Seca 635 - Manual (Page 76)

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6. OPERATION
CAUTION!
Bodily injury
Perform a function check as described in the
section entitled "Function check" on page 93
before using the device each time.
6.1 Weighing
CAUTION!
Patients can be injured if they fall
People with restricted mobility may fall if they try
to step onto the scale.
– Support people with restricted mobility when
they step onto the scale.
ATTENTION!
Incorrect measurement as a result of incorrect
loading
If the scales are loaded on only one side or in
only one corner, weight will not be measured
correctly.
– Ask your patients to position themselves in
the centre of the scales.
Switching on the scale
 Press the Start key.
All the elements of the display are shown briefly,
then SECA appears in the display.
The scale is operational when 0.0 appears in the
display.
If the scale is operated with a power pack, the sym-
bol
appears in the display.
Weighing a patient 1. Ensure that the scale has no load.
2. Ask the patient to step onto the scale.
3. Ask the patient to keep still.
4. Read off the measurement result.