Setup your smart scale is easy and straightforward. It takes just minutes to get your data after you receive your new scale. Please follow the steps here:

(1) Power up your scale

Push the active button. IMMEDIATELY place your scale on a flat hard surface. Make sure your scale displays 0.0. The scale is ready for use.

(2) Download “arboleaf” app and create an account

From Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android), search for “arboleaf” mobile app, download and install to your smartphone. Open the arboleaf app, sign up with your email.

Answer Yes/Allow/OK when a few questions are prompted. Your account will need your gender, birth date, and your height. Fill in the information correctly. You may skip steps for Apple Health (iOS app), Google Fit (Android app), or Fitbit setup. You can set up these items later.

(3) Setup Bluetooth connection

Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your phone. For iPhone users, make sure the arboleaf app’s Bluetooth is on. For Android phone users, make sure Location Service is enabled.

Your arboleaf app is on the “Measurements” screen.

Apply pressure to turn on your scale. When you see the Bluetooth icon display on the scale, pairing is done.

(4) Take measurements with Bluetooth connections

Open your arboleaf app on the “Measurements” screen.

Turn on the scale (Step on/off). You should see Bluetooth icon on the scale. Wait for the scale back to 0.

Step on the scale barefoot until your measurement is done.

Scale CS20A work with Android and iOS devices with Bluetooth v4.0 and above, Android phones with Android v4.3 and above, and iPhones or iPads with iOS v8.0 and above.

Please download arboleaf mobile app from Google Play or Apple App Store.

Your scale supports unlimited number of users. It is perfect for your entire family use. It is very useful for situations like Yoga classes, weight loss clubs, etc.

Three types of users are supported:

(1) Individual scale users. Each person downloads arboleaf app to one’s own smartphone, creates a separate individual account. The user’s measurement data syncs with the user’s own app. Each person is independent and keeps measurement data private. This is the most common practice for multiple people to use one scale. Share the scale but not the data. To make sure to keep your measurement private, you need to open your app each time when you use the scale, so your measurements will be synced to your app immediately.

(2) A scale user is under an account owner. The user does not have an independent account. This user’s measurements sync to the account owner’s app. The account owner has measurement data of all users. Some examples of this type of users are children under their parents, or a group of people under their coach. It is ideal for parents to track their children’s weights or fitness coaches to track their clients’ progresses.

To add such a user, please do following.

Tap on “Account” icon on the top, then tap on “Add user”

You need to fill in this new user’s name and personal info. Tap on “Confirm” when complete.

(3) The 3rd type is called “Friends”. Each friend has an individual account, syncs data to one’s own account. One user can “Add Friends”, then a friend request will be sent out. After the friend request is accepted, the two users become “Friends”. Between the two friends, they can view each other’s measurement history but not other’s personal information in the profile. It is great for weight loss buddies to hold each other accountable and encourage each other.

To add such a Friend, go to “Me” > “Friend” > “Add Friend”.

Input your friend’s Email then we will send an invitation to him/her. After adding a friend, you can view the measurement data of your friend.

Follow the steps below to modify your gender, age, or height:

Tap on the “Me” icon (the bottom right corner of the App main screen), then tap your profile image or tap on the “>” icon on the right.

On the user Profile screen, edit your gender, name, age (birth date), and height.

On this profile screen, you can change your name too. It will be used for display. Also, on this page you can set to Athlete mode or update your password.

Tap on the “Confirm” button to save your changes.

The Athlete mode is designed for people who are muscular. The algorithm for athlete mode is different from regular mode because the characteristics of the body mass for athletes are different. One person can only fit one mode.

If you are an athlete or a muscular person, you need to select the Athlete mode in your profile. To change to the “Athlete Mode”, please go to “My Account”, tap on your name on the top, and switch on the “Athlete mode”, then tap on the “Confirm” button at the bottom to confirm your change.

Switch between weight units in your app: “Me” > “Settings” > “Change Unit”. After choosing the unit you want, reconnect the app to the scale by stepping on the scale. The latest weight unit configuration will be updated.

Three weight unit systems are supported:

Pound (lb)

Kilogram (kg)

Stone (st)

Select “Weight Unit” under “Settings”:

Select one weight unit:

Reconnect the app to your scale by stepping on the scale. The latest weight unit configuration will be updated.

