Activ8rlives Body Analyser User manual

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Works with: iOS 7.1 and above (iPhone 4s or later & iPad 3 or later)
and select Android devices running Android 4.3 and above.
Being acve, eang well and staying healthy.

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Acv8rlives
We are a healthcare company. Our mission is to empower you to take care of
your health and that of your family by self-management through self-
monitoring.
From tracking levels of physical acvity, weight, food intake, cardiovascular
and lung funcon, to a new generaon of at-home tesng for long-term lung
disease, we provide the devices and web-based tools to help you be acve,
eat well and stay healthy. Learn more at www.acv8rlives.com

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Summary: Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Scales
Please read this manual carefully before you use your new device so that you do not injure
yourself or others, or cause damage to your new device through improper use.
The Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Scales is an easy-to-use device that can
measure your body’s composion — especially useful as part of an exercise schedule or
weight loss programme. It sends informaon to your private personal Acv8rlives account
via your Bluetooth 4.0 enabled Smartphone or Tablet so that you can see how well you are
doing and keep track of your health and wellbeing. You can stay commied to your goals
by forming groups with other members of your family, club, school or by joining our online
communies. By working together in groups, we are more successful in achieving our
health goals. Acv8rlives is designed to help you achieve this.
The Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 does a lot more than just measure your
weight— it helps you understand how your body is changing in response to the lifestyle
choices you are now making. It measures your % fat and % protein (muscle). It also
measures your visceral fat—a key parameters linked to type 2 diabetes. This manual shows
you how to quickly set-up your Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 — it will take just
5 minutes if you follow this guide through.
Eang well can also be achieved through self-monitoring using our Food Diary. Included is
a FREE Smartphone App and website, which also tracks your food intake via our photo-
based Food Diary and these images are sent directly to your Free Acv8rlives account.
Your acvity, body composion (from the Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0) and food intake
can then all be viewed on a single page. Talk about cause and eect—very powerful.

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How Does the Acv8rlives Body Analyser
Bluetooth 4.0 Work?
The Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 uses a measurement principle known as
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). A very small current is sent through your
body, through your feet and legs. The current ows with lile electrical resistance
through lean muscular ssue, which is full of uid. By contrast, body fat has a high
electrical resistance—it acts as an electrical insulator. By measuring your body’s
resistance to the current (its impendence), the proporon of muscle can be
calculated. From this, the quanty of fat and water can then be esmated.
The size of the current used is only about 1 mA—this is a minuscule current and you
will not feel it. However, the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 should NOT be
used by those ed with a pace maker or if you have any other electrically-operated
medical device ed.
The Best Time to Measure Your Body
Composion
Our water content can vary at dierent mes during the day and since body fat
percentage is calculated by measuring the water content, our body fat reading can
also vary throughout the day. There is no right or wrong me of the day to take a
reading, but we nd it most consistent to measure our body weight and water
content rst thing in the morning before eang or drinking and aer using the toilet.
It is about making the measurement consistent.
Taking measurement aer having a bath or sauna, or following intensive exercise, or
within 1-2 hours of drinking in quanty or eang a meal is going to distort the values
generated.
Never aempt to take readings when you are wet, aer a shower or vigorous
exercise.
Make sure that your Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 is placed on a level,
hard surface.
DO NOT aempt to use the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 on a carpeted
surface—erroneous values will be generated.

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Your Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Scales have two parts: the DISPLAY and
the FILM.
Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Overview
DISPLAY
FILM—place feet on these surfaces

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 uploads your data
directly to your FREE Acv8rlives account via your Smartphone or Tablet
which must be Bluetooth 4.0 enabled. Included is a FREE Smartphone
App (iOS 7.1 and above and Android 4.3 and above for select Android
devices with Bluetooth 4.0). The Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 will not work
fully if you do not have a Bluetooth 4.0 enabled Smartphone or Tablet.
An iOS 7.1 and above (iPhone 4s or later and iPad 3 or later). Android 4.3
and above for selected Android devices with Bluetooth 4.0 are required to
synchronise with your Body Analyser.
Your Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphone or Tablet
Wireless connecvity uses Bluetooth 4.0 to Smartphones and Tablets.
These operang systems are compable with the Acv8rlives App:
 iOS 7.1 and above. Must be run on an iPhone 4S or later or an iPad
3 or later. Earlier versions of these devices are not Bluetooth 4.0
enabled.
 Android 4.3 and above for selected Android devices with
Bluetooth 4.0.
 Many non-Bluetooth devices can be made to communicate with
the Body Analyser using our POGO device, which plugs into the
earphone socket of your Smartphone or Tablet and is sold
separately. See our website (www.acv8rlives.com) for further
informaon.
Compable Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphones
or Tablets
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Adding the Baeries
Your Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0
uses four AA baeries, which are supplied. These
are non-rechargeable baeries and no aempt
should be made to recharge these.
Remove the back cover and add the 4 x AA
baeries in the direcon indicated.
Replace the cover. The DISPLAY should light up
now.
If not used, it will power o aer about 30
seconds. If it is overloaded, it will also power o.
Also a faulty operaon would make it power o.
Remove the baeries if you are planning to store the device for a long period of me. We hope
you use your device for many years of course, but long periods of storage with the baeries in
place may damage the device and will cause the baeries to discharge.
Replace the set of baeries (4 x AA) in the right direcon when the baery sign on the DISPLAY
is shown as “LO”.
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Installing the FREE Acv8rlives App on Your
Smartphone or Tablet (requires Bluetooth 4.0
enabled device)
The Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Scales uploads and downloads informaon directly to
and from your Acv8rlives account each me your Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphone or Tablet is
connected to it.
Download the FREE Acv8rlives Smartphone App from the App Store appropriate to your
device. Search for Acv8rlives.
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Apple App Store
iOS 7.1 or higher and iPhone (4s or later) and iPad (3
or later). Earlier versions do not support Bluetooth
4.0.
Google Play Store
Select Android devices running the Android 4.3 or
later. Devices must support Bluetooth 4.0. See our
website for a list of supported Android Smartphones
and Tablets.

