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ADJUSTING THE PERCENT BODY FAT READING
The FUTREX-5000A/WL has been carefully calibrated to provide body fat estimates. The calibration is traceable to the
generally accepted hydrostatic procedure.
However, some users may desire to have the FUTREX-5000A/WL reading traceable to their own laboratory. For those
users the following adjustment procedures are provided for each calibration set (i.e. adult, adult without exercise level term,
adolescent, preadolescent):
1 Turn unit on.
1) During countdown press CLEAR, SELECT PROGRAM, RISKS.
2) The digital display will read "A1". To change to a specific calibration set:
Adult Calibration (older than 17 years) -- press ENTER.
Adolescent Calibration (13 - 17 years) -- press 3, then ENTER.
Preadolescent (5 - 12 years) -- press 4, then ENTER.
3) The digital display will show the value of the optical standard.
4) If no change to the calibration is desired - press CLEAR.
5) If you wish to change the calibration:
Press SELECT PROGRAM, then press RISKS. The display will show "0.0" (if no calibration adjustment has been
made) or the previously entered adjustment value.
6) To adjust the calibration:
Press the numbered key to enter the amount of adjustment. For example, if you want to decrease the
instrument's readings by 1.0% - press 1, press 0, then the minus sign, and then ENTER. All future body fat
readings will now read 1.0% lower.
8) Once the correct offset has been entered into the unit, press ENTER. The adjusted optical standard value will be