PS5003 - Scale LAICA - Free user manual and instructions

Frequently Asked Questions - PS5003 LAICA

USER MANUAL PS5003 LAICA

Français PESE-PERSONNESELECTRONIQUEAVECINDICATEURDE%DEGRAS, %D'EAU,%DEMUSCULATURESQUELETTIQUEETMETABOLISMEBASALNew electronic personal scale allowing the detection of the basal metabolic rate and of the body composition (percentage of fat, water and skeletal musculature) according to the height, age, gender and level of physical activity. The exact knowledge of your body composition (calculation of lean body mass, fat body mass and total body water contents), allows a correct estimate of the excess fat and at the same time determines the advisable weight as a function of your nutritional condition. Furthermore, the knowledge of your body composition allows to combine a correct nutrition and physical activity as essential conditions to improve the quality of life, promote health and prevent pathologies. It has a memory function with a 10-person capacity. Capacity 150 kg / 330 lb / 23 st 8 lb, divided into 100 g / 0.2 lb /

• Self-measuringmeanscontrol,itdoesnotmeandiagnosisor treatment. Anyunusuallevelsshouldalwaysbediscussedwithyourdoctor. Undernocircumstancesmustyouchangethedoseofmedicines prescribedbyyourDoctor. ITISIMPORTANTTOCAREFULLYREADTHEINSTRUCTIONSAND WARNINGSINTHISBOOKLETBEFOREUSEANDTOKEEPTHEBOOKLET INASAFEPLACE. BODY COMPOSITION It is important to know the body composition of an individual in order to be able to estimate his/her health condition. Actually, it is not enough to know one’s weight but it is necessary to define its quality, which means dividing the human body in its two major component masses:

• leanbodymass:bones,muscles,viscera,water,organs,blood;