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Register for Your FREE
Acv8rlives Account
Once you have installed the Acv8rlives App, open
the App making sure your Smartphone or Tablet is
connected to the internet with Bluetooth 4.0
switched on.
If you have already Registered, you can Login to your
Acv8rlives account, click the Login icon.
If you have not previously Registered for your FREE
Acv8rlives account, then click the Register icon at
the boom right-hand corner of the App screen.
Compleng Your Registraon
To complete the Registraon for your FREE
Acv8rlives account, add in the correct details for
yourself by following the instrucons on the App and
selecng Next at the top of each page.
As you complete the informaon, your Acv8rlives
account begins to learn more about you and your
health. These data are used to help you with your
self-management through self-monitoring. You can
always edit these data later if you make an error, but
please try to be accurate in entering your weight,
height and age. These are important data. A
conversion chart to assist you can be found on our
website under the Informaon tab in the top menu.
Remember your Username (email) and Password
details associated with your account and keep these
safe.
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The informaon for each person that can be uploaded is:
Weight (kg), Fat (%), Bone (%), Muscle (%), Water (%) and
Visceral Fat index. You can then view these data alongside your
step data if you have already used an Acv8rlives Buddy step
counter or the BuddyBand Bluetooth 4.0. The great thing about
the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 is that you can
upload and permanently store your data on your own secure
Acv8rlives account, so that you may review your informaon,
monitor your acvity and join or create your own groups and
teams. Ideal for family members of all ages, clubs, voluntary
groups or work teams. You can even compete against other
teams. It’s about having fun and working within a group to
achieve your goals. This is more interesng and enjoyable than
doing it on your own.
But to use this powerful and movang funcon, rst we have
to move your Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 data into your
Acv8rlives account via your Bluetooth 4.0 Smartphone or
Tablet using the Acv8rlives App.
We nd it a powerful movator if you measure yourself
frequently—ideally every morning. Not only does this give you
great looking graphs, it is also a powerful movaon to keep
being acve and achieve healthy body weight and composion!
Try to get into the habit of uploading every day via the
Acv8rlives App and chang with those in a group via your
Group’s page in the App or our website (www.acv8rlives.com),
but it is your body, so do it the way that works for you.
Once you have uploaded your informaon, your old informaon
is wiped from the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 to
free space in its memory and it also means that no one else
using the Body Analyser gets to see your data. Prey smart
really.
Uploading Your Data to Your Free Acv8rlives Account
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No Socks!
As the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Scales use Bioelectrical Impedance
Analysis (BIA), a very small current is sent through your body, through your feet and legs.
Therefore, you must remove socks and foot are prior to stepping on to the Smart Scales.
The scales will detect if you are wearing socks or your feet are too dry to
make a connecon and the Acv8rlives App will show this symbol.
If you have very dry feet and in parcular dry and cracked heels, the Body
Analyser may also not be able to take a reading. Try moistening your feet
with a damp ssue or cloth and take another reading.
Never aempt to take readings when you are wet aer a shower/bath or
sauna/steam room or aer vigorous exercise.
Can Children Use the Acv8rlives Body Analyser
Bluetooth 4.0?
Yes they can. But the medical profession does not recommend placing children on weight loss
programmes except under strict medical supervision by their doctor. Children can use the
Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0 to measure their weight, but the calculaons used
to determine body composion are adjusted for adults. Dierent calculaons are needed for
children and these are not included in the Acv8rlives Body Analyser Bluetooth 4.0, so do not
apply these to the children in your care.

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Quick Tour on Your App
A Quick Tour showing what the
Acv8rlives Smartphone App can do is
available from the App menu on the
Smartphone App under the Help secon.
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Ensure that Bluetooth is switched on, on your
Smartphone or Tablet. Aer Login launch the
Acv8rlives App.
Select Upload Devices from the menu list .
Stand on the Body Analyser….
Connecng to Acv8rlives
App by Bluetooth 4.0
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Pressing this icon on each screen
takes you to the menu.

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