Produits de la Marque Jamo

• Ondelivery,thescaleissetto“cm”and“kg”.Atthebackofthescalesisaswitchwithwhichyoucan

switchbetween“inches”,“pounds”and“stones”(lb,st.).

• Placethescaleonafirmlevelfloor;afirmfloorcoveringisrequiredforcorrectmeasurement.

• Thescaleshouldbecleanedoccasionallywithadampcloth.Donotuseabrasivedetergentsandnever

immersethescaleinwater.

• Protectthescaleagainsthardknocks,moisture,dust,chemicals,majortemperaturefluctuationsand

heatsourceswhicharetooclose(stove,heatingradiators).

• RepairsmayonlybecarriedoutbyBeurercustomerserviceorauthorizeddealers.Beforesubmitting

anycomplaint,firstcheckthebatteriesandreplacethemifnecessary.

3. Information on the diagnostic scale

The measuring principle of the diagnostic scale

This scale operates according to the B.I.A. principle (bioelectric impedance analysis). This enables

physical relationships to be measured within seconds by means of an undetectable, completely harmless

electric current. The body fat percentage and other physical relationships in the body can

be determined by measuring the electrical resistance (impedance), and the inclusion in a calculation of

constants and individual parameters (age, height, gender, degree of activity).

Muscle tissue and water have good electrical conductivity, and therefore lower resistance.

Bones and fatty tissue, on the other hand, have low conductivity, as fat cells and bones conduct hardly

any current as a result of their very high resistance.

Please be aware that values obtained from the diagnostic scale represent only an approximation of actual

analytical medical data. Only a specialist physician can accurately determine body fat, body water, muscle

percentage and bone structure using medical procedures (e.g. computed tomography).

General tips

• Ifpossible,alwaysweighyourselfatthesametimeofday(preferablyinthemorning),afterusingthetoi-

let,onanemptystomachandunclothed,inordertoachievecomparableresults.

• Importantforthemeasurement:bodyfatcanonlybemeasuredwhenbarefootandwiththesolesofthe

feetslightlymoist.Completelydrysolescanresultinunsatisfactorymeasurementsduetoinadequate

conductivity.

• Standstillduringthemeasurement.

• Waitafewhoursafterunaccustomedstrenuousactivity.

• Waitapprox.15minutesaftergettingupinthemorningtoallowthewaterinthebodytodistribute.

Limitations

When measuring body fat and other values, deviating and implausible results may occur in:

• childrenunderapprox.10years,

• competitiveathletesandbodybuilders,

• pregnantwomen,

• personswithfever,undergoingdialysistreatmentorwithsymptomsofedemaorosteoporosis,–persons

takingcardiovascularmedication,

• personstakingvasculardilatingorvascularconstrictingmedication,

• personswithconsiderableanatomicdeviationsofthelegsinrelationtototalbodysize(lengthofthe

legsconsiderablyshortenedorlengthened).