Vitek VT-1967 W, Manual Instruction

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at least two hours at room temperature before
switching on.
• Unpack the unit, remove any stickers that can
prevent unit operation.
•
Clean the weighing platform (1) and the scale
body with a soft slightly damp cloth, and then
wipe dry.
Battery installation
• Remove the battery compartment lid (6), hav-
ing preliminary unscrewed the fixing screw,
and insert 2 «CR2032» batteries (included),
following the polarity.
• Install the battery compartment lid (6) back to
its place and tighten up the screw.
Note: If there is an isolation insert in the battery
compartment, open the battery compartment lid
(6), remove the isolation insert and install the bat-
tery compartment lid (6) back to its place.
Battery replacement
• The symbol «Lo» indicates that the battery is
low, in this case replace the battery.
•
Open the battery compartment lid (6), hav-
ing preliminary unscrewed the fixing screw,
replace the batteries with new CR2032 bat-
teries, strictly following the polarity, close the
battery compartment lid (6) and tighten up
the screw.
• If you are not going to use the scale for a long
time, remove the batteries from the battery
compartment.
WHAT IS EXCESS WEIGHT?
It is known that excessive weight can negatively
affect health. Excessive weight can cause obesity,
heart problems, atherosclerosis and osteoporo-
sis. Short weight may also lead to osteoporosis.
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeleton disease
characterized by reduction of bone mass per vol-
ume unit and impairment of bone tissue struc-
ture, leading to increased bone fragility and risk
of fracture by minimal trauma or even without it.
Physical exercises and a moderate diet help to
lose excess weight and this scale will help to con-
trol your weight.
It is known that in case of normal weight muscles
and body tissues contain more water than fat,
and that electric current passes through water
better than through fat. Sending weak current
through the body, the scale quickly and easily
calculates the percentage of fat and water in a
human body.
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Weigh yourself at one and the same time of
the day.
•
We recommend measuring the percentage
of fat and water in the evening before eve-
ning meal.
• 2-3 hours should pass after the last meal.
•
10-12 hours should pass after intensive physi-
cal exercises.
• Percentage of fat in the body depends on
different factors and can change during the
day.
•
When calculating percentage of fat and water
of children younger than 6 years of age, the
results may be inaccurate.
•
Professional athletes, people inclined to
edemas and people with nonstandard body
proportions can show inaccurate results of
calculation.
Note: The percentage of fat and bone tissues
and water and the body weight index can be cal-
culated only if personal data (sex, age, height)
are entered correctly and if you step on the
scale barefoot.
SWITCHING ON
•
To switch the scale on, press on the platform
(1), the symbols «0.0» and weight measure-
ment units «kg or lb» will appear on the dis-
play (3).
•
To select weight measurement units, press
the «kg/lb» button (7), the following symbols
will be shown on the display (3):
«
kg » – weight in kilograms;
« lb » – weight in pounds;
•
Place the scale on a flat solid surface; if the
floor is uneven or covered with a carpet or rug,
the weighing accuracy decreases.
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
• Step on the weighing platform (1). Be care-
ful while stepping on the scale: step on the
scale first with one foot; make sure that the
scale is steady and then step on it with both
feet.
• The symbols «0.0 kg» or «0.0 lb» will appear
on the display, depending on the selected
measurement units.
• Keep your feet parallel to each other and dis-
tribute your weight evenly on the platform (1).
•
Stay still while weighing. The weight indi-
cations on the display (3) will flash during
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