– Now measure height as described.
After you have determined that the pa-
tient is standing up straight and the
head slide is correctly positioned, then
please push the DATA VALID button.
This marks the height measurement
as a valid value for the Body Mass In-
dex calculation.
– Push the head slide back up.
– Now read the weight value in the
weight display.
– Press the FUNC key. The measured
height which is marked as valid now
appears in the display. Push the kg/
lbs/sts buttons (raise the value) or
HOLD/TARE (lower the value) if you
want to correct the height, for example
to compensate for shoe heel height.
– Push the FUNC button again The BMI
function is now activated.
– Now the patient should try to stand as
still as possible.
– Read the BMI on the LED and com-
pare it with the categories under
"Evaluating Body Mass Index".
– To return to normal weighing mode,
press the FUNC key.
– To switch off the scales, press the
Start button again.
Note:
The Body Mass Index is correctly calculated even when you have not select met-
ric display units.
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