Laica ps5008 User manual

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PS5008
PESAPERSONE
ELETTRONICA
LC107 - 02/2012
Instructions et garantie
PESE-PERSONNES ELECTRONIQUE AVEC INDICATEUR DE % DE GRAS,
% D’EAU, % DE MUSCULATURE SQUELETTIQUE ET METABOLISME BASAL
Instructions and guarantee
ELECTRONIC PERSONAL SCALE WITH INDICATOR OF % OF FAT,
% OF WATER, % OF SKELETAL MUSCULATURE AND BASAL METABOLIC RATE
Instrucciones y garantía
PESAPERSONAS ELECTRONICA CON INDICADOR DE % DE GRASA,
% DE AGUA, % DE MUSCULATURA ESQUELETICA Y METABOLISMO BASAL
Anleitungen und garantie
ELEKTRONISCHE PERSONENWAAGE MIT ANZEIGE FÜR % VON FETT,
% VON WASSER, % VON SKELETTMUSKULATUR UND GRUNDUMSATZ
Instruções e garantia
BALANÇA ELECTRÓNICA COM INDICADOR DE % DE GORDURA E % DE
ÁGUA, % DE MUSCULATURA ESQUELÉTICA, METABOLISMO BASAL
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Instrucţiuni şi garanţie
CÂNTAR ELECTRONIC PENTRU PERSOANE CU INDICATOR PROCENT DE
GRĂSIMI, DE APĂ, DE MUSCULATURĂ A SCHELETULUI ŞI METABOLISM BAZAL
ISTRUZIONI E GARANZIA
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PS5008
PESAPERSONE ELETTRONICA
CON INDICATORE DI % DI GRASSO, % DI ACQUA,
% DI MUSCOLATURA SCHELETRICA
E METABOLISMO BASALE
LAICA S.p.A.
Viale del Lavoro, 10 - Fraz. Ponte
36021 Barbarano Vicentino (VI) - ITALY
Fax: [phone]
Made in China
Data - Date
PS5008
www.laica.it

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Instructions and guarantee
GB English GB
English
New personal electronic scale allowing identifying the basal metabolic rate and body composition (percentage of fat,
water and skeletal musculature) according to the height, age and gender.
The exact knowledge of body composition (calculation of the lean mass, fat mass, total body water and skeletal
musculature) and the basal metabolic rate allows a correct assessment of exceeding fat and, at the same time, the
detection of the ideal weight according to the nutritional status. Therefore, it is possible to combine correct feeding and
physical activity as essential conditions to improve life quality, promote health, and prevent diseases. It is equipped
with a memory function up to 10 persons.
Capacity 150 kg / 330 lb / 24 st - Division 100 g / 0.2 lb / 1 lb
Warning!
• Thepercentageofbodyfatandwater,aswellasofskeletalmusculatureandthevalueofthebasal
metabolicratearetobeconsideredmerelyindicative.
 Foranyfurtherinformation,refertoadoctorordietician.
• Self-measuringmeanscontrol,itdoesnotmeandiagnosisortreatment.
 Anyunusuallevelsshouldalwaysbediscussedwithyourdoctor.
 UndernocircumstancesmustyouchangethedoseofmedicinesprescribedbyyourDoctor.
ITISIMPORTANTTOCAREFULLYREADTHEINSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGSINTHISBOOKLET
BEFOREUSEANDTOKEEPTHEBOOKLETINASAFEPLACE.
BODY COMPOSITION
It is important to know the body composition of an individual in order to be able to estimate his/her health condition.
Actually, it is not enough to know one’s weight but it is necessary to define its quality, which means dividing the human
body in its two major component masses:
• leanbodymass:bones,muscles,viscera,water,organs,blood;
• fatbodymass:adiposecells.
Under the same conditions of weight, these two masses have different volumes. By means of electrodes placed on the
platform, the scale sends a weak low intensity electric current that passes through the body mass. The electric current
reacts in a different way according to the masses it passes through: the lean body mass opposes a weak resistance,
while the fat body mass has a greater resistance.
This body resistance, called bioelectrical impedance, varies also in function of sex, age and height.
For a correct control of your healthy weight, besides the weight, it is important to compare the percentage of fat calculated
by the scale with the parameters quoted in the table, as well as to assess your own percentage of water, skeletal
musculature and basal metabolic rate using the information provided here below.
Shouldthepercentagesbeoutsidethenormalvalues,itissuggestedyourefertoyourowndoctor.
Itissuggestedtotakenoteofthesevaluesforagivenperiodoftimeinordertounderstandthem
better.
In order to obtain a valid comparison, you should weigh yourself always at the same time of the day and under the
same conditions. The best moment to weigh yourself is in the morning, before breakfast, without clothes. You have to
wait 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself throughout the body.
Bodyfatmasspercentage
The percentage of fat listed in the following table, represents the total fat, calculated by summing up the essential fat
(or primary fat) and the spare fat (or storage fat). The essential fat is necessary since it is needed for the metabolism.
The percentage of this fat is different between the two sexes: about 4% for men and about 12% for women (percentage
calculated on the total body weight). The spare fat, which is theoretically superfluous, is necessary in a minimum
quantity for a healthy condition, especially for those who carry out physical activities. Even in this case, the fat percentage
is different between the two sexes: 12% for men, 15% for women (percentage calculated on the total body weight).
Therefore, the normal percentage of fat mass on the body weight is approximately 16% for men and 27% for women.
Such percentages differ with the person’s age as shown in the table here below.
