Instruction Manual

Body Composition Monitor Contents

Model HBF-701

Foreword
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)

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 Methods and Measuring Results

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
Care and Maintenance

Troubleshooting..................................................... 26
Specifications..................................................... 28
■ Illustrations in this manual are for reference only.

Appendix
Application guide
■ 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 ――Useful Information――
safely and properly. ............................... 29
■ Please keep this Instruction Manual at hand all the time
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for future reference.

 How to use HBF-701
Before Measuring M
(various settings)
To ensure correct measurement, please
make the following preparation before
measureing.
1 Turn on the
Please set date and time correctly. If not
set correctly,measurement results would Connecting power.
not be correctly displayed and the previous
measurement results might be lost. the power
Do not take out the
display unit before
Installing the
"0.0kg" is displayed.
battery

( Page 9)

Ready

( Page 16)
Setting Date
and Time

( Page 10)
2 Press Personal
Profile Number
Selecting personal button to select
"personal profile
profile number number".

Setting personal
data
(Date of birth, Gender
and Height)
( Page 12) ( Page 17)

Tissue and water content composing body muscle, fat and bone.
Body composition means The following description will help you understand your body fat and
other index and conduct health management.

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Measuring methods and Measuring Results Measure on flat and hard ground.
Weight and

3 Take a
4 progress chart

Stepping on measurement Checking measurement

bare-footed.
the main unit results

Press button to switch the display of the upper part.

Weight
Visceral fat Level Body fat percentage

Visceral fat level Body fat percentage

Display and confirmation of weight (flash) classification classification

Arm and body should Resting metabolism Body age

be kept at 90° BMI

Press button to switch the display of the lower part.

Display all parts Whole body
Segmental
skeletal muscle
90° percentage
and same age
comparison

Measuring...
Segmental subcutaneous fat
percentage and same age comparison

Legs Arms

Trunk
（ Page 20）

● Measuring Weight only ( Page 22)

Measuring completed (displaying weight)
● Using the Memory Function
( Page 18) ( Page 23)

Refer to the appendix for more details. ( Page 29)

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 Notes on Safety Please read carefully before use.

● 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.

■ Meaning of danger, warning and caution

Danger Improper use may cause danger resulting in death or serious injury.

Warning Improper use may result in possible death or serious injury.

Caution Improper use may result in injury or property damage*.

* Property damage includes damage to house, property, livestock and pet.

■ Meanings

● Compulsory item (which must be observed).

Compulsory

Forbidden item (which is not permitted).

Forbidden

Danger
When using

Never use this unit in combination with the following medical electronic devices.
① Medical electronic implants such as a cardiac pacemaker
② Electronic life support systems such as an artificial heart/lung.
③ Portable electronic medical devices such as an electro-cardiograph.
• This unit could cause these devices to malfunction, posing a considerable health risk to users Forbidden
of these devices.

Warning
When using

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. Compulsory

Installation and usage

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.
Forbidden

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 Notes on Safety

Warning
Measurement

People with disabilities should always be assisted by another person when

using this unit.
• Otherwise, you might slip. Take care when measuring. Compulsory

Foreword
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
Forbidden
be impossible.

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.
Forbidden

Before Measuring (various settings)

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

Caution
When using

This unit is not intended for professional use (for example, hospitals or other
medical facilities).

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

• 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.
Forbidden

Installation and usage

Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel the display unit or the main unit.
• Otherwise, it might cause injury or fault.
Forbidden
Care and Maintenance

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. Forbidden

When inserting display unit into the main unit, do not touch inside part of grip
electrodes metal.
• Otherwise, it might hurt your finger.
Forbidden
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 Notes on safety

Caution
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

Battery usages

Do not insert the batteries with the polarities in the wrong direction..
• Otherwise, it might leak, heat or break and cause you injury.
Compulsory

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

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.
Compulsory
• Otherwise it might leak, damage the main unit or cause person injury.

Storage

Keep the unit out of the reach of young children.

• Otherwise it might cause injury due to winding wire or falling down.
Compulsory

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 Notes on safety

Notes
■ Notes on Installation ■ Notes on daily maintenance
Keep the unit away from wet or watery Always keep the unit clean before use.
place, direct sunlight, direct air conditioner • Wipe the main unit with a soft dry cloth.
wind and fire. • If necessary, use a cloth moistened with water
• Otherwise, it might cause fault. or neutral detergent and squeeze it well before

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
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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 Benzene Thinner

people whose hand or foot sicken for skin change or fault.

disease or other infective disease.

Before Measuring (various settings)

• 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
■ 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

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

instrument, please do not corrosive gas is present.
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.

Conditions of might not correctly measure · range of measurement

Care and Maintenance

■ 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.
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 Know Your Unit

Personal profile Guest button

number button

Low Battery Indicator

Display Unit
Display
The figure shows all display
content
(All contents cannot be
displayed during use)

Operation Buttons

Grip Electrodes Grip Electrodes

Display Unit Holder

Cord
Main Unit

Foot Electrodes Foot Electrodes

Feet (×4)

Power Switch

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Automatic Switch-off of the Power / Arranging the Display Unit

Notes on Automatic Switch-off of the Power

Automatic Switch-off of the Power

Foreword
• 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)

Before Measuring (various settings)

Arranging the Display Unit

■ 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

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

the main unit.

1 Pick up the display unit and rewind the cord into the 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. Care and Maintenance

Click

2 Push the display unit into the holder.

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 Installing the Battery Install four supplied AA batteries.

1 Turn over the main unit

Open battery cover
Tab

1 Press the tab of the battery cover

along arrow direction
2
2 Pull up the tab of the battery Main Unit Back
cover and open battery cover

2 Install the batteries in correct

polarity as marked inside the
1.5V R6
(LR6.AA)

1.5V R6
(LR6.AA)

battery compartment
The side with spring is .

