Seca Pragma 883 - Body-Mass-Index (BMI)

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Body-Mass-Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index relates height and weight to one another, but provides more accurate
information than Broca ideal weight. A tolerance range is given which is considered ideal
for health. The Body Mass Index applies only to adults: these values are not relevant to
children and young people.
Three heights can be stored.
– Press the Start key with no load on the
scale.
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and
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appear con-
secutively in the display. The scale is
then automatically set to zero and
ready for operation.
– Press the FUNC key.
The last function used appears in the
display.
– Use the arrow keys to select the BMI
function, FU 1 . Activate the function by
pressing the FUNC key again.
An arrow on the left-hand side of the
display indicates which memory is set.
– Use the arrow keys to select the mem-
ory where you want to store your height
- or have possibly already stored it.
– Then press FUNC. You will see the
height from the memory displayed.
– You can use the arrow keys to adjust
the value in increments according to
the graduations displayed.
– Once the correct value is set, press the
FUNC key again. The BMI function is
now activated
– Step on the scale and keep still.
– Read off the BMI on the digital display
and compare it with the categories on
Page 25.
– Press an arrow key if you would like to
see the weight briefly.
– To return to normal weighing mode,
press the FUNC key.
– To switch off the scale, press the Start
key again