Omron BF500 manual

BF500 Body Composition Monitor • Instruction Manual • Mode d’emploi • Gebrau chsanweisung • Manuale di istruzioni • Manual de instrucciones • Gebruik saanwijzing • РУКОВ О ДС ТВ О ПО ЭК СПЛУ А Т АЦИИ EN FR DE IT ES NL Thank you for purchasi ng the OMRON Body Composition Monitor . Before using thi s unit for [...]

2 Before using the unit Content s Before using the unit Not es on Safe ty ..... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ........ .... ........ .... ...... 3 Features of the Product ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ........ ....... ... 5 What Y ou Should Know When Using This Unit ....... ....... ........ ..[...]

3 Notes on Safety EN Notes on Safety Dang er : 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 heart /lung. (3) Port able el ectronic medical devices such as an elect rocardiogra ph. • This unit m[...]

4 Notes on Safety • Do not pull the co rd of t he disp lay unit atta ched to the mai n unit wi th fo rce. • As this unit i s a pr ecision i nstrument, do not drop, vi brate, or apply stro ng shock. • Disposal of used bat teries s hould be car ried out in ac cordance wit h the nati onal regulati ons for the disposa l of batterie s. • Do not [...]

5 Feat ures of t he Pr oduct EN Features of the Product More accura te me asureme nt of the entire body As measurement i s conducted between bot h upper and lowe r limbs, the measurement values are le ss af fected by the vari ation of physique a s comp ared to t raditional body fat monitors. Visc eral fat is display ed in 30 levels Viscer al fat is[...]

6 What You Sh ould Kn ow When Using T his Unit What Y ou Sho uld Know W hen Usin g This Un it Principle of body compositio n calculation Body fat has low ele ctric conductivity The BF500 estimates the bod y fat percent age by the Bioelectr ical Imped ance (BI) method. Muscles , blo od vessels and bones are body tissues wi th a high water content th[...]

7 What Y ou Should Kn ow W hen Using This Un it EN Skelet al Muscle Percent age: This is based on MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) analysis, whi ch uses nuclear magnetic resonance that t ake non-intrus ive images of th e body . This mak es it pos sible to calcul ate the amount of skelet al muscle i n the body . The reason cal culated res ults may d[...]

8 What You Sh ould Kn ow When Using T his Unit Recommended meas urement times Understand ing t he normal changes in your bod y fat per centage can hel p you in preventing or reducing obesi ty . Being aware of the ti mes when the body fat perce nta ges shift within your own daily s chedule will assist you in obtai ning an accurate t rending of your [...]

9 What Y ou Should Kn ow W hen Using This Un it EN Long-term planning for successful w eight loss Ignoring a balanced diet and simply reducing food int ake to lose weight can lead to a decline in muscle and bone. This may resul t in weight loss but not in the r eduction in fat level s. So even though your weight goes down, your res ting metabo lism[...]

10 1.Know Yo ur Unit Oper ating instr uctions 1. Know Y our Unit A. Grip Elec trodes B. Displ ay C. Personal Pro file Number Button D. SET Button Use thi s button t o confi rm the pers onal da ta or move to the n ext item afte r conf irming the set item. E. Up/Down Butto ns Use these button s to set the valu e or the gend er fo r perso nal dat a. T[...]

11 1.Know Your Un it EN Display P . Weight Indi cator Q. Guest Indica tor R. Per sonal Prof ile Number S. We ight Result s T . Di splay Mo de Indicato r U. Body Com position Results V . Bo dy Fat Pe rcent age and BMI Assessment 12 Levels B ar W .Body Fat Per cent age and BMI Classification Indicator X. Viscer al Fat Classification Indicator Y . Mea[...]

12 1.Know Yo ur Unit St oring the Di splay U nit Extend the cord and sto re the display unit as de scribed below . 1. Coil the cord in to the di splay un it hold er . Not e: Make su re that the cord doe s not stick out of the holder and that th e cord i s coiled ev enly . 2. Push the d isplay unit into the ho lder . Push t he displ ay unit un til i[...]

