Seca 899 Manual De Instrucciones Y Garantía página 16

1. Congratulations!
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By purchasing the seca 899 electronic
personal scale, you have acquired a high-
ly-accurate and sturdy piece of equip-
ment.
seca has been putting its experience at
the service of health for over 150 years
now, and as market leader in many coun-
tries of the world, is always setting new
standards with its innovative develop-
ments for weighing and measuring.
In accordance with national regulations,
the seca 899 electronic personal scale is
used primarily in hospitals, doctors' sur-
geries and mobile services. The scales are
a Class I medical product, and have been
2. Safety
Before using the new scale, please take a little time to read the following safety instruc-
tions.
• Follow the safety instructions in the in-
struction manual.
• Keep the operating manual and the
declaration of conformity contained
therein in a safe place.
• Use only the type of battery stated (sie-
he „Power supply" auf Seite 18).
• When using the scale with a mains unit,
ensure that the supply cable is routed in
such a way as to exclude any type of
tripping hazard.
• Do not drop the scale or subject it to
violent shocks.
• The cable between the weighing plat-
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calibrated in accordance with the preci-
sion class III.
In addition to the conventional determina-
tion of weight, the seca 899 also has a
function for determining body mass index.
For this purpose, height is entered on the
keypad and the body mass index associ-
ated with the weight value is output.
The scale is of a very sturdy construction
and will give you long and loyal service. It
is easy to operate and the large display is
easy to read.
Its low power consumption means that with
a set of batteries, the seca 899 can be
used on a mobile basis for long periods.
form and the case must be laid so that it
does not present a tripping hazard.
• Avoid pulling hard on the connecting
cable to the display unit.
• Use the assembly material supplied.
• When assembling, ensure that screws
are tight and that the rod has been as-
sembled correctly (see "Fitting the wall
bracket" on page 17).
• Have repairs carried out exclusively by
authorised persons.
• Have scale serviced and re-calibrated
on a regular basis (see "Servicing/recal-
ibration" on page 24).