Percent Body Fat Measurement
TO ESTIMATE PERCENT BODY FAT:
1.) Turn Power Switch ON.
The display will show a software version number (e.g. AO.51) and will then start a 15 second countdown. The display will show Sd.
2.) Insert Light Wand into Optical Standard.
Be sure the silver stripe from the Light Wand is aligned with the silver stripe from the Optical Standard.
3.) Press the ZERO ADJUST Key. The display will now show 0.0. The zero adjustment has been made.
Remove Light Wand from the Optical Standard.
Install the Light Shield on the Wand as shown in the sketch (allow the Wand to protrude from the edge of the shield by about 1/8 of an inch). The Light Shield was provided to ensure that no external light interferes with the estimation of percent body fat. Therefore, this shield should always be used when estimating percent body fat.
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4.) The printer will ask “Athletic Cal: 1 = Yes, 2 = No” If the desire is to measure an athlete between the ages of
13 and 23, press the “1” key, otherwise press the “2” key.
NOTE: If “1” (i.e. “YES”) is pressed follow steps 4a - 4k. If “2” (i.e. “NO”) is pressed, skip the following and go to Step 5.
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