TABLE BODYFAT
WOMAN
10-39
40-55
56-80
10-39
40-55
56-80
14-19%
15-20%
16-21%
11-19%
12-20%
13-21%
19.1-29%
20.1-30%
21.1-31%
19.1-24%
20.1-25%
21.1-26%
29.1-34%
30.1-35%
31.1-36%
24.1-29%
25.1-30%
26.1-31%
> 34.1%
> 35.1%
> 36.1%
> 29.1%
> 30.1%
> 31.1%
Age UNDERWEIGHT NORMAL OVERWEIGHT OBESE
MAN
%ofskeletalmusculature
The muscles are the motors of the skeleton and through the energy they give off during contraction, they let us move,
perform and control movements of the head, body and upper and lower limbs. There are three different types of muscular
tissue: smooth, striated skeletal and striated cardiac. The striated cardiac muscle is the heart. It is the only organ formed
of striated fibre, which involuntarily contracts. Smooth muscles are formed of smooth fibres, which are only found in
the digestive tract, the respiratory tract and the genitals, in the walls of the venous and arterial blood vessels. Smooth
muscular tissue is not voluntarily controlled. Striated skeletal muscular tissue, also called voluntary because it contracts
according to our will, forms the skeletal and facial muscles in humans. The job of striated voluntary muscles is to move
the skeleton, allowing us to move and communicate with our surroundings. This scale indicates the % of skeletal
musculature in the body.
On an average, the 40% of the body weight is made up of the skeletal muscles. In general, the percentage can increase
in sportspeople in case of very prolonged physical activity. If a moderate and daily physical activity is carried out, the
% tends to increase but slowly. (The difference can be noticed after months of activity.)
With the help of the physical activity, also the fluid balance in the body is improved.
The percentage of musculature starts to decrease with the increase of age (after 40).
Waterpercentage
Water is the main component of lean body mass; the water percentage over the fat body mass is 73%.
The lean body mass is obtained by subtracting from the total weight the fat body mass (for instance for a 25-year old
man, with a fat body mass of 17%, lean body mass is equivalent to 83%).
About 60% of the body weight is made up by water: it therefore represents the fundamental component of every living
being and it is necessary to keep us alive.
Women (having normally more adipose tissue than men), have a water percentage of about 55-58%, while men have
about 60-62% of it.
The water percentage is greater in childhood (at birth it varies from 70 to 77%), and it decreases with age (in old people
the percentage varies from 45% to 55%) and with the increase of fat deposits.
Obese people have a lower body water percentage than lean people.
Refer to this data to compare the obtained percentage.
Water accomplishes many biological functions:
- it promotes the digestive processes;
- it is a thinner for substances that are important for the organism;
- it removes metabolic wastes;
- it carries oxygen, nutrients, enzymes, hormones and glucose to the cells;
- it is a source of mineral salts;
- it regulates the body temperature.
The human organism excretes every day a given quantity of water, which must be regularly replaced; a water loss of
approximately 10% of the body weight, may put at risk the health condition.
Body weight variations, may occur throughout short (hours), medium (days) or long (weeks) periods.
Small weight variations that take place in a few hours, are completely normal and are due to water retention, since the
extra-cellular water (which includes interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph and transcellular fluid) is the only compartment
subject to such rapid variations.
When a weight reduction occurs in a few days, it is very likely that it affected the total water amount (distributed by
approximately 60% inside the cells - intracellular water - and by approximately 40% outside the cells - extracellular
water-) and therefore, it also affected the lean body mass.
To conclude, the fat body mass is subject to variations which can be recorded in weeks.
Therefore,inordertoevaluatetheprogressionofone’sbodycompositionitisnecessarytokeepin
mind that:
- aweightreductionbyitself,accompaniedbyanunchangedorevenincreasedbodyfatpercentage,
showsthatthebodyhassimplylostwater(forinstanceafteratrainingsession,asaunaoradiet
thatislimitedtorapidweightloss).
- aweightincreaseaccompaniedbyadecreasingorunchangedbodyfatpercentage,showsthe
developmentofpreciousmuscularmass.
- whenweightandbodyfatdecreaseatthesametime,itmeansthatthedietiseffectiveandthat
wearealsolosingvolume.
- whenthereisahighpercentageoffatorareducedmuscularmass,thebodywaterpercentageis
alwaystoolow.
Warning!
Whenfollowingadiet,itisnecessarytoexpectareductioninthefatbodymassandnotinthemuscular
mass.
Basalmetabolicrate
The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum quantity of calories necessary for the human body to survive, i.e. to
carry out basic processes such as the circulation, respiration, digestion, preservation of body temperature.
The basal metabolic rate is calculated on a person mentally and physically resting in supine position, not eating for 12
hours, after at least 8 hours of sleep and at a constant room temperature of about 20°C.
The basal metabolic rate for the adults ranges between 1200 and 1800 kcal.
The BMR is influenced by various factors:
•age: it is higher when one is young; with the increase of age, the muscular mass decreases and consequently the
BMR, too.
•gender: the BMR is greater in men due to the testosterone and of the greater muscular mass.
•height: the BMR is greater in tall and slim people.
•body composition: the increase of the muscular mass involves an increase of the BMR; the increase of the fat mass
involves a decrease of the BMR.
•fever/stress: the BMR increases in case of stress or of fever.
•nutrition state: the fasting, poor nutrition or malnutrition decrease the BMR; while high protein diets increase the
BMR.
•climate: with very high or very low environment temperatures, the BMR increases.
•thyroxin: thyroxin is a hormone produced by the thyroid; this hormone has among its functions that of adjusting
the metabolism intensity. More thyroxin is produced and greater is the BMR.
Consideringthisinformation,thebasalmetabolicrateallowsmonitoringthenumberofcalories
requiredbythebodyaccordingtothephysicalstateandtothelife-style.
The greater is the muscular mass or the greater is the physical activity, more are the required calories: it is essential to
know such information to optimize a diet or physical activity.
Exampleofbodycomposition
Person1
Input Data: female, 168 cm tall, 41 years old,
Data calculated by the scale: Weight 61.1 kilos, Bodyfat 23.8%, Bodywater 55.5%, Basal metabolic rate 1232 kcal,
muscles 33,4%
Analysis of body composition: According to the table the body composition is normal. Let’s analyze it in details.
The percentage of lean body mass is 76.2% (100% - 23.8)
The water percentage is 55.5% (76.2% x 73%).
