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Body Mass Index (BMI) Operation with DHR
Using Digital Height Rod
IMPORTANT! Before performing the operations on this page, the digital
height rod must be in its “starting position” (inner sliding tube must be
down completely inside outer stationary tube and headpiece folded flat
against stationary tube) prior to turning on the MV1.
1. Make sure height rod is in starting position.
2. Press ON/OFF key to turn MV1 on.
3. Press ZERO key to zero weight display. ZERO, GROSS and lb or kg annunciator will
turn on to show scale is ready for use. Note that height reading will show 3’ 7.3” or
110.0 cm
(depending on the UNITS setting in Setup).
4. Perform tare operation if required. Refer to Push Button Tare or Tare Weight Entry in
previous section for instructions on using tare.
NOTE: If patient is shorter than 3' 7.3" (110 cm) or taller than 6' 7.3" (201.2 cm),
proceed to step 5, 6 or 7 depending on the HEIGHT UNITS setting. Otherwise,
press the PRINT/ENTER key without entering a value for steps 5, 6 or 7 (twice for
Step 5 and once for Steps 6 or 7) and proceed to Step 8.
5. Press ID/HEIGHT key. If Centimeters was selected for HEIGHT UNITS in setup, the
display will change to show CENTIMETERS.
a. Use numeric keys to enter up to 4 digits (# # # . #) for height in centimeters and
then press PRINT/ENTER key.
6. Press ID/HEIGHT key. If Millimeters was selected for HEIGHT UNITS in setup, display
will change to show MILLIMETERS.
a. Use numeric keys to enter up to 4 digits (# # # #) for height in millimeters and then
press PRINT/ENTER key.
7. Place patient on the scale.
8. Grasp height rod at hinge pin (see Figure No. 9) and raise it
well above patient’s head and then lift headpiece to
horizontal position. Carefully lower height rod until
headpiece rests on top of patient’s head.
9. BMI will automatically be displayed with height.
10. Read weight, height and BMI displays.
11. If a printer is connected to scale, press PRINT/ENTER key
to print a ticket.
12. While holding headpiece horizontal, raise height rod well
above patient’s head.
13. Remove patient from scale and return height rod to starting position.
14. If Tare operation was performed, press NET/GROSS key to return to Gross weight mode.
15. Press ZERO key. This will reset tare weight to zero.
16. BMI display will clear when weight returns to zero.
Figure No. 9
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