Omron HBF-701 User manual

Instruction Manual
■Illustrations in this manual are for reference only.
■Thank you for purchasing OMRON Body Composition
Monitor.
■Before using this unit for the first time, please be sure to
read this Instruction Manual carefully and use the unit
safely and properly.
■Please keep this Instruction Manual at hand all the time
for future reference.
Model HBF-701
Body Composition Monitor
Contents
How to use HBF-701 ........ 1
Foreword
Notes on Safety .......................................... 3
Know Your Unit ........................................... 7
Automatic Switch-off of the Power /
Arranging the Display Unit.......................... 8
Before Measuring
(various settings)
Installing the Battery................................... 9
Setting Date and Time.............................. 10
Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth,
Gender, Height) ........................................ 12
Changing / Deleting Personal Data .......................14
Measuring Methods and
Measuring Results
Measuring Weight and Body Composition
(with Personal Profile Number button /
Guest button).........................................................16
Progress Chart..................................................21
Measuring Weight Only ..................................22
Using the Memory Function..........................23
Care and Maintenance
Error Displays....................................................25
Error Displays.......................................................25
Troubleshooting ....................................................26
Specifications....................................................28
Appendix
Application guide
――Useful Information――
.............................. 29
AppendixCare and Maintenance
Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
Before Measuring (various settings)
Foreword

How to use HBF-701
Measuring methods and Measuring Results Measure on flat and hard ground.
Turn on the
power.
1
Connecting
the power
Ready
To ensure correct measurement, please
make the following preparation before
measureing.
Please set date and time correctly. If not
set correctly,measurement results would
not be correctly displayed and the previous
measurement results might be lost.
Installing the
battery
Before Measuring
(various settings)
1
Do not take out the
display unit before
"0.0kg" is displayed.
(Page 9)
(Page 10)
(Page 12)
Setting personal
data
(Date of birth, Gender
and Height)
Setting Date
and Time 2
Selecting personal
profile number
(Page 16)
(Page 17)
Press Personal
Profile Number
button to select
"personal profile
number".
Body composition means
Tissue and water content composing body muscle, fat and bone.
The following description will help you understand your body fat and
other index and conduct health management.

How to use HBF-701
Measuring methods and Measuring Results Measure on flat and hard ground.
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Checking measurement
results
3
Stepping on
the main unit
(Page 18)
Display and confirmation of weight (flash)
Measuring...
Measuring completed (displaying weight)
Arm and body should
be kept at 90°
2
（Page 20）
●Measuring Weight only (Page 22)
●Using the Memory Function
(Page 23)
Refer to the appendix for more details. ( Page 29)
Weight and
progress chart
Press button to switch the display of the upper part.
Segmental
skeletal muscle
percentage
and same age
comparison
Segmental subcutaneous fat
percentage and same age comparison
Display all parts Whole body
ArmsLegs
Trunk
Press button to switch the display of the lower part.
90°
Take a
measurement
bare-footed.
Body fat percentage
Resting metabolism Body age
Body fat percentage
classification
BMI
Visceral fat Level
Visceral fat level
classification
Weight

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Danger
Warning
Danger
Warning
Notes on Safety
●The following is intended to prevent personal injury or property damage of the user or other people caused
by the product.
●Symbols and definitions are as follows.
Please read carefully before use.
Caution
■Meanings
Improper use may cause danger resulting in death or serious injury.
Improper use may result in possible death or serious injury.
Improper use may result in injury or property damage*.
* Property damage includes damage to house, property, livestock and pet.
Compulsory
●Compulsory item (which must be observed).
Forbidden
Forbidden item (which is not permitted).
■Meaning of danger, warning and caution
Forbidden
Never use this unit in combination with the following medical electronic devices.
①Medical electronic implants such as a cardiac pacemaker
②Electronic life support systems such as an artificial heart/lung.
③Portable electronic medical devices such as an electro-cardiograph.
• This unit could cause these devices to malfunction, posing a considerable health risk to users
of these devices.
When using
Compulsory
Never start weight reduction or exercise therapy without the instructions of a
doctor or specialist, and do not judge by yourself.
• If you judge by yourself, it might cause damage to your health.
When using
Forbidden
Do not use the unit on slippery surfaces, such as ceramic tile or wet floor.
• Otherwise, it may cause you to slip and result in injury.
Installation and usage