3 Close the battery cover

4 Setting date and time ( Page 10)

Reset date and time after replacing the battery.

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 Low battery
removed. indicator
• Disposal of used batteries should be carried out in accordance with the city environment
protection regulations for the disposal of batteries.

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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.

Foreword
1 Turn on the power

Before Measuring (various settings)

2 Set "Year"

Press button or button, and press button to set

"Year"

• Setting range is 2014 – 2030.

After setting "year", "month" flashes.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

3 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

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set "Day"

After setting "day", "hour" flashes.

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 Setting Personal Data (Date and Time)

4 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.

■ 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)

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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)

Foreword
1
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

Before Measuring (various settings)

unit or take out the display unit before "0.0 kg" is
displayed, "Err" (error) will appear. ( Page 25)

Month and Day

Year

2 Press the setting button for the

desired personal profile number

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

button
The selected personal profile number lights.

3 Press button to set personal

profile number.
After setting personal profile number, "year of birth" flashes.
Care and Maintenance

4 Setting "Year of Birth"

1 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.
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 Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)

2 Press button or button to select

"Month of Birth", press button to proceed
to setting.
After setting "Month of Birth","Day of Birth" flashes.

3 Press button or button to select

"Day of Birth", press button to proceed
to setting.
After setting "Day of Birth", "Male / Female" flashes.

5 Setting "Gender"
Set "Gender" in accordance with Step 4.

6 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.

Setting is completed.
The start date will be automatically set after setting the personal data and measuring weight and body
composition. ( Page 21)

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
■ 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
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 Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)

Changing / Deleting Personal Data

1 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

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displayed, "Err" (error) will appear. ( Page 25)

2 Press the desired personal profile

number for changing/deleting
The selected personal profile number lights.

After the birthdate flashes, it will display "0.0kg".

Before Measuring (various settings)

3 Press button
"CHANGE" and "DEL" flash, and the birthdate lights.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

4 ■ When changing personal data…

Press button or button, select

"CHANGE", and press button

“Year of Birth" starts to flash.

Care and Maintenance

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.

So far, changing personal data is completed.

You can continue to measure weight and body composition. ( Page 18)
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 Setting Personal Data (Date of Birth, Gender and Height)

■ When deleting personal data…

1 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.

2 Then press button

After "Clr"lights, " " lights.

So far, deleting personal data is completed.

5 Press power switch to turn off the power

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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)

Foreword
If no personal data is available, use "Guest" button to measure.

■ Measure on flat and hard ground

Note You cannot get correct measurement results on mat, carpet

or other soft ground.

Before Measuring (various settings)

1 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.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

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. Do not step on the
main unit.

Care and Maintenance

2 Take out the display unit

Note Do not touch the display unit before "0.0kg" is displayed.
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 Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)

3 Personal data have been set

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".
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.

When the right side screen appears...

There are no personal data under selected personal
profile number. Set personal data at first. ( Page 12)

When measuring as a guest

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".

Press Guest button

"G" lights and "age" flashes.

1 Set age

Press button or button to select "age", press

button to proceed to setting.
• Setting range is 10 ~ 99 years old.

2 Follow the same steps to set "gender" and "height".

After setting "height", the set "age and gender", "height" is displayed, 0.0kg
appears.

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Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)

4 Taking a Measurement

1 Step on the main unit

Note Measure barefooted.
If you stand on the main unit

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with socks on, you will not get
correct measurement results.

Measure barefooted

Confirming Weight

Before Measuring (various settings)

Indicator flashes twice to
show that weight has been
determined.
Step both feet on foot electrodes.
Then measure body
composition.

Keep staying on foot electrodes.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

2 After weight is determined, extend your arms forward at 90°angle to
your body
The arms are horizontally
raised, and the elbows
are extended straight.

During the measurement of body

composition, the on-going conditions will be
Stand with your displayed through the movement of .
Care and Maintenance

knees and back

straight
Extend your arms straight at
a 90°angle to your body.
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 Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)

Holding method of grip electrodes

Press your palms
firmly on the grip
electrodes.

Place your index finger Hold the inner grip Hold the outer grip
in the dent at the back of electrodes firmly with your electrodes with your ring
the grip electrodes. thumb and index finger. finger and small finger.

Postures to Avoid During Measurement

Body shaking Arm bent Arm too low Display unit Knees bent Your feet are
(or arm too high) facing upward not correctly
positioned on the
electrodes.

3 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

Progress Chart

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Measuring Weight and Body Composition (with Personal Profile Number button / Guest button)

5 Check measurement results

Press button to switch each display of the upper part.

Weight
Visceral fat level Body fat percentage

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Visceral fat level Body fat percentage
classification classification

Before Measuring (various settings)

Resting metabolism Body age
BMI

Press button to switch each display of the lower part. (Progress Chart)
Display the segmental subcutaneous fat percentage and skeletal muscle percentage
Display all parts Whole body

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

Display segmental subcutaneous
percentage and same age
comparison.*

Display segmental skeletal

muscle percentage and same
age comparison. *

Care and Maintenance

Legs Arms
* For same age comparison, please
Trunk refer to the "application guide".
( Page 38)

6 ■ When comparing with the previous measurement results, please press button

■ After confirming the measurement results, press the power switch to

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turn off the power

• Please insert the display unit into the main unit. ( Page 8)
• After turning off power at the end of measurement, when reconfirming the measurement results,
please refer to "View the previous measurement results". ( Page 23)
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 Progress Chart
What is progress chart?
Example:Indication of all
Changes in subcutaneous fat percentage and skeletal muscle percentage of all parts parts
from the start date will be displayed by "good" (2 stages), "no change" and "caution". WHOLE BODY = good
* For progress chart, please refer to the Appendix. ( Page 29) ARMS = no change
TRUNK = good
What is start date? LEGS = good

A past measurement date can be set as the start date of weight reduction. Users over 10 years old
can set start date.
■ During the initial use…the initial measurement date will be automatically set as the start date (start date
of weight reduction), and the measurement results will be set as the measurement results of the start date.

