Starfrit Balance Body Fat Scale: Instructions for Use
Introduction
The scale is specially designed to test body fat, hydration, muscle and bone percentages and to help you keep a close eye on the daily changes of your body fat, hydration, muscle, bone and weight. Based on the analysis of your height, weight, age, etc., it calculates your daily energy requirement, and can be used as a helpful tool to control your weight. Please read this instruction manual carefully before use.
Features and Specifications
- Size of LCD screen: 160 x 30 mm / 6.25 x 1.15 inches
- High precision: 0.2 lb / 100 g
- Multifunction: Tests body fat %, body hydration %, body muscle %, body bone % and suggests daily calorie intake requirement
- Built-in memory: For 12 different users
- Optional normal weighing mode: (bypassing parameter setting) Auto step-on weighing and consecutive add-on weighings
- Indicators: Low battery and overload indicators
- Memory recall: Last immediate memory recall
- Comparison: Compare current result to the last record
- Daily calorie intake: The data reading indicates the energy you need to sustain the daily metabolism and ordinary activities required for your weight, height, age and sex.
Helpful Tips
- The device is designed to allow auto step-on. The first time you use the scale, please ignore the initial reading as this may reflect the factory settings. The scale will be accurate as of the second use.
- For better results, always remove your shoes and socks.
- It is advisable to always take measurements at the same time of the day.
- Readings can be misleading after intensive exercise, excessive dieting, or under extreme dehydration.
- Always weigh/use the scale on a hard and flat surface. When you are on the weighing platform, please keep still.
- For children under 10 or adults over 100, the scale can only be used in regular weighing mode.
- For adults over 70, body builders, or people with extreme fitness levels, there may be deviations in the measured data.
Warnings
The body analysis weighing mode, called Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), used by this scale, determines your body fat proportion by transferring a harmless signal through your body.
This scale provides body analysis measures for a majority of people, but people with the following conditions should never use this scale under this weighing mode:
- Pregnant women
- Those with symptoms of edema
- Those on dialysis treatment
- Those who use heart pacemakers or other implanted medical devices
These individuals should only use the scale under the regular weighing mode, which will indicate only their body weight.
The fat and hydration percentages content evaluated by this body fat scale is only for reference (not for medical purpose). If your fat and hydration percentages content is over/below normal level, please consult your doctor for more advice.
Keep away from strong electro-magnetic fields when using the scale.
The surface could be slippery if wet. Moreover, the weighing platform surface is glazed; never step on the edge of the scale and do keep balance during your weighing.
Performance Index
| Item | Weighing Capacity | Fat % | Hydration % | Muscle % | Bone % | Calorie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 200 kg / 440 lb | 4.0% - 60.0% | 27.5% - 66.0% | 20.0% - 56.0% | 2.0% - 20.0% | |
| Division | 0.1 kg / 0.2 lb | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1KCAL |
Installation and Setup
To Install / Replace Batteries
Follow these steps to install or replace batteries:
- Open the battery case cover on the back of the scale.
- Take out the used batteries.
- Install new batteries by inserting one side of the battery first, then pressing down the other side. Please note the polarity.
[Description of battery diagram: Shows a battery compartment with AAA batteries, indicating positive and negative terminals.]
Setting Weight Unit
The scale is available in kg or lb. To set your preferred unit:
- Press the unit conversion button on the back of the scale while it is powered off.
- The LCD will show the current weight unit. Press the button again to convert to another unit.
[Description of unit conversion diagram: Shows the scale's back with a button labeled 'Press', and an arrow indicating switching between 'kg' and 'lb' units.]
After selecting the preferred unit, the scale will auto-off after 3 seconds. The selected unit will be activated the next time you turn on the scale.
- When setting lb as the weight unit, the default height unit is feet/inch.
- When setting kg as the weight unit, the default height unit is cm.
Using the Scale
LCD Display Overview
The LCD display shows various measurements and indicators:
- Height Unit: Displays height units (cm or ft/in).
- Fat%: Displays body fat percentage.
- Hydration%: Displays body hydration percentage.
- Muscle%: Displays body muscle percentage.
- Bone%: Displays body bone percentage.
- Age: Displays the user's age.
- Weight Unit: Displays weight units (kg or lb).
- Gender: Displays the user's gender.
- Fat status indication: Visual indicator for fat percentage status.
- Calorie Unit: Displays suggested daily calorie intake (KCAL).
- User memory code: Indicates the selected user profile.
[Description of LCD display diagram: A visual representation of the scale's LCD screen showing all the mentioned segments and sample readings.]
Key Illustration
Understanding the scale's buttons:
- ON/SET: Turns on the scale, saves parameters, or prompts to the next parameter setting.
- [Up Arrow Symbol] (▲): Advances the value by one interval with each press. Hold down to advance more quickly.
- [Down Arrow Symbol] (▼): Decreases the value by one interval with each press. Hold down to decrease more quickly.
Regular Weighing Mode (Body Weight Only)
1. Auto Step-on Weighing
To weigh only your body weight:
- Install batteries and place the scale on a flat floor.
- Step onto the weighing platform.
- The scale displays your weight.
- Once the weight is stabilized, the digits will flash and lock in.
[Description of auto step-on diagram: Shows the sequence of placing the scale, stepping on, displaying weight, and digits locking.]
2. Consecutive Add-on Weighing
This mode allows weighing additional loads after an initial weight is stabilized. Ensure each add-on load exceeds 2 kg (4.4 lb) for a new reading.
Example: To weigh a baby, weigh yourself first, then pick up the baby without stepping off the scale. The scale will display the total weight. Subtracting your initial weight from the total will give the baby's weight.
