Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TBF-531 Tanita
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T B F -531 B O D Y F A T MO N I T O R / SCA L E Instruction Manual.
1 Safety precautions • Persons with implanted medical equipment, such as a pacemaker , should not use the TBF-531. This Body Fat Monitor/Scale passes a very low electrical signal through the body during measurement, which may interfere with the operation of a pacemaker .
2 6 am 22 21 20 19 18 17 1 0 am 2 pm 6 pm 10 pm Time Body Fat % Daily fluctuations in body fat percentage based on the BIA method The T anita Body Fat Monitor/Scale TBF- 53 1 allows you to estimate your body fat percentage at home as easily as you measure your weight.
3 Safety precautions Important notes for users Principles of body fat percentage measurement What is body fat percentage? Reasonable ranges of body fat percentage Body fat percentage measurement Body .
Measuring platform 1. Display screen 2. Set button 3. Selection buttons (Up/Down) 4. T oe electrodes 5. Heel electrodes 6. Guide marks sticker For positioning heels when standing on the unit. 7. PERSONAL keys (start switch) Setting of age (Adult/Child), gender , and height for up to four persons can be stored in the memory of the PERSONAL keys.
5 Accessories 9. Support feet (4 ) For use on carpeting 0.8 inches thick or less; a hard, uncarpeted surface is recommended. 10. AA-size batteries (4) These are trial batteries. Their service life will be short. New batteries will last for about a year when this unit is used by a family of four once every day .
T anita TBF-531 Body Fat Monitor/Scale 6 Inserting the batteries 1. Open the battery cover on the back of the measuring platfor m. 2. Insert the supplied AA-size batteries as indicated. NOTE: Be sure that the polarity of the batteries is set properly .
7 How to measure body fat percentage Over view of measuring T o get the most accurate absolute values, measurements should be taken while wearing no clothing, preferably in the evening, and after urinating.
8 T aking measurements 1. Select PERSONAL key Using your toe, tap the PERSONAL key for the person whose measurement is to be taken. Release the key within 3 seconds. NOTE: Do not hold the switch down or the display will show “ error ” and the programmed data will be erased and require resetting.
9 Changing values in memor y Perfor m steps 1 through 5 in “ Setting and storing data in memory ” on p. 7. Replacing the batteries When the batteries run low , the “ Lo ” message will appear on the display window .
10 Then... Check foot alignment. Make sure you wait for “ 0.0 lb ” to appear before stepping on the platform. Check to see that the batteries are new and are in the cor rect position. No data (Adult/Child, gender, height) has been pre-set in memory for that key .
T ANI T A PR OD UC TS LIMITED W AR RANTY N ot V al i d Wi th out P r o of o f P u rc hase Y our T anita product is warranted to the original consumer only , for one (1) year , to be free from defects in materials and work - manship under normal use. This product is designed for Personal use only .
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