Measuring Body Weight, Body Fat, Muscle Mass And Body Water Percentages As Well As Caloric Requirement; Important Notes On Measuring - Balance KH 5510 Instructions For Use Manual

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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.
Th en place your feet on the right and left sensors.
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  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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Your body weight appears in the display
screen. Th e body weight display can fl uc-
tuate while measurements are being tak-
en. 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 proc-
ess is complete when the H stops blink-
ing. 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 
seconds.
If you step down from the scales, . kg
will appear again on the display screen af-
ter a few seconds. Th e scales are now ready
for further body weight measurement.
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If no new body weight measurement is car-
ried out within  seconds, then the scales
will turn off automatically. Th e display re-
mote control unit will turn off automatically
aft er  seconds if no buttons are pressed.
9.2. Measuring body weight, body fat,
muscle mass and body water percent-
ages as well as caloric requirement

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 pos-
sible 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 per-
centages are not subject to considerable fl uctu-
ation within a single day. Th ese natural fl uc-
tuations 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.
Otherwise the measurements can not be com-
pared. Diff ering measurement values could
be related to diff ering conditions for measure-
ment and not to actual changes.
Th e most accurate and realistic measurement
values can be obtained in the early evening.
Furthermore you should always carry out
measurement before mealtimes.
Large discrepancies between the measured
values and the actual values can be more like-
ly for the following groups of people:
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