13 2.In serting a nd Repla cing the Batte ries EN 2. I nserting and Repla cing th e Ba tteries 1. Remove the batte ry cover on the rear side of the main unit . 1) Press the t ab of the battery cover in the directi on of the arrow to releas e the cover . 2) After releasing the bat tery cover , pull th e tab of the cover upwards. 2. Ins ert th e batt[...]

14 3.How to Set the Date a nd Time 3. How to Set th e Da te and T ime When the power is turned on for the fi rst time, it is necessar y to set the date and time. 1. Press the power switch to turn th e unit on. If this is the firs t time that t he unit has turned o n, the yea r settin g flashes . [TO SET THE YEAR] 2. Press the or button to adju st t[...]

15 3.How to Se t the Date a nd Tim e EN 5. Press the SET butt on. The m onth se tting is confirm ed and t he day fla shes on the displa y . [TO SET THE DA Y] 6. Press the or button to adjust the day setting to the desi red d ay . 7. Press the SET butt on. The da y sett ing is con firmed an d the hour flashes on the displa y . [TO SET THE HOUR] 8. P[...]

16 4.Setting and Stori ng Persona l Data 4. Se tting and S toring Personal Dat a For the measurement of body fat percent age and v isceral f at le vel, it is necessar y to set your personal data (age, gender , height ). This section descr ibes sett ing the personal pr ofile setting for number 1 as an example. 1. Push the p ower switch to turn on th[...]

17 4.S etting and Storing Pers onal Data EN 3. Selec t the perso nal prof ile numb er to store the per sonal data. 1) Press the personal profile numbe r button to select a personal p rofile number . The dis play of the selected persona l profil e numb er flashes. 2) Press the SET button. The pers onal pro file numbe r is c onfirmed and the def ault[...]

18 4.Setting and Stori ng Persona l Data 6. [TO SET HEIGHT] Setting range: 10 0.0 to 1 99.5 cm (D isplay r ange in i nch displa y mode : 3 ' 4" to 6 ' 6 3/4" ) 1) Press the or butto n to adjust th e height set ting to the desired height. 2) Press the SET button to confi rm the sett ings. After the setting s for age, gend er , an[...]

19 4.S etting and Storing Pers onal Data EN 2) Modify the gender set ting. a) P ress the or button to adjust the gender setting to th e desired gender . b) Press the SET button. The ge nder set ting i s confir med, and t he heig ht sett ing blin ks on the display . 3) Modify t he height s ettin g. a) P ress the or button to modify the height settin[...]

20 5.Taking a Mea surement 5. T akin g a Me asuremen t How to Measure Body Composition Please see S tep 4 on t his se ction for corr ect postur e. 1. T u rn on th e power , by pressing th e pow er switc h. “CAL” blink s on the di splay , then the disp lay chang es to 0.0 kg. Notes: • If you step onto t he unit before 0. 0 kg appea rs on the d[...]

21 5.Taking a Meas urement EN 3. Select th e person al pro file n umber but ton or the Guest/Mem ory but ton. If you have personal dat a (Personal p rofile number) store d on the unit: Press the stor ed personal profile num ber button w hile hold ing the displa y unit . The stored p ersonal pr ofile nu mber will ap pear after blinking once. If the [...]

22 5.Taking a Mea surement 4. S tart m easurem ent. 1) S tep on the main unit and place your fee t on the foot electrodes wit h your weight evenly dist ribute d. 2) When “ST ART” appears on the display extend y our arms straight at a 90° angle to your body . 3) After measurement complet es, your weigh t is displayed agai n. At this point you m[...]

23 5.Taking a Meas urement EN Correct Posture for Measurement When taking a measurement usi ng a personal pro file number , you need to store the personal dat a before hand. (Refer to Section 4 .) Af ter mea suri n g your weigh t. The arm is horizont ally raised , and the el bow is extended straight. Extend your arms straight at 90° angle to your [...]

24 5.Taking a Mea surement POSTURES TO A V OID DURING MEASUREME NT Incorrect post ure may result in inaccu rate measurement of body composi tion. Movement during measur ement Arms ben t Arms t oo lo w or h igh Displ ay facin g upw ards Knees b ent S tan ding on edge of uni t HBF500-E.book Page 24 Friday, October 24, 2008 10:41 AM[...]

