Frontgate TFX500 User manual

TFX500
BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL

INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................
NOTES ON SAFETY ........................................................................................................
PRECAUTION NOTICE ...............................................................................................
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO USERS ..............................................................................
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...............................................................................................
LCD DISPLAY .............................................................................................................
FUNCTION KEYS ........................................................................................................
PREPARATION BEFORE USE…………………………………………………………..…
START-UP ………......................................………………………………………..................
OPERATION………...................................………………………………………...................
WEIGHING ONLY OPERATION………..........…………………………................................
BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER ESTIMATING OPERATION ……......................
BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER ESTIMATING OPERATION
WITH USER MEMORY………...........................................................................................
TO TURN OFF THE SCALE ……….................................................................................
TROUBLESHOOTING………......................................................................................
CARE AND MAINTENENCE ……...............................................................................
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION………..................................................................................
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KNOW BEFORE USING
YOUR BODY FAT SCALE………..............................................……………......................
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT……....................................…………….........................
WARRANTY…..................................................……………………………………...........…
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BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
FRONT AND BACK VIEW ..........................................................................................
INTENDED USE ...............................................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION
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Please read this section carefully to familiarize yourself with features and operations
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Slide switch (available
on unit conversion
model only)
Battery compartment
LCD display
key ( )
ON
glass platform with electrodes

LCD DISPLAY
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BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Memory mode
Male icon
Female icon Ready mode
Indication Bar
FUNCTION KEYS
Up & Down Enter & On
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Body Fat and Body
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Insert the Battery
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START-UP
1. Set Unit (Available On Conversion Switch Model)
Select between kilogram, stone-pound and pound measuring unit with the slide switch
at the bottom of the scale.
2. Set The Right Position
Place the scale on a ÀDt and hard ÀRRU surface.
3. Start-up The Scale and
then turn off. The scale is ready for use.
PRECAUTION !
The scale must be start-up after each battery
insertion / replacement or each time move
to another place.
Replace batteries when
Lo is displayed.
Open the battery door Insert the batteries
TIPS !
-lb -lb
-lb
-lb
Press lightly on the scale platform to start-up the scale, the display shows

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WEIGHING ONLY OPERATION
BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
OPERATION
The accuracy of the results depends on how you stand on the scale. Position your feet in such
a way that the maximum amount of contact possible is achieved between them and the metal
electrodes on the platform. Stay on the scale until the body fat estimation is completed and the
result is displayed.
Heels centered on electrodes (
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)Heels not touching the electrode (X)
unevenly (X)
WARNING !
To avoid injury, do not step
with wet feet or on the edge
of the platform.
Do not step on scale

BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER ESTIMATING OPERATION
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BODY FAT SCALE – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
1. Set Height
estimation mode. The height display blinks. Press key to adjust the height.
Press to con¿rm.
2. Set Age
The age display blinks . Press key to adjust the age. Press to con¿rm.
to con¿rm.
Male icon
Female icon
Age
Male
Press to toggle between male and female. Press
3. Set Gender
The gender icon blinks .
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Press [ ON ] key to turn on the scale and enter into body fat and total body water
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO USERS
A few steps must be followed before estimating body fat and total body water.
PROGRAM PERSONAL DATA
Input the user’s height, age, gender and normal or athlete mode. Once the
information is memorized, it will only need to be reentered if there is a change to
the data.

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A long beep tone sounds when the process is completed. Stay on the scale. The weight,
Body fat percentage
Weight
Weight
Total body water
percentage
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4. Set Normal or Athlete Mode
Press button to con
under, this step is automatically by-passed (See section: "Why is the Athlete Mode
necessary in a Body Fat Analyzer?")
¿rm all the settings with a long beep. R icon will be displayed.
MEASURING
5. Measuring
Step on the scale with bare feet. Stand still and the screen displays the weight in around
2 seconds.
6. Stay on the scale. Then the scale starts to compute body fat and total body water.
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At this stage, settings are not
stored in memory. To store,
please refer to the section “To
Store Settings into Memory”
Press to toggle between normal (N) and athlete (A) mode icons.
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[]
PRE CAUTION
The screen displays the measurement pattern while computing.
.
percentage body fat and percentage total body water will be displayed
alternately
Athlete mode selection is only available to those aged 18 or . For those age 17 or
above

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The scale features 10 personal memory settings. This allows users to store and recall
their own height, age, gender and normal/athlete mode selection.
A. To Store Settings into Memory
ESTIMATING OPERATION.
2. Select Memory Location
Press to toggle between memory locations. The memory location
blinks.
number.
4. Press [ ] to store the settings to the desired and available memory location. A
long “beep” sounds when the setting is completed.
Your data is memorized
ESTIMATING OPERATION.
B. To Recall Settings From Memory
BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER ESTIMATING OPERATION WITH USER MEMORY
3. If the selected memory location is already occupied, it will display “ ”on the left of
the
R icon will be shown on the screen.
The scale turns off automatically after the weight percentage body fat and percentage
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or [ ][ ]
total body water finishing displayed or after stepping off the scale.
5. Then repeat steps - in the section of BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER
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1. Follow steps 1-4 in the section of BODY FAT AND TOTAL BODY WATER
with memoriz ed
memory recall
1. Press and hold [ ON ] button for 2 seconds when the scale is off. This activates the
(Recall Mode). In the Recall Mode, the screen displays the memory
location
the screen.
height, age, gender and normal/athlete selection on