The body fat is made up as follows:
• essentialfat=>61.7kilosx12%=7.33 kilos
• sparefat=>61.1 kilos x 15% = 9.16 kilos
The total body fat (essential fat + spare fat) is made up of 7.33 + 9.16 kilos = 16.49 kilos that over the total of body
weight (61.1kilos) is equivalent to 27% (ideal percentage of fat mass for person 1). The difference between 23.8% (fat
body mass actual percentage) and 27% (fat body mass ideal percentage) is -3.2%, which applied to the total weight
of 61.1 kilos is equivalent to 1.95 kilos.
1.95 kg represents the kilograms that person 1 may add to reach the ideal value of fat mass.
Water percentage equal to 55.5% is within the standard values for women.
The percentage of skeletal muscles (33.4%) is lower than the average due to a reduced physical activity The basal
metabolic rate is 1232 kcal and it is affected by the gender, weight and height (woman, normal body composition;
therefore, BMR around 1200 kcal).
TIPS FOR USE
• Placethescaleonaflat,hardsurface. Soft, uneven flooring (e.g. rugs, carpets, linoleum) can cause the
scale to give an uneven reading of your weight.
ELECTRONICPERSONALSCALEWITHINDICATOROF%OFFAT,
%OFWATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATE

1312
Instructions and guarantee
GB English GB
English
New personal electronic scale allowing identifying the basal metabolic rate and body composition (percentage of fat,
water and skeletal musculature) according to the height, age and gender.
The exact knowledge of body composition (calculation of the lean mass, fat mass, total body water and skeletal
musculature) and the basal metabolic rate allows a correct assessment of exceeding fat and, at the same time, the
detection of the ideal weight according to the nutritional status. Therefore, it is possible to combine correct feeding and
physical activity as essential conditions to improve life quality, promote health, and prevent diseases. It is equipped
with a memory function up to 10 persons.
Capacity 150 kg / 330 lb / 24 st - Division 100 g / 0.2 lb / 1 lb
Warning!
• Thepercentageofbodyfatandwater,aswellasofskeletalmusculatureandthevalueofthebasal
metabolicratearetobeconsideredmerelyindicative.
 Foranyfurtherinformation,refertoadoctorordietician.
• Self-measuringmeanscontrol,itdoesnotmeandiagnosisortreatment.
 Anyunusuallevelsshouldalwaysbediscussedwithyourdoctor.
 UndernocircumstancesmustyouchangethedoseofmedicinesprescribedbyyourDoctor.
ITISIMPORTANTTOCAREFULLYREADTHEINSTRUCTIONSANDWARNINGSINTHISBOOKLET
BEFOREUSEANDTOKEEPTHEBOOKLETINASAFEPLACE.
BODY COMPOSITION
It is important to know the body composition of an individual in order to be able to estimate his/her health condition.
Actually, it is not enough to know one’s weight but it is necessary to define its quality, which means dividing the human
body in its two major component masses:
• leanbodymass:bones,muscles,viscera,water,organs,blood;
• fatbodymass:adiposecells.
Under the same conditions of weight, these two masses have different volumes. By means of electrodes placed on the
platform, the scale sends a weak low intensity electric current that passes through the body mass. The electric current
reacts in a different way according to the masses it passes through: the lean body mass opposes a weak resistance,
while the fat body mass has a greater resistance.
This body resistance, called bioelectrical impedance, varies also in function of sex, age and height.
For a correct control of your healthy weight, besides the weight, it is important to compare the percentage of fat calculated
by the scale with the parameters quoted in the table, as well as to assess your own percentage of water, skeletal
musculature and basal metabolic rate using the information provided here below.
Shouldthepercentagesbeoutsidethenormalvalues,itissuggestedyourefertoyourowndoctor.
Itissuggestedtotakenoteofthesevaluesforagivenperiodoftimeinordertounderstandthem
better.
In order to obtain a valid comparison, you should weigh yourself always at the same time of the day and under the
same conditions. The best moment to weigh yourself is in the morning, before breakfast, without clothes. You have to
wait 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself throughout the body.
Bodyfatmasspercentage
The percentage of fat listed in the following table, represents the total fat, calculated by summing up the essential fat
(or primary fat) and the spare fat (or storage fat). The essential fat is necessary since it is needed for the metabolism.
The percentage of this fat is different between the two sexes: about 4% for men and about 12% for women (percentage
calculated on the total body weight). The spare fat, which is theoretically superfluous, is necessary in a minimum
quantity for a healthy condition, especially for those who carry out physical activities. Even in this case, the fat percentage
is different between the two sexes: 12% for men, 15% for women (percentage calculated on the total body weight).
Therefore, the normal percentage of fat mass on the body weight is approximately 16% for men and 27% for women.
Such percentages differ with the person’s age as shown in the table here below.
TABLE BODYFAT
WOMAN
10-39
40-55
56-80
10-39
40-55
56-80
14-19%
15-20%
16-21%
11-19%
12-20%
13-21%
19.1-29%
20.1-30%
21.1-31%
19.1-24%
20.1-25%
21.1-26%
29.1-34%
30.1-35%
31.1-36%
24.1-29%
25.1-30%
26.1-31%
> 34.1%
> 35.1%
> 36.1%
> 29.1%
> 30.1%
> 31.1%
Age UNDERWEIGHT NORMAL OVERWEIGHT OBESE
MAN
%ofskeletalmusculature
The muscles are the motors of the skeleton and through the energy they give off during contraction, they let us move,
perform and control movements of the head, body and upper and lower limbs. There are three different types of muscular
tissue: smooth, striated skeletal and striated cardiac. The striated cardiac muscle is the heart. It is the only organ formed
of striated fibre, which involuntarily contracts. Smooth muscles are formed of smooth fibres, which are only found in
the digestive tract, the respiratory tract and the genitals, in the walls of the venous and arterial blood vessels. Smooth
muscular tissue is not voluntarily controlled. Striated skeletal muscular tissue, also called voluntary because it contracts
according to our will, forms the skeletal and facial muscles in humans. The job of striated voluntary muscles is to move
the skeleton, allowing us to move and communicate with our surroundings. This scale indicates the % of skeletal
musculature in the body.