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Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
Before Measuring (various settings)
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Notes on Safety
Warning
Caution
Compulsory
People with disabilities should always be assisted by another person when
using this unit.
• Otherwise, you might slip. Take care when measuring.
Measurement
Do not jump onto the unit, or hop up and down on the unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause slip and injury. Impact exceeding allowed range may
cause damage.
Do not use this unit when your body and / or feet are wet, such as after taking a bath.
• Otherwise, it may cause you to slip and result in injury.
• Otherwise, water will come into the unit to cause fault. Correct measurement may
be impossible.
Do not step on the edge or display area of the main unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause slip and injury and correct measurement may be impossible.
Forbidden
Forbidden
Forbidden
Forbidden
This unit is not intended for professional use (for example, hospitals or other
medical facilities).
• This unit is intended for home use only, it does not support the standards required for professional use.
Forbidden
Do not use a cellular phone near the display unit or the main unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause abnormality.
When using
Forbidden
Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel the display unit or the main unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause injury or fault.
Installation and usage
Forbidden
When inserting display unit into the main unit, do not touch inside part of grip
electrodes metal.
• Otherwise, it might hurt your finger.
Remove the display unit from main unit before stepping on the main unit.
• If you try to remove the display unit while stepping on to the main unit, you might slip and
cause injury due to lost balance.
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Notes on safety
Caution
Battery usages
Compulsory
Do not insert the batteries with the polarities in the wrong direction..
• Otherwise, it might leak, heat or break and cause you injury.
Do not use new and worn batteries and different types of batteries together.
• Otherwise, it might leak, heat or break and cause you injury.
Compulsory
Keep the unit out of the reach of young children.
• Otherwise it might cause injury due to winding wire or falling down.
Storage
Remove the batteries from this unit when you are not going to use it for a long
period of time (approximately three months or more).
Use batteries specified for this unit.
• Otherwise it might leak, damage the main unit or cause person injury.
Compulsory
Compulsory
Measurement
Taking a measurement barefooted.
• Otherwise, it may cause you to slip and result in injury.And it will affect correct measuring of
body fat and other index. Compulsory

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Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
Before Measuring (various settings)
Foreword
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Care and Maintenance
Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
Before Measuring (various settings)
Foreword
■The unit might not correctly measure body composition for the following personnel.
Children in growth age / people of high age / patients having fever due to cold / pregnant
women / patients having osteoporosis / patients having edema / patients receiving
hemodialysis / professional sportsmen.
• Water content in their body and body composition might be very different from average value.
■For users under 9 years old, the unit displays weight and BMI only.
■This unit may measure body composition of users over 81 years old but only provide
reference value.
■This unit cannot display visceral fat level, body age and same age comparison of users
under 17 years old.
Conditions of might not correctly measure · range of measurement
■Notes on Installation
Keep the unit away from wet or watery
place, direct sunlight, direct air conditioner
wind and fire.
•Otherwise, it might cause fault.
Do not use the unit on grass mat, carpet or
other soft ground.
• Otherwise, when stepping on the main unit, it will
sunken and measurement will be affected.
■Notes on use
Clean the unit before use if it is used by
people whose hand or foot sicken for skin
disease or other infective disease.
• Otherwise, it will cause infection. If use the unit
together,use a cloth moistened with water or
neutral detergent to squeeze it well before wiping
the unit, then wipe dry with a dry cloth.
Do not use the unit for purpose other than
measuring weight and body composition.
Do not draw the cord between the main unit
and display unit with strength.
• Otherwise, the cord might come off and cause
fault.
Since the product is precise
instrument, please do not
drop, violate or shock it.
• Otherwise, it might cause fault.
Do not move the unit by
holding the display unit.
• Otherwise, the main unit might
drop and be damaged or cause
injury to personnel.
■Notes on daily maintenance
Always keep the unit clean before use.
• Wipe the main unit with a soft dry cloth.
• If necessary, use a cloth moistened with water
or neutral detergent and squeeze it well before
wiping the unit, then wipe dry with a dry cloth.
Do not wash display unit or the main unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause fault.
Do not use volatile detergent or thinner, to
clean the unit
• Otherwise it might cause color
change or fault.
■Notes on storage
Do not keep the product in the following
places.
• Watery place
• Place subject to high temperature, humidity, direct
sunlight, dust or saliferous air.
• Places with the risk of inclination, vibration or
sudden shock
• Places where chemicals are stored or where
corrosive gas is present.
Notes
Notes on safety
Benzene Thinner

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Know Your Unit
Display Unit Holder
Cord
Display
The figure shows all display
content
(All contents cannot be
displayed during use)
Main Unit
Operation Buttons
Foot Electrodes Foot Electrodes
Feet (×4)
Power Switch
Guest buttonPersonal profile
number button
Display Unit
Grip Electrodes Grip Electrodes
Low Battery Indicator