Confirm measurement results of the start date

When after a measurement or viewing the memory, press

button
Press again to back to the previous display.
■ Switch the display of body composition and segmental part...
( Step 5 on Page 20)

Reset the start date

If you want to reset the start date, please follow the following steps.
Only the date of data just measured can be set as the start date. (Date of previous data cannot be set as start date)

1 Measure weight and body composition

2 Press button for more than 2 seconds

"SET" and "BACK" will flash.
Start date set in the past will be displayed.

3 Press button, select "SET", and press button

The reset start date (today's date) will flash.

If you want to stop changing, select "BACK", and press button.

4 Then press button

The start date will be changed and the power will be cut off.
If multiple measurements are made on the start date, the last measurement
results made on the day will be taken as the measurement results of the start
date. The reference value will be displayed on the second day of setting.
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 Take a measurement directly without

Measuring Weight only taking the display unit from the holder.
It is unnecessary to set personal profile number.

■ Take a measurement on flat and hard ground

Note You cannot get correct measurement results on mat, carpet or

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other soft ground.

1 With the display unit inside the main unit,

Turn on the power
After the display of current date,it will

Before Measuring (various settings)

display "0.0kg","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,the weight may
not be correctly measured.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

2 Step onto the unit

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3 Check the measurement results

Indicator flashes twice to show that weight has been determined.

You can also take out the display unit to check measurement results.
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4 Press power switch to turn off the power.

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 Using the Memory Function
When measuring by using Personal Profile Number button, measurement results will be saved automatically.
You can view measurement results of today, 1 day ago, 7 days ago, 1 month ago, 2 months ago or 3 months ago.
When measuring with "Guest" mode, measurement results cannot be recorded.

1 Press power switch to turn on the power

2 Press "Personal Profile Number" button

3 Take a measurement
If you do not measure and only want to view the previous measurement results, start operation
from step 4.

4 Press button to view previous measurement results

■ Press button… Display example of the upper part

today 1 day ago

Weight of 1 day ago

7 days ago

1 month ago
Display example of the lower part

2 months ago

Whole body
3 months ago

Displaying in this way. Press button to display the

example for "whole body".

When all parts

are displayed,
the previous
measurement
results cannot
be displayed.

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 Using the Memory Function

5 Press button or
measurement results
button to check other

■ Press button… Display example of the upper part

Body fat

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Visceral fat level 1 day ago Weight 1 day ago percentage 1 day
ago

Resting metabolism 1 day ago Body fat percentage 1 day ago

BMI 1 day ago Body age 1 day ago

Displaying in this way.

Before Measuring (various settings)

■ Press button to view the previous measurement results before switching over.
( Step 4 on Page 23)

■ Press button… Display example of the lower part

All parts display

Arms of 1 day ago
Legs 1 day ago Whole body 1 day ago

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

Trunk 1 day ago Arms 1 day ago

Displaying in this way.

■ Press button to view the previous measurement results before switching over.
( Step 4 on Page 23)

6 After view of previous measurement results, turn off the power

■ Storage of measurement results
Care and Maintenance

Each No. can store measurement results of 97 days at most. After 97 days, the oldest measurement
results will be removed in sequence.
■ If you measure twice within 1 day,
Only results of one measurement can be stored every day. If you take measurements more than twice with the same
personal profile number within one day, results of the last measurement taken on the current day will be saved.
■ If you forgot to take measurement 1 day, 7 days, 1 month, 2 months or 3 months ago...
It will display the measurement results from the previous day. For example, if there are no measurement results from 1 day ago,
the measurement results from 2 days ago will be displayed. If there are no measurement results from 1 day and 2 days ago, the
measurement results from 3 days ago will be displayed. If there is no measurement results from 3 days ago, the measurement results
from 4 days ago will be displayed, and so on. Measurement results of 6 days ago can be dated back and displayed at most.
Similarly, if there are no measurement results from 7 days ago, the measurement results from 14 days ago will be dated back. If
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there is no measurement results from 1 month ago, measurement results from 37 days ago will be dated back at most. If there are
no measurement results from 2 months ago, the measurement results from 67 days ago will be dated back at most. If there are no
measurement results from 3 months ago, the measurement results from 97 days ago will be dated back at most.
Reference If there is no past measurement results, " " will be displayed.

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 Error Displays
■ Error Displays
Error Display Cause
Your palms or soles are not in firm
contact with the electrodes.
The posture for measurement is
wrong or the palms or soles are not
in firm contact with the electrodes.
The palms or soles are too dry.
Abnormal operation
You stepped on the unit before the
display indicated "0.0 kg".
You moved the main unit before the
display indicated "0.0 kg".
You moved your body during
measuring.
When measuring, body weight
measuring range is exceeded.
25
Correction
Press your palms or soles firmly to the electrodes, then
measure. ( Page 18~19)
Measure without moving the hands or soles.
( Page 18~19)
Moisten the palms or soles with a wet towel, and then
repeat measurement.
Insert the batteries again and repeat measurement.
Consult OMRON authorised dealer if problem persists.
Reconnect the power and step onto the main unit until
the display indicated "0.0 kg".
Reconnect the power and do not move the main unit
until the display indicates "0.0 kg".
Do not move your body during measuring.
Body weight of 135 kg or over is out of the measuring
range of this unit. You cannot use this unit.

