Package Contents; Device Description; Overview; Measuring Units - Beurer BG 51 Manual De Instrucciones

2. Package Contents

• Glass Body Analysis scale BG 51
• 4 x 1.5 V batteries AAA
• These operating instructions
• Quick reference guide

3. Device description

Overview

1. Display
2. Conductors
3. "Down" key
4. "SET" key
5. "UP" key
6. Body fat
7. Muscle percentage
8. Body Mass Index
9. Body water
10. Bone mass
11. Active metabolic rate
12. Weight

Measuring units

lb pound
kg kilogram: the base unit of mass in the international System of Units.
st stone: only for countries where British English is spoken.

General Notes:

• The capacity of the scale is 441 lb (200 kg, 31 st : 7 lb).
• For weight measurement and bone mass, the results are shown in 0.2 lb increments (100 g, 0.01 st).
• The measuring results of the body fat, body water and muscle percentage are shown in 0.1 % increments.
• The caloric requirements is specified in steps of 1 Kcal.
• Ages 10 to 100 and height settings from 2'08 – 7'02 (80 to 220 cm) can be preset.
• On delivery, the scale is set to "inch" and "lb". You can switch to "kilogram" (kg) and "stones" (st:lb) by switch-
ing on the scale and immediately pressing the "down" button
shown on the display.
For product information, questions or customer service call toll free 1-800-536-0366 or email info@beurer.com

4. The measuring principle

This scale operates according to the B.I.A. principle (bioelectric impedance analysis). This enables the measure-
ment of physical relationships within seconds by means of an unnoticeable and harmless signal from the con-
ductors in the scale. The body fat percentage and other physical relationships in the body can be determined
by measuring the electrical resistance (impedance) and calculating constants and individual parameters such
as age, height, gender, weight and degree of physical activity.
Muscle tissue and water have good electrical conductivity, and therefore lower resistance. Fatty tissue, on the
other hand, has low conductivity as fat cells hold a lower water content than muscles.
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