Tanita BF-562 User Manual
TBF5627811(3
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Body Fat Monitor/Scale
BF-562
Instruction Manual
For Home Use
Please note!
Improper use of this product could cause serious injury or damage to the
product or other property. Please read this manual carefully before use and
keep aside for future reference.
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This product is precision-made. In order to maintain its condition, please observe the following:
Location Do not put this equipment in direct sunlight, close to heaters or near direct draughts from air conditioners.
Avoid using this equipment in places affected by significant temperature changes.
Do not store this equipment in places with high humidity or moisture.
Do not put this equipment in places where there are strong vibrations or shocks.
Handling Never disassemble this equipment or wash it with water.
Do not subject the equipment to excessive shocks or vibrations.
Storage Do not store this equipment in places where there are strong vibrations.
Avoid storing this equipment with any of the display buttons depressed.
Cleaning Do not clean this equipment with boiling water, benzine, thinner, etc.
•To clean the equipment, please wipe it with a damp cloth using water or home-use detergent, and then wipe it with
a dry cloth.
How to obtain accurate readings
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To maintain accuracy
Ensure the soles of your feet are
clean and step on the scale
barefoot.
Socks and dirty feet will reduce accuracy.
Do not use after overeating or
when extremely dehydrated.
This could cause the product to give incorrect
readings. To improve accuracy, use the
product at the same time of day at least
three hours after getting up and three hours
after eating.
Wear as little as possible.
If you weigh yourself fully clothed, the
weight of your clothes will be included.
Notes on correct use
Ensure the soles of your feet are placed correctly
on the electrodes, otherwise the body fat percentage
may be underestimated or “-----” may be displayed.
The following people should use the product to monitor
fluctuation in their body fat only.
•Persons aged 6 or under or 70 or over.
•Individuals who are pregnant, undergoing dialysis or
with water retention.
Electrodes (4)
Before use
Do not use after vigorous
exercise.
This could cause the product to give incorrect
readings. Rest well before use.
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Do not interpret readings yourself or undertake an exercise regime without expert advice.
Always consult a doctor or other suitably qualified professional.
Do not stand on the edges or jump on or off the product.
You could slip or fall and suffer serious injury.
Disabled persons should not use the equipment unassisted.
Use a handrail or obtain the assistance of a nurse or carer. (*If using a handrail, the readings obtained will only provide a rough indication
of the user’s actual weight and body fat percentage.)
CAUTION
Indicates the possibility of injury or damage to equipment if instructions are ignored.
Do not use under any circumstances.
Always observe the instructions carefully.
WARNING
Indicates the possibility of injury if the product is misused or the instructions are ignored.
Notes on safety
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To ensure the safe use of the product, please familiarize yourself with the meaning of the symbols below.
WARNING
CAUTION
Do not use this product if you have
a pacemaker or other implanted
medical device.
This product sends a weak electrical current
through the body which could cause such
devices to malfunction and result in serious
injury.
Strictly not for commercial or
professional use
(e.g. in hospitals)
This product is not designed for commercial
or professional use and does not comply with
commercial regulations on installation, etc.
Use of this product for such purposes could
result in serious injury or damage.
Do not place on a tiled, wet or
slippery surface.
Do not place the product on a wet or tiled
surface, as this could cause you to slip and
suffer serious injury.
Pay attention to the following points:
Do not step on the display box.
You could damage the product or injure yourself.
The carpet feet should only be used on carpeted surfaces.
Use of the feet on other surfaces could make the product unstable and cause you to fall.
Do not put your fingers into holes and openings in the product.
This could result in injury.
Do not let small children pick up or carry the product.
They could drop it and injure themselves.
When installing the dry cell batteries, pay attention to their polarity direction ( ).
If the batteries are placed the wrong way around, the equipment may be damaged
by a leaking battery.
Do not use while wet.
Dry your feet and body thoroughly before use, if you have just had a bath or shower.
Communications equipment could cause the product to give incorrect readings.
Do not use mobile phones, microwave medical equipment or other communications equipment near the product.
Carpet feet
(Four on underside)
Display Box
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Using the Bracket for Wall Installation
The display box can be used with the attached bracket for wall installation.
The display box can also be used horizontally(eg on tables).
*Please note: If you measure yourself while holding the display box in your hand, this weight(about 500 g) will be added
to your body weight.
Deciding on the position of the bracket for wall installation
Ensure the bracket is no higher than 1.7 m from the floor.
Do not use the equipment if the connection cable is tightly stretched or
part of the platform is unsupported, as this may cause malfunction.
Attaching the bracket for wall installation
Firmly screw the bracket to the wall by inserting the screws (x 2)
through the holes in the bracket using a cross head screwdriver.
Attaching the display box
Hang the battery box cover on the back of the display box, insert the
hooks of the large bracket into the holes on the bottom to attach the
display box.
Always use the attached screws to attach the bracket for wall
installation
If you attach the bracket with double-sided sticking tape, for example, it may fall down.
Ensure that the display box is firmly hooked on the bracket for wall
installation
If the display box is not hung on both hooks, it may fall down or become unstable.