On an average, the 40% of the body weight is made up of the skeletal muscles. In general, the percentage can increase
in sportspeople in case of very prolonged physical activity. If a moderate and daily physical activity is carried out, the
% tends to increase but slowly. (The difference can be noticed after months of activity.)
With the help of the physical activity, also the fluid balance in the body is improved.
The percentage of musculature starts to decrease with the increase of age (after 40).
Waterpercentage
Water is the main component of lean body mass; the water percentage over the fat body mass is 73%.
The lean body mass is obtained by subtracting from the total weight the fat body mass (for instance for a 25-year old
man, with a fat body mass of 17%, lean body mass is equivalent to 83%).
About 60% of the body weight is made up by water: it therefore represents the fundamental component of every living
being and it is necessary to keep us alive.
Women (having normally more adipose tissue than men), have a water percentage of about 55-58%, while men have
about 60-62% of it.
The water percentage is greater in childhood (at birth it varies from 70 to 77%), and it decreases with age (in old people
the percentage varies from 45% to 55%) and with the increase of fat deposits.
Obese people have a lower body water percentage than lean people.
Refer to this data to compare the obtained percentage.
Water accomplishes many biological functions:
- it promotes the digestive processes;
- it is a thinner for substances that are important for the organism;
- it removes metabolic wastes;
- it carries oxygen, nutrients, enzymes, hormones and glucose to the cells;
- it is a source of mineral salts;
- it regulates the body temperature.
The human organism excretes every day a given quantity of water, which must be regularly replaced; a water loss of
approximately 10% of the body weight, may put at risk the health condition.
Body weight variations, may occur throughout short (hours), medium (days) or long (weeks) periods.
Small weight variations that take place in a few hours, are completely normal and are due to water retention, since the
extra-cellular water (which includes interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph and transcellular fluid) is the only compartment
subject to such rapid variations.
When a weight reduction occurs in a few days, it is very likely that it affected the total water amount (distributed by
approximately 60% inside the cells - intracellular water - and by approximately 40% outside the cells - extracellular
water-) and therefore, it also affected the lean body mass.
To conclude, the fat body mass is subject to variations which can be recorded in weeks.
Therefore,inordertoevaluatetheprogressionofone’sbodycompositionitisnecessarytokeepin
mind that:
- aweightreductionbyitself,accompaniedbyanunchangedorevenincreasedbodyfatpercentage,
showsthatthebodyhassimplylostwater(forinstanceafteratrainingsession,asaunaoradiet
thatislimitedtorapidweightloss).
- aweightincreaseaccompaniedbyadecreasingorunchangedbodyfatpercentage,showsthe
developmentofpreciousmuscularmass.
- whenweightandbodyfatdecreaseatthesametime,itmeansthatthedietiseffectiveandthat
wearealsolosingvolume.
- whenthereisahighpercentageoffatorareducedmuscularmass,thebodywaterpercentageis
alwaystoolow.
Warning!
Whenfollowingadiet,itisnecessarytoexpectareductioninthefatbodymassandnotinthemuscular
mass.
Basalmetabolicrate
The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum quantity of calories necessary for the human body to survive, i.e. to
carry out basic processes such as the circulation, respiration, digestion, preservation of body temperature.
The basal metabolic rate is calculated on a person mentally and physically resting in supine position, not eating for 12
hours, after at least 8 hours of sleep and at a constant room temperature of about 20°C.
The basal metabolic rate for the adults ranges between 1200 and 1800 kcal.
The BMR is influenced by various factors:
•age: it is higher when one is young; with the increase of age, the muscular mass decreases and consequently the
BMR, too.
•gender: the BMR is greater in men due to the testosterone and of the greater muscular mass.
•height: the BMR is greater in tall and slim people.
•body composition: the increase of the muscular mass involves an increase of the BMR; the increase of the fat mass
involves a decrease of the BMR.
•fever/stress: the BMR increases in case of stress or of fever.
•nutrition state: the fasting, poor nutrition or malnutrition decrease the BMR; while high protein diets increase the
BMR.
•climate: with very high or very low environment temperatures, the BMR increases.
•thyroxin: thyroxin is a hormone produced by the thyroid; this hormone has among its functions that of adjusting
the metabolism intensity. More thyroxin is produced and greater is the BMR.
Consideringthisinformation,thebasalmetabolicrateallowsmonitoringthenumberofcalories
requiredbythebodyaccordingtothephysicalstateandtothelife-style.
The greater is the muscular mass or the greater is the physical activity, more are the required calories: it is essential to
know such information to optimize a diet or physical activity.
Exampleofbodycomposition
Person1
Input Data: female, 168 cm tall, 41 years old,
Data calculated by the scale: Weight 61.1 kilos, Bodyfat 23.8%, Bodywater 55.5%, Basal metabolic rate 1232 kcal,
muscles 33,4%
Analysis of body composition: According to the table the body composition is normal. Let’s analyze it in details.
The percentage of lean body mass is 76.2% (100% - 23.8)
The water percentage is 55.5% (76.2% x 73%).
The body fat is made up as follows:
• essentialfat=>61.7kilosx12%=7.33 kilos
• sparefat=>61.1 kilos x 15% = 9.16 kilos
The total body fat (essential fat + spare fat) is made up of 7.33 + 9.16 kilos = 16.49 kilos that over the total of body
weight (61.1kilos) is equivalent to 27% (ideal percentage of fat mass for person 1). The difference between 23.8% (fat
body mass actual percentage) and 27% (fat body mass ideal percentage) is -3.2%, which applied to the total weight
of 61.1 kilos is equivalent to 1.95 kilos.