• fatbodymass:adiposecells. Under the same conditions of weight, these two masses have different volumes. By means of electrodes placed on the platform, the scale sends a weak low intensity electric current that passes through the body mass. The electric current reacts in a different way according to the masses it passes through: the lean body mass opposes a weak resistance, while the fat body mass has a greater resistance. This body resistance, called bioelectrical impedance, varies also in function of sex, age and height. For a correct control of your healthy weight, besides the weight, it is important to compare the percentage of fat calculated by the scale with the parameters quoted in the table, as well as to assess your own percentage of water, skeletal musculature and basal metabolic rate using the information provided here below. Shouldthepercentagesbeoutsidethenormalvalues,itissuggestedyou refertoyourowndoctor.Itissuggestedtotakenoteofthesevaluesfora givenperiodoftimeinordertounderstandthembetter. In order to obtain a valid comparison, you should weigh yourself always at the same time of the day and under the same conditions. The best moment to weigh yourself is in the morning, before breakfast, without clothes. You have to wait 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself throughout the body. Bodyfatmasspercentage The percentage of fat listed in the following table, represents the total fat, calculated by summing up the essential fat (or primary fat) and the spare fat (or storage fat). The essential fat is necessary since it is needed for the metabolism. The percentage of this fat is different between the two sexes: about 4% for men and about 12% for women (percentage calculated on the total body weight). The spare fat, which is theoretically superfluous, is necessary in a minimum quantity for a healthy condition, especially for those who carry out physical activities. Even in this case, the fat percentage is different between the two sexes: 12% for men, 15% for women (percentage calculated on the total body weight). Therefore, the normal percentage of fat mass on the body weight is approximately 16% for men and 27% for women. Such percentages differ with the person’s age as shown in the table here below. %ofskeletalmusculature The muscles are the motors of the skeleton and through the energy they give off during contraction, they let us move, perform and control movements of the head, body and upper and lower limbs. There are three different types of muscular tissue: smooth, striated skeletal and striated cardiac. The striated cardiac muscle is the heart. It is the only organ formed of striated fibre, which involuntarily contracts. Smooth muscles are formed of smooth fibres, which are only found in the digestive tract, the respiratory tract and the genitals, in the walls of the venous and arterial blood vessels. Smooth muscular tissue is not voluntarily controlled. Striated skeletal muscular tissue, also called voluntary because it contracts according to our will, forms the skeletal and facial muscles in humans. The job of striated voluntary muscles is to move the skeleton, allowing us to move and communicate with our surroundings. This scale indicates the % of skeletal musculature in the body. On an average, the 40% of the body weight is made up of the skeletal muscles. In general, the percentage can increase in sportspeople in case of very prolonged physical activity. If a moderate and daily physical activity is carried out, the % tends to increase but slowly. (The difference can be noticed after months of activity.) With the help of the physical activity, also the fluid balance in the body is improved. The percentage of musculature starts to decrease with the increase of age (after 40). Waterpercentage Water is the main component of lean body mass; the water percentage over the fat body mass is 73%. The lean body mass is obtained by subtracting from the total weight the fat body mass (for instance for a 25-year old man, with a fat body mass of 17%, lean body mass is equivalent to 83%). About 60% of the body weight is made up by water: it therefore represents the fundamental component of every living being and it is necessary to keep us alive. Women (having normally more adipose tissue than men), have a water percentage of about 55-58%, while men have about 60-62% of it. The water percentage is greater in childhood (at birth it varies from 70 to 77%), and it decreases with age (in old people the percentage varies from 45% to 55%) and with the increase of fat deposits. Obese people have a lower body water percentage than lean people. Refer to this data to compare the obtained percentage. Water accomplishes many biological functions: - it promotes the digestive processes; - it is a thinner for substances that are important for the organism; - it removes metabolic wastes; - it carries oxygen, nutrients, enzymes, hormones and glucose to the cells; - it is a source of mineral salts; - it regulates the body temperature. The human organism excretes every day a given quantity of water, which must be regularly replaced; a water loss of approximately 10% of the body weight, may put at risk the health condition. Body weight variations, may occur throughout short (hours), medium (days) or long (weeks) periods. Small weight variations that take place in a few hours, are completely normal and are due to water retention, since the extra-cellular water (which includes interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph and transcellular fluid) is the only compartment subject to such rapid variations. When a weight reduction occurs in a few days, it is very likely that it affected the total water amount (distributed by approximately 60% inside the cells - intracellular water - and by approximately 40% outside the cells - extracellular water-) and therefore, it also affected the lean body mass. To conclude, the fat body mass is subject to variations which can be recorded in weeks. Therefore,inordertoevaluatetheprogressionofone’sbodycomposition itisnecessarytokeepinmindthat: -aweightreductionbyitself,accompaniedbyanunchangedoreven increasedbodyfatpercentage,showsthatthebodyhassimplylost water(forinstanceafteratrainingsession,asaunaoradietthatis limitedtorapidweightloss). -aweightincreaseaccompaniedbyadecreasingorunchangedbodyfat percentage,showsthedevelopmentofpreciousmuscularmass. -whenweightandbodyfatdecreaseatthesametime,itmeansthatthe dietiseffectiveandthatwearealsolosingvolume. -whenthereisahighpercentageoffatorareducedmuscularmass,the

Instructions and guarantee

WATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATEbodywaterpercentageisalwaystoolow. Warning! Whenfollowingadiet,itisnecessarytoexpectareductioninthefatbody massandnotinthemuscularmass. Basalmetabolicrate The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum quantity of calories necessary for the human body to survive, i.e. to carry out basic processes such as the circulation, respiration, digestion, preservation of body temperature. The basal metabolic rate is calculated on a person mentally and physically resting in supine position, not eating for 12 hours, after at least 8 hours of sleep and at a constant room temperature of about 20°C. The basal metabolic rate for the adults ranges between 1200 and 1800 kcal. The BMR is influenced by various factors:

• age: it is higher when one is young; with the increase of age, the muscular mass decreases and consequently the BMR, too.

• gender: the BMR is greater in men due to the testosterone and of the greater muscular mass.

• height: the BMR is greater in tall and slim people.

• body composition: the increase of the muscular mass involves an increase of the BMR; the increase of the fat mass involves a decrease of the BMR.

• fever/stress: the BMR increases in case of stress or of fever.

• nutrition state: the fasting, poor nutrition or malnutrition decrease the BMR; while high protein diets increase the BMR.

