y button once. The resul t for the high r eadin g in memory is shown in the My History a rea of th e display . 2) Pr ess th e DOW N/ME MOR Y button to c ycle thro ugh the re sults fr om high (H ) reading , low (L) read ing, “1 day”, “7 days ?[...]
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37 Care and Mainte nance ERROR INDICATORS ERROR DISPLAY CAUSE CORRECTION Y our pal ms or fe et 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[...]
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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[...]
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39 CARE AND MAINTENANCE T o keep your Fu ll Body Sens or Body Compo sition Moni tor and Sca le in the best condition 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 loc[...]
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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[...]
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41 W ARRANTY Limited W a rranty Y our HBF-516 Fu ll Body Sens or Body Compo sition Monitor and Sca le, exclu ding th e batter ies, 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[...]
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42 S PECIFICAT IONS NOTE: Specifications are subject to chan ge without prior notice. Model OMRON Fu ll Body Sensor Bod y Comp osition M onitor and Scale - H BF-516 Display Body We ight: 0 to 330 lb w ith 0.2 lb incremen ts (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 a[...]
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43 NOTES[...]
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Distributed b y: OMRON HEAL THCARE, INC. 1200 Lak eside Drive Bannoc kburn, Ill inois 600 15 www .omronh ealth care.co m Made in China © 200 8 Omron Heal thca re, Inc. 1665709- 8A[...]