1.95 kg represents the kilograms that person 1 may add to reach the ideal value of fat mass.
Water percentage equal to 55.5% is within the standard values for women.
The percentage of skeletal muscles (33.4%) is lower than the average due to a reduced physical activity The basal
metabolic rate is 1232 kcal and it is affected by the gender, weight and height (woman, normal body composition;
therefore, BMR around 1200 kcal).
TIPS FOR USE
• Placethescaleonaflat,hardsurface. Soft, uneven flooring (e.g. rugs, carpets, linoleum) can cause the
scale to give an uneven reading of your weight.
ELECTRONICPERSONALSCALEWITHINDICATOROF%OFFAT,
%OFWATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATE

1514
Instructions and guarantee
GB English GB
English
• Stepontothescalewithyourfeetparallelandweightequallydistributed(seeillustrations).
Stand still while the scale measures your weight.
• Itisimportanttoweighyourselfwithdry,barefeet,correctlypositionedontheelectrodes(seeillustrations).
Moreover, for the scale to work properly, avoid your legs touching.
• Thescaledoesnotinvolveanyhazardsinceitworksusingreplaceable1x3Vlithiumbattery.
However,thefollowingpeopleshouldavoidusingit:
- thosefittedwithapace-makerorotherformsofelectronic,medicalequipment
- thosewithatemperature
- childrenundertheageof10
- pregnantwoman
- thoseindialysis,withedemasontheirlegs,peoplewithdimorphismorsufferingfrom
osteoporosis.
- peopleoncardiovascularmedication.
• Alwaysweighyourselfonthesamescaleeachdayatthesametime,preferablyundressedandbeforebreakfast.To
get the best results from your scale, weigh yourself twice, and if the two weights are different from each other, your
weight is between the two readings.
Wait for about 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself around your body.
• Thesurfaceofthescalecanbeslippery,ifwet.
• Shouldanerroroccurduringtheanalysisofyourbasalmetabolicrate,ofyourpercentageoffat,waterandskeletal
musculature, the scale switches off automatically.
Caution! The function of measurement of the percentage of body fat, water and skeletal musculature, as well as of
the basal metabolic rate can be used only by people with an age ranging from 10 to 80 years and with a height
ranging from 100 to 220 cm.
• Theprecisionofthedatadetectedbythescalecanbealteredinthefollowingcases:
a) a high alcohol level
b) a high level of caffeine or drugs
c) after an intense sports activity
d) during an illness
e) during pregnancy
f) after heavy meals
g) in presence of dehydration problems
h) your personal data (height, age, sex) have not been input correctly
i) if you have wet or dirty feet
j) persons with swollen legs
Warning!
Thepercentageofbodyfatandwater,aswellasofskeletalmusculatureandthevalueofthebasal
metabolicratearetobeconsideredmerelyindicative.Foranyfurtherinformation,refertoadoctor
ordietician.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
a.Insertingthebattery
This scale works with one 3V replaceable lithium battery.
When battery is flat, the display shows “Lo” or the symbol of the battery.
Remove the battery, if the scale is not going to be used for long time. Remove the flat battery sliding the cover of the
battery compartment in the arrow direction.
Extract the batteries and dispose them as special waste at the collection point indicated for recycling. For further
information concerning the disposal of used batteries, refer to the store where the device containing the batteries was
purchased, the Municipality or the local waste disposal service.
Caution:Forsafetyreasons,itisrecommendednevertoallowchildrenyoungerthan12yearsto
removethebatteries.
b. Measurementunitkey
Off scale, select the measurement unit to perform the weighing (kg, lb, or st) using the key positioned on the bottom
of the scale (see fig. 1)
c.Simplescalefunction
1) With switched off scale, get on the same keeping your feet parallel and your weight homogeneously distributed
(see drawings). Caution: It switches on, only after you have got on it. Wait without moving until the scale
measures your weight.
Do not lean on anything during the measurement to avoid modifying the detected values.
2) Get off the scale. The display keeps showing the weight for some seconds and then the scale switches off
automatically.
d.Enteringpersonaldata
This scale can store the data of 10 different people.
1) With off scale, press the “SET” key (positioned under the glass platform next to the text “SET”) (see fig. 2).
2) On the display, the message “P-01” blinks, indicating the person “01”: If you wish to change memory area
(memories from 01to 10), press the keys “▲”or “▼” (positioned under the glass platform next to the symbols
“▲”or “▼”). Once the memory area has been selected, confirm by pressing “SET”.
3) Now the display shows the shape of a man or woman. Use the keys “▲” and “▼” to select and confirm by
pressing “SET”.
4) Then, enter your height (from 100 cm to 220 cm) using the keys “▲” or “▼” to increase or decrease the
value. The display shows the value in cm. Press “SET” to confirm.
5) Use the symbols “▲” or “▼” once again to enter the “Age” (from 10 to 80) and confirm by pressing “SET”.
6) Now, the scale has stored all your data; the display shows “0.0”.
Get on the scale paying attention to position the naked feet correctly on the two electrodes. The display
shows the following data two times sequentially:
- your weight
- the percentage of fat present in the body (FAT)
- the percentage of water present in the body (BW)
- the percentage of skeletal musculature (MUS)
- the basal metabolic rate (KCAL)
Compare the obtained fat percentage (FAT) with the parameters given in the “Bodyfat table”: If the values are not
included in the normal range, refer to your doctor.
Moreover, evaluate the water percentage (BW) according to paragraph “% of water”, the percentage of musculature
(MUS) according to paragraph ”% of skeletal musculature” and the basal metabolic (KCAL) rate according to
paragraph “basal metabolic rate”. Should the data not be included in the standard range, refer to your doctor.
7) The scale switches off automatically after having displayed all data for the second time.
To modify the entered data, call up the involved memory area and repeat the entire proceeding.
To enter the data of another person, select a free memory area and repeat the entire proceeding described above.
