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BF-625/626 Scale plus Body Fat Monitor
SETTING AND STORING DATA IN MEMORY
The body fat monitoring function can be operated only if data has been preprogrammed into the unit.
1. Turn on the Power
Press the Set button to turn on the unit (once programmed, tapping a Personal Key turns on the unit).
The unit will beep to confirm activation, the Personal Key numbers (1 or 2) will be displayed, and the
display will flash.
Note: If you don’t operate the unit for sixty seconds after the unit has been turned on, the unit will turn off
automatically.
2. Select a Personal Key
Press the Up/Down buttons to select a Personal Key. Once you reach the Personal Key number you
wish to use, press the Set button. The unit will beep once to confirm.
3. Set Age
The display defaults to Age 30 (range of user age is between 7–99). An arrow icon appears on the
lower left side to indicate Age setting. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through numbers. When you
reach your age, press the Set button. The unit will beep once to confirm.
4. Select Female or Male
Use the Up/Down buttons to select Female ( ) or Male ( ), arrows will point to the icons indicating
the gender. Then press the Set button. The unit will beep once to confirm.
BF-626 Select Athlete Mode
Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll through Female ( ) or Male ( ), Female Athlete or Male Athlete.
As you scroll, the Female icon appears first, the Male icon second, then the female icon appears with an
arrow that points to the athlete icon ( ) indicating Female Athlete followed by Male Athlete. When you
reach the user mode that best suits you, press the Set button. (See p.1 for Tanita’s definition of “athlete.”)
5. Specify the Height
The display defaults to 5' 7.0" (170 cm) (range of user is from 3' 4.0"–7' 3.0" or 100 cm–220 cm).
Use the Up/Down buttons to specify Height and then press the Set button. The unit will beep once
to confirm.
Note: Height is set in feet and inches if weight mode is set to lb or st-lb, or in centimeters if weight is set to kg.
Note: Height is set in increments of 0.5" (or 1 cm).
The unit will beep twice and the display will flash all data (Age, Female/Male, Height, etc.)
three times to confirm the programming. The power will then shut down automatically.
Note: If you make a mistake or want to turn the unit off before you have finished programming it, press
Personal Key 2 to force quit.