[Description of consecutive add-on weighing diagram: Shows initial weight, then holding a baby, and the final total weight display.]
Body Analysis Weighing Mode
(1) Setting Personal Parameters
For accurate body composition analysis, set personal parameters:
Default Parameters (First Use):
| Gender | Height | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 165 cm / 5'5" | 25 |
Parameter Setting Ranges:
| Memory (User) | Gender | Height | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 | Female / Male | 100 - 250 cm / 3'3" - 8'2" | 10 - 100 |
(3) Parameter Setting Example
Example: Setting parameters for the 5th user, female, 166 cm, 26 years old:
- Press ON/SET to switch on.
- Select user code (e.g., '5').
- Press ON/SET to confirm and proceed.
- Select gender (Female).
- Press ON/SET to confirm and proceed.
- Set height (166 cm).
- Press ON/SET to confirm and proceed.
- Set age (26 years).
- Press START or tap the scale platform lightly to save parameters.
[Description of parameter setting diagram: A flow of LCD screens showing the process of setting user code, gender, height, and age, followed by saving.]
Note: You can tap the platform anytime to reset to zero during parameter setting. After completing a user's settings, press ON/SET to set parameters for another user.
(2) To Start Weighing (Body Analysis)
It is crucial to remove shoes and socks and ensure feet are well positioned on the metallic sensors for accurate body composition measurement.
Example: Weighing for the 5th user, female, 166cm, 26 years old:
- Turn on the scale (Press ON/SET).
- Select the user code (e.g., '5'). The scale will display the last recorded parameters or default parameters.
- Press START or tap the scale platform gently to initiate weighing.
- Wait until the LCD shows "0.0".
- Step onto the weighing platform gently.
- Wait for the digits to stabilize. The scale will display your current weight, then proceed to measure body composition.
- The results (Fat%, Hydration%, Weight, Muscle%, Bone%, Calorie suggestion) will flash three times and save.
[Description of start weighing diagram: Shows the sequence from turning on, selecting user, stepping on, measuring, and displaying results.]
Warning Indications
The scale provides specific indications for different situations:
- Lo: Low battery indication - Battery power is low. Replace batteries.
- Err: Overload indication - The weighing subject exceeds the scale's maximum capacity (440 lb / 200 kg).
- ErrL: Low Fat % Indication - Fat percentage is below the outlined performance index and cannot be measured. Consult a health care professional.
- ErrH: High Fat % Indication - Fat percentage is above the outlined performance index and cannot be measured. Consult a health care professional.
- [: Re-test - An error exists. Step off the scale and start over.
Readings and Assessment
1. Body Fat Percentage
The scale uses a harmless electrical current (Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis - BIA) to measure body composition. The current passes more quickly through fat-free tissue (like muscle) than fat. Resistance to the current relates to fat-free mass and body density.
2. Understanding the Readings
Fat percentage, hydration, bone, and muscle percentages are indices of body composition. The information provided is for reference only. Consult a health care professional for detailed information.
3. Fat / Hydration Content Fitness Assessment Chart
Use this chart for reference after weighing:
| Age | Female | Male | Status | Key Line Indication | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat | Hydration | Fat | Hydration | |||
| <30 | 4.0-16.0% | 66.0-57.8% | 4.0-11.0% | 66.0-61.2% | Too lean | [Visual Indicator: ||||] |
| 16.1-20.5% | 57.7-54.7% | 11.1-15.5% | 61.1-58.1% | Lean | [Visual Indicator: |||| ||||] | |
| 20.6-25.0% | 54.6-51.6% | 15.6-20.0% | 58.0-55.0% | Normal | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| ||||] | |
| 25.1-30.5% | 51.5-47.8% | 20.1-24.5% | 54.9-51.9% | Fat | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| |||| ||||] | |
| 30.6-60.0% | 47.7-27.5% | 24.6-60.0% | 51.8-27.5% | Too fat | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||] | |
| >30 | 4.0-20.0% | 66.0-55.0% | 4.0-15.0% | 66.0-58.4% | Too lean | [Visual Indicator: ||||] |
| 20.1-25.0% | 54.9-51.6% | 15.1-19.5% | 58.3-55.3% | Lean | [Visual Indicator: |||| ||||] | |
| 25.1-30.0% | 51.5-48.1% | 19.6-24.0% | 55.2-52.3% | Normal | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| ||||] | |
| 30.1-35.0% | 48.0-44.7% | 24.1-28.5% | 52.2-49.2% | Fat | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| |||| ||||] | |
| 35.1-60.0% | 44.6-27.5% | 28.6-60.0% | 49.1-27.5% | Too fat | [Visual Indicator: |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||] | |
*** The above information is for detailed reference only. For more detailed information, consult your health care professional.
BF: Fat % | BW: Hydration % | BM: Muscle % | BONE: Bone %
Advice for Use & Care
- The glass platform will be slippery if it is wet.
- Keep standing still during the course of weighing.
- DO NOT strike, shock or drop the scale.
- Treat the scale with care as it is a precise instrument.
- Clean the scale with a damp cloth and avoid water getting inside the scale. DO NOT use chemical or abrasive cleaning agents.
- Keep the scale in a cool place with dry air.
- Always keep your scale in a horizontal position.
- If the scale does not turn on, check whether the batteries are installed or battery power is low. Replace the batteries.
- If there is an error message on the display or if the scale does not turn off, remove the batteries for about 3 seconds, then install them again. If you cannot resolve the problem, please contact your dealer for consultation.
- Not for commercial use.
Contact Information
Printed in China for: ATLANTIC PROMOTIONS INC.
LONGUEUIL (QUEBEC) J4G 1V6
Customer Service: 1-800-361-6232 / MTL Area: (514) 871-1095
External Links
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