Health O Meter 500KL User Instructions page 19

QUICK START / OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONT)
Weighing a Patient
Note:
When this scale is turned on, it will always default to the settings and units last used (LB
or KG).
1. Make sure there is no object on the scale platform.
2. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the display assembly 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.
Caution: To prevent patient injury, the patient must be attended throughout the entire
weighing event.
5. The weight may be held on the display by pressing the HOLD/RELEASE button. To release,
press the HOLD/RELEASE button again.
6. After the weight measurement has been taken and is recorded, have the patient step off the
scale.
7. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the scale off.
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, the elderly, and the infirm.
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 turn 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.
6. The scale will prompt you to enter the patient's height. Use the keypad ▲ and ▼ buttons to
enter the patient's height.
Note: When weighing in pounds, the height is displayed in inches. When weighing in kilograms,
the height is displayed in centimeters.
7. Once height is keyed in, press the ENTER button.
8. The display will show the patient's BMI.
9. Press the CLEAR button to return to the normal weighing mode of the scale.
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