Tanita BC 545N: TAKING WEIGHT AND BODY FAT READINGS

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TAKING WEIGHT AND BODY FAT READINGS

After programming your personal data you are ready to take a reading.

1. Press the ON/OFF key while the Hand-electrodes is 

mounted on the platform scale 

“0.0” will be shown.

2. Get your readings

Hold the Hand-electrodes and step on the scale. 

Your Body weight will be shown first.

Continue to stand on the scale.

Your personal profile is shown on the display and then the Body weight, the BMI and the Body fat% 

reading are shown for 40 seconds.

Note:

Do not step off until the unit beeps twice.

Make sure your feet contact all of 

the electrodes.

Make sure all of your fingers 

contact electrodes.

Ensure that your arms are full 

extended and your elbows do not 

touch your body.

Do not bend your knees.

Do not pull the Hand-

electrodes cable beyond the 

red band.

Note:  

If the wrong personal number appears on the display, you can change the personal 

number by using the USER button.  

Press the USER button until your personal number and profile appears. 

After you select your correct personal number and press the SET button, the display will 

show your correct readings automatically.  

The readings will be stored in your personal number memory.

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Step off the scale and press the RESULT button to see a desired reading.

RESULT

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RESULT

RESULT

RESULT

RESULT

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RESULT

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RESULT

1) Body weight

3) Body fat %

9) Metabolic age

5) Muscle mass

8) BMR

7) Bone mass

2) BMI

4) Total body water %

6) Physique rating

10) Visceral fat level

Note:

 For children (age 5-17), the unit will only display the Body weight, the BMI and the Body fat%.