25 5.Taking a Meas urement EN 5. Check the measu rement r esult s. Press the approp riate but ton to vie w the desi red measur ement resul ts. For an explan ation of th e body composi tion res ults, see “ Understandi ng the R esults”. Wei gh t Body Fat Percentage Body Fat Percen tage Clas sifica tion Exampl e of di spla y: • Weight: 73.8 kg ?[...]

26 5.Taking a Mea surement Interpreti ng the BMI Resul t The ab ove-ment ioned ind ices ref er to the v alues fo r obesity judgme nt propos ed by th e WHO, th e World H ealth Organizati on. Interpreti ng the Body Fat Percent age Result Interpreti ng the V is ceral Fat Result 6. When the mea sureme nt is comple ted, step of f from the main unit an d[...]

27 6.Meas urin g Weig ht Only EN 6. Measur ing W eight Only 1. T u rn on th e power , by pressing th e pow er switc h. “CAL” blink s on the di splay , then the disp lay chang es to 0.0 kg. Notes: • If you step onto t he unit before 0.0 kg appea rs on the display , an error mes sage “ Err” will a ppear . • Y ou can change th e measureme [...]

28 7.Usin g the Mem ory Func tion 7. Using the Me mo ry Func tion Measurement resul ts are aut omatically stored i n memory when you t ake a measurement using a personal profile n umber button. I n order to a ssist your tracki ng of measurements, the device has stored 97 memories, and all ows you to view the result s for only 1 day , 7, 30, and 90 [...]

29 7.Using the Me mory Func tion EN 2. Press the Guest/M emory b utton on ce to co mp are with the res ult from t he previous d ay . 3. Press the Guest/M emory b utton ag ain to comp are it wi th the result from 7 da ys ag o. 4. Press the Guest/M emory b utton a t hird ti me to compare wit h the res ult from 30 days ag o. 5. Press the Guest/M emory[...]

30 7.Usin g the Mem ory Func tion Notes: • If there are no result s for a selecte d memory , “- - - -” i s displayed for that i tem. • T o view previo us resul ts for other ite ms, press the button for the desir ed item. The results for the select ed item are disp laye d. Then pres s the Gu est/Mem ory button t o cycle through the previou s[...]

31 7.Using the Me mory Func tion EN V iewing Previous Measureme nt Resul ts Foll ow this proc edure i f you just wa nt to view and co mpare previou s measure ment res ults, without taki ng a m easurement. 1. T u rn on th e power , by pressing th e pow er switc h. “CAL” blink s on the di splay , then the disp lay chang es to 0.0 kg. Not e: Do no[...]

32 7.Usin g the Mem ory Func tion 4. Vi ew the p reviou s meas urement r esult s. 1) Press the Guest/Memory button once. The re sults for th e previous day are disp layed. 2) Press the Guest/Memory button to cycl e thro ugh the result s fr om “1 d ay”, “7 days”, “30 days”, and “90 days” ago . 5. Press the power switch to turn th e d[...]

33 8.Error Dis plays EN Care and mainte nance 8. Error Displa ys Error Display Cause Correction Y our pa lms o r sol es ar e not in fi rm contact with the elec trodes. Pres s your palm s or so les f irmly t o the elec trodes, then meas ure. (Refer to Section 5 .) The postu re for me asurement i s wrong o r the palm s or sole s ar e not in firm c on[...]

34 9.Trou bleshooti ng 9. T rouble shoo ting Problem Cause Correction The di splaye d value o f body compos itio n is abno rmally hi gh or lo w . Refer to “The reas on calc ulated r esults may differ from ac tual body fat percentage” an d “Recom mended mea suremen t times” in “ What Y o u Should Know W hen Using This Unit” . The po wer [...]

35 10.How to Care and Store th e Unit EN 10.Ho w to Care and Store the Unit How to Clea n the Unit • Always keep the unit clean before use. • Wipe the main unit with a soft dry cloth. If necessary , use a cloth moistened with water or detergent and squeez e it well before wiping the unit , then wipe dry with a dry cloth. • Please make sure wa[...]

