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DAILY USAGE
Replacing the ECG electrodes
1. Remove the leads from the electrodes on your chest.
2. Slowly peel back and roll the adhesive on the back of the electrodes away
from your chest.
For easiest removal, remove electrodes by applying warm water
while showering or blot with a damp cloth.
3. Dispose of the old electrodes.
4. Attach new electrodes to the lead wires.
5. Remove the adhesive backing from each of the electrodes, then attach
them to the your chest. Place new electrodes about one inch away from
the location where the electrodes you just removed were attached.
Electrodes are disposable.
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If leads are detached for 10 seconds, the monitor will display CHECK
ELECTRODES and send an alert (see Pg. 17 to turn off sound alerts).
Notification will repeat every 2 minutes until leads are reattached.
Change the
ECG electrodes
every three days OR when they no longer adhere to the skin.