■ Troubleshooting
Problem
"0.0 kg" is displayed even when
you step onto the unit, or the
weight value barely increases.
The value of body weight is
displayed abnormally high or low.
The value of body weight is
displayed high
Measurement results is
abnormally high or low
Measurement results achieved
each time is great different from
each other
" " is displayed for some
of the results.
Nothing is displayed when the
power is turned on.
Cause
You stepped onto the unit before
"0.0 kg" was displayed.
Display unit is taken out before
"0.0 kg" is displayed.
Measuring posture is incorrect
Is the unit placed on a carpet or
other soft flooring?
Is the floor surface is uneven?
The soles of your feet, or whole
body are cold, causing poor blood
circulation.
The electrodes are extremely
cold.
Palms and soles are too dry.
Refer to "Things to Take Note" of Appendix (
The set values or the body
composition values exceed the
measurement range
Batteries are not inserted.
The polarities of batteries are not
aligned correctly.
The batteries are worn out.
Cord connecting the main unit
and the display unit is damaged.
Error Displays
Correction
Foreword
Wait until "0.0 kg" is displayed before
stepping onto the unit.
Wait until "0.0 kg" is displayed before
taking out display unit.
Take a measurement with correct posture
Before Measuring (various settings)
( Page 18~19)
Place the unit on a hard and level
floor.
Warm yourself up, and then take a
measurement once you feel your
circulation is back to normal.
Place the unit in a warm room for
a few minutes, and then take a
measurement when the electrodes
no longer feel cold.
Slightly moisten your palms and
soles with a damp towel and try
Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
again.
Page 40)
Confirm whether the date of birth,
gender and height are set correctly
This unit cannot measure body
composition because of its
measurement range, even if the
setting are correct.
Please confirm the measurement
range
( Page 6)
Insert the batteries.
Care and Maintenance
( Page 9)
Insert the batteries in correct alignment.
( Page 9)
Replace all four batteries with new ones.
( Page 9)
Consult OMRON authorised dealer if
problem persists.
Appendix
To next page
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 Error Displays

■ Troubleshooting
Problem
After the set of personal data and
guest data, "0.0 kg" will not be
displayed
When weight measuring is
completed, body composition can
not be measured
No progress chart value
Measurement results of start date
or today are displayed as
" "
Unable to set the start date of the
progress chart
Cause
More than 2 kg of weight is
increased when setting personal
data and guest's data
No personal data or guest data is
set (no "Personal Profile Number"
or "G" appears on the display
unit)
"Personal Profile Number" button
or "Guest" button is pressed
incorrectly (no "Personal Profile
Number" or "G" appears on the
display unit)
It is the first measurement date
It is the reset start date
Under 9 years old
Out of measurement range
Use the "Guest" mode
Under 9 years old
Not immediately set right after
completion of the measurement
Correction
Please reconnect the power supply
For measurer with a personal number:
press "No." button to measure
For measurer as a guest: please
take out the display unit to set and
measure
( Page 16)
Please take a measurement after
setting personal data and guest data
( Page 12)
Please press "Personal Profile
Number" button or "Guest" button
before taking a measurement
( Page 17)
First date and reset start date cannot
be displayed
Starts to display from the second
day of the set start date
Unable to display the progress
charts of users under 9 years old
Unable to display progress chart out
of measurement range
Unable to use progress chart when
using the "Guest" mode
Users under 9 years old cannot set
the start date
Please set the start date
Immediately after completion of the
measurement

Cord cannot be wound Please pull out the cord and rewind.
Cord is tangled.
automatically （ Page 8）

There is no operation and the

Please refer to "Automatic switch-off of the power" （ Page 8）
power is turned off.

* If measuring cannot be performed normally after the above has been done. Please consult OMRON
authorized dealer.

* Although it is seldom seen, human physique difference might lead to incapability of measuring. In this case,
consult OMRON authorized dealer.

* If fault occurs or the unit is repaired, all personal data will be lost.

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Specifications
Product Body Composition Monitor HBF-701 (HBF-701-IN)
Display * Display of Minimum Body Weight 0 to 100 kg with an increment of 100 g
100 to 135 kg with an increment of 200 g
BMI 2.5 to 90.0 with an increment of 0.1

Foreword
Visceral Fat Level 0.5 to 30.0 levels with an increment of 0.5 level
Object age:
Visceral Fat Level Classification 0 (Normal) / + (High) / ++ (Very High) Over 18
years old
Body Age 18 to 80 with an increment of 1 year

~
Same Age Comparison Segmental subcutaneous fat percentage : 5 levels 80 years old
or less
Segmental skeletal muscle percentage : 5 levels
Resting Metabolism 385 to 3999 kcal with an increment of 1 kcal
Body Fat Percentage 5.0 to 50.0% with an increment of 0.1%

Before Measuring (various settings)

Body Fat Percentage Classification - (Low) / 0 (Normal) / + (High) / ++ (Very High)
Segmental Subcutaneous Fat Percentage Object age:
(Whole Body,Trunk,Legs,Arms) Over 10
5.0 to 60.0% with an increment of 0.1% years old
Segmental Skeletal Muscle Percentage

~
Whole Body • Arms 5.0 to 60.0% with an increment of 0.1% 80 years old
or less
Trunk 5.0 to 50.0% with an increment of 0.1%
Legs 5.0 to 70.0% with an increment of 0.1%
Progress Chart 4 levels
Memory Today / 1 day ago / 7 days ago / 1 month ago / 2 months ago / 3 months ago
Setting Items Date January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2030
Time 0:00 - 23:59 (24-hour display)

