1 ENGLISH Dear customer, Thank you for c hoosing one of our products. Our name stands for high-quality, thoroughly t ested products for applic ations in the areas of heat, weight, blood pres sure, body tem perat ure, puls e, gentle therapy, mass age, beauty, baby and air. Pleas e read these instructions for us e carefully and keep them for later us e, be sure to m ake them acces-
sible to ot her us ers and obs erve t he not es they contain. 8. Taking meas urements .............................. 6 9. Ev aluation of res ults ................................. 7 10. Other f unct ions ....................................... 9 11. C leaning and c are of the unit ................. 9 12. D ispos al.................................................. 9 13. What if there are problems ? ................... 10 14. Ot herinform ation ......................................11 Wit h kind regards, Your Beurer team contents 1. Getting to k now your instrum ent ............. 2 2. Signs and sym bols ................................... 3 3. Safety not es.............................................. 3 4. Inform ation ............................................... 4 5. Unit desc ription ........................................ 5 6. Initial use of the scale ............................... 5 7. Initial use wit h the app.............................. 5 Included in delivery Quick I nst all Guide Diagnostic sc ale BF 700 3 x 1. 5 V AAA batteries T hese operating instructions 1. Getting to know your instrument Function of the unit This digit al diagnostic sc ale is intended f or weighing and providing a diagnosis of your personal fitness dat a. It is intended f or s elf-t esting in the priv ate domain. The sc ale has the following diagnostic functions that can be us ed by up to 8 persons:
body w eight measurement, meas urement of body fat percentage, body w at er percentage, m uscle percentage, bone mass, basic and activ e met abolic rate. This scale also has the f ollowing functions:
switc h betw een k ilograms kg, pounds lb and stones st, autom atic s hutoff function, battery c hange indic at or f or weak batteries, Automatic us er recognition LCD display of three initials of the user Storage of the last 30 m easurements for 8 users if the dat a cannot be transf erred to t he app. A m axim um of 20 unk now n m eas urements can be stored, The scale us es Bluetooth Sm art (low -energy ) and transm its via the 2.4 GHz frequency band. system requirements A sm artphone/tablet, compatible wit h Bluet oot h 4. 0 suc h as the iPhone 4S and 5. List of c om patible dev ices:
2 2. signs and symbols The following sy mbols appear in these instructions. Warning W arning instruction indic ating a risk of injury or dam age to health. Important Saf ety note indic ating possible dam age to the unit/accessory. note Not e on important information. 3. safety notes Pleas e read these instructions for us e carefully and keep them for later us e, be sure to m ake them acces-
sible to ot her us ers and obs erve t he inf orm ation they contain. Warning The scales must not be used by persons with medical implants (e.g. heart pace-
makers) Otherwise their function could be impaired. Do not us e during pregnancy. Do not stand on the outer edge to one side of the scale otherwise it may tip!
Batteries are highly dangerous if swallowed. Keep batteries and scale out of reach of small chil- dren. If batteries are swallowed, get medical help immediately. Keep children away from packaging materials (risk of suffocation). Caution! Do not step onto the scale with w et feet or when the scales surface is damp danger of slipping!
notes on handling batteries Swallowing batteries can be extrem ely dangerous. Keep the batteries and scale out of the reach of small c hildren. Should a c hild s wallow a batt ery, seek m edical assistanc e immediately. Replac e weak batteries bef ore t hey dis charge completely. Always replac e all batteries at t he same time and use batteries of the sam e type. Batteries must not be rec harged, taken apart, thrown into an open fire or short circuited. Leaking batteries may damage the dev ice. If you do not intend to us e t he dev ice f or longer periods, rem ove the batteries from the battery compartment. If a battery has leaked, put on protectiv e glov es and clean the battery com partm ent w ith a dry c loth. Batteries c an cont ain tox ins that are harmful to healt h and t he environm ent. Alw ays dis pos e of batt eries in accordance w ith applic able legal regulations. D o not dis pos e of batt eries w ith the nor-
mal hous ehold w aste. D o not throw batt eries into fire. Ex plosion hazard!