Caution: While performing the “Enter your personal data” procedure, the scale switches off automatically if not any key
is pressed within 15 seconds.
e.Calculationofweight,%ofbodyfat,%ofbodywater,%ofskeletalmusculature,andbasal
metabolicratevalue
1) With off scale, press the key “SET”; then, press the key “▲” or “▼” to select the desired memory area.
Previously entered data will be displayed by the display, followed by “0.0kg”.
2) Get on the scale and wait for the display of your data (see item 6 of the paragraph “Entering personal data”).
Caution!
If the display does not show “0.0” it will not be possible to read the weight and calculate body composition.
If the display shows “Err2”, it means that an error occurred during the measurement.
Repeat the entire procedure again. In case of overweight, the display shows “Err”.
In this case, remove immediately the weight from the balance in order not to damage its mechanism.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Capacity: 150 kg / 330 lb / 24 st
Division: 100 g / 0.2 / 1 lb
10-persons memory.
One 3V lithium battery CR2032
LCD display
Accuracy within: +/- 1 % + 1 division
Operating environmental requirements: +10°C +40°C; RH 85%
Storage environmental requirements: +10°C +50°C; RH 85%
MAINTENANCE
• Handleyourscalewithcareasitisaprecisioninstrument.
Therefore, avoid to expose it to extreme temperatures, damp, knocks, dust and direct sunlight.
Do not drop the scale or knock on it.
• Keepthescaleawayfromsourcesofheat.
• Donotjumponthescale.
• Cleanthescalewithjustasoftdrycloth.
• Tocleanthescaleneverusechemicalorabrasiveproducts.
• Takecarethatnoliquidspenetrateintothescale,asitisnotwaterproof.
Do not leave or use the scale in very damp surroundings, humidity above 85% or contact with water and other
liquid parts could cause corrosion and jeopardize the precision of the scale.
Important! Read the instructions carefully
This product is meant for domestic use.
The conformity, certified by the CE-marking on the device, refers to the EEC Directive 2004/108 on
electromagnetic compatibility.
This product is an electronic device that was tested to assure, according to the current technical knowledge, that it does
not interfere with other nearby located equipment (electromagnetic compatibility) and that it is safe if used according
to the advices given in the instructions for use.
In case of operation anomalies, do not keep using the device and, if necessary, refer to the manufacturer directly.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE (DIR. 2002/96/EC - WEEE)
The symbol on the bottom of the device indicates the separated collection of electric and electronic equipment.
At the end of life of the device, do not dispose it as mixed solid municipal waste, but dispose it referring to
a specific collection centre located in your area or returning it to the distributor, when buying a new device
of the same type to be used with the same functions.
This procedure of separated collection of electric and electronic devices is carried out forecasting a European
environmental policy aiming at safeguarding, protecting and improving environment quality, as well as avoiding potential
effects on human health due to the presence of hazardous substances in such equipment or to an improper use of the
same or of parts of the same.
Caution! The wrong disposal of electric and electronic equipment may involve sanctions.
WARRANTY
This equipment is covered by a 2-year warranty elapsing from the purchase date, which has to be proven by means of
thestamporsignatureofthedealerandbythefiscalpaymentreceiptthatshallbekeptenclosedto
thisdocument. This warranty period complies with the laws in force (Italian legislative decree No. 24 dated Feb. 02,
2002 and following “Consumers’ Act” Italian legislative decree No. 206 dated Sep. 03, 2005) and applies only in case
the consumer is a private entity. Laica products are designed for domestic use; therefore, their use in public businesses
is forbidden. The warranty covers only production defects and is void, if the damage is caused by accidental events,
wrong use, negligence or improper use of the product. Use the supplied accessories only; the use of other accessories
may lead to warranty voidness. Do not open the equipment for any reason whatsoever; in case of opening or tampering
of the equipment, warranty decays definitively.
Warranty does not apply to parts subject to tear and wear along the use, as well as to batteries, when they are standard
supplied. Warranty decays after 2 years from the purchase date. In this case, technical service interventions will be
carried out against payment. Information on technical service interventions, under warranty terms or against payment,
may be requested by writing at [email protected]. Nothing shall be owed for the repairing or replacement of products
covered by the warranty terms. In case of faults, refer to a dealer; DO NOT send anything directly to LAICA. All
interventions covered by warranty (including product replacement or the replacement of any of its parts) shall not be
meant to extend the duration of the original warranty period of the replaced product.
The manufacturer cannot be made liable for any damages that may be caused, directly or indirectly, to people, things
and pets resulting from the inobservance of the provisions contained in the suitable user manual, especially with
reference to the warnings related to installation, use and maintenance of the equipment.
Being constantly involved in improving its own products, Laica reserves the right to modify its product, totally or
partially, with reference to any production need, without that this involves any responsibility whatsoever by Laica or its
dealers.
ELECTRONICPERSONALSCALEWITHINDICATOROF%OFFAT,
%OFWATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATE

1514
Instructions and guarantee
GB English GB
English
• Stepontothescalewithyourfeetparallelandweightequallydistributed(seeillustrations).
Stand still while the scale measures your weight.
• Itisimportanttoweighyourselfwithdry,barefeet,correctlypositionedontheelectrodes(seeillustrations).
Moreover, for the scale to work properly, avoid your legs touching.
• Thescaledoesnotinvolveanyhazardsinceitworksusingreplaceable1x3Vlithiumbattery.
However,thefollowingpeopleshouldavoidusingit:
- thosefittedwithapace-makerorotherformsofelectronic,medicalequipment
- thosewithatemperature
- childrenundertheageof10
- pregnantwoman
- thoseindialysis,withedemasontheirlegs,peoplewithdimorphismorsufferingfrom
osteoporosis.
- peopleoncardiovascularmedication.
• Alwaysweighyourselfonthesamescaleeachdayatthesametime,preferablyundressedandbeforebreakfast.To
get the best results from your scale, weigh yourself twice, and if the two weights are different from each other, your
weight is between the two readings.
