Mellerware Life Jacket 20551 User Manual

BODYMAX

health

scale

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Description

•Do not store the appliance in a vertical

A. Platform

position.

B. LCD screen

C. Set button

CAUTION:

D. Up/down buttons

E .Male symbol

•Do not use the appliance if the glass is

cracked or broken.

F. Female symbol

G. Age symbol

H. Height symbol

I. Kilogram/pounds symbol

J. Battery compartment lid

K. Weight unit selector button

• Any misuse or failure to follow the instruc-

tions for use renders the guarantee and the

manufacturer’s liability null and void.

Assembling the battery/s

Caution:

•During the handling of batteries, do not

touch both poles at the same time, as this

will provoke the partial discharge of the

stocked energy therefore affecting longev-

ity.

Safety advice and warnings

•Read these instructions carefully before

switching on the appliance and keep them

for future reference.

•Failure to follow and observe these instruc-

tions could lead to an accident.

•Remove the cover of the battery compart-

ment.

•Check that the plastic covering that protects

the battery has been removed (some batter-

ies are sold with a protective covering)

• Put the battery in its compartment. Cau-

tion: During the handling of batteries, do

not touch both poles at the same time, as

this will provoke the partial discharge of the

stocked energy therefore affecting longev-

ity.

Working environment:

•Place the appliance on a horizontal, hard,

rigid, flat, stable surface that is free from

vibrations.

•Avoiding any contact of the weighing area

with objects not to be weighed. Otherwise,

it will not show the right weight.

Personal safety:

Do not use the appliance with wet feet.

•Replace the cover of the battery compart-

ment.

•It is essential that the batteries should

always be the same kind and the same

charge. Never mix alkaline batteries with

normal one (Carbon- Zinc) and/or recharge-

able ones.

Use and care:

•Do not move the appliance while in use.

•Do not overload the appliance’s weight

capacity.

•Remove the batteries from the appliance if

you are not going to use it for a while.

•This appliance is not for professional or

industrial or medical/hospital use, it is

intended for household use only.

•N.B. When changing the batteries, the con-

figuration of the appliance will be removed,

and you will need to reset the parameters of

the appliance.

•Children should be supervised to ensure

that they do not play with the appliance.

•This appliance is intended for adult use.

Ensure that this product is not used by the

disabled, children or people with less or

no knowledge of the use of this appliance

unless supervision has been given by the

person responsible for their safety.

•This appliance should be stored out of

reach of children and/or the disabled.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Before use:

•Prepare the appliance according to the

function you wish to use:

•Weighing units selector Kg/Lb

•The appliance has a selector of weigh-

ing units, put the selector in the position

according to those units you want to work

with. (KG/Lb) use:

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•To do so, press the “unit” button, the mea-

suring unit selected will then be shown on

screen one after the other.

sidered underweight and higher than these is

considered overweight.

•In the event of doubt, consult your doctor or

pharmacist for clarification.

Normal weighing system:

•System for measuring percentage body fat

•Gently press the surface of the scale with

your foot to switch it on.

•Use the up/down buttons to access the

memory code under which your personal

data have already been saved.

•Wait a few seconds until your personal data

appears on screen briefly – Gender , age,

height and weight unit.

•Gently press the surface of the scale with

your foot to switch it on and wait for the

screen to show “8888”, then wait until “0,0”

appears on the screen.

•Place yourself in the centre of the platform

avoiding abrupt movements and without

touching other objects, until the appliance

shows your weight.

•Wait for the display to show “0,0kg” and then

the scale is ready for use.

Programming personal data:

•Gently press the surface of the scale with

your foot to switch it on.

•Place yourself in the centre of the platform

avoiding abrupt movements and without

touching other objects, until the appliance

shows your weight.

•Do not move and the percentage body fat will

be displayed on screen.

•Press the Set button and use Up/down button

to find the memory number under which you

wish to save your personal data (10 memo-

ries available). Then press the Set button to

confirm your choice.

•Select the weight unit using the Up/buttons

and confirming the chosen option by press-

ing the Set button.

•Select male or female by using up/down but-

tons and confirming by pressing Sett button.

•Log in your age using the up/down buttons

and confirming by using Set button.

•Log in your height using the up/down but-

tons and confirming by using Set button.

These steps can be repeated to program the

remaining 9 memories if desired.

•After stepping down the “Auto shutdown” sys-

tem will turn it off automatically.

Automatic disconnection function:

(stand-by):

•In order to save energy, the appliance passes

to stand-by after few seconds if the user does

not use it.

•To return to normal operation simply press

lightly on the weighing platform and wait for

the screen to show “0.0”.

Once you have finished using the appliance:

•Remove the battery from the appliance if you

are not intending to use the appliance during

an extended period.

Calculate percentage body fat:

•This appliance has the built-in option to

calculate the percentage of your body fat by

using bioelectrical impedance techniques.

•This analysis measures the different conduc-

tivity between the muscle mass and body

mass formed by fat cells using very low-inten-

sity electrical micro current that runs through

the lower members of the body.

Special messages:

•The following messages can appear on the

screen:

•EEEE: means that the appliance’s capacity

has been exceeded

•The percentage body weight is calculated us- •Er: means that there’s an error in the body fat

ing the procedure described above and also

involves the following variables: height, age,

gender and weight.

percentage measurement.

•Lo: means that the battery has to be

changed/ recharged

•Optimum results according to standards

generally applied to adults:

Cleaning:

•Men: 14 – 24%

•Woman: 20 – 30%

•Any results below these indicators are con-

•Clean the equipment with a damp cloth with a

few drops of washing-up liquid and then dry.

•Do not use solvents, or products with an acid

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or base pH such as bleach, or abrasive prod-

ucts, for cleaning the appliance.

•Never submerge the appliance in water or

any other liquid or place it under running

water.

type of material.

•The product does not contain concentra-

tions of substances that could be considered

harmful to the environment.

•This appliance contains, or could contain, oil.

•Remember that one should abide by the

regulations concerning the elimination of this

type of contaminant.

•This symbol means that in case you wish to

dispose of the product once its working

•life has ended, take it to an authorised waste

agent for the selective collection of waste

electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

•This symbol means that the product may

include a battery or batteries; user must re-

move them before disposing the product.

•Remember that batteries must be disposed of

in duly authorised containers. Do not dispose

of them in fire.

Supplies:

Only the following type of supplies must be

used with the appliance(Fig. 4)

Battery type: 3V CR2032

These supplies are available in the majority of

retail stores.

Repair:

•Take the appliance to an authorised technical

support service if the product is damage or