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

Set Personal Data (personal data of 4 persons can be set for the following items)
Date of Birth January 1, 1900 - December 31, 2030
Gender Male / Female
Height 100.0 to 199.5 cm with an increment of 0.5 cm
Age (when using GUEST mode) 10 to 99 years old with an increment of 1 year old
* When using GUEST mode, personal data should be set before each measurement.
Weight Measurement 0.0 kg to 40.0 kg: ±400 g
Accuracy 40.1 kg to 135.0 kg: ±1%
Power Supply 4 AA manganese batteries (R6)
[You can also use AA alkaline batteries (LR6)]
Battery Life Approximately 1 year (using AA manganese batteries at room temperature
of 23˚C when measurement is taken for 4 times per day)
Care and Maintenance

Operation Temperature
and Humidity
Storage Temperature /
Humidity / Air Pressure
Type of Protection
Against Electric Shock
Weight
External Dimensions
Accessories
+5 - +35˚C; 30 - 85% RH
-20 - +60˚C, 10 - 95% RH, 700 - 1060 hPa
Within well ventilated and dry room and no corrosive gas in surrounding air.
BF type for applied part. symbol:
Approximately 2.2 kg (including batteries)
Approximately 325 mm (L) × 300 mm (W) × 51 mm (H)
Batteries for trial use (4 AA manganese batteries),
Instruction Manual (with Omron product warranty)
Appendix

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

* For children under 9 years old: Only weight and BMI will be displayed.
For people over 81 years old: The body composition can be measured for reference only.

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 Progress Chart
Achieving progress chart
Judge changes starting from the setting of start date (start date of weight reduction).

■ Insights and application cases for progress chart

Physical conditions starting from the start
date will be displayed by 4 stages ("good" start date of
a
(2 stages), "no change" and "caution"). weight reduction
Judgment example on
Progress chart will judge the Set the start date the second day
subcutaneous fat percentage and skeletal Display the first date
muscle percentage of different parts.

It is able to maintain skeletal muscle good

percentage and intensive weight
reduction without rebounding.

This product makes judgment for

no change
weight reduction through changes in
subcutaneous fat percentage and skeletal caution
muscle percentage.
On the second day, show
When measuring body composition on the judgment stage
the first day, the judgment stage will not
Start
be displayed. Indication
example:
Indication
Note of all parts
• Progress chart shows the judgment Display the first date
results of fat reduction. If judgment Judgment stage of the current day of
results for users who want to put setting the start date will not be displayed
on weight are from "Good" to
"Caution", then please understand Indication
them as "Caution" to "Good". example: part
• When changing the date and date classification
of birth, please reset the start date. (whole body)
Or else you may not carry out
progress chart correctly.
Measurement results of the first day
"Reset the start date"
The first day was set as a
( Page 21)
Subcutaneous fat percentage start date
( Page 34)
Skeletal muscle percentage
( Page 36) What is start date ( Page 21)

29 Application guide
 Progress Chart

Foreword
after 1 month after 3 months

Judgment example Reset the start Judgment example on Judgment example

after 1 month date the second day after 3 months
Reset display

Before Measuring (various settings)

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results
Results after 1 month Reset to Results after 3 months
challenge again

Reset display
Arms: no change The judgment stage will not be Whole body, trunk, legs:
Whole body, trunk, legs: displayed on the set day of start good
caution date.
Care and Maintenance

Reset measurement results

Compared with the measurement results of the Compared with the measurement
start date, the subcutaneous fat percentage results of the start date, the
has increased, and the skeletal muscle subcutaneous fat percentage
Appendix

percentage has been reduced. The judgment has been reduced, and the
for the "whole body" is "caution". skeletal muscle percentage has
increased. The judgment for
Reset the start date ( Page 21) "whole body" is "good".

Application guide 30
 Body Weight and BMI

BMI - Know Your Ideal Weight

People are very concerned about their weight. But what is the basis for determining
obesity or emaciation ? You should know your ideal weight first. The key is BMI.

What is BMI?
Abbreviations of the initials "B · M · I" of Body Mass
Index (= physical index). It is an international standard
to determine obesity.
BMI can be obtained by means of very simple calculations.

BMI=Weight (kg) / Height (m) / Height (m)

Body composition monitor calculates BMI based on registered personal data "height" and
measured "weight"

Qmfbtf!dpogjsn!
uif!ebub!ifsf" The ideal weight is
the weight when BMI is 22

What is your BMI?

Weight Generally, the ideal BMI is 22, because people
maintaining this BMI value will seldom suffer
diseases due to obesity or emaciation and can be
Display example weight: 52.3kg longeval. The ideal weight, i.e., the weight when
BMI is 22, is calculated as follows:

Ideal Weight (kg) =

22 × Height (m) × Height (m)
BMI
Example: For a person tall 1.55 cm…
22×1.55×1.55 = 52.855 -> Approx. 52.9 kg
Display example BMI: 20.3 However, since BMI is calculated with height
and weight, determination on those athletes who
are more muscular and therefore have a higher
weight may not be accurate.

31 Application Guide
 Body Weight and BMI

Which somatotype do you belong?