• climate: with very high or very low environment temperatures, the BMR increases.

• thyroxin: thyroxin is a hormone produced by the thyroid; this hormone has among its functions that of adjusting the metabolism intensity. More thyroxin is produced and greater is the BMR. Consideringthisinformation,thebasalmetabolicrateallowsmonitoring thenumberofcaloriesrequiredbythebodyaccordingtothephysical stateandtothelife-style. The greater is the muscular mass or the greater is the physical activity, more are the required calories: it is essential to know such information to optimize a diet or physical activity. Exampleofbodycomposition Person1 Input Data: female, 162 cm tall, 30 years old, fitness level 1 Data calculated by the scale: Weight 61.7 kilos, Bodyfat 28.5%, Bodywater 52.1%, Basal metabolic rate 1381 kcal, muscles 38% Analysis of body composition: According to the table the body composition is normal. Let’s analyze it in details. The percentage of lean body mass is 71.5% (100% - 28.5) The water percentage is 52.2% (71.5% x 73%). The body fat is made up as follows:

• essentialfat=>61.7kilosx12%=7.4kilos

• sparefat=>61.7kilosx15%=9.3kilos The total body fat (essential fat + spare fat) is made up of 7.4 + 9.3 kilos = 16.7 kilos that over the total of body weight (61.7 kilos) is equivalent to 27% (ideal percentage of fat mass for person 1). The difference between 28.5% (fat body mass actual percentage) and 27% (fat body mass ideal percentage) is 1.5%, which applied to the total weight of 61.7 kilos is equivalent to 0.93 kilos.

0.93 kilos represent the excess weight of person 1.

A water percentage of 52.1% is a little low compared to the normal percentage for women but it is due to a higher fat body mass percentage and therefore to a reduced muscular mass. The percentage of the skeletal muscles (38%) is lower than the average due to a reduced physical activity. The basal metabolic rate is 1381 kcal and it is influenced by the gender, weight and height (woman, normal body composition, therefore BMR tending to 1200 kcal).

• Placethescaleonaflat,hardsurface. Soft, uneven flooring (e.g. rugs, carpets, linoleum) can cause the scale to give an uneven reading of your weight.

• Stepontothescalewithyourfeetparallelandweightequallydistributed(see illustrations). Stand still while the scale measures your weight.

• Itisimportanttoweighyourselfwithdry,barefeet,correctlypositionedonthe electrodes (see illustrations). Moreover, for the scale to work properly, avoid your legs touching.

• Thisscaleisinnowaydangerousasitrunsona3voltlithium battery. However,thefollowingpeopleshouldavoidusingit: - thosefittedwithapace-makerorotherformsofelectronic,medical equipment - thosewithatemperature - childrenundertheageof10 - pregnantwoman - thoseindialysis,withedemasontheirlegs,peoplewithdimorphism orsufferingfromosteoporosis. - peopleoncardiovascularmedication.

• Alwaysweighyourselfonthesamescaleeachdayatthesametime,preferably undressed and before breakfast. To get the best results from your scale, weigh yourself twice, and if the two weights are different from each other, your weight is between the two readings. Wait for about 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself around your body.

• Thesurfaceofthescalecanbeslippery,ifwet.

• Shouldanerroroccurduringtheanalysisofyourbasalmetabolicrate,of your percentage of fat, water and skeletal musculature, the scale switches off automatically. Caution! The function of measurement of the percentage of body fat, water and skeletal musculature, as well as of the basal metabolic rate can be used only by people with an age ranging from 6 to 100 years and with a height ranging from 80 to 240 cm.

