SECTION II - OPERATION
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HOW DOES THE BODY COMP SCALE WORK?
The easiest way to explain the answer to a customer is to start with an example which is, “If you
have two women who are each 5’6”, 140 lbs, and 45 years old, the first woman may be 31% BF
and the other may be 26% BF. The reason is because the 2
nd
woman has more muscle mass,
which means she has more total body water. The way we know how this is when they grip the
handles an electronic signal passes though their muscle mass. The more muscle mass a person
has, the easier it is for the electronic signal to pass through. Once we know the conductivity of
someone’s muscle mass, we can accurately determine total body fat, fat free mass and total body
water.
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CONNECTIONS AND POWER-UP
Plug the AC adaptor (120VAC/10ACV or 220VAC/10ACV) into a power surge protector strip.
Gently push the other round end into the back of the scale column (fig 1). When The Body Comp
Scale is turned on, the display panel will illuminate.
Plug the printer cable into the back of the printer (fig 2) and to the printer port of the Body Comp
Scale located on the back of the base of the scale (fig 3). Plug the power supply cable to the back
of the printer and into a power surge protector strip.
The Body Comp Scale is ready to use. (May require a 1 hour warming up period if stored/and
shipped in extremely cold temperatures).
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