Health O Meter 3001KL-AM User Instructions page 12

QUICK START / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT)
3. Wait until the "0.0" LB or "0.0" KG and "ZERO" appear on the display.
4. Hold down the TARE button for 3 to 5 seconds. The word "TARE" will appear at the
bottom center of the display, and the user will be prompted to enter the tare value.
5. Use the keypad ► and ▲ buttons to enter the weight of the object. Press the ENTER
button.
6. The value entered will show as a negative value on the display.
7. Place the patient and the object onto the scale. The scale will automatically deduct
the tare weight as entered, from the gross weight of the patient and the object.
8. The weight of the patient will appear on the scale.
9. With no weight on the scale, the tare value will remain on the display until changed,
cleared, or until the scale is powered off.
10. To remove the Tare, press the TARE button again. The word "TARE" will disappear
from the display and the tare value will be cleared from the display. The scale will
resume normal operation.
BMI Function
Body Mass Index is another name for Quetelet Index, a formula that is a convenient
indicator of BMI with various exemptions, such as athletes, children, and the elderly.
Note: The scale will not calculate BMI for a patient that is 24 pounds (12 kg) or less. If a
height is not entered for the patient within 30 seconds of pressing the BMI button, the
scale will return to the normal weighing mode.
1. Make sure there is no object on the weighing platform.
2. Press the ON/OFF button to power the scale on.
3. Wait until the "0.0" LB or "0.0" KG appears on the display.
4. Ask the patient to step on the scale. The scale will begin to display weight information
and will lock on the patient's weight when the stable weight of the patient is determined.
Depending on the movement of the patient on the scale, it may take several seconds for
the scale to lock onto the weight.
5. After obtaining the patient's weight on the scale, press the BMI button while the scale
is on.
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