Determining and rating
body mass index (BMI)
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tare
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3. Weigh the patient as described in the section
entitled "Starting the weighing procedure".
4. Press the (hold/tare) arrow key briefly.
tare
The display flashes until a stable weight is meas-
ured. The weight is then continuously displayed.
The
message "HOLD" are displayed.
5. To deactivate the HOLD function, briefly press the
(hold/tare) arrow key.
tare
The
longer displayed.
NOTE
If the auto hold function is activated, the weight
value is automatically displayed permanently
until the scale switches itself off or is switched
off, see "Activating the auto hold (Ahold) func-
tion" on page 76.
Body mass index relates height and weight to one
another and consequently allows more accurate infor-
mation than ideal Broca weight, for example. A toler-
ance range is quoted which is considered ideal for
health.
The device has three memories for height. You can
enter and save the height of specific patients. Alterna-
tively, you can save different start values and thus set a
patient's actual height more quickly.
1. Ensure that the scale has no load.
2. Switch on the scale.
3. Press the (bmi/menu) arrow key briefly.
The message "BMI" appears.
BMI
The last memory used is displayed (in this case,
memory 2).
4. You can adopt the memory displayed or select a
different memory using the arrow keys.
5. Confirm your setting with Enter (send/print).
Arrows flash in the display.
symbol (non-calibratable function) and the
symbol and the "HOLD" message are no