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Foreword
Before Measuring (various settings)
Foreword
Automatic Switch-off of the Power / Arranging the Display Unit
Automatic Switch-off of the Power
•If the monitor is not used within one minute of "0.0 kg" appearing on the display.
•If no information is entered for 3 minutes when entering personal data.
•If the monitor is not used for 3 minutes after the measurement results are displayed.
•Personal profile number is not selected when measuring weight only. (about 30 seconds after body weight
is displayed)
•When "Err" is displayed (about 10 seconds later)
Notes on Automatic Switch-off of the Power
Arranging the Display Unit
1Pick up the display unit and rewind the cord into the unit.
Push the display unit into the holder.
Click
■The cord can rewind automatically.
Pull the display unit upwards to extend the cord
attaching the display to the main unit. The cord is
automatically rewound when you store the display in
the main unit.
■If the cord does not rewind automatically...
Untwist the cord, extend it once and try again.
Do not extend the cord from the unit beyond the
red marker line. Otherwise, it may cause fault.
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1Press the tab of the battery cover
along arrow direction
Installing the Battery
Install four supplied AA batteries.
1
2
Turn over the main unit
Open battery cover
Install the batteries in correct
polarity as marked inside the
battery compartment
The side with spring is .
Close the battery cover
1.5V R6
(LR6.AA)
1.5V R6
(LR6.AA)
Battery Life and Replacement
■Four AA batteries will last approximately 1 year. (At room temperature 23°C, when
measured 4 times per day.)
Because the supplied batteries are for trial use only, they may have a shorter life.
■When the low battery indicator ( ) flashes, it indicates running out of the battery.
Replace all four batteries with new ones (same type) at the same time.
■Replace the batteries after turning off the main unit power.
• Personal data stored in memory are retained even if the batteries are
removed.
•Disposal of used batteries should be carried out in accordance with the city environment
protection regulations for the disposal of batteries.
Low battery
indicator
3
Pull up the tab of the battery
cover and open battery cover
2Main Unit Back
Tab
1
2
4Setting date and time ( Page 10)
Reset date and time after replacing the battery.

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Setting Date and Time
Set the date and time correctly. The unit will calculate age according to current date and
the birth date that from registered personal data. If not set correctly , the age and the saved
measurement date will be garbled, measurement results will not be correctly displayed, or the
previous measurement results might be lost.
Turn on the power
1
Set "Year"
Press button or button, and press button to set
"Year"
• Setting range is 2014 – 2030.
After setting "year", "month" flashes.
2
Set "Month" and "Day"
Press button or button, and press button to
set "Month"
After setting "month", "day" flashes.
Press button or button, and press button to
set "Day"
After setting "day", "hour" flashes.
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Setting Personal Data (Date and Time)
■When error occurs during setting...
Turn on the power. If "year" flashed, please start from step 2 of "Setting date and time"
■The power is automatically turned off during setting...
Turn on the power to reset. If no operation for 3 minutes during setting, the power will be
automatically turned off.
■If you want to modify date and time which have already been set…
Turn on the power, when the display unit inside the main unit, When "0.0 kg" is displayed, press
and hold button for more than 2 seconds.
If year flashes, start operation from step 2 of "Setting Date and Time".
If the date has been changed, reset the start day, otherwise, you might possibly not be able to
proceed to progress chart.
"Reset the start day" ( Page 21)
Set "Hour" and "Minute" in accordance
with Step 3.
• Time is 24-hour daiplay.
After the setting for minute, year, month, day, hour and minute
are displayed in that sequence, the power is automatically turned
off.
Setting is now completed.
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Setting Personal Data
(Date of Birth, Gender, Height)
For the measurement of body composition, it is necessary to set your personal data (age,
gender, height). The unit is designed to store measurement results in the memory for 4 people.
If no input of personal data in advance, you can use "Guest" button to take measurement. ( Page 17)
With the display unit inside the main unit,
Turn on the power
After the display of current date, it will
display "0.0 kg", "No." and "G" will flash.
Note If you step on the main unit, move the main
unit or take out the display unit before "0.0 kg" is
displayed, "Err" (error) will appear. ( Page 25)
1
Press the setting button for the
desired personal profile number
button
The selected personal profile number lights.
2
Press button to set personal
profile number.
After setting personal profile number, "year of birth" flashes.
3
Setting "Year of Birth"
Press button or button to select "Year of Birth",
press button to proceed to setting.
• The setting range is 1900-2030.
After setting "Year of Birth" , "Month of Birth" flashes.
(Page 13)
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Year
Month and Day
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2
Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)
■You cannot proceed to setting in the following circumstances. Please re-register from
Step 1.
•If no operation for 3 minutes during setting, the power will automatically switched off.
•If the power goes off during setting
Setting is completed.
The start date will be automatically set after setting the personal data and measuring weight and body
composition. ( Page 21)
Setting "Gender"
Set "Gender" in accordance with Step 4.
Press button or button to select
"Month of Birth", press button to proceed
to setting.
After setting "Month of Birth","Day of Birth" flashes.
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Press button or button to select
"Day of Birth", press button to proceed
to setting.
After setting "Day of Birth", "Male / Female" flashes.
Setting "Height"
Set "Height" in accordance with Step 4.
• The setting range is 100.0 cm - 199.5 cm.
After setting "Height" , the set "Date of Birth, Age and Height" is
displayed, "0.0 kg" appears.
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3
7■When starting measurement...
Take out the display unit and start measurement
( Page 18)
■When setting personal data of other people...
Press the setting button for the desired personal profile
number button ( Page 12)
■After operation is completed...
Press the power switch to turn off the power