General notes The unit is for personal us e only and is not int ended for m edic al or c om mercial applications. Not e that technic al t oleranc es m ean that results may v ary, bec ause t he sc ale is not c alibrated for professional m edic al use. The capacity of the sc ale is 180 kg (396 lb, 28 st ). For w eight m easurem ent and bone mass meas-
urement, the results are show n in 100 g increments (0.2 lb). T he measuring res ults of the body fat, body wat er and musc le perc ent age are shown in 0.1 %
inc rements. The caloric requirem ents is specif ied in steps of 1 kcal. W hen s upplied to t he cust om er, the sc ale is set to w eigh and meas ure in kg and cm. You can change t he unit s ettings during initial us e of the app. Plac e the scale on a firm lev el floor; a firm floor c ov ering is required for c orrect measurement. Protect the unit against hard k nocks, moisture, dust, c hemic als, major tem perature fluctuations and heat sources w hic h are too clos e (stov es, heating radiators). Repairs m ay only be carried out by Beurer c ustomer service or authoris ed dealers. Bef ore submit-
ting any c om plaint, first c hec k the batt eries and replace them if necessary. W e hereby guarantee that this product complies with the European R &TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. Pleas e c ont act the s pec ified s ervic e addres s to obtain furt her inform ation, suc h as the C E Decla-
ration of Conformity. 3 Storage and maintenance The acc uracy of the m eas urem ents and s ervic e lif e of the devic e depend on its careful handling:
IMPORTANT The unit should be cleaned occ asionally. D o not use abrasiv e detergents and never imm ers e the unit in w ater. ning w ater. Ens ure t hat no liquid gets on the sc ale. N ev er dip t he sc ale int o w ater. Nev er w ash it under run-
Do not plac e any objects on t he s cale w hen it is not being used. Protect the unit against hard k nocks, moisture, dust, c hemic als, major tem perature fluctuations and heat sources w hic h are too clos e (stov es, heating radiators). Do not press t he buttons us ing exc essiv e f orc e or w ith point ed objects. Do not expose the sc ale to high temperat ures or strong electromagnetic fields (e. g. mobile phones). 4. Information The measuring principle This scale operat es according to the B.I.A. principle (bioelectric impedance analysis). This enables the measurem ent of physic al relations hips wit hin sec onds by means of an undetect able, completely harmless electric current. T he body fat percentage and ot her phys ical relations hips in t he body c an be determined by measuring the electric al resistanc e (impedanc e) and c alculating c onstants and individual parameters such as age, height, gender and degree of activity. Musc le tissue and w ater have good electric al c onductiv ity, and therefore low er resist ance. Bones and fatty tissue, on the ot her hand, have low c onductivity as fat cells and bones conduct hardly any current as a result of their very high resistance. Pleas e be aw are that values obt ained from the diagnostic scale repres ent only an approx im ation of actual analytic al medic al data. Only a s pecialist physician c an acc urately determ ine body f at, body w at er, muscle percentage and bone struct ure using medic al proc edures (e.g. c om put ed tomography). General tips If poss ible, always w eigh yours elf at the sam e time of day (preferably in the m orning), after using t he toi-
let, on an empty stomac h and unclothed, in order to achiev e comparable results. I mport ant for t he m eas urem ent: only meas ure body fat when baref oot and with the s oles of the feet slightly moist. Com pletely dry s oles can res ult in unsatisf actory meas urements due to inadequat e c onductiv ity. St and still and upright during the measurement. Wait a few hours aft er unacc ustomed physic al activity. Wait approx. 15 minut es after getting up in t he m orning to allow the w ater in t he body to distribute. Rem em ber that only long-t erm trends are im port ant. Short-t erm c hanges in w eight w ithin a f ew days are usually caused by a loss of fluid. Body w ater plays an im portant role towards our general w ellbeing. Limitations When m easuring body fat and other v alues, deviating and im plausible results may occ ur in:
c hildren under approx. 10 years, com petit ive athlet es and body builders, pregnant w omen, pers ons wit h fever, undergoing dialys is treatm ent or wit h sy m ptoms of edema or osteoporosis, pers ons taking cardiov asc ular m edic ation (affecting the heart and vascular system), pers ons taking vas cular dilating or vascular c onstrict ing medication, pers ons wit h c onsiderable anatomic dev iat ions of the legs in relation to t otal body siz e (lengt h of the legs c onsiderably shortened or lengthened). 4 5. Unit description rear 1. Res et button 2. Battery compartment Display 3. Bluet oot h sy m bol for connection bet ween sc ale and sm artphone 4a. I nitials of the user, e. g. T om 4b. Unk now n meas urements 5. Body w eight 6. Body dat a e. g. BMI, body fat etc. 6. Initial use of the scale Inserting batteries Rem ove the batteries from the protectiv e pack aging and ins ert the batteries int o the sc ale ens uring that the battery polarity is c orrect. If the sc ale does not f unction, rem ove t he batteries complet ely and reinsert them. setting up the scale Place the sc ale on a firm lev el floor; a f irm floor c overing is required for correct measurement. 7. Initial use with the app You must enter personal user param eters in order to measure your body fat percentage and other physical data. The scale has 8 us er m emory loc ations w hic h allows, f or ex am ple, you and y our family members to save personal settings. It is als o possible to activ ate us ers via ot her m obile end devic es on which the H ealthManager app has been installed or by changing the user profile in the app (s ee t he app settings). Keep the s m artphone close to t he sc ale in order to m aintain an act ive Bluetooth connect ion during initial use. activate Bluetooth in the smartphone settings. note: Bluetooth Smart devices, such as this scale, are not visible in the general s ettings of the Bluetooth device list. Bluetooth Sm art devices are visible only in special apps or in device m anuf acturer apps. Install Beurer healthmanager from the app store start the app and follow the instructions. select BF 700 in the app. enter the BF 700-related data. The following settings m ust be set or entered in the Beurer Healthmanager app:
5 Degrees of activity Select ion of the degree of activity m ust refer to the medium and long term. Degree of activity Physical activity 1 2 3 4 5 None. Low: A sm all amount of light phy sic al effort (e.g. s hort w alks, light garden w ork, gym nastic exercises). Medium: Physic al effort for 30 minutes at least 2 to 4 times a w eek. High: Physical effort for 30 minutes at least 4 to 6 tim es a w eek. Very high: Intensiv e physic al effort, intensiv e training or hard physical w ork f or at least one hour daily. assign the user when requested to do so by the app. For autom atic personal recognition, the first measurement must be assigned to y our pers onal us er data. Follow the app instructions for t his. Step ont o the sc ale wit h bare feet and ens ure that you are standing still w ith equal w eight distribution and wit h bot h legs on the electrodes. 8. Taking measurements Place the scale on a firm level floor; a firm floor covering is required for correct measurement. Weighing, carrying out diagnostics Step ont o the sc ale with bare feet and ens ure that you are standing still wit h equal w eight distribution and with bot h legs on the electrodes. note: There m ust be no skin contact betw een your f eet, legs, c alv es or thighs. Ot herw ise the meas-
urement cannot be performed correctly. note: T he m eas urem ent result will be incorrect if the meas urem ent is c arried out wit h s oc ks on. The sc ales begin w eighing im mediately. First, the weight is displayed. Whilst the further param eters are being m eas ured an appears. Your meas ured w eight is dis played s hortly after this. If a user has been assigned, the BMI, body fat, wat er, m uscle, bone, BMR and AMR are show n. T his is the case if the initials are show n. The follow ing appears:
1. Weight in kg wit h BMI 2. Body fat in % wit h interpretat ion of BF 3. Body w ater in %
4. Muscle perc entage in %
5. Bone m ass in kg 6. Basal met abolic rat e in kc al (BMR) 7. Activ e met abolic rat e in kc al (A MR) If the us er is not recognis ed, only the w eight can be show n and no initials appear . Only weight measurement Now step on t he s cale w earing s hoes. Stand still on the sc ale with your weight distributed evenly betw een bot h legs. T he scale imm ediat ely begins to m eas ure your w eight. The w eight is s hown and runs acros s the LCD. If a us er has been assigned then t he BMI, BMR and AMR are display ed. T his is the c ase if the initials are show n. If the us er is not recognis ed, only the w eight can be show n and no initials appear . 6 note: Only the meas urem ents display ed on t he scale m ay be used for further observations. switching off the scale The sc ale will t hen sw itch its elf off automatically. 9. evaluation of results Body fat percentage The following body fat percent ages are guide v alues (c ont act y our physic ian f or f urther information). A low er v alue is often found in at hlet es. D epending on t he ty pe of sports, training intensity and physical const itution, v alues may result which are below the recomm ended values stated. It s hould, how ever, be not ed that t here c ould be a danger to healt h in t he c as e of extrem ely low values. Body water percentage The body wat er percent age is normally wit hin the f ollow ing ranges:
Man Woman age poor very good 10 100 <50 %
>60 %
