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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-

ries on pages 14 and 15.

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%