SBG 22 - Scale SANITAS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL SBG 22 SANITAS

GB Operating Instructions Diagnostic scale

SANITRS 58.6 kg

Service-Adresse:

Hans Dinslage GmbH

Riedlinger Str. 28

88524 Uttenweiler

GERMANY

Tel.: [phone] - 91 57 66

Fax: [phone] - 92 07 23

E-mail: [e-mail]

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1. Electrodes
2. Display
3. Down key
4. SET key
5. User memory keys
6. Up key

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5. Touches mémoires
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Please read these instructions for use carefully and keep them for later use, be sure to make them accessible to other users and observe the information they contain.

1. Notes

Safety notes:

• The scales must not be used by persons with medical implants (e.g. heart pacemakers). Otherwise their function could be impaired.
• Do not use during pregnancy. Inaccurate measurements may be caused by the amniotic fluid.
• Caution! Do not stand on the scale with wet feet and do not step on the scale when its surface is wet – danger of slipping!
• Batteries are highly dangerous if swallowed. Keep batteries and scale out of reach of small children. If batteries are swallowed, get medical help immediately.
• Keep children away from packing materials (danger of suffocation).
• Batteries must not be charged or reactivated by other means, taken apart, thrown into a fire or short-circuited.

General notes:

• The unit is for personal use only and is not intended for medical or commercial applications.
• Please note that technically related measuring tolerances are possible, as the scale is not calibrated for professional medical applications.
• The capacity of the scale is 150 kg (330 lb, 24 st.). For weight measurement and bone mass measurement, the results are shown in 100 g increments (0.2 lb, 1/4 st.). The measuring results of the body fat, body water and muscle percentage are shown in 0.1% increments.
• On delivery, the scale is set to “cm” and “kg”. At the back of the scales is a switch with which you can switch between “inches”, “pounds” and “stones” (lb, st.).
• Place the scale on a firm level floor; a firm floor covering is required for correct measurement.
• The scale should be cleaned occasionally with a damp cloth. Do not use abrasive detergents and never immerse the scale in water.
• Protect the scale against hard knocks, moisture, dust, chemicals, major temperature fluctuations and heat sources which are too close (stove, heating radiators).
• Repairs may only be carried out by customer service or authorized dealers. Before submitting any complaint, first check the batteries and replace them if necessary.

- All scales comply with EC Directive 89/336 + supplements. Should you have any questions concerning the use of our scale, please contact your dealer or customer service.

2. Information on the diagnostic scale

The measuring principle of the diagnostic scale

This scale operates according to the B.I.A. principle (bioelectric impedance analysis). This enables physical relationships to be measured within seconds by means of an undetectable, completely harmless electric current. The body fat percentage and other physical relationships in the body can be determined by measuring the electrical resistance (impedance), and the inclusion in a calculation of constants and individual parameters (age, height, gender, degree of activity).

Muscle tissue and water have good electrical conductivity, and therefore lower resistance.

Bones and fatty tissue, on the other hand, have low conductivity, as fat cells and bones conduct hardly any current as a result of their very high resistance.

Please be aware that values obtained from the diagnostic scale represent only an approximation of actual analytical medical data. Only a specialist physician can accurately determine body fat, body water, muscle percentage and bone structure using medical procedures (e.g. computed tomography).

General tips

• If possible, always weigh yourself at the same time of day (preferably in the morning), after using the toilet, on an empty stomach and unclothed, in order to achieve comparable results.
• Important for the measurement: body fat can only be measured when barefoot and with the soles of the feet slightly moist. Completely dry soles can result in unsatisfactory measurements due to inadequate conductivity.
• Stand still during the measurement.
• Wait a few hours after unaccustomed strenuous activity.
• Wait approx. 15 minutes after getting up in the morning to allow the water in the body to distribute.

Limitations

When measuring body fat and other values, deviating and implausible results may occur in:

– children under approx. 10 years,
- competitive athletes and body builders,
- pregnant women,
– persons with fever, undergoing dialysis treatment or with symptoms of edema or osteoporosis,
- persons taking cardiovascular medication,
– persons taking vascular dilating or vascular constricting medication,
- persons with considerable anatomic deviations of the legs in relation to total body size (length of the legs considerably shortened or lengthened).

