Measuring Body Weight, Body Fat, Muscle Mass And Body Water Percentages As Well As Caloric Requirement; Important Notes On Measuring - Kompernass KH 5518 Operating Instructions Manual

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Lightly touch the top of the scales with
your foot. Th e on/off indicator on the sca-
les should be illuminated in red. Aft er a few
seconds the on/off indicator will turn green
and 0.0 kg will appear in the display screen.
To switch between display of the body
weight in kg and lb (pounds/English
measurement system): Briefl y press the i
button.
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Danger!
Never stand on only one side of the scales. Always
stand in the middle of the scales with both feet.
First of all you stand on the right and left sensor
areas. Otherwise the scales can tilt to the side
and be damaged beyond repair. You could also
fall!
Please make sure that the surface of the scales
is dry before you stand on it. Otherwise you
could slip down!
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Warning!
Do not place a load of more than 180 kilo-
grams on the scales! Otherwise the scales
could be damaged beyond repair!
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Note:
Use the scales without clothes on if possible.
Th is results in the most accurate measurements.
Stand on the scales without shoes and socks on.
Otherwise the measurements may be incorrect.
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Stand on the scales.
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Your body weight appears in the display
screen. Th e body weight display can fl uc-
tuate while measurements are being ta-
ken. Th erefore you should stand as still as
possible. Aft er a few seconds a blinking
H will appear to the left of the weight dis-
play on the screen. Th e measuring pro-
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cess is complete when the H stops blin-
king. Th e weight displayed is your current
body weight.
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If you remain standing on the scales, the
device will automatically shut off aft er 30
seconds.
If you step down from the scales, 0.0 kg
will appear again on the display screen af-
ter a few seconds. Th e scales are now ready
for further body weight measurement.
If no new body weight measurement is car-
ried out within 30 seconds, then the scales
will turn off automatically. Th e display re-
mote control unit will turn off automatically
aft er 30 seconds if no buttons are pressed.
9.2. Measuring body weight, body
fat, muscle mass and body water
percentages as well as caloric requi-
rement

9.2.1. Important notes on measuring

Use the scales without clothes on if possible.
Th is results in the most accurate measure-
ments. Always stand on the scales without
shoes and socks on. Otherwise it is not possi-
ble to measure body fat, body water, muscle
mass and caloric requirement. Furthermore
the displayed body weight will be higher than
your actual body weight.
Body weight, body fat and body water percen-
tages are not subject to considerable fl uctua-
tion within a single day. Th ese natural fl uctu-
ations can result in considerable diff erences
between measurements taken at diff erent
times of the day. Th erefore you should make
sure to carry out measurements ...
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under the same conditions and
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at the same time of day.