Body fat cont ains relativ ely little water. Theref ore pers ons wit h a high body fat perc ent age have body water perc entages below the recomm ended values. Wit h endurance athletes, howev er, the rec om mended values could be exc eeded due to low fat percent ages and high m uscle percentage. This scale is uns uitable for m easuring body w ater in order to draw m edic al c onc lusions conc erning age-
related wat er retention, for ex am ple. If nec ess ary ask y our phys ician. Basic ally, a high body wat er percent-
age should be the aim. Muscle percentage The m uscle percentage is normally wit hin the f ollow ing ranges:
age poor 10 100 <45 %
very good
>65 %
good 45 60 %
good 50 65 %
7 Bone mass Lik e the rest of our body, our bones are subject to the natural dev elopment, degeneration and ageing pro-
cesses. Bone m ass increas es rapidly in c hildhood and reac hes its m aximum betw een 30 and 40 years of age. Bone m ass reduc es s lightly wit h increasing age. You c an reduce t his degeneration som ew hat w ith healthy nut rition (partic ularly c alc ium and vit amin D) and regular exercise. With appropriate m usc le building, y ou c an also strengthen y our bone st ruct ure. Not e that this sc ale w ill not show you t he c alc ium c ont ent of your bones, but will m eas ure t he w eight of all bone constituents
(organic subst ances, inorganic subst anc es and wat er). Little influenc e c an be ex erted on bone m ass, but it will vary slightly wit hin the influencing factors (weight, height, age, gender). no rec ognised guidelines or recomm endations relating to bone m ass measurement. Attention:
Please do not c onfus e bone m ass wit h bone dens ity. Bone density c an be determ ined only by means of a medical examination (e.g. computer tomogra-
phy, ultras ound). It is t heref ore not pos sible to draw c onclusions conc erning c hanges to the bones and bone hardness (e.g. osteoporosis) using this scale. BM R The bas al m etabolic rate (BMR ) is the am ount of energy required by t he body at complet e rest to m aintain its basic functions (e.g. while lying in bed for 24 hours). This value largely depends on w eight, height and age. It is dis play ed on t he diagnostic sc ale in kcal/ day units using the scientific ally rec ognized H arris -Benedict formula. Your body requires this amount of energy in any cas e and it m ust be reintroduced int o y our body in the form of nutrit ion. If you tak e on less energy ov er the longer term, this c an be harmful to y our health. AM R The active metabolic rate (AMR) is the am ount of energy required daily by the body in its activ e st ate. The energy consum ption of a human being rises w ith inc reasing physic al activ ity and is m eas ured on the diag-
nostic scale in relation to the degree of activity entered (1 5). To m aint ain your existing w eight, the amount of energy used m ust be reintroduced int o the body in the form of food and drink. If less energy is introduc ed than is used over a longer period of tim e, your body w ill obt ain the differenc e largely from t he am ount of fat stored and your weight will decreas e. If, on the other hand, ov er a longer period of time m ore energy is introduced than the total activ e m et abolic rate (A MR) calc ulated, your body will be unable to burn off the exc ess energy, and the exc ess will be stored in t he body as fat and y our weight will increase. results in relation to time Rem ember that only long-term trends are im portant. Short-term fluct uations in w eight ov er a few days are usually the res ult of a loss of fluid. The interpretation of the res ults will depend on c hanges in y our overall weight and body fat, body water and muscle percentages, as w ell as on the period during w hich these changes tak e place. Sudden c hanges wit hin days m ust be distinguis hed from m edium t erm c hanges (ov er w eeks) and long term changes (months). A basic rule is t hat short term c hanges in w eight alm ost exc lus ively represent changes in w ater content, whereas m edium and long term c hanges m ay also inv olv e the fat and m uscle percentages. If your w eight reduc es ov er the s hort term, but your body fat perc entage increas es or remains t he same, you have merely lost wat er e. g. after a training s ession, s auna session or a diet restrict ed only to rapid weight loss. If y our w eight inc reas es ov er the m edium t erm and the body fat perc ent age falls or st ays the sam e, then you could hav e built up v aluable m uscle mass. If y our w eight and body fat perc ent age f all simult aneously then your diet is working you are losing fat mass. I deally y ou s hould s upport y our diet with phys ic al activity, fit ness or pow er training. This w ay you c an increase y our m uscle percentage ov er the m edium term. Body f at, body w at er or m uscle percentages s hould not be added (certain elements of m uscle tissue als o contain body w ater). 