4. USAGE
4.1 Charging the scale
If "BAt" and "Lo" appear on the display
that you fully charge the scale before initial use. Connect the scale to a USB power supply using the sup-
plied USB-C cable (see Figure
charged, "BAt" and "FuLL" appear on the display
charge level is shown on the display
4.2 Prerequisites for taking measurements correctly
• Place the scale on a flat and stable surface.
• Wherever possible, weigh yourself at the same time every day (ideally in the morning), after having been to
the toilet, on an empty stomach and without clothing.
• To determine your body fat and heart rate/pulse, always stand barefoot on the electrodes
• Stand upright and still throughout, from when the weight measurement is being carried out until the heart
rate measurement/pulse measurement is complete. Ensure that your weight is evenly distributed.
4.3 Creating scale users in the "beurer HealthManager Pro" app
The "beurer HealthManager Pro" app makes it easier for you to create user data, is required to transfer meas-
ured values and to display additional values (body water content, bone mineral mass, BMR/AMR, metabolic
age).
The scale has 8 memory spaces for different scale users, enabling you to save the various members of your
family, for example. You can use the "beurer HealthManager Pro" app to conveniently set up the individual
app users and their corresponding scale user via your smartphone. To do so, proceed as follows:
1. Download the free "beurer HealthManager Pro" app from the Apple App Store (iOS) or from Google Play
(Android™).
This way to the
"beurer HealthManager Pro" app
2. Start the app and follow the instructions.
3. Select BF 980 in the app and press the SET button
4. Select WIFI network (SSID) and enter password (network key) to enable data transfer to scale via WIFI. If
successful, the cloud
5. Set up scale user: if the display
urement (for subsequent automatic personal recognition if within +/- 3 kg of the last measurement of this
scale user).
4.4 Weighing yourself
1. Step onto the scale barefoot. Stand still on the electrodes
weight evenly. The scale switches on automatically.
2. Your body weight appears on the display
then appear automatically. If the scale has detected several possible scale users or the last weight is more
than 3 kg apart, use the
one after the other, you must charge the scale. We recommend
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). The scale cannot be used during charging. As soon as the scale is fully
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when the USB-C cable is removed.
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and WIFI
icons will appear on the display.
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shows the scale user (e.g. "U: 1") and "0.0", carry out the initial meas-
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button
to select the correct scale user and wait 3 seconds.
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. Remove the USB-C cable from the scale. The current
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with both legs, making sure to distribute your
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. The scale user detected (e.g. "U: 1" for scale user 1) should
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on the scale.
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