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The human body is made up of, amongst other things, a percentage of fat.This is vital for a healthy,
functioning body - it cushions joints and protects vital organs, helps regulate body temperature, stores
vitamins and helps the body sustain itself when food is scarce. However, too much body fat or indeed too
little body fat can be damaging to your health. It is difficult to gauge how much body fat we have in our
bodies simply by looking at ourselves in the mirror.
That is why it is important to measure and monitor your body fat percentage. Body fat percentage gives you
a better measure of fitness than weight alone - the composition of your weight loss could mean you are
losing muscle mass rather than fat - you could still have a high percentage of fat even when a scale indicates
‘normal weight’.
BODY FAT - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
It can serve as a guide to whether you need to adjust your diet, fitness program or fluid intake to help
achieve a healthy balance. See tables below.
CAUTION: Do not use this product if you have a pacemaker or other medical device fitted. If
in doubt, consult your doctor.
HOW CAN KNOWING YOUR BODY FAT HELP?
1. Select weight mode. 2. Ensure +/- terminals are
the correct way round.
3. Position scale on flat surface.
PREPARING YOUR SCALE
Fat cells and lean/muscle cells have different conductivity. Using a system known as Bio-electrical Impedance
Analysis (BIA) the body fat analyser passes a minute, harmless, electrical impulse through the body to
determine a resistance reading.This reading is then processed along with the users age, weight, sex and height
to calculate the body fat percentage. For the most consistent results only use the Salter Body Analyser Scale
when your body is normally hydrated (i.e. not following excessive perspiration, nor just after a bath, nor after
drinking a lot of water or alcohol).
HOW DOES THE BODY FAT ANALYSER SCALE WORK?
MALE
AGE BODY FAT
18-29 8-19%
30-39 11-21%
40-49 13-23%
50-59 15-25%
60-69 17-27%
FEMALE
AGE BODY FAT
18-29 20-30%
30-39 22-32%
40-49 24-34%
50-59 26-36%
60-69 28-38%
Press ‘
On’ button.The display will blink.
1. Set Height - Press the
▲/▼ buttons to adjust Height.
Press ‘
Mode’ to confirm.
The Age display will blink.
2. Set Age - Press the
▲/▼ buttons to adjust Age.
Press ‘
Mode’ to confirm.
The Gender display will blink.
3. Set Gender - Press the
▲/▼ buttons to adjust Gender.
Press ‘
Mode’ to confirm.
4. A ‘beep’ sound indicates you have entered all your data.
An ‘
R’ icon will be displayed.
5. Select Memory Location - Press the ▲/▼ buttons to
select desired memory location (1-4).The memory
blinks. Press ‘
Mode’ to store the settings into the
desired memory location.
A ‘beep’ sounds when the setting is complete.
An ‘
M’ icon will be shown on the display.
Your Personal Data is now stored in the Memory.
NOTE:
If the selected memory number is already occupied,
a ‘
_‘ will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the display.
You can use the ‘On’ button at any time to return to the start of
the ‘Set Height’ procedure.
PERSONAL DATA ENTRY
USING YOUR SCALE
