3. If intended, enter the patient's waist circumference.
4. Make sure that the patient is standing on the device correctly:
Test item
• Hands must be clean
• Select the pair of hand electrodes such that arms are
extended but not tensed
Hands
• Same pair of hand electrodes on left and right
• Finger spacers for the hand electrodes between the
middle finger and ring finger on both sides (see draw-
ing below)
• Feet must be clean
• Stand on device with bare feet
Feet
• Position feet on the illuminated foot electrodes (see
drawing below)
• Upright position
Position
• Knees slightly bent
• Do not move during the measurement
Foot electrodes
illuminated
Characteristics
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