TAKING WEIGHT AND BODY FAT READINGS

After programming your personal data you are ready to take a reading.

Select Personal Key and Step On

Using your toe, tap your preprogrammed Personal key (1 or 2). (Release the key within 3 seconds or the display will show “Error”.) The unit will beep and the display will show the programmed data. The unit will beep again and the display will show “0.0”. Now step onto the platform.

Note: If you step onto the platform before “0.0” appears, you will not obtain a reading. Furthermore, if you do not step onto the measuring platform within about 60 seconds after “0.0” appears, the power is shut off automatically.

Get Your Readings

Your weight will be shown first. Continue to stand erect on the platform. “00000” will appear on the display and disappear one by one from left to right. Your body fat percentage and Body Fat Range will appear on the display screen. The display will then flash your weight and body fat percentage alternately three times.

Note: Even if you step off the platform after all the results are displayed, the alternating display of body weight and body fat percentage will be repeated three times. The unit will then shut down automatically.

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Getting Accurate Readings

To get the most accurate, absolute values, readings should be taken without clothing and under consistent conditions of hydration. If you do not undress, always remove your socks or stockings, and be sure the soles of your feet are clean before stepping on the measuring platform. Stand erect on the platform.

Be sure that your heels are correctly aligned with the electrodes on the measuring platform. Don’t worry if your feet appear too large for the unit—accurate readings can still be obtained if your toes overhang the platform.

It is best to take readings at the same time of day. Try to wait about three hours after rising, eating, or hard exercise before taking measurements. While readings taken under other conditions may not have the same absolute values, they are accurate for determining the percentage of change as long as the readings are taken in a consistent manner. To monitor progress, compare weight and body fat percentage taken under the same conditions over a period of time.

Note: An accurate reading will not be possible if the soles of your feet are not clean, or if your knees are bent or you are in a sitting position.

Heels centered

Toes may overhang

on electrodes

measuring platform

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