Body Balance Lago - Scale SOEHNLE - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Body Balance Lago SOEHNLE

470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 89 By choosing the Body Balance, you are making an important contribution to your health care. This electronic body monitoring scale performs the fol- lowing functions: The Body Balance uses your personal data and the recommendations of health and body com- position experts to determine your ideal level of body fat, body water and weight. 2-person memory with automatic personal recognition Important advice We recommend that you consult a doctor if you are overweight and are trying to reduce your weight, or if you are underweight and are trying to put on weight. Treatment and diet should only take place in consultation with your doctor. Recommendations on exercise programmes or weight loss diets, on the basis of the values determined, should be provided by your doctor or certified health professional. Do not try to interpret the data yourself. SOEHNLE will not be liable for damage or loss caused by the Body Balance or for third party claims. This product is intended for personal home use only. It is not designed for professional use in hospitals or medical facilities. Not suitable for people with electronic implants, such as pacemakers, etc. 470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 910 Preparation for use ➀ Remove the battery fixing strips. ➁ Always place the scale on a level, firm surface for measurements. ➂ Caution: danger of slipping on wet surface. ➃ Cleaning and care: clean only with a damp cloth. Never use solvents or abrasives. Do not immerse the scale in water. ➄ Country-specific settings: the scale can be switched from kg/cm to lb/in or st/in (applies to the English-language versions only). 470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 1011 ➅ Input your gender

= female) … …and press for 3 sec. to confirm () until

0.0 appears in display.

Now place the scale on the floor immediately and stand on it bar efoot. The initial measurement reading is vital for the memorizing of data and for subsequent automatic personal recognition. Note The scale has an energy-saving mode that switches it off automatically if no keys are pressed for approx- imately 1 minute. Programming ➀ Place scale on a table for programming ➁ Start programming (). ➂ Memory location (P1 ... P2) select (▼ = minus, ▲ = plus) and confirm (). ➃ Enter your height (▼ = minus, ▲ = plus) and confirm (). ➄ Enter your age (▼= minus, ▲ = plus) and confirm (). 470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 1112 Body monitoring Always measure in bare feet. Personal data must be programmed first (page 11). ➀ Step on to the scale. Your weight is indicated, with a bar display while analysis is taking place (25-30 seconds). Stand still until analysis is complete. ➁ As soon as automatic personal recognition has taken place, the screen switches over to alternate display of body-fat percentage

and body water proportion

The normal range of each person lies in the 3 middle segments.

Step off the scale. The scale switches off automatically when the person steps off. In a few cases, it may not be possible to organize automatically the results of analysis. The scale will then display alternately the memory locations of the next persons for whom analysis is to take place. As the measurement operation is now over, you can step off the scale and save your personal data by pressing the button above. The display will now show your body-fat, body-water and muscle-proportion data. Note that you will only obtain a weight reading – and no body monitoring data – if you step on the scale with your shoes or socks on!

470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 1213 Due to loss of water caused by illness or after physical activity (sport). After taking exercise, wait for 6 to 8 hours before carrying out the next measurement. Varying or implausible results can occur in the case of: Persons with a high temperature, symptoms of oedema or osteoporosis Persons undergoing dialysis treatment Persons taking cardiovascular medicine Pregnant women Athletes who undertake more than 10 hours of intensive training per week and have a resting pulse rate of under 60/min Competitive athletes and body builders Persons under the age of 17. Analysis is based on the measurement of the body's electrical resistance. Eating and drinking habits dur- ing the course of the day and individual lifestyle affect the water balance. This is noticeable by the fluctuations in the display. In order to ensure that the results of analysis are a accurate and consistent as possible, keep the measurement conditions constant, as only in this way will you be able to observe changes over an extended period. Other factors can affect water balance: After a bath, the body fat reading may be too low and the body water reading too high. After a meal, readings can be higher. Women may experience fluctuations due to the menstrual cycle. Factors influencing measurement readings Health experts recommend the following percentages : Men Women Age Body fat Body water Body fat Body water low normal high very high normal low normal high very high normal 10-12 < 8 8-18 18-24 >24 >64 <12 12-23 23-30 >30 >60 12-18 <8 8-18 18-24 >24 >63,5 <15 15-25 25-33 >33 >58,5 18-30 <8 8-18 18-24 >24 >62,5 <20 20-29 29-36 >36 >56 30-40 <11 11-20 20-26 >26 >61 <22 22-31 31-38 >38 >53 40-50 <13 13-22 22-28 >28 >60 <24 24-33 33-40 >40 >52 50-60 <15 15-24 24-30 >30 >59 <26 26-35 35-42 >42 >51 60+ <17 17-26 26-34 >34 >58 <28 28-37 37-47 >47 >50 470-065-281.qxd 21.04.2005 10:50 Uhr Seite 13Warranty SOEHNLE guarantees that all defects due to materi- als or manufacturing faults will be remedied by replacement or repair, free of charge, for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase. Please keep your purchase receipt and the guarantee card in a safe place. If you have any complaints, please return the scale to your dealer with the guarantee card and receipt. This device is screened in accordance with the applicable EC Directive 89/336/EEC. Note: the display value may be affected by extreme electromagnetic influences, e.g. when a radio is operated in the immediate vicinity of the device. The product can be used for its intended purpose again when the interference disappears (a reset may be required) Disposal of spent batteries: Batteries must not be disposed of as normal household waste. Note that you are legally obliged to dispose of used bat- teries in a correct way. You can return spent batter- ies either to public collection points in your town or to any outlet selling batteries of the same kind. Pb = Battery contains lead Cd = Battery contains cadmium Hg = Battery contains mercury Guarantee card If you have any complaints, please return the scale to your dealer with the guarantee card and your receipt. Sender Reason for complaint Technical data Weighing capacity x graduation = max. 150kg x 100g Display resolution: body fat: 0.1% Display resolution: body water: 0.1% height: 100–250 cm age: 10–99 years 2-person individual memory locations Size of LCD screen Batteries: 2 x 3V CR 2430 Batteries supplied with unit. Symbols ➀ Batteries spent. ➁ Overload: From 150 kg. ➂ Implausible analysis result – check individual programming ➃ Bad foot-contact: + clean scale or feet or check for sufficient skin moisture. ➄ If skin is too dry – moisten feet or carry out measurement after taking a bath or shower. Change batteries