■Body fat percentage
Male Female

Foreword
Very High
Very High
25% <
= 35% <
=
Invisible obesity*1 Obesity
Body Fat Percentage
High
20% 30%
High

~24.9% ~34.9%
Normal
Normal

10% 20%

Before Measuring (various settings)

~19.9% ~29.9%
Marasmus Normal Muscle obesity*2
Low
Low

<10% <20%

<Refer to the obesity judgment Under weight Normal Over weight Obese
values of Lohman (1986) and
Changling (1972).> BMI value

Over weight Obese

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

Under weight Normal

■BMI value < 18.5 18.5 ~ 24.9 25 ~ 29.9 30 <=

<Based on the obesity judgment standard of Japan Society of

Obesity (2000)>

*1 "Invisible obesity" type with lower BMI and higher fat

A type that body weight is lower than the standard and body fat percentage is higher. More fat,
but muscle, blood, bone and other ingredients account for less proportion. If it continues, it will
cause physical functional decline and damage your health. People of this type cannot be judged
Care and Maintenance

from the appearance, so it is hard to realize himself/herself. For a lack of sports or extreme weight
reduction activities such as repeated dieting, even when food intake is not much, heat is easily
turn into fat. So the balance of diet should be noted and exercise habit shall be formed in normal
times.
*2 "Muscle obesity" type with higher BMI and lower fat
Looks obese, but fat is in or under standard. This type of people are mainly engaged in regular
exercise or work with much exercise. There is no problem in current state. However, if they
stop exercising, but continue the original eating habits, the intake of calories is relatively high
compared to the amount of exercise. At the same time, the previously accumulated muscles are
Appendix

reduced; instead, fat is constantly increased. So, you could quickly become obese.
Eating habits shall be noted after the amount of exercise is reduced.

Application Guide 32
 Body Fat, V-FAT and S-FAT
Analyze fat
Depending on where fat is distributed in the body, it is classified as visceral fat
or subcutaneous fat. Studies have found that visceral fat has a lot to do with the
occurrence of lifestyle-related diseases.
Please analyze your body fat below.

What is body fat percentage? Percentage of body fat in body

weight.

Body fat percentage (%)=(body fat weight (kg)/body weight (kg))x100

The device uses BI method to estimate your body fat percentage. ( Page 39)

Qmfbtf!dpogjsn! Body fat percentage

uif!ebub!ifsf" classification criteria for Men
and women are different
Body fat percentage Mention body fat and a bad impression is always
given. However, in fact, body fat plays roles in
Classification energy storage and viscera protection, etc. Too
much body fat is naturally not good, but too little
Display example body fat percentage: 23.0% is not conducive to good health.
Classification: normal Because men and women have different body fat
distribution, so the classification criteria are different.

Visceral Body fat percentage classification

fat level Body fat percentage
Classification
Visceral fat index Male Female

determination 5.0 - 9.9% 5.0 - 19.9% Low

Display example visceral fat level: 3 10.0 - 19.9% 20.0 - 29.9% Normal
Classification: normal
20.0 - 24.9% 30.0 - 34.9% High

25.0% - 35.0% - Very High

Subcutaneous <Refer to the obesity classification values provided by Lohman (1986)

fat percentage and Nagamine (1972)>

Display example subcutaneous fat

percentage (whole body): 20.6%

33 Application Guide
 Fat and visceral fat index

What is visceral fat level?

The results obtained by dividing fat area surrounding the viscera on the CT scan image of
abdomen into 30 levels and calculated by the our unique calculation method.

What is subcutaneous fat percentage?

Percentage of subcutaneous

Foreword
fat weight in body weight.

Subcutaneous fat percentage (%)=(subcutaneous fat weight (kg)/body weight (kg))×100

* Subcutaneous fat percentage of different parts refer to the percentage of subcutaneous
fat weight in weight of all parts.

Before Measuring (various settings)

The more visceral fat there Visceral fat level classification

is, the higher the risk of Visceral fat level Classification

diseases caused by lifestyle
0.5~9.5 Normal
It was pointed out in the report of Obesity
10.0~14.5 High
Diagnostic Criteria Research Committee of the
Japan Society of Obesity, and learned from studies
on visceral fat area and quantity of complications 15.0~30.0 Very High
damaging health, if the visceral fat area value * This product cannot display visceral fat level of users
is over 100 cm2, quantity of complications

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

will significantly rise, and average quantity
of complications will be more than 1.5. If the
visceral fat area value is over 150 cm2, quantity of
complications will significantly rise, and average
quantity of complications will be more than 2.
* So-called complications refer to lifestyle-related diseases
caused by obesity (mainly Type 2 diabetes, abnormal fat
metabolism and hypertension, etc).
under 17 years old.
* There is condition of low body fat percentage and
high visceral fat level, and condition of high body fat
percentage and low visceral fat level.
* Visceral fat level is always a roughly number. For
medical diagnosis, please consult a doctor.

Visceral fat obesity and subcutaneous fat obesity

Visceral fat =fat surrounding internal organs Subcutaneous fat= fat below the skin
Care and Maintenance

Too much visceral fat is thought to be closely linked to increased
levels of fat in the bloodstream, which can lead to common
diseases such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes, which impairs
the ability of insulin to transfer energy from the bloodstream
and using it in cells. In order to prevent or improve conditions
of common diseases, it is important to try and reduce visceral
fat levels to an acceptable level. People with high visceral fat
levels tend to have large stomachs.
However, this is not always the case
and high visceral fat levels can lead
to metabolically obese. Metabolically
obese (visceral obesity with normal
weight) represents fat levels that
Subcutaneous fat not only accumulates around
the stomach but also around the upper arms,
hips and thighs, and can cause a distortion of the
body’s proportions. Although not directly linked to
increased risk of disease, it is thought to increase
pressure on the heart and other complications.
Subcutaneous fat is not displayed in this unit, but
is included in the body fat
percentage.
Appendix

are higher than average, even if a [Example of

person’s weight is at or below the [Example of visceral fat subcutaneous fat
standard for their height. obesity] (CT image of obesity] (CT image of
the abdomen) the abdomen)

Application Guide 34
 RM and Skeletal Muscle
Increase skeletal muscle through sports
Skeletal muscle is the muscle maintaining physical activity. Maintenance and increase
of skeletal muscle is closely related to resting metabolism. RM and muscle are
described below.

