Tanita BF-558 Instruction Manual - page 9
TAKING WEIGHT AND BODY FAT READINGS
After programming your personal data you are ready to take a reading.
Select Personal Key and Step On
Using your toe, tap your preprogrammed Personal Key. (Release the key within 3 seconds or the
display will show “Err”.) The unit will beep and the display will show the programmed data. The unit
will beep again and the display will show “0.0”. Now step onto the platform.
Note: If you step onto the platform before “0.0” appears, you will not obtain a reading. Furthermore, if you do
not step onto the measuring platform within about 60 seconds after “0.0” appears, the power is shut-off
automatically.
Get Your Readings
BF-558: Your weight will be shown first. Continue to stand erect on the platform. The numbers 5, 4, 3,
2, 1 will appear on the display and fade away starting with 5. When 1 fades away, the display will show
both your weight and body fat percentage. The body fat range icons will flash alternately for a few
seconds and your body fat range will appear. The unit will then display a suggested DCI (Daily Calorie
Intake) value.
The Recall feature will automatically display the numerical difference between your current weight
reading and the previous one. For example if your previous reading was 128.4 lb and you lost one
pound making your current weight 126.2 lb, the difference would be shown as –2.2 lb.
BF-559: Your weight will be shown first. Continue to stand erect on the platform. The numbers 5, 4, 3,
2, 1 will appear on the display and fade away starting with 5. When 1 fades away, the display will show
both your weight and body fat percentage. The body fat range icons will flash alternately for a few
seconds and your body fat range will appear. The unit will then display a suggested DCI (Daily Calorie
Intake) value.
To use the Recall feature, press the Up button while the display is flashing alternately between the
weight/body fat and DCI readings. The Recall feature will then display the numerical difference between
your current weight and body fat readings and the previous ones. For example if your previous reading
was 128.4 lb with 22.6% body fat and you lost 2.2 pounds and 0.1% body fat, your current reading
would be 126.2 lb with 22.5% body fat, the difference would be shown as –2.2 lb / –0.1%.
This unit will store your results automatically to calculate the difference between the next reading and
the current one.
Note: Even if you step off the platform after all the results are displayed, the alternating display of body fat
percentage and body weight will be repeated five times. If you stay on the platform after all results are
displayed, the alternating display of body fat percentage and body weight will be repeated for 30
seconds. The unit will then shut down automatically.
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BF-558 Recall
weight difference
Step on platform
Weight reading
Calculating body
fat percentage
Weight and body
fat percentage
Body fat range
indicator bar
Body fat range
animation
Daily Calorie
Intake reading
Step on platform
Weight reading
Calculating body
fat percentage
Weight and body
fat percentage
Body fat range
indicator bar
Body fat range
animation
Daily Calorie
Intake reading
BF-559 Recall weight/
body fat difference