Wait for about 15 minutes after getting up, so that the water can distribute itself around your body.
• Thesurfaceofthescalecanbeslippery,ifwet.
• Shouldanerroroccurduringtheanalysisofyourbasalmetabolicrate,ofyourpercentageoffat,waterandskeletal
musculature, the scale switches off automatically.
Caution! The function of measurement of the percentage of body fat, water and skeletal musculature, as well as of
the basal metabolic rate can be used only by people with an age ranging from 10 to 80 years and with a height
ranging from 100 to 220 cm.
• Theprecisionofthedatadetectedbythescalecanbealteredinthefollowingcases:
a) a high alcohol level
b) a high level of caffeine or drugs
c) after an intense sports activity
d) during an illness
e) during pregnancy
f) after heavy meals
g) in presence of dehydration problems
h) your personal data (height, age, sex) have not been input correctly
i) if you have wet or dirty feet
j) persons with swollen legs
Warning!
Thepercentageofbodyfatandwater,aswellasofskeletalmusculatureandthevalueofthebasal
metabolicratearetobeconsideredmerelyindicative.Foranyfurtherinformation,refertoadoctor
ordietician.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
a.Insertingthebattery
This scale works with one 3V replaceable lithium battery.
When battery is flat, the display shows “Lo” or the symbol of the battery.
Remove the battery, if the scale is not going to be used for long time. Remove the flat battery sliding the cover of the
battery compartment in the arrow direction.
Extract the batteries and dispose them as special waste at the collection point indicated for recycling. For further
information concerning the disposal of used batteries, refer to the store where the device containing the batteries was
purchased, the Municipality or the local waste disposal service.
Caution:Forsafetyreasons,itisrecommendednevertoallowchildrenyoungerthan12yearsto
removethebatteries.
b. Measurementunitkey
Off scale, select the measurement unit to perform the weighing (kg, lb, or st) using the key positioned on the bottom
of the scale (see fig. 1)
c.Simplescalefunction
1) With switched off scale, get on the same keeping your feet parallel and your weight homogeneously distributed
(see drawings). Caution: It switches on, only after you have got on it. Wait without moving until the scale
measures your weight.
Do not lean on anything during the measurement to avoid modifying the detected values.
2) Get off the scale. The display keeps showing the weight for some seconds and then the scale switches off
automatically.
d.Enteringpersonaldata
This scale can store the data of 10 different people.
1) With off scale, press the “SET” key (positioned under the glass platform next to the text “SET”) (see fig. 2).
2) On the display, the message “P-01” blinks, indicating the person “01”: If you wish to change memory area
(memories from 01to 10), press the keys “▲”or “▼” (positioned under the glass platform next to the symbols
“▲”or “▼”). Once the memory area has been selected, confirm by pressing “SET”.
3) Now the display shows the shape of a man or woman. Use the keys “▲” and “▼” to select and confirm by
pressing “SET”.
4) Then, enter your height (from 100 cm to 220 cm) using the keys “▲” or “▼” to increase or decrease the
value. The display shows the value in cm. Press “SET” to confirm.
5) Use the symbols “▲” or “▼” once again to enter the “Age” (from 10 to 80) and confirm by pressing “SET”.
6) Now, the scale has stored all your data; the display shows “0.0”.
Get on the scale paying attention to position the naked feet correctly on the two electrodes. The display
shows the following data two times sequentially:
- your weight
- the percentage of fat present in the body (FAT)
- the percentage of water present in the body (BW)
- the percentage of skeletal musculature (MUS)
- the basal metabolic rate (KCAL)
Compare the obtained fat percentage (FAT) with the parameters given in the “Bodyfat table”: If the values are not
included in the normal range, refer to your doctor.
Moreover, evaluate the water percentage (BW) according to paragraph “% of water”, the percentage of musculature
(MUS) according to paragraph ”% of skeletal musculature” and the basal metabolic (KCAL) rate according to
paragraph “basal metabolic rate”. Should the data not be included in the standard range, refer to your doctor.
7) The scale switches off automatically after having displayed all data for the second time.
To modify the entered data, call up the involved memory area and repeat the entire proceeding.
To enter the data of another person, select a free memory area and repeat the entire proceeding described above.
Caution: While performing the “Enter your personal data” procedure, the scale switches off automatically if not any key
is pressed within 15 seconds.
e.Calculationofweight,%ofbodyfat,%ofbodywater,%ofskeletalmusculature,andbasal
metabolicratevalue
1) With off scale, press the key “SET”; then, press the key “▲” or “▼” to select the desired memory area.
Previously entered data will be displayed by the display, followed by “0.0kg”.
2) Get on the scale and wait for the display of your data (see item 6 of the paragraph “Entering personal data”).
Caution!
If the display does not show “0.0” it will not be possible to read the weight and calculate body composition.
If the display shows “Err2”, it means that an error occurred during the measurement.
Repeat the entire procedure again. In case of overweight, the display shows “Err”.
In this case, remove immediately the weight from the balance in order not to damage its mechanism.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Capacity: 150 kg / 330 lb / 24 st
Division: 100 g / 0.2 / 1 lb
10-persons memory.
One 3V lithium battery CR2032
LCD display
Accuracy within: +/- 1 % + 1 division
Operating environmental requirements: +10°C +40°C; RH 85%
Storage environmental requirements: +10°C +50°C; RH 85%
MAINTENANCE
• Handleyourscalewithcareasitisaprecisioninstrument.
Therefore, avoid to expose it to extreme temperatures, damp, knocks, dust and direct sunlight.
Do not drop the scale or knock on it.
• Keepthescaleawayfromsourcesofheat.
• Donotjumponthescale.
• Cleanthescalewithjustasoftdrycloth.
• Tocleanthescaleneverusechemicalorabrasiveproducts.
• Takecarethatnoliquidspenetrateintothescale,asitisnotwaterproof.
