Taking Weight & Body Fat Readings
After programming your personal data, you are now ready to
take a reading.
1. Turn on the Power
When taking weight and body fat readings, use your toe to turn
the unit on by tapping your Personal Key. Release the key within
three seconds.
The unit will beep and your preset data will appear (Personal Key
number, Adult/Athlete/Child, Female/Male and Height).
Note:
Information will also appear within the Graph area. This is
explained in the next section,
Understanding the Graph Function.
2. Stepping on the Platform
Following the display of your preset data, the unit will beep again
and display will show “0.0”.
Now step on the platform.
If you step on the platform before “0.0” appears, you will not obtain
a reading. However, if you wait too long (30 seconds or more), the
power may shut off automatically.
Stand erect on the platform. Be sure that the heel and ball of each
foot are directly on top of the electrodes. Don’t worry if your feet
appear to be too large for the unit—accurate readings can still be
obtained if your toes overhang the platform.
3. Your Results
Your weight will be displayed first (a beep will indicate that weight
measurement has been taking). Continue to stand erect on the plat-
form. Then a brief animation will appear while your body fat is
determined. At the end of the animation, your body fat percentage
will appear on the display screen.
Now your body fat percentage and body weight results will be
displayed alternately at two-second intervals. At the same time,
the unit will display a Graph that shows your progress level over
time (see Understanding the Graph Function).
Note:
Even if you step off the platform after all results are displayed, the
alternating display of body fat percentage and body weight will be repeat-
ed for 20 seconds.
The BF-572 will store each of your results automatically for tracking
purposes. It stores the values of previous readings for the same
Personal Key. These results will be displayed in graph form
(see Understanding the Graph Function).
Getting Accurate Readings
To get the most accurate absolute values, readings should be taken
without clothing and under consistent conditions of hydration. If
you do not undress, always remove your socks or stockings, and be
sure the soles of your feet are clean before stepping on the measuring
platform. Stand erect on the platform.
It is best to take readings at the same time of day. Try to wait about
three hours after rising, eating, or hard exercise before taking meas-
urements. While readings taken under other conditions may not
have the same absolute values, they are accurate for determining the
percentage of change as long as the readings are taken in a consistent
manner. To monitor progress, compare weight and body fat percent-
age taken under the same conditions over a period of time.
Note:
An accurate reading will not be possible if the soles of your feet are not
clean, if your knees are bent, or if you are in a sitting position.
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Adult
Female
Adult
Female
Adult
Male Female
The bar graph counts down while the unit is calculating the body fat percentage.
The unit emits a double beep to indicate that the result is displayed.
Adult
Female
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