8 10. Other functions User assignment It is pos sible to assign up to 8 scale users for a weight-only m easurem ent (wit h shoes) and for a diagnos is meas urem ent (bare feet). For a new m easurem ent, the scale ass igns the m eas urem ent to t he us er w hos e most recently saved meas urem ent falls within +/- 2 kg of this and, if a diagnos is w as poss ible, +/- 2% of the body fat. Unkno wn measurements If m eas urem ents cannot be assigned to any us er, the sc ale stores them as unk nown m easurem ents. Up to 20 unk nown measurements are sav ed on the scale. You c an us e the app to directly assign unknow n meas urem ents to your user. saving the assigned measurements on the scale If the app is open and t here is an active Bluetooth connection to the scale, newly assigned m eas urem ents are sent imm ediately to the app. I n this c ase, the values are not sav ed on t he scale. If the app is not open, the new ly ass igned meas urem ents are s av ed on t he sc ale. A tot al of 30 measure-
ments per us er c an be s av ed on the sc ale. The saved m eas urem ents are transferred autom atic ally to the app if you open the app wit hin t he Bluetoot h range. Data sy nc hronis ation takes plac e wit hin 10 s ec onds. It is possible to autom atic ally transf er dat a w hen the scale is sw itched off. Deleting scale data If you w ould lik e to com pletely delete all m eas urements and old us er data on the sc ale, switc h on the scale and press the reset button for approx. 3 seconds. will appear in the dis play for several seconds. This is nec essary if y ou would lik e to delet e scale us ers who hav e been set up inc orrectly or are no longer required, for example. You m ust t hen carry out the actions in c hapter 7 again (us er assignment). replacing batteries Your sc ale is equipped wit h a low battery indic ator. If you operat e the sc ale with flat batteries, Lo will appear on the dis play and the sc ale will autom atic ally switch off. In this cas e, the batteries m ust be replac ed (3 x 1.5 V AAA). Note:
When changing batteries, alw ays us e batteries of the s am e type, brand and capacity. Do not us e rec hargeable batteries. Use batteries that are free of heavy metals. 11. cleaning and care of the unit The unit s hould be cleaned occasionally. Clean us ing a dam p c lot h, to w hic h y ou can apply a little detergent if necessary. IMPORTANT:
Do not us e aggressiv e solvents or cleaning agents !
Nev er im m ers e the unit in w ater!
D o not w as h the unit in a dishw asher!
12. Disposal Standard and rec hargeable batteries should not be dis posed of separat ely from the hous ehold w aste. As a cons umer, you are legally obliged to return us ed batteries f or proper dis pos al. You can hand in y our used batteries at public collection points in your district or s ales outlets w here batteries of this type are sold. Note:
The c odes below are print ed on batteries containing harmful s ubstanc es:
Pb = Battery c ont ains lead, Cd = Battery cont ains cadmium, Hg = Batt ery c ontains mercury. 9 For env ironm ent al reasons, do not dis pos e of the sc ale wit h the batt eries in the hous ehold wast e at the end of its usef ul lif e. Dis pos e of the unit at a s uit able loc al c ollection or recycling point. Observ e the loc al regulations for m aterial disposal. Pleas e dispos e of the devic e in accordance with EC Directive WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). If you hav e any queries, pleas e contact t he appropriate loc al authorities. 13. What if there are problems?
If the scale det ects and error w hen meas uring, the f ollow ing is displayed. Display remedy Assign unknow n m eas urem ent in app or repeat us er assignment. Repeat the meas urem ent barefoot or, if nec ess ary, m oisten the s oles of your feet slightly. The load m ust not exc eed 180 kg cause Unk now n m eas urem ent as it is outside t he us er as signment lim it or a unique ass ignm ent is not possible. The fat perc ent age is outside the measurable range (less than 3 % or greater than 65 %). The m axim um load-bearing capacity of 180 kg was excee-
ded. No flat, stable surface. Not st anding still. Scale zero setting is incorrect. Wait until the sc ale sw itches its elf off. Acti-
vate scale, wait for 0.0 kg to appear and repeat measurement. The minim um range in a free field is approx. 25 m. W alls and c eilings reduc e the range. Other radio w aves may interf ere wit h the transmiss ion. Therefore, do not position the scale near devices s uch as W LAN routers, microw aves, induction hobs etc. Open the app. T he data is transferred auto-
matic ally. T his m ay tak e up to one minute. Replace the batteries of scale. Place the sc ale on a flat, stable s urf ace. Attac h t he additional f eet f or carpet. Stand as still as possible. User memory s pace is full. No more m eas urem ents c an be saved. The batteries in the scale are empty. Devic e outside the range. runs across the LCD. or incorrect weight or incorrect weight is displayed. is displayed.. Incorrect weight is dis-
played. no Bluetooth connec -
tion ( symbol is miss-
ing). 10 FCC warning:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. IC warning:
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement. 11