3. Batteries

If provided, pull out the battery insulating strip at the battery compartment or remove the protective film from the battery and insert the battery with the correct polarity. If the scale fails to operate, remove the battery completely and reinsert it.

Your scale is provided with a “Change battery” indicator. If the scale is operating with a battery which is too weak, “Lo” appears on the display and the scale will switch off automatically. In this case, the battery must be exchanged (1x 3 V Lithium CR 2032).

4. Operation

4.1 Weight measurement

Press quickly and forcefully with your foot on the platform of your scale. As a self-test, the complete display will appear up to "0.0".

The scale is now ready to measure your weight. Step on the scale and stand still with your weight distributed evenly on both legs. The scale will start measuring your weight immediately and a short time later will display your weight.

When you step off the scale, the scale will switch off after a few seconds.

4.2 Setting user data

To measure your body fat percentage and other physical data, you must enter your personal user parameters.

The scale has 10 memory positions in which you and other members of your family can save and recall personal settings.

Switch on the scale by briefly stepping on the platform. Wait until the display shows "0.0".

Then press "SET". The first memory position will appear flashing on the display. Now you can enter the following settings:

Memory position 1 to 10
Body size 100 to 220 cm (3‘-03“ to 7‘-03“)
Age 10 to100 years
Sex male ( ), female ( )
Degree of activity 1 to 5

You can enter the relevant settings with short or long pressure on the up button ▲ or down button ▼. Confirm the settings in each case by pressing "SET".

The values stored in this way are then shown again consecutively, after which the scale switches off automatically.

Degree of activity:

Selection of the degree of activity must refer to the medium and long term.

– Degree of activity 1: No physical activity.
– Degree of activity 2: Low physical activity.

A small amount of light physical effort (e.g. short walks, light garden work, gymnastic exercises).

– Degree of activity 3: Medium physical activity.

Physical effort for 30 minutes at least 2 to 4 times a week.

– Degree of activity 4: High physical activity.

Physical effort for 30 minutes at least 4 to 6 times a week.

– Degree of activity 5: Very high physical activity.

Intensive physical effort, intensive training or hard physical work for at least one hour daily.

4.3 Taking measurements

After all parameters have been entered, you can now measure your weight, body fat and the other data.

• Switch on the scale by briefly stepping on the platform.
• Select the memory position in which your personal parameters are stored by pressing the "User" button several times. These parameters will then appear in turn until the "0.0" display appears.
• Step on the scale with bare feet and stand still on the electrodes.

Important: There may be no contact between feet, legs, calves and thighs. Otherwise the measurement will not be performed correctly.

The following data are displayed:

Weight KG
Body fat percentage BF
Water percentage in %	≈
Muscle percentage	←→
Bone mass in kg	←→

5. Evaluation of results

This scale interprets body fat and body water with the following symbols:

Body fat Body water
	very good very good
	good and average good
	poor poor

Body fat percentage

The following body fat percentages are for guidance (contact your physician for further information). Man Woman

Age very good good average poor
10-14 <11%	11-16%	16,1-21%	>21,1%
15-19 <12%	12-17%	17,1-22%	>22,1%
20-29 <13%	13-18%	18,1-23%	>23,1%
30-39 <14%	14-19%	19,1-24%	>24,1%
40-49 <15%	15-20%	20,1-25%	>25,1%
50-59 <16%	16-21%	21,1-26%	>26,1%
60-69 <17%	17-22%	22,1-27%	>27,1%
70-100	<18%	18-23%	23,1-28%	>28,1%

Age very good good average poor
10-14 <16%	16-21% 21,1-26%	>26,1%
15-19 <17%	17-22% 22,1-27%	>27,1%
20-29 <18%	18-23% 23,1-28%	>28,1%
30-39 <19%	19-24% 24,1-29%	>29,1%
40-49 <20%	20-25% 25,1-30%	>30,1%
50-59 <21%	21-26% 26,1-31%	>31,1%
60-69 <22%	22-27% 27,1-32%	>32,1%
70-100	<23% 23-28%	28,1-33%	>33,1%

A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and physical constitution, values may result which are below the recommended values stated. It should, however, be noted that there could be a danger to health in the case of extremely low values.

Body water:

The body water percentage is normally within the following ranges:

Man Woman

Age
	poor	good	very good
10-100 <50	50-6	5% >65

Age
	poor	good	very good
10-100 <45	45-60%	>60

Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore persons with a high body fat percentage have body water percentages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the recommended values could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage. Body water measurement with this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for example concerning age-related water retention. If necessary ask your physician. Basically, a high body water percentage should be the aim.