What is RM?
Regardless of your activity level, a minimum
level of caloric intake is required to sustain
the body’s everyday functions. Known as the
resting metabolism, this indicates how many calories you need to ingest in order to provide enough
energy for your body to function.

Qmfbtf!dpogjsn! Resting metabolism accounts

uif!ebub!ifsf" for 60%-70% of total energy
consumption of a day
The total energy consumption in 1 day is the sum
of the following 3 items.
RM (Refer to the figure below)
Resting The energy necessary to
metabolism sustain life
Display example RM: 1181 kcal Daily activity Energy consumed in daily activities such as
Metabolism commuting, work, homework and hobbies
Diet-induced Energy emitted in the form of heat
thermogenesis after eating
The ratio of these is 60%-70% for resting
Skeletal Muscle metabolism, 20%-30% for daily activity, and 10%
for diet induced thermogenesis. This means that
resting metabolism accounts for most of our daily
energy consumption.
Display example skeletal If our daily caloric intake exceeds the amount of
muscle (whole body): 28.7 % energy required for these activities, the additional
calories can be stored as fat.

Calories
Calories
Distribution of resting metabolism
Diet-induced thermogenesis
Others Skeletal Muscle
Daily activity Metabolism
Kidney
Food Heart Fat
Resting
Brain Liver
metabolism

Skeletal muscle accounts for about 30% of the resting metabolism.

35 Application guide
 BM and muscle

Muscle is divided into two types, muscle in internal organs, such as

What is skeletal muscle? the heart, and muscle attached to bones that is used to move the body.
Skeletal muscle can be increased through exercise and other activity.

What is skeletal muscle percentage? Percentage of skeletal muscle weight in body weight.

Skeletal muscle percentage (%)=(skeletal muscle weight (kg)/ body weight (kg))×100

Foreword
The device uses BI method to estimate your skeletal muscle percentage. ( Page 39)

How to deal with the problem Shape not-easily-obese

that resting metabolism reduces habitus by maintaining and

Before Measuring (various settings)

gradually with the increase of age?
Resting metabolism will be reduced year by
year after reaching a peak in the latter half of a
teenager. This is because that body functions
gradually decline as people get older. The
decrease in skeletal muscle weight is the main
reason.
Even if the body muscle does not make any
increasing skeletal muscle!
This product feature is the measurement of
skeletal muscle percentage.
Build energy consumable habitus (not-easily-
obese habits) by the means of increasing skeletal
muscle and improving resting metabolism.
Enhance muscle strength as well, to bring you a
high quality of life.

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

movement, it also consumes a certain amount
of energy in one day and emits heat. Heat plays
a part in "body temperature maintenance" of
resting metabolism. If muscle weight is reduced,
energy consumption within 1 day will be reduced.
On the condition of a decline in resting
metabolism, if one still keeps eating habits
as when they were young, a "midlife obesity"
consequence will be resulted.
To prevent this from happening, we need to know
Care and Maintenance

our resting metabolism and keep exercising to

maintain and increase skeletal muscle weight.
Appendix

Application guide 36
 Body age
Comprehensively assess your
physical conditions through body age
Body age is to indicate your body age from the resting metabolic aspect. "Body age"
is a standard for comprehensive evaluation of one's "body" conditions.

What is body age?

Body age is based on your resting
metabolism. Body age is calculated by
using your weight, body fat percentage
and skeletal muscle percentage to produce a guide to judge whether your body age is above or
below the average for your actual age. To know your body age is useful to improve your health
condition.

Qmfbtf!dpogjsn! Even if the heights and weights of

uif!ebub!ifsf" measurers are the same, differences
in body composition and RM will
also cause differences in body ages.
Body age The figures below shows some examples of body
age.
Body age is "30 years old": fat is consistent
with the standard value of the actual age.
Body age is "25 years old":lower in fat, and
Display example
higher in RM. Thus her body age is determined
Body age: 25 years old as "25 years old", which is younger than her
actual age.
Body age is "35 years old":higher in fat, and
lower in RM. Thus, her body age is determined
as "35 years old", which is older than her
actual age.

(For example) A
Weight (kg) 54.8 54.8 54.8
Actually 30 years old
Height of 158 cm, BMI 22.0 22.0 22.0
Weight of 54.8 kg
Body Fat Percentage (%) 31.5
22.6 15.8

Skeletal Muscle percentage (%) 30.4 34.5

25.0

Resting Metabolism (kcal) 1230 1264

1179

* This product is unable to display the

body age of children under 17 years old. Body Age 30 Body Age 25 Body Age 35

37 Application guide
Same age comparison
Understand body condition
through same age comparison

Foreword
Display more concerned subcutaneous fat percentage and skeletal muscle
percentage of different parts, and show the level through comparison with the
average values * of people in same age and same BMI.

■ About same age comparison

Before Measuring (various settings)

" " displays the level of physical conditions. Reckoning based
on body compositon
of people group with
Display example whole body same age and
same BMI

More
Left: same age comparison of
subcutaneous fat percentage in
different parts 15%
Right: same age comparison of
skeletal muscle in different parts

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

22.5%

Display example More

Average

Arms
Average 25%

Less
22.5%

Display example Trunk

Care and Maintenance

15%
Less

People
number rate
in different
calsses
Display example Legs

Average values are investigation results of our company.

Please do not judge your physical fitness level relying on this.
Appendix

* This product is unable to display the same age

comparison of children under 17 years old.