Do not leave or use the scale in very damp surroundings, humidity above 85% or contact with water and other
liquid parts could cause corrosion and jeopardize the precision of the scale.
Important! Read the instructions carefully
This product is meant for domestic use.
The conformity, certified by the CE-marking on the device, refers to the EEC Directive 2004/108 on
electromagnetic compatibility.
This product is an electronic device that was tested to assure, according to the current technical knowledge, that it does
not interfere with other nearby located equipment (electromagnetic compatibility) and that it is safe if used according
to the advices given in the instructions for use.
In case of operation anomalies, do not keep using the device and, if necessary, refer to the manufacturer directly.
DISPOSAL PROCEDURE (DIR. 2002/96/EC - WEEE)
The symbol on the bottom of the device indicates the separated collection of electric and electronic equipment.
At the end of life of the device, do not dispose it as mixed solid municipal waste, but dispose it referring to
a specific collection centre located in your area or returning it to the distributor, when buying a new device
of the same type to be used with the same functions.
This procedure of separated collection of electric and electronic devices is carried out forecasting a European
environmental policy aiming at safeguarding, protecting and improving environment quality, as well as avoiding potential
effects on human health due to the presence of hazardous substances in such equipment or to an improper use of the
same or of parts of the same.
Caution! The wrong disposal of electric and electronic equipment may involve sanctions.
WARRANTY
This equipment is covered by a 2-year warranty elapsing from the purchase date, which has to be proven by means of
thestamporsignatureofthedealerandbythefiscalpaymentreceiptthatshallbekeptenclosedto
thisdocument. This warranty period complies with the laws in force (Italian legislative decree No. 24 dated Feb. 02,
2002 and following “Consumers’ Act” Italian legislative decree No. 206 dated Sep. 03, 2005) and applies only in case
the consumer is a private entity. Laica products are designed for domestic use; therefore, their use in public businesses
is forbidden. The warranty covers only production defects and is void, if the damage is caused by accidental events,
wrong use, negligence or improper use of the product. Use the supplied accessories only; the use of other accessories
may lead to warranty voidness. Do not open the equipment for any reason whatsoever; in case of opening or tampering
of the equipment, warranty decays definitively.
Warranty does not apply to parts subject to tear and wear along the use, as well as to batteries, when they are standard
supplied. Warranty decays after 2 years from the purchase date. In this case, technical service interventions will be
carried out against payment. Information on technical service interventions, under warranty terms or against payment,
may be requested by writing at [email protected]. Nothing shall be owed for the repairing or replacement of products
covered by the warranty terms. In case of faults, refer to a dealer; DO NOT send anything directly to LAICA. All
interventions covered by warranty (including product replacement or the replacement of any of its parts) shall not be
meant to extend the duration of the original warranty period of the replaced product.
The manufacturer cannot be made liable for any damages that may be caused, directly or indirectly, to people, things
and pets resulting from the inobservance of the provisions contained in the suitable user manual, especially with
reference to the warnings related to installation, use and maintenance of the equipment.
Being constantly involved in improving its own products, Laica reserves the right to modify its product, totally or
partially, with reference to any production need, without that this involves any responsibility whatsoever by Laica or its
dealers.
ELECTRONICPERSONALSCALEWITHINDICATOROF%OFFAT,
%OFWATER,%OFSKELETALMUSCULATUREANDBASALMETABOLICRATE

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ANNI DI GARANZIA
ANS DE GARANTIE
YEARS GUARANTEE
ANOS DE GARANTIA
JAHRE GARANTIE
ANOS DE GARANTIA
XPONIA E°°YH™H
ANI DE GARANŢIE
Timbro rivenditore - Cachet du revendeur
Retailer’s stamp - Sello del revendedor - Stempel des Händlers
Carimbo do revendedor - ™ÊpaÁi‰a kataÛt‹mato˜ - Stampilă distribuitor
LAICA S.p.A.
Viale del Lavoro, 10 - Fraz. Ponte
36021 Barbarano Vicentino (VI) - ITALY
Fax: [phone]
Made in China
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TAGLIANDO
DI CONTROLLO
PS5008
PESAPERSONE
ELETTRONICA
LC107 - 02/2012
Instructions et garantie
PESE-PERSONNES ELECTRONIQUE AVEC INDICATEUR DE % DE GRAS,
% D’EAU, % DE MUSCULATURE SQUELETTIQUE ET METABOLISME BASAL
Instructions and guarantee
ELECTRONIC PERSONAL SCALE WITH INDICATOR OF % OF FAT,
% OF WATER, % OF SKELETAL MUSCULATURE AND BASAL METABOLIC RATE
Instrucciones y garantía
PESAPERSONAS ELECTRONICA CON INDICADOR DE % DE GRASA,
% DE AGUA, % DE MUSCULATURA ESQUELETICA Y METABOLISMO BASAL
Anleitungen und garantie
ELEKTRONISCHE PERSONENWAAGE MIT ANZEIGE FÜR % VON FETT,
% VON WASSER, % VON SKELETTMUSKULATUR UND GRUNDUMSATZ
Instruções e garantia
BALANÇA ELECTRÓNICA COM INDICADOR DE % DE GORDURA E % DE
ÁGUA, % DE MUSCULATURA ESQUELÉTICA, METABOLISMO BASAL
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Instrucţiuni şi garanţie
CÂNTAR ELECTRONIC PENTRU PERSOANE CU INDICATOR PROCENT DE
GRĂSIMI, DE APĂ, DE MUSCULATURĂ A SCHELETULUI ŞI METABOLISM BAZAL
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PS5008
PESAPERSONE ELETTRONICA
CON INDICATORE DI % DI GRASSO, % DI ACQUA,
% DI MUSCOLATURA SCHELETRICA
E METABOLISMO BASALE
LAICA S.p.A.
Viale del Lavoro, 10 - Fraz. Ponte
36021 Barbarano Vicentino (VI) - ITALY
Fax: [phone]
Made in China
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PS5008
www.laica.it