You can easily view your history with the app, and you can delete data if you want to. All the measurement data are yours; you have full control of your own data.

(1) Tap on the “Trends” icon (bottom center of the main screen), you will be able to access your measurement history. You can configure your charts by week, month, or by year. You can also choose to show data by AM, PM or All Day. This is a useful feature to eliminate the impact of your body weight fluctuation.

(2) Tap on the “Calendar” icon (upper right corner, a clock alike icon), or click anywhere on the chart to view details, a calendar will appear, with measurement data shown under the calendar.

Follow the steps below to compare data measured from different times:

(1) Open your arboleaf app, tap the weight value you got last time, and go to the detail screen, tap the icon at bottom left. Date record will show.

(2) Tap on the 2 data record you’d like to compare.

(3) Once selected, tap on “Comparison.”

(4) Repeat (2) & (3), to select another set of measurement data for comparisons.

(5) You can compare more sets of measurement data, simply repeat (2) & (3) to add more data sets.

Scale CS20A use the Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis or Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA) Method to assess body compositions. Measuring body fat in relation to lean body mass, it is an integral part of a health and nutrition evaluations.

This non-invasive test simply involves your feet touching four electrodes on the scale. A low level, imperceptible electrical current is sent through the body. The flow of the current is affected by the amount of water in the body. The device measures how this signal is impeded through different types of tissue. Tissues that contain large amounts of fluid and electrolytes, such as blood, have high conductivity, but fat and bone slow the signal down. As BIA determines the resistance to flow of the current as it passes through the body, it provides estimates of body water from which body fat is calculated using selected algorithms.

It is why the measurements need to be done barefoot, with user’s both feet on the scale touching the metal pads.

In general, to properly use the Scale CS20A is easy and straightforward. You just do it naturally, like using a traditional digital bathroom scale. The following provides some general guidelines. To those who need to read warnings or special attentions about the scale, please check below:

WARNINGS AND SPECIAL ATTENTIONS

WARNING

• Do not use if you have a pacemaker or any other internal medical devices in your body.
• Do not use if you are pregnant.
• Do not use on slippery floors.
• Do not use when your body is wet.

CAUTION

• Your body measurements may not be accurate after heavy physical activity.
• This smart scale model is not intended for use by infants or toddlers; some body composition measurements are not for children under 18.
• Scale CS20A should not be used for treating or diagnosing any medical conditions. Always consult your physician or health professional to determine what is suited for you.

WARNING

Professional Bodybuilders: This product is for typical consumers, thus may not suit for you. Bodybuilders incur special body muscle and fat percentages, results from this scale may not match measurements from specialized instruments or medical equipment. We recommend you pay attention to long-term changes in the data, rather than measurement values themselves.

Pregnant Women: Your body compositions differ during your pregnancy. Other than the body weight, this scale is not designed to make accurate measurements for pregnant women.

Children: This scale is not designed for babies or toddlers under 4 years old. For children under the age of 18, not all the measurements are suitable. Children are growing faster than adults, and currently there is no widely adopted standard for categorizing measurements for children.

(1) Place the scale on a flat hard surface, such as tile or hardwood floors. Don’t place the scale on soft carpet.

(2) Make sure your gender, age and height info in the profile are correct.

(3) Choose right mode: Athlete or regular. People who are athletes or muscular, should choose Athlete mode.

(4) Calibrate the scale before measurements. Apply pressure to turn on the scale and wait “CAL” back to “0.0”. At this point, calibration is complete.

(5) Now you are ready to measure. Step on the scale barefoot, no socks or shoes. Make sure your both feet are on the electrode pads on either side. Stand still without movements during measurement. Your weight will flash twice, and “0” move back and forth. When your weight displays again, your measurement is done.

(6) In order for measurements comparable, take measurements at about same time and under similar conditions. Empty bladder before weighing. Do not measure when your body is wet.

The main components of the chemical structure of human body include fat tissues, water, protein, and inorganic tissues. A fat tissue is mainly comprised of fat and water, wherein water accounts for about 25% of total fat tissues. A muscle tissue is mainly comprised of protein and water, wherein water accounts for about 70% of total muscle tissues.

Scale CS20A measures contents of fat tissues, muscle tissues, water, bone, and other major tissues in human body. Due to various tissues containing certain proportions of water, the sum exceeds 100% when all the measured components are added up.