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Before Measuring (various settings)
Foreword
Before Measuring (various settings)
With the display unit inside the main unit,
Turn on the power
After the display of current date, it will display "0.0kg".
Note If you step on the main unit, move the main unit or take out the display unit before "0.0 kg" is
displayed, "Err" (error) will appear. ( Page 25)
Changing / Deleting Personal Data
Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)
Press the desired personal profile
number for changing/deleting
The selected personal profile number lights.
After the birthdate flashes, it will display "0.0kg".
1
2
Press button
"CHANGE" and "DEL" flash, and the birthdate lights.
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So far, changing personal data is completed.
You can continue to measure weight and body composition. ( Page 18)
Press button or button, select
"CHANGE", and press button
“Year of Birth" starts to flash.
Please start operation from Step 4 of
"Setting personal data".
If you want to stop changing, press the power
switch and turn off the power.
■When changing personal data…

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Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)
Press power switch to turn off the power
5
■When deleting personal data…
Press button or
button, select
"DEL", and press
button
"Date of Birth" flashes.
If you want to stop deleting, press the power
switch and turn off the power.
Then press button
After "Clr"lights, " " lights.
So far, deleting personal data is completed.
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Measuring Weight and Body Composition
(with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)
If you measure by using Personal Profile Number button, please preset personal data. (Page 12)
If no personal data is available, use "Guest" button to measure.
With the display unit inside the main unit,
Turn on the power
After the display of current date, it will
display "0.0 kg". "No." and "G" will flash.
Note After power on, if you step on the main unit,
move the main unit , put something on the main unit
or take out the display unit before "0.0 kg" appears,
"Err" (error) will appear. ( Page 25)
Even if "Err" (error) is not displayed, weight and body
composition may not be correctly measured.
Take out the display unit
Note Do not touch the display unit before "0.0kg" is displayed.
■Measure on flat and hard ground
Note
You cannot get correct measurement results on mat, carpet
or other soft ground.
1
2
Do not step on the
main unit.
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Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)
Set age
Press button or button to select "age", press
button to proceed to setting.
•Setting range is 10 ~ 99 years old.
Follow the same steps to set "gender" and "height".
After setting "height", the set "age and gender", "height" is displayed, 0.0kg
appears.
Press "Personal Profile
Number" button to select
your own personal profile
number.
After your own number and "Date of Birth"
light, it will display "0.0 kg".
3
Press Guest button
"G" lights and "age" flashes.
1
2
Personal data have been set
When measuring as a guest
When the right side screen appears...
There are no personal data under selected personal
profile number. Set personal data at first. ( Page 12)
What is "Guest" mode?... Users who does not set personal data in advance can measure
weight and body composition by temporarily inputting "age, gender
and height".
Note Please make sure if your date of birth
is correct. Weight and body composition will
not be correctly measured when using other
person's data. Also, the measurement results
will be saved in other person's memory.

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Taking a Measurement
Step on the main unit
Note Measure barefooted.
If you stand on the main unit
with socks on, you will not get
correct measurement results.
Confirming Weight
Indicator flashes twice to
show that weight has been
determined.
Then measure body
composition.
After weight is determined, extend your arms forward at 90°angle to
your body
Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)
Step both feet on foot electrodes.
Measure barefooted
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Keep staying on foot electrodes.
1
2
During the measurement of body
composition, the on-going conditions will be
displayed through the movement of .
Extend your arms straight at
a 90°angle to your body.
Stand with your
knees and back
straight
The arms are horizontally
raised, and the elbows
are extended straight.

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Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)
Postures to Avoid During Measurement
Body shaking Arm bent Arm too low
(or arm too high)
Display unit
facing upward
Knees bent Your feet are
not correctly
positioned on the
electrodes.
Holding method of grip electrodes
Hold the inner grip
electrodes firmly with your
thumb and index finger.
Hold the outer grip
electrodes with your ring
finger and small finger.
Press your palms
firmly on the grip
electrodes.
After the measurement results are displayed, step off the main unit.
After the measurement is completed, weight and progress chart will be displayed.
( Page 20)
(The day of initial measurement and users under 9 years old cannot display progress
chart. )
Weight
3
Progress Chart
Place your index finger
in the dent at the back of
the grip electrodes.