Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BF400 Omron
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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.
2 Content s Before U sing the Unit Feat ures . ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ........ .... ...... 3 Not es on Safet y ... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ........ ....
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” , “+”, “++”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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