• Theprecisionofthedatadetectedbythescalecanbealteredinthefollowing cases: a) a high alcohol level b) a high level of caffeine or drugs c) after an intense sports activity d) during an illness e) during pregnancy f) after heavy meals g) in presence of dehydration problems h) your personal data (height, age, sex) have not been input correctly

i) if you have wet or dirty feet

j) persons with swollen legs Warning! Thepercentageofbodyfatandwater,aswellasofskeletalmusculature andthevalueofthebasalmetabolicratearetobeconsideredmerely indicative. Foranyfurtherinformation,refertoadoctorordietician. FITNESS In order to determine your datas in the most correct way, this scale will take into consideration not only your weight, height, age and sex, but it will also take into account your life-style and the level of the physical activity that you practice. For this reason, when you input your personal data you should choose among the 3 different FITNESS LEVELS. Fit1: this category includes all sedentary people who in the last months have not carried out any physical activity or have practiced it at moderate level, less than twice a week for less than 15 minutes during each session. This level may be selected by those people who want to start a diet together with physical activity aimed at reducing the fat body mass. The Fit 1 level is to be utilized for approximately 6/10 weeks from the start of your training program/diet. Fit2: This category includes all people who regularly practice physical activities (from 3 to 5 times per week, at least 20 minutes during each session). The Fit 2 level is to be utilized approximately for 8/12 weeks. Fit3: This category includes people (athletes, sportsmen) who carry out an intense daily physical activity (5 times or more per week) and that have developed flexibility, resistance and strength in time. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS a.Howtoinsertbatteries This scale operates with one replaceable lithium battery. When the battery is dead the display shows “LO” or the battery symbol. Insert a new battery with the positive pole upwards. Remove the batteries if the scale is not used for long periods of time. Attention: before reversing the scale, make sure the display is not raised up. Remove the run down batteries by lifting the cover of the battery compartment located on the bottom of the device. Extract the batteries and dispose them as special waste at the specific collection points forecast for recycling. For more information about the disposal of run down batteries, please contact either the store where the device containing the batteries was purchased, or the Municipality, or the waste disposal local service. Caution:Forgreatersafety,childrenyoungerthan12yearsshouldnot removethebatteries.

Instructions and guarantee

WATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATEb.Unitofmeasurekey Found at the bottom of the scale, this key allows you to choose the unit of measure for weighing: kg/lb/st. With the scale switched off, select the measuring unit (kg, lb or st) via the key on the bottom of the scale. c.Useassimplescale

1) Press the centre of the scale to turn it on.

2) Wait a few seconds and when “0.0” appears on the display screen, the scale is ready

3) Step onto the scale and wait without moving; after a few seconds, the display screen

will show your weight. Do not lean on anything while being weighed as this could alter the reading.

4) Step off the scale, the display screen will continue to show your weight for a few seconds

then it will turn itself off automatically.

5) Important! To make the weight reading easier, you can raise up the display by rolling it

gently upwards. To lower the display, press gently down it (fig.1). d.Howtoinputpersonaldata This scale may memorize the data of 10 different persons.

1) With switched-on scale, press the key SET.

2) “P-01” will flash on the display screen, indicating the “01” person: if you wish to change

the memory location (memories from 01 to 10), press the “▲” or “▼” symbols. Once you have selected the memory location, confirm by pressing SET.

3) Insert your height (from 80 cm to 240 cm) using the “▲” or “▼” symbols to increase

or decrease the value. The display screen will give the value in cm or ft. Press SET to confirm.

4) Use the “▲” or “▼” symbols again to insert age (from 6 to 100) and then confirm by

5) Continue by pressing the “▲” or “▼” symbols to define your sex. Confirm by pressing

6) At this point the display will show the FIT 1 sign.

Use the “▲” and “▼” buttons to set the FITNESS level corresponding to your lifestyle and the physical activity you are carrying out (see the FITNESS paragraph). To confirm press the SET button.

7) Now the scale has memorized all your data; the display will show them in sequence in

order for you to verify that they have been input correctly. At this point the scale will turn off by itself. To change the data inserted, recall the relevant memory location and repeat the whole procedure. To insert another person’s data, select a free memory location and repeat the whole procedure described above. Warning! when you are inside the function “personal data input” the scale will turn off automatically if no button is pressed within 10 seconds. e.Calculationofweight,bodyfatandwaterpercentage.

1) With switched-on scale, press the key USER.

2) The display shows “P-01”; now press the USER button again to set your memory

section. The display will show you all your data and then “0.0”.

3) Step on the scale making sure you place your naked feet over the two electrodes.