Muscle percentage:

The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:

Man Woman

Age low normal high
10-14 <44 44-57% >57%
15-19 <43 43-56% >56%
20-29 <42 42-54% >54%
30-39 <41 41-52% >52%
40-49 <40 40-50% >50%
50-59 <39 39-48% >48%
60-69 <38 38-47% >47%
70-100 <37 37-46% >46%

Age low normal high
10-14 <36 36-43% >43%
15-19 <35 35-41% >41%
20-29 <34 34-39% >39%
30-39 <33 33-38% >38%
40-49 <31 31-36% >36%
50-59 <29 29-34% >34%
60-69 <28 28-33% >33%
70-100 <27 27-32% >32%

Bone mass:

Like the rest of our body, our bones are subject to the natural development, degeneration and ageing processes. Bone mass increases rapidly in childhood and reaches its maximum between 30 and 40 years of age. Bone mass reduces slightly with increasing age. You can reduce this degeneration somewhat with healthy nutrition (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and regular exercise.

With appropriate muscle building, you can also strengthen your bone structure.

Note that this scale will not show you the calcium content of your bones, but will measure the weight of all bone constituents (organic substances, inorganic substances and water).

Attention: Please do not confuse bone mass with bone density. Bone density can be determined only by means of a medical examination (e.g. computer tomography, ultrasound). It is therefore not possible to draw conclusions concerning changes to the bones and bone hardness (e.g. osteoporosis) using this scale.

Little influence can be exerted on bone mass, but it will vary slightly within the influencing factors (weight, height, age, gender).

Results in relation to time

Note that it is only the long-term trend which counts. Short period fluctuations in weight over a few days are mostly the result of a loss of fluid.

The interpretation of the results will depend on changes in your overall weight and body fat, body water and muscle percentages, as well as on the period during which these changes take place. Rapid changes within days must be distinguished from medium term changes (over weeks) and long term changes (months).

A basic rule is that short term changes in weight almost exclusively represent changes in water content, whereas medium and long term changes may also involve the fat and muscle percentages.

• If your weight reduces over the short term, but your body fat percentage increases or remains the same, you have merely lost water – e.g. after a training session, sauna session or a diet restricted only to rapid weight loss.
• If your weight increases over the medium term and the body fat percentage falls or stays the same, then you could have built up valuable muscle mass.

If your weight and body fat percentage fall simultaneously then your diet is working – you are losing fat mass. Ideally you should support your diet with physical activity, fitness or power training. By this means, you can increase your muscle percentage over the medium term.

6. Incorrect measurement

If the scale detects an error during measurement, this is indicated with "Err".

Possible causes of error: Remedy:
The scale was not activated before you stood on it. If you stand on the scale before “0.0” appears in the display, the scale will not function correctly.	Activate the scale correctly and repeat the measurement.
The maximum capacity of 150 kg has been exceeded.	Weigh only the maximum permissible weight.
The electrical resistance between the electrodes and the soles of the feet is too high (e.g. in the case of thick calluses).	Repeat the measurement barefoot. If necessary, moisten the soles of your feet slightly. If necessary, remove the calluses from the soles of your feet.
You are standing unsteadily on the scale. Keep still while standing on the scale.
The fat percentage is outside the measurable range (less than 5% or greater than 50%).	Repeat the measurement barefoot or, if necessary, moisten the soles of your feet slightly.
The water percentage is outside the measurable range (less than 36% or greater than 70%).	Repeat the measurement barefoot or, if necessary, moisten the soles of your feet slightly.
The muscle and bone percentages are outside the measurable range (age and gender related).	Repeat the measurement barefoot or, if necessary, moisten the soles of your feet slightly.

7. Disposal

Used, fully discharged batteries must be disposed of in a specially labeled collection container, at toxic waste collection points or through an electrical retailer. You are under legal obligation to dispose of batteries correctly.

Note: You will find these markings on batteries containing harmful substances:

Pb = battery containing lead, Cd = battery containing cadmium, Hg = battery containing mercury.

Please dispose of the blanket in accordance with the directive 2002/96/EC – WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment).

If you have any queries, please refer to the local authorities responsible for waste disposal.

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