6.5. Measurement Procedure
After the cuff has been appropriately positioned and
connected to the monitor, the measurement can begin:
Press the «
ON/OFF
» button. The built-in pump begins to
1.
inflate the cuff. In the display, the increasing cuff pressure
is continually displayed.
After a suitable inflation pressure has been reached, the
2.
pump stops and the pressure gradually falls, with cuff
pressures being displayed. If that inflation pressure is not
sufficient, the monitor automatically re-starts.
When the instrument detects a pulse, the heart symbol in the
3.
display starts to flash and a beep is heard for every heartbeat.
When the measurement has concluded, a long beep tone sounds. The
4.
systolic, and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rate now appear in the
display.
The appearance of this symbol signifies that an irregular
5.
heartbeat was detected. This indicator is only a caution. It
is important that you be relaxed, remain still and do not talk
during measurements.
NOTE:
We recommend contacting your physician if you see
this indicator frequently. See Section 8 (page 23) for more
information.
The measurement readings remain on the display until you switch off the
6.
instrument. If no button is pressed for a period of 1 minute the instrument
switches itself off in order to preserve the batteries.
When the unit is set to the MAM setting, 3 separate measurements
7.
will take place in succession after which your result is calculated and
displayed as a single, averaged measurement. There is a 15 second
resting time in-between each measurement. A countdown indicates the
remaining time and a beep will sound 5 seconds before the 2nd and
3rd readings will begin.
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