Beurer BF 400 Signature Line Gebrauchsanweisung Seite 11

• Protect the device from knocks, damp, dust, chemicals,
marked temperature fluctuations and nearby sources of
heat (ovens, heaters).
General tips
• As far as possible, weigh yourself at the same time of day
(ideally in the morning), after having been to the toilet, on
an empty stomach and without clothing, in order to obtain
results which can be compared.
• Important point regarding the measurement: the calculation
of body fat may only be made when barefoot; the soles of
the feet may be lightly dampened where appropriate.
• Results may be unsatisfactory if the soles of the feet are
completely dry or have a large amount of hard skin since
conductivity will be impaired.
• Stand up straight and still during the measurement.
• Wait a few hours after any physical exertion to which your
body is unaccustomed.
• Wait approx. 15 minutes after getting up so that the water
stored in the body can disperse.
• Remember that only the long-term trend is important.
Short-term changes in weight within a few days are nor-
mally caused by loss of fluids; however, body water plays
an important role in terms of well-being.
Limitations
When calculating body fat and the other values, unusual and
implausible results may occur in the case of:
• Children under approx. 10 years of age
• Performance athletes and body-builders.
• Persons with a fever, persons undergoing dialysis, persons with
oedema symptoms and persons su ering from osteoporosis.
• Persons taking cardiovascular medicine (a ecting the heart
and vascular system).
• Persons taking vasodilative or vasoconstrictive medication.
• Persons with significant anatomical abnormalities in their
legs compared with their overall body height (leg length si-
gnificantly shorter or longer).
5. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
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Overview
1. Electrodes
2. Down button (pushbutton on the front side)
3. Set button (pushbutton on the front side)
4. Up button
(pushbutton on the front side)
5. Display
2 3 4 5
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6. INITIAL USE
Inserting the batteries
Remove the batteries from the protective packaging and insert
the batteries into the scale (rear of the scale) ensuring that the
battery polarity is correct. If the scale does not function, re-
move the batteries completely and reinsert them.
Changing the weight unit
When supplied to the customer, the scale is set to weigh in
"kg". Switch on the scale by briefly applying pressure to the
standing surface with your foot (approx. 1-2 seconds). Wait un-
til " kg" appears in the display. To the rear of the scale, there
is a button where you can select "pound" and "stones" (lb, st).
Positioning the scale
Place the scale on an even, hard surface; a
hard surface is crucial for achieving accu-
rate measurements.
7. ENTERING USER DATA
To calculate your body fat percentage and additional body val-
ues, you must save the personal user data.
The scale has 10 user memory spaces which allow you and
members of your family to save and access personal settings,
for example.
• Place the scale on an even hard surface; a hard surface
is crucial for achieving accurate measurements.
• Switch on the scale by briefly applying pressure to the
standing surface with your foot (approx. 1-2 seconds). Wait
until " kg" appears in the display.
• Start configuring the settings by pressing the
The first memory space flashes in the display.
• Press the / button to select the desired memory
space and confirm by pressing the
• You can now implement the following settings:
User data Set values
Users/persons P-1 to P-10
Height 100 to 220 cm (3' 3.5" to 7' 2.5")
Age 10 to 100 years
Gender
Male (
Activity level 1 to 5
Activity levels
• The medium-term and long-term perspective is decisive
when selecting the activity level.
Activity
Physical activity
level
1 None.
Low: little and light physical exertion (e.g. go-
2 ing for walks, light gardening, simple gymnas-
tics).
Medium: physical exertion, at least 2 to 4 times
3
a week for 30 minutes each.
High: physical exertion, at least 4 to 6 times a
4
week for 30 minutes each.
Very high: intensive physical exertion, inten-
5 sive training or hard physical work for at least
1 hour every day.
button.
button.
), female ( )