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Enter patient's gender
Determining body mass index (BMI)
Determining body fat rate (BFR)
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4. Confirm your selection.
The value used for the previous measurement will be displayed. You can
adopt the value or set a different value using the arrow keys.
Function
Physical activity level (PAL)
AGE
GEn
5. Confirm your selection.
You exit the input function automatically.
6. If you also want to make settings for "AGE" and "GEn", repeat the
process.
Use the gender key to enter the patient's gender directly.
NOTE:
This setting overwrites the setting made under "Input\gender".
1. Press the gender key to switch between "male" and "female".
2. Press the clear key to clear the display of gender symbols.
Body mass index puts height and weight in a relationship to one another. A
tolerance range considered ideal for health is quoted.
1. Switch on the device (see "Switching on the device" on page 77).
2. Ensure that the "BMI" calculation method is set on the multifunctional
display (see "Switching between BMI and BFR" on page 86).
3. Ask the patient to step onto the measuring station.
The patient's height, weight and BMI are announced by voice output (see
"Performing the measuring operation" on page 77) and displayed.
4. If weight is to be displayed permanently, press the hold key.
The patient's weight is displayed permanently.
NOTE:
When the Autohold function is activated, the weight value is automati-
cally displayed permanently as soon as a stable measured result has
been achieved (see "Activating the Autohold (AHOLd) function" on
page 89).
5. Ask the patient to step off the measuring station.
6. Read off the measured results. If a seca wireless printer is connected,
take the printed ticket.
7. Press the clear key.
Patient data, measured results and BMI will be deleted. This avoids
out-of-date data leading to an incorrect BMI for the next patient.
NOTE:
If the "Autoclear" function is activated, measured results and BMI will
be deleted automatically after 5 minutes (see "Deleting values auto-
matically (ACLr)" on page 86).
Body fat rate puts height, weight and gender in a relationship to one another.
A tolerance range considered ideal for health is quoted.
NOTE:
If the BFR function is activated, the measured results are not
announced by voice output.
1. Ensure that the "BFR" calculation method is set on the multifunctional
display (see "Switching between BMI and BFR" on page 86).
Setting
1.0 to 5.0
• Up to 3 years in months
• Up to 18 years in half-years
• From 18 years in years
• Male
• Female