Preparation
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Instruction Manual (This Manual)
Operating Chart
Warranty
Bracket for Wall Installation
Parts/Accessories
Dry Cell Batteries (AA x 4)
(R6P)
Screw (x 2)
Carpet Feet (x 4)
Connection Cable
Heel Electrode
Front
Electrode
Display Box
Scale Platform
Scale Platform
Underside
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Personal Memory Key (5 users)
Battery Box Cover
(on the Bottom)
Weight Only / OFF Button
LCD Display
GRAPH Button
Time / DOWN
Button
UP Button
SET Button
Check the Accessories!
Remove when you need to use them.
Holes for Carpet Feet (Four in Total)
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Changing the Dry Cell Batteries
Even if the batteries are removed, memorised personal data (birthdays, gender, heights and measurement figures)
will not be deleted.
If the dry cell batteries are exhausted, starts to flash on the display. (You cannot operate the equipment or perform
measurement.)
Please change all four batteries immediately to ensure continued accuracy.
* While is flashing, even if you remove the dry cell batteries, the set date and time are
maintained (for about five minutes.)
Please change the dry cell batteries as quickly as possible.
* Never use alkaline dry cell batteries together with manganese dry cell batteries, as this may cause
malfunction.
After changing the dry cell batteries, the following displays appear. Please follow each instruction and operate the
equipment accordingly.
Lo
Lo
When you put dry cell batteries in
for the first time after purchasing
the equipment, the product will ask
you to check the calender.
The life of the dry cell batteries is about 1 year if the
product is used once a day. The life of the batteries
included may be shorter than stated above.
When changing dry cell batteries or operating the equipment, if the LCD behaves oddly or the switch does not work,
please remove the batteries, wait until the LCD clears (for about five minutes) and put the batteries back in again.
Display
Press the and check the date and time in the
calendar.
•If the date or time is wrong, please correct it. (See How to change
the calendar on page 21.)
•When is displayed, please set the calendar.
(See Calendar Setting on page 10.)
Time/DOWN
Locate the battery compartment behind the display box.
open the battery box cover.
put in the AA R6P dry
cell batteries. (Included)
Loading the batteries
U
•
When flashes for
a few seconds and then
disappears.
Lo
When nothing is displayed.
When is displayed.
Please set the calendar. (See the Calendar Setting on page 10.)
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Connect the Display Box to the Scale
Platform
Be sure to hold the plug at the end of the connection
cable and insert it into the display box. (Insert it straight
into the box so that the triangle signs on both sides
meet.)
Be sure to insert and pull out the connection cable by
holding the plug at the end of the connection cable.
Otherwise this may damage the product.
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Installing the Scale Platform
Use this equipment on a hard flat surface.
If using the unit on soft carpets, attach the carpet feet.
With the carpet feet you can
perform measurement even on
carpets up to 20 mm thick.
Caution
Do not use carpet feet except on carpets.
This could make the product unstable.
Do not damage the connection parts or connection
cable.
If you use force to bend, pull, twist or step on them, this may cause
failure or malfunction.
Do not carry the equipment by holding it only by
the connection cable.
This may cause failure, breakage or malfunction, and there is a risk of
damage if you drop the equipment.
Support
(Attached)
Support
Hole
Correct way
to attach foot
Wrong way to
attach foot
Caution
Preparation
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Do not continuously press button.
If you keep the button depressed, the data may be set
incorrectly.
SET
Remarks
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Set the “Day”.
e. g. In the case of 10th
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Use
UU
the calendar.
press again to finalize
While “PRESS SET” is
flashing on the screen,
U
U
4
Set the “Year”.
e. g. In the case of the 1999.
The calendar setting is finished.
(The finalized setting is
displayed and then disappears.)
5
Set the “Time”.
e. g. In the case of 2 p.m.
6
Set the “Minute”.
e. g. In the case of 35 minutes
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Finalize the calendar.
Press
or
press
U
and finalize the
and set the “Day”.
Press
or
to make the clock flash.
U
U
Press
or
and set the “Time”.
* A.M. is displayed as “A” and
P.M. is displayed as “P.”
Press
or
and set the “Year”.
Press or
and set the
“Minute”. Press
setting.
(The display changes to
the time setting screen.)
press
U
and finalize the
setting.
(The display changes to
the time setting screen.)
PressUand finalize the
setting.
(The display changes to
the time setting screen.)
U
and
finalize the setting.
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Following the instructions on
page 11, please place the
batteries correctly.
(The LCD will appear as here
(right), if the calender is not set.)
Points to Note
Automatic Power Off Function
In order to save power the unit will automatically
switch off after use. (The display disappears.)
The automatic power off function also works in the
following case.
When the button operations are stopped.
Although it depends on the operation concerned, the power
will be switched off after about 20 to 30 seconds.
If you have made a mistake during setting,
ePlease press the button.
This operation takes you back to the month setting,
then correct the setting.
When you want to change the calendar setting,
ePlease refer to the “How to Change the Calendar”
on page 21.
GRAPH
Set the calendar
This equipment has a function for memorizing measurement
results and displaying graphs.
In order to efficiently use this function please set the
calendar correctly.
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Set the “Month”.
e.g.: In the case of August
Confirm that the dry cell
batteries are installed.
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Before measuring
Calendar Setting
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* The blue parts in the illustrations of the display signify the flashing parts.
Display
SET Button
UP Button
Time/DOWN Button
GRAPH Button
Press or
to make the calendar flash.
UU
Press or
Press or
UU
to make the “Month” flash.
set the “Month” and press
U
to finalize the “Month”.
(The next item to be set will flash.)
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