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Clothing Deduction
Your Pro-BMI scale has been preset with a clothing deduction of 2.5 lbs. This
level can be programmed from 0.0 to 6.0 lbs.
1. Depress
ON/ZERO
and wait for “0.0” to display on the readout console.
2. Hold
MENU
button down and depress the
RECALL
button. “Set-0” will be
displayed along with the up and down arrows; the “0” will be flashing.
3. Depress the button until “Set-4” appears; depress
ENTER
button.
4. The current clothing deduction will be displayed (i.e. “2.5”). Use the and
keys to set the desired value; press
ENTER
to advance to the next digit.
5. Press
ENTER
when complete to save and return to normal weighing.
Using the Pro-BMI Function
When using the scale, the Body Mass Index (BMI) of a user can be calculated.
The height of the user must be entered to correctly determine BMI. The Pro-BMI
function operates in both pounds (height input in inches or feet and inches) and
kilograms (height input in centimeters).
Figure 5: Input height display (inches format)
Figure 6: Body Mass Index display
Entering Height
1. Turn the scale on and wait for the display to read “0.0”.
2. Stand on scale platform; the display will show weight.
3. Depress the
HEIGHT
button. Console will display a height value in the
chosen format. In inches format, 66.0 will display as shown in Figure 5 with
the left most 6 flashing. Use the and buttons to input the proper height
value for the flashing digit. Press
ENTER
. Continue for all the digits until
desired height is entered.
If operating in feet and inches mode, 5’ 06.0” will
initially display. In kilograms mode, 169.0 cm will initially be displayed.
4. Depressing the
ENTER
button for the right most digit and the Body Mass
Index value will now display (Fig. 6). A legend below the display explains the
significance of the BMI result.
5. Scale will return to the weight display after a few seconds. Press
ON/ZERO
to
immediately return to weighing mode.
Note:
It is often convenient to attend to the patient immediately after the weighing. The
last measurement may be recalled after the patient steps off the scale and locked on
the display simply by pressing
RECALL
.(See pg 9)
inch
BMI
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