The display will show the following data in sequence: - weight - the “bf %” (bodyfat) sign - the percentage of fat in your body - the “H20 %” sign - the percentage of water in your body - the text “br” - the calories related to the basal metabolic rate - the text “M %” - the percentage of skeletal musculature present in your body. Compare the obtained fat percentage (Bf) with the parameters quoted in the “body-fat table”: should the value be outside the normal values, refer to your doctor. Assess the percentage of water (H20) according to paragraph “% of water”, the percentage of musculature according to paragraph ”% of skeletal musculature”, the value of basal metabolic rate according to the paragraph “basal metabolic rate”.

4) The scale will turn off automatically after about 10 seconds.

Warning! If the display is not on “0.0”, it will not be possible to figure out your weight and calculate the fat and water percentage. If the display shows “ERR”:

• Itmeansthatanerroroccurredduringthemeasurement.Repeatthewholeprocedure again.

• Onehasgetonthescalebeforethedisplaycouldshow"0.0".Getoffthescaleand then get on it again, when the display shows "0.0".

• Incaseofoverweight.Inthiscase,removeimmediatelytheweightfromthebalance in order not to damage its mechanism. TECHNICAL FEATURES Capacity: 150 kg / 330 lb / 23 st 8 lb Division: 100 g / 0.2 lb /

• Handleyourscalewithcareasitisaprecisioninstrument. Therefore, avoid to expose it to extreme temperatures, damp, knocks, dust and direct sunlight. Do not drop the scale or knock on it.

• Takecarethatnoliquidspenetrateintothescale,asitisnotwaterproof.Donotleave or use the scale in very damp surroundings, humidity above 85% or contact with water and other liquid parts could cause corrosion and jeopardize the precision of the scale. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE (DIR. 2002/96/EC - WEEE) The symbol on the bottom of the device indicates the separated collection of electric and electronic equipment. At the end of life of the device, do not dispose it as mixed solid municipal waste, but dispose it referring to a specific collection centre located in your area or returning it to the distributor, when buying a new device of the same type to be used with the same functions. This procedure of separated collection of electric and electronic devices is carried out forecasting a European environmental policy aiming at safeguarding, protecting and improving environment quality, as well as avoiding potential effects on human health due to the presence of hazardous substances in such equipment or to an improper use of the same or of parts of the same. Caution! The wrong disposal of electric and electronic equipment may involve sanctions. WARRANTY This equipment is covered by a 2-year warranty elapsing from the purchase date, which has to be proven by means ofthestamporsignatureofthedealerandbythe fiscalpaymentreceiptthatshallbekeptenclosedtothisdocument. This warranty period complies with the laws in force (Italian legislative decree No. 24 dated Feb. 02, 2002 and following “Consumers’ Act” Italian legislative decree No. 206 dated Sep. 03, 2005) and applies only in case the consumer is a private entity. Laica products are designed for domestic use; therefore, their use in public businesses is forbidden. The warranty covers only production defects and is void, if the damage is caused by accidental events, wrong use, negligence or improper use of the product. Use the supplied accessories only; the use of other accessories may lead to warranty voidness. Do not open the equipment for any reason whatsoever; in case of opening or tampering of the equipment, warranty decays definitively. Warranty does not apply to parts subject to tear and wear along the use, as well as to batteries, when they are standard supplied. Warranty decays after 2 years from the purchase date. In this case, technical service interventions will be carried out against payment. Information on technical service interventions, under warranty terms or against payment, may be requested by writing at [e-mail]. Nothing shall be owed for the repairing or replacement of products covered by the warranty terms. In case of faults, refer to a dealer; DO NOT send anything directly to LAICA. All interventions covered by warranty (including product replacement or the replacement of any of its parts) shall not be meant to extend the duration of the original warranty period of the replaced product. The manufacturer cannot be made liable for any damages that may be caused, directly or indirectly, to people, things and pets resulting from the inobservance of the provisions contained in the suitable user manual, especially with reference to the warnings related to installation, use and maintenance of the equipment. Being constantly involved in improving its own products, Laica reserves the right to modify its product, totally or partially, with reference to any production need, without that this involves any responsibility whatsoever by Laica or its dealers.

Instructions and guarantee