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Correct Measuring Posture
How to stand on a scale with a foot electrode
･ Check whether the foot electrode or the electrode on the handle is clean.
･ Remove socks or stockings when using a foot electrode.
･ Remove sweat or foreign substances from your hands and body parts that will come into contact with the
hand or foot electrode.
･ Stand so that your feet contact the foot electrode below.
In this case, be careful not to get your pants or clothes caught between the electrodes and your feet.
(O) Standing correctly
(X) The foot is biased
towards one electrode
How to hold the hand electrode
･ Remove sweat or foreign substances from hands.
･ Hold the hand electrode so that your palm and fingers touch the entire electrode.
(O) The correct holding posture
(X) The hand is biased towards
one electrode
Note
If 8 electrodes are not perfectly touched during the measurement, the result is not reliable
or the device quits the measurement.
1. When the subject has hands or feet that are too small to cover all electrodes sufficiently
for measurement, please pay attention to touch all electrodes fairly.
How one touches electrodes will affect the reliability of the analyzed value.
2. During measurement the subject should not be touched by another person or by
conductive materials.
3. If 8 electrodes are not perfectly touched during measurement, measuring is quit or the
data is not reliable.
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(X) Foreign substance is stuck
(X) The hand is biased
towards one electrode
Correct measuring posture
･ After stepping on the foot electrode well, hold the hand electrode correctly and keep the arm at a 30 ˚angle to
the body.
･ Do not move or speak until the measurement is complete.
･ If contact with the electrode is not maintained during the measurement, the measurement may be interrupted.
･ Do not bend or shake your arm until the measurement is complete, remaining stationary.
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