The arboleaf app can make seamless connections to the Fitbit app. Your weight and body composition data can be shared to your Fitbit account automatically. Follow the below steps. You need to have a Fitbit account first.

(1) Tap the “Settings” icon on the “Me” screen.

(2) Find and tap on “Fitbit.”

(3) To enable Fitbit.

(4) You will see the Fitbit app Log In page, login with your Fitbit account information.

(5) Please select “Allow All”, so data from arboleaf can be connect to your Fitbit account. Tap the “Allow” button once complete.

(6) Now back to the arboleaf app Settings, and Fitbit is enabled. You are ready to use.

(7) Your Fitbit configurations are done. You only need to do it once, during the initial setup process or afterwards. Once set up, after you measure with your Scale CS20A, the data will also be uploaded to Fitbit. You can log into your Fitbit app or Fitbit website to see your weight and Body Fat.

(8) You need to keep the “Fitbit” button enabled and have good network connectivity to ensure your measurements uploaded to Fitbit. The arboleaf will not upload data if the “Fitbit” button is disabled.

The arboleaf app can make seamless connections to the Apple Health app. Your weight and body composition data can be shared to your Apple Health account automatically. Follow the below steps.

(1) On your iPhone’s Settings or your iPad’s Settings find the “Health” app. Tap it to config its settings.

(2) On ALLOW HEALTH TO ACCESS screen, tap on “Data Access & Devices”.

(3) On Sources screen, tap on “arboleaf” app.

(4) Tap “Turn All Categories On” to enable all items, or if you like you can customize which items you want to share. The arboleaf app will synchronize the selected data with Apple Health every time you measure.

(5) When you use your Scale CS20A to measure, you can see the data from your Apple Health account. When you open your Apple health, tap “Show All Health Data” to see weight and other measurements.

The arboleaf app can make seamless connections to the Google Fit app. Your weight data can be shared to your Google Fit account automatically. Follow the below steps. You need to have a Google Fit account first.

(1) Tap on the “Settings” icon on the “Me” screen.

(2) Find and tap on “Google Fit.”

(3) Enable Google Fit.

(4) Use your Google account to login to Google Fit. If your phone has more Google accounts, you may need to choose one to be used for arboleaf to share weight data. Sign into your Google Fit. You may need to sign up if you don’t have Google Fit account yet.

(5) It should now go to your “Google Fit” app, indicating a successful connection is made.

(6) After you use your Scale CS20A, your weight data will be uploaded to Google Fit. You can log into your Google Fit app to view your weight.

Scale CS20A use the Bio-electric Impedance Analysis Method to measure body compositions. An algorithm is used to determine body fat percentage, body mass, etc. based upon the bio-electric impedance, and variables of height, weight, gender, and age group.

It is important to provide your correct information (gender, age, and height) in order for your measurements to reflect your actual status. Not knowing your profile, the scale can only measure your weight.

Your personal information will be kept private and will only be used for body composition measurements.

The arboleaf app does not need your location info, neither save nor use your location data in any way. This is required by Android. Location service must be turned on to use Bluetooth.

If your phone is Android version 6.0 or above, you will be prompted to allow the arboleaf app to access your phone’s location. Without this permission, the arboleaf app will not be able to make connection to your scale. Please tap the “ALLOW” button during the app setup. If you accidentally denied the access, you need to change it. You can do it from your phone’s settings.

Yes, your profile and your measurements are kept private.

At arboleaf we treat your privacy seriously. We deploy all efforts to protect the private nature of your personal information. Your personal information is only used as variables to determine body composition measurements.

Our servers are primarily located in the United States; our products and services may be provided using resources and servers located in various countries around the world. We use appropriate technical and organizational information security measures to protect your data.

For more details, please read the Privacy Policy published on arboleaf.com.

Yes, absolutely!

A few things need to do to keep everyone’s data private. First, each individual needs to download arboleaf app to one’s own phone and create one’s own account. Each person needs to have at least one measurement. Second, when weighing you need to open your arboleaf app on the first screen. Doing so your measurements will be directly sent to your account, therefore your results will not be saved in the scale to prevent the possibility being seen by others.

If you use a Scale CS20A but your arboleaf app is not updating your measurements, please follow the steps here:

(1) On your phone Settings, make sure:

Bluetooth is on.

