Tanita BC-587: TAKING BODY COMPOSITION READINGS

TAKING BODY COMPOSITION READINGS

1. Select Personal Key and Step On

Press your pre-programmed Personal key.

(Release the key within 3 seconds or the display will show “Error”.)

The unit will beep and the display will show the programed date.

The unit will beep again and the display will show “0.0”.

Now step onto the platform.

Note: If you step onto the platform before “0.0” appears the display will show

“Error” and you will not obtain a reading. Furthermore, if you do not step

onto the measuring platform within about 60 seconds after “0.0” appears,

the power is shut-off automatically.

2. Obtain Your Readings

Your weight will be shown first.

Continue to stand on the platform.

“00000” will appear on the display and disappear one by one from left to right.

Your Body Fat percentage (%FAT) and Body Fat Range will appear on the display

screen.

After your body fat percentage has been calculated, a black bar will flash along the

bottom of the display, identifying where you fall within the Body Fat Ranges for

your age and gender.

Note: Do not step off until Body Fat % is shown.

To see other readings,press each feature key while weight & Body Fat % are

displayed.

Press same feature key to display weight & Body Fat % again.

Note:

The following readings are applicable only to adults aged 18

years to 99 years.

Muscle Mass

%TBW

/ Physique Rating

Visceral Fat BMR / Metabolic Age

Bone Mass

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• Press key to display Total Body Water %. • Press key to display Muscle Mass & Physique Rating.

• Press

key to display Visceral Fat % & Judge. • Press key to display BMR & Metabolic Age.

• Press

key to display Bone Mass.

3. Recall Function

The previous readings of the following features can be obtained using the recall function.

• Weight

• Body Fat %

• Total Body Water %

• Muscle Mass and Physique Rating

• BMR and Metabolic Age

• Bone mass

• Visceral Fat Level

To obtain previous readings, press the SET button while the current readings are being displayed.

The display will automatically show the previous readings of Weight and Body Fat %.

To see other previous readings, press the appropriate feature key for each desired reading.

(Pressing the same feature key twice will allow you to view the previous Weight and Body Fat % results.)

Press the SET button again to go back to the current Weight and Body Fat % result display.

Note: For children (age 7-17), the unit will only display the Weight and the Body Fat %.

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