SETTING AND STORING DATA IN MEMORY
The body fat monitoring function can be operated only if data has been preprogrammed into the unit.
1. Turn on the Power
Press the Set button to turn on the unit (once programmed, tapping a Personal Key turns on the unit). The unit will beep to confirm activation, the Personal Key numbers (1 or 2) will be displayed, and the display will flash.
Note: If you don’t operate the unit for sixty seconds after the unit has been turned on, the unit will turn off automatically.
2. Select a Personal Key
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Personal Key. Once you reach the Personal Key number you wish to use, press the Set button. The unit will beep once to confirm.
3. Set Age
The display defaults to Age 30 (range of user age is between
4. Select Female or Male
Use the Up/Down buttons to select Female ( 
) or Male ( 
), arrows will point to the icons indicating the gender. Then press the Set button. The unit will beep once to confirm.
Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through Female ( 
) or Male ( 
), Female Athlete or Male Athlete. As you scroll, the Female icon appears first, the Male icon second, then the female icon appears with an arrow that points to the athlete icon (
) indicating Female Athlete followed by Male Athlete. When you reach the user mode that best suits you, press the Set button. (See p.1 for Tanita’s definition of “athlete.”)
5. Specify the Height
The display defaults to 5' 7.0" (170 cm) (range of user is from 3'
Note: Height is set in feet and inches if weight mode is set to lb or
Note: Height is set in increments of 0.5" (or 1 cm).
The unit will beep twice and the display will flash all data (Age, Female/Male, Height, etc.) three times to confirm the programming. The power will then shut down automatically.
Note: If you make a mistake or want to turn the unit off before you have finished programming it, press
Personal Key 2 to force quit.
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