On your phone’s app list,

the “arboleaf” app: Bluetooth is on if you use an iPhone, or Location service is enabled if you use an Android phone (non-iPhone).

(2) Push active button (next to the charging port). Immediately place it on a hard and flat floor. Make sure your scale display 0.

(3) Delete your arboleaf app (no impact on your data) on your phone, and re-download arboleaf app again. Login to your app, follow the prompt and answer “OK”, “Allow” or “Yes”.

(4) Open your arboleaf app on the first screen, and then turn on your scale (step on/off) the App will try to connect with the scale. Once finished, you can see “connected” on the App “Devices” column and Bluetooth icon on your scale.

(5) Establish your baseline measurement thru Bluetooth connection.

Open your arboleaf app on the “Measurements” screen.

Turn on the scale (step on/off). You should see Bluetooth icon on the scale. Wait for the scale back to 0.

Step on the scale barefoot until your measurement is done.

When your scale does not communicate with your phone, please do following:

(1) On your phone’s Settings:

Turn off Bluetooth then turn on Bluetooth again.

For iPhone users, make sure the arboleaf app’s Bluetooth is on.

For Android phone users, make sure Location Service is enabled.

(2) Push active button (next to the charging port). Immediately place it on a hard and flat floor. Make sure your scale display 0.

(3) Delete your arboleaf app and re-download the app again. Your profile and your measurements will be safe; you don’t lose your data by deleting the arboleaf app on your phone. Login to your app, and follow the prompt to answer “Yes”, “OK” or “Allow”.

(4) Take measurement.

Place your scale on a hard and flat floor. Avoid carpets and rugs.

Open your arboleaf app on the first screen.

Apply pressure to turn on scale and wait for it back to “0.0”. Your scale is connected to your phone automatically.

Step on the scale barefoot until your weight is stably displayed on the scale.

(5) If still no connection after above steps, please reboot your phone.

When your scale has a non-zero number, can’t get back to 0.0, your scale needs a power-on reset to get off this non-zero number. Please do following:

• Push active button (next to the charging port).
• Immediately place it on a hard and flat floor. Make sure your scale display 0.

There are several possible causes. Please make sure to eliminate following factors.

(1) Step on scale barefoot. Do not wear socks or shoes.

(2) Each foot needs to touch two metal pads; all four metal pads need to be touched.

(3) When weighing, do not get off the scale too quickly. Stand still until the measurement complete. First you see your weight will flash twice on your scale, then number “0” moves back and forth. When the “0” stops moving and your weight appears again, your measurements are done.

(4) Make sure the metal pads on the scale platform are clean. You can use damp cloth to clean.

(5) If you have dry feet or callus on your feet, it may affect the conductivity. You can use damp cloth to wipe your feet.

Your body weight and your body compositions do change. It is normal to see your measurements fluctuate. Even within the same day, you may see different results when measuring at different times. We suggest you measure around same time and under similar conditions (e.g., before dinner) to maintain measurements consistent and comparable.

In terms of body fat and other body compositions, different equipment may give your different readings. Better to focus on relative changes of the values measured by a same device over long term.

Here are common causes and solutions:

(1) Your scale was not placed on a flat and hard surface. Please place your scale on a flat and hard floor. Avoid carpets and rugs.

(2) The scale did not properly reset. It has a residual number. You need to perform another power-on reset. Push the active button(next to the charging port), IMMEDIATELY place the scale on a flat hard surface. Make sure the scale displays “0.0”, and then close the battery cover.

(3) The scale was not calibrated when weighing. For each measurement, after turn the scale on, you need to wait “CAL” back to “0.0” before you step to take your measurement.

(4) Getting off your scale too soon may lead to inaccurate readings. Please stay on the scale until your weight number is stable.

There are several possibilities when a scale LED display doesn’t work properly.

(1) LED no display: Check the batteries. Check if the batteries are installed properly or replace new batteries if necessary.

(2) LED displays “Lo”: “Lo” refers to Low Battery. Check if the batteries are installed properly or replace new batteries if necessary.

(3) LED displays “EEr” ”Err1””Err2”: “EEr” refers to Error. The scale sensor may be overloaded or even damaged. Don’t use the scale if your weight is over the range. This scale only works for less than 396 lbs (180 kg).

If the problem persists, contact Arboleaf Customer Support for help.