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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5742 Body Fat Analyzer and Scale Leading the Way in ccuracy ® Instruction Manual...
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Thank you for purchasing a Taylor® Precision Product. Your Taylor® Body All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Fat Analyzer and Scale is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. Please read this instruction manual carefully before use. Keep these instruc- tions handy for future reference.
The display will show a running zeros pattern and automatically turn off. Your scale is now ready for use. WEIGHT ONLY OPERATION Your Taylor® Body Fat Scale will operate as a basic weight-reading scale. No special programming steps are required. Once the scale is initialized, as...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING YOUR BODY FAT SCALE In order to measure body fat and body water, you must first enter your height, age, and gender. The analyzer uses these factors to calculate your results. Onscreen prompts will lead you through programming your personal information into the analyzer.
older. For ages 17 or under, this step is automatically bypassed). All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7. Press the SET button to confirm all settings. A “beep” sound and an “R” icon on the LCD screen indicate successful programming, Your personal data is now saved in memory.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How exactly is my body fat and water being measured? The Taylor Body Analyzer Scale uses a measurement method known as Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). A minute current is sent through your body, via your feet and legs. This current flows easily through the lean muscular tissue, which has a high fluid content, but not easily through fat.
Why should I avoid using the Taylor Body Analyzer Scale while All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com pregnant? During pregnancy a woman’s body composition changes considerably in order to support the developing child. Under these circumstances, body fat percentage readings could be inaccurate and misleading.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WARNING MESSAGES EEEE = Overload Warning. The maximum weigh- ing capacity of the scale has been exceeded. Remove the weight immediately; otherwise, per- manent damage to the scale will occur. ER0 = Instability error. Step off and back onto the scale, standing still while your weight computes.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Body Water 3. It is recommended to measure body fat, body water or weight at the same time period daily. Please note that body fat contains some body water weight. Thus, body fat and body water percentages will not add up to 100%.
You must wait several hours before taking a body fat reading when: All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com drinking coffee or alcohol, taking diuretic medications, or exercising. These all affect your level of hydration and the accuracy of this analyzer. SPECIFICATIONS •...
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