Tanita BC 545N: SETTING AND STORING PERSONAL DATA IN MEMORY

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SETTING AND STORING PERSONAL DATA IN MEMORY

The unit can be operated only if data has been programmed into one of the personal data memories.

1. Press the ON/OFF key while the Hand-electrodes is mounted on the platform scale 

“0.0” will be shown.

2. Start Setting

Press the SET button. 

The unit will beep to confirm activation, the Personal data number will be displayed, and the display will flash.

Note:

 If you don’t operate the unit for 60 seconds after the unit has been turned on, the unit will turn off automatically.

Note:

  If you make a mistake or want to turn the unit off before you have finished programming it, press the ON/OFF key to 

force quit.

3. Select a Personal data Number

Press the Up or Down button to select a Personal data number (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Once you reach the 

Personal data number you wish to use, press the SET button. The unit will beep once to confirm.

4. Set your Birthday

Set the date of your birthday (Year / Month / Day) using the Up or Down 

button. Press the SET button to confirm at each programming. The unit will 

beep once to confirm.

Note:

 The range of age is from 5 – 99.

5. Select Female or Male

Use the Up or Down button to scroll through Female ( ), Male ( ), Female/Athlete (

) and  

Male/Athlete (

) settings, then press the SET button. The unit will beep once to confirm.

6. Specify the Height

The display defaults to 170 cm (5’ 7.0”) (range of height is from 90 cm – 220 cm or 3’ 0.0” – 7’ 3.0”). 

Use the Up or Down button to specify Height and then press the SET button. The unit will beep once to 

confirm. The display shows the personal data one time to confirm, and then the display shows “0.0” and is 

ready for measurement.

7. Measuring your weight and body fat

Hold the Hand-electrodes and step on to the scale after “0.0” is shown on display within 30 seconds. 

Do not step off until the unit beeps five times.

The readings will be shown for 40 seconds. 

The unit will then shut off and the readings will be stored in the memory.

Note:

  If you step onto the scale before “0.0” appears in the display, then “Error” message will be displayed, 

and you have to step off and on again. If you do not step onto the scale within about 30 seconds 

after “0.0” being displayed, the scale will be shut off automatically. Please try the setting and storing 

personal data process again.

Note:  

If you change the birthday and/or gender, the unit will show “CLr”. 

If you select “YES” using the Up or Down button, the existing personal data will be 

deleted. 

If you select “no” using the Up or Down button, no new data will be saved (existing data 

will be unchanged) then the unit will shut off.