Braun VitalScan BP1700, Manual

Page: 4 / 39

4 5
Product description
A Display
B Memory button («memo»)
C Time/date button
D Start/stop button (I/O)
E Battery compartment
F Battery compartment cover
G Cuff
Inserting batteries
• Use alkaline batteries, type LR 03 (AAA) as supplied
with this product.
• Remove the battery compartment cover (F) and
insert two batteries with correct polarity (see symbol
in the battery compartment (E)).
• New batteries will provide approximately 200
measurements.
• Only discard empty batteries. They should not
be disposed of in the household waste, but at
appropriate collection sites or at your retailer.
Key rules for accurate blood pressure measurement
• Always take readings at the same time of day, ideally in the morning, under the
same conditions.
• Do not measure within 30 minutes after smoking, coffee or tea consumption.
• Take off wrist watch and jewelry before fitting the monitor on the measuring
arm.
• Wait approximately 3 minutes before repeating a measurement.
Taking a measurement
1. While taking a measurement, sit down, relax, keep still, especially the hand of
the measuring arm, do not move or speak.
2. Fasten the monitor on the palm side of your wrist, roughly 2 cm below the palm
line.
Make sure that the cuff (G) fits tightly.
3. Press the red I/O button (D).
4. Hold the monitor at heart level.
The measurement starts automatically. While measurement is in progress, do
not move or speak.
5. At the end of the measurement, a beep sounds and the reading is displayed:
Upper (systolic) value
Lower (diastolic) value
Pulse
6. Press the start/stop button to turn the product off. Otherwise the product will
turn off automatically after 2 minutes.
If at any time, you want to stop the measurement, press the red I/O button.
2x AAA (LR03)
2 cm
2. 3.
1.
5.
4.
6.