Evaluation of body fat and body water values, See “measuring in guest mode – Seca 804 User Manual
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Measuring in Guest Mode
If all personal memories are already occupied, or if you would like to obtain one-off values
for BMI, body fat and body water for another person, you can perform the measurement
in so-called Guest Mode.:
– Switch on the scale by pressing the
MENU
and SET keys simultaneously.
se(a
,
8.8.8.8.8.
and
0.00
appear con-
secutively in the display. The scale is
then automatically set to zero and the
display shows GUEST.
– Keep the MENU key depressed until
HEIGHT appears in the display.
The display will show the last height
entered.
– You can change the value in the incre-
ments shown by the graduations in the
display using arrow keys ▲ and ▼.
– Once the correct value has been set,
briefly press the SET key.
The menu for gender and build ap-
pears.
– Use arrow keys ▲ and ▼ to select your
gender and your build:
MALE NORMAL: male, normal build,
(exercising a maximum of twice a week
for 30 minutes),
FEMALE NORMAL: female, normal
build, (exercising a maximum of twice a
week for 30 minutes),
MALE ATHLETIC: male and athletic,
FEMALE ATHLETIC: female and athlet-
ic.
– Confirm your selection by briefly press-
ing the SET key.
The menu for entering age appears.
– You can increase or decrease the value
using arrow keys ▲ and ▼.
– Once the correct value has been set,
briefly press the SET key.
This concludes data entry for the per-
sonal data for a guest.
Step onto the scale barefoot and stand
still (see Fig. 6). The scale determines
your weight and subsequently meas-
ures the electrical resistance of your
body tissue. During measuring, the
symbol
o
moves across the display.
– After successful measurement, the val-
ues for BMI, body fat and body water
are displayed three times consecutive-
ly. The scale then switches off.
– Compare your values with the catego-
Evaluation of body fat and body water values
The body fat and body water values shown as a percentage of body weight below are
guideline values from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Body fat:
Women
Age
Underweight
Healthy Zone
Overweight
Obese
Age 20 – 40
below 21%
21 – 33%
33 – 39%
above 39%
Age 41 – 60
below 23%
23 – 35%
35 – 40%
above 40%
Age 61 – 79
below 24%
24 – 36%
36 – 42%
above 42%
Men
Age
Underweight
Healthy Zone
Overweight
Obese
Age 20 – 40
below 8%
8 – 19%
19 – 25%
above 25%
Age 41 – 60
below 11%
11 – 22%
22 – 27%
above 27%
Age 61 – 79
below 13%
13 – 25%
25 – 30%
above 30%