Application guide 38
 Feature and Measuring Principle of Body Composition Monitor
Feature of body composition monitor
Is the method of whole body measuring, which is not
subject to daily variation.
1 Water content in our body tends to accumulate in our leg during day. That's why we usually
feel dropsy at the feet at dusk or in the evening.
In the morning and dusk, body resistance distribution will change, as water proportion in upper
body and lower body changes.
KaradaScan measures whole body resistance by using electrode of both hands and both feet.
Therefore, it is less subject to variation of water content distribution in human body.
Basic data used to establish body composition formula,
Collect by using measuring method and measuring device
most suitable for various body compositions.
Body fat: weighing method in water (Submerge your head into water pool and exhaust
all air in your lung before measuring body weight. The method to calculate body fat in
accordance with body density is based on Archimedes principle. )
Resting metabolism:breath analyzing device (used to analyze air composition in breath). It
can be used to measure oxygen consumption of breath at quiet time to calculate resting
metabolism.)
V-Fat: X-ray CT (Computed Tomography) device (a medical device photographing images
of transverse section with X-ray without body injury) The area of visceral fat can be
calculated according to the transverse section of the position of the navel in abdomen.
Subcutaneous fat and skeletal muscle: DXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) method
(measuring body composition at different parts by quantifying bone quantity and body
composition of 2 kinds of X rays with different wave length without the need of resolving
body to calculate weight.)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging System) (large number of hydrogen atomic nucleus
contained in human body resonate with magnetic field and electric wave. Image hydrogen
atomic nucleus and nuclear magnetic resonance to calculate human body composition.)

Measuring principle of body composition monitor

Calculate body fat in accordance with resistance value.
KaradaScan measures body resistance by using weak currency flowing through both hands
and both feet (BI method*).
* BI method (Bioelectrical Impedance/ biological resistance method).
Tissues with more water content in human body tend to conduct electricity (such as muscle
and vein) easily. Fat tissue almost conducts no electricity. The body feature is used to calculate
rate of fat tissue and non-fat tissue.
Currency flowing through human body is very weak (50 kHz, 500μA), which is not stimulant
and is very safe to human body.
In order to obtain body fat and other data from resistance between both hands and both feet,
The five items, i.e., (1) resistance value, (2) height, (3) weight, (4) age and (5) gender are
required, which are obtained in accordance with basic human data collected by the company
independently.

39 Application Guide
Things to Take Note
Proper measuring place... flat and hard ground
You cannot get correct measurement results on mat, carpet or other soft ground.

Correct posture... arm and body are kept at 90°

90°

Foreword
In order to obtain resistance value necessary to calculate body fat, you
should basically keep your arm and body at 90º and straighten your
arms. In order to ensure stability of measurement results, please take a
correct posture when performing measuring.

Suitable period for measuring...

After getting up and 2 hours after taking food

Before Measuring (various settings)

Water content of the part where electric flows through and which is measured by
the product will affect body resistance.
Please refer to the following figure and perform measuring while water content in
body is steady.
Daily activity within 1 day

Recommended period

Recommended period

Recommended period

Recommended period
Shower, supper
Get up

Breakfast

Lunch

Sleep
Recommend
2 hours

2 hours

2 hours
Measurement
Time period

Measuring Methods and Measuring Results

After getting up Above 2 hours after taking food

Do not perform measuring in the following cases.

■ After strenuous exercise ■ After sauna or shower ■ After drinking much alcohol
■ After taking in much water or food (1~2 hours)
Care and Maintenance

Note The following people may not accurately measure their body fat and other index, as water
content in their body and body composition are greatly deviated from average value.
■ Children in growth stage ■ People of high age ■ Patients with fever due to cold
■ Pregnant women ■ Patients having osteoporosis ■ Patients having dropsy
■ Patients receiving hemodialysis ■ Professional sportsmen or body builders (or similar people)
* It is recommended that above stated people confirm "variation tendency" of their body fat and other index before
using the product.
Appendix

In case of any doubt about measurement results...（ Page 25 "Error Displays"）

Application Guide 40
 Q&A of Body Composition Monitor
■ What is correct weight reduction?
If you lose weight by going on a diet instead of taking exercise and neglect nutrition balance,
even if your weight is reduced, resting metabolism will decrease as muscle (skeletal muscle)
decreases and you are more likely to become fatter.

For example, in case of weight reduction by 10 kg, Internal change of

body is different.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7months
80
Weight (kg)

75

70

65

Extreme weight losing method similar to fast
Within lost 10 kg of body weight…
Variation of body fat…
Reduced fat: 3kg
Before weight losing 36.0%
After weight losing 36.9%
Reduced non-fat: 7kg
(muscle or bone) Non-fat (muscle or bone) is reduced
much. Although body weight is
reduced, body fat remains unchanged.
Healthy method for losing weight
Within losing 10 kg of body weight
Variation of body fat…
Before weight losing 36.0%
Reduced fat: 9kg
After weight losing 28.3%
Reduced non-fat: 1kg
(muscle or bone) Body fat is reduced into
standard range.

In order to avoid reversing,

You should build up non-fat physique by increasing skeletal
muscle and improving resting metabolism.
Extreme weight losing is most likely to reverse your body weight. When body
weight is reversed, visceral fat is more likely to accumulate in human body than
subcutaneous fat. Visceral fat is the major cause of life habit related disease. It is
body weight reversion that leads to visceral fat obesity.

■ Those who are concerned about their health...　

Pay attention to visceral fat level ( Page 34)

■ If you want to be a person not tending to be fat...　

You should lay emphasis on resting metabolism（ Page 35）

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 Foreword Before Measuring (various settings) Measuring Methods and Measuring Results Care and Maintenance Appendix

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