Welch Allyn PROPLUS 2101KGWA Health-o-Meter Professional Scales - User Manual - Manual (Page 8)

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SET UP / BATTERIES
Replacing / Inserting Batteries
Figure 3 - Batteries
1. Unplug the scale.
2. Remove the battery cover from the display assembly—refer to Figure 3 (A) above.
3. Disconnect battery holder cable connector from the scale-battery connector (B).
4. Carefully remove the battery holder (C) by sliding it out of the display assembly.
5. Replace the batteries with new ones. We recommend EVEREADY Energizer ® e2 TM batteries.
6. Carefully slide the battery holder (C) into the display assembly.
7. Plug the battery holder cable connector to the scale-battery connector (B).
8. Attach the battery cover to the display assembly and install the screw (A).
Warning
: If the scale will not be used for some time, remove batteries to avoid a safety hazard. Disposal of
batteries should be according to the national, regional or local regulations which apply to you for their disposal.
QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE:
This scale will always default to the settings and units last used when it is turned on.
WEIGHING A PATIENT
1. Make sure there is no object on the weighing platform.
2. Press the ON/OFF or I/O button to turn the scale on.
3. Wait until “0.0Kg” and “ZERO” on the left side of the display appear.
4. Ask the patient to step on the scale. The scale will calculate the patient’s weight but the display will not
show a weight until the stable weight of the person is determined. Depending on the movement of the
patient on the scale, it may take several seconds for the scale to lock onto the weight.
5. Once a weight has been displayed, while the patient is still on the scale, we recommend performing a
second weighing by pressing the REWEIGH button.
6. After the weight measurement has been taken and is recorded ask the patient to step off the scale.
7. Press the ON/OFF or I/O button to turn the scale off.
CALCULATING BMI
Body Mass Index is another name for Quetelet Index, a formula that is a convenient and reliable indicator
of obesity. NOTE: The scale will not calculate BMI for a patient that is 12 kg or less. If a height is not
entered for the patient within 30 seconds of pressing the BMI button, the scale will return to the normal
weighing mode.
1. Complete steps 1 to 4 above for “Weighing A Patient”.
2. After obtaining the patient’s weight on the scale, press the BMI (2) button while the scale is on.
3. The scale will prompt you to enter the patient’s height. Use the keypad to enter the height.
NOTE:
When weighing in kilograms, the height must be entered in 0.1 centimeter increments.