36 11.Techn ical Data 1 1.T echnical Dat a Note: Subject to tech nical modific ation without prior notice . Please re ad the ins tructio n manual car efully befo re using the device . Name BF500 Product Body Com position Monit or Model HBF-500-E Display Display of m inimum body w eight: 0 to 1 35 k g w ith a n in crem en t of 1 00 g Body Fat perc e[...]

37 11.Techni cal D ata EN Correct Disposal of This Product (Wast e Electrical & Electronic Equipment) This ma rking sho wn on the pr oduct or i ts literature, indicate s that it shoul d not be dis posed of , with other hou sehold wa stes at th e end of its working l ife. T o pr event po ssible harm to th e environm ent or human heal th from un [...]

38 11.Techn ical Data Made in Ch ina Manufacturer OMRON HEAL THCARE CO., L TD. 24, Y aman ouchi Y amano shita-cho , Ukyo-k u, Kyoto , 615-008 4, Japan EU-repr esentative OMRON HEAL THCARE EUROPE B.V . Kruisweg 577, 213 2 NA Hoofdd orp, The Netherlands www .o mron -h eal thc are. com Subsidiary OMRON HEAL THCARE UK L TD. Opal Dri ve Fox Miln e, Milt[...]

Content s Weight & BMI ......... ........ .... ........ ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... .... 40 Body Fat Ratio & Vi sceral Fat Level .......... ............ ............ ............ .. 42 Rest ing Me t abolism & Ske letal Musc le ... ........ ....... ..... ....... ....... ...... 44 Not e: The body fat perce [...]

40 WEIGHT & BMI BMI & IDEAL W EIGHT Everybody is concer ned about their weight . But what is the basis for deter mining your ideal weight? The key is BMI. What is BMI? BMI is short for Body Mass Index . This index uses the following simple for mula to indi cate the rati o between wei ght and hei ght of a person. BMI = we ight ( kg) / height[...]

41 Weight & BM I EN Hidden Fat Not Revealed by BMI Although BMI calculat es a si mple obes ity level, ther e is also hidden fat leve ls that is not revealed by a BMI designati on. The examples below sho w two cases that were reveal ed by OMRON’ s rese arch. Although both cases ar e for people of almost the same height and weight, and their BM[...]

42 BODY FAT RATIO & VISCERAL FAT LEVEL BODY F A T ANAL YSIS Body fat is classif ied as subcut aneous fat and viscer al fat etc. , depending on where it is lo cated in the body . In p articul ar , visceral f at level is known t o have a close connection t o susceptibil ity common diseases. What is Body Fat Percent age? Body fat perc entage ref e[...]

43 Body Fat Ratio & Vi sceral Fa t Leve l EN Visceral fat ar ea (0 - Ap prox. 30 0 cm 2 , 1 inc h=2.5 4 cm) dist ri buti on 30 lev els. Examp le level determi ned 0: 1 - 9 lev el +: 10 - 30 level * The data referenced by Omron Healthcare. What is V isceral Fat Level? V i sceral fat = fat surrounding internal organs T oo much viscer al fat is th[...]

44 RESTING MET ABOLISM & SKELET AL MUSCLE INCREASING SKELET A L MUSCLE THROUGH EXERCISE Skelet al muscle is muscl e tha t is conn ected t o bone and used t o move p art s of the body . The maintenance and incr ease of this skelet al muscle is clos ely linked to resti ng metaboli sm. This section describes resti ng metab olism and skelet al musc[...]

45 Resting Metabol ism & Skeletal M uscle EN What is Skelet al Muscle? Muscle is divi ded into t wo types, muscle in i nternal or gans, such as t he heart , and muscle att ached to bones that is used to mov e the body . Skelet al muscle can be increased through exerci se and other activi ty . Resting metabolism reduc es as we get older Resting [...]

46 Restin g Meta bolism & Skelet al Mu scle HBF500-E.book Page 46 Friday, October 24, 2008 10:41 AM[...]

47 Resting Metabol ism & Skeletal M uscle EN Quick Referen ce Usage Guide Use this as a quick refer ence guide only . If you are using this device for the fi rst time, please c arefully read the full i nstruc tion manual. 1. Insert the batte ries. ( Refer to Sectio n 2.) Make s ure t hat their pol arity ( +/ – ) is al igned wi th the polarity[...]