15
ENG
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
PROBLEM
LIKELY CAUSE
METHOD OF CORRECTION
No indication on the
display.
Discharge of batteries.
Polarity of batteries is not
observed.
Battery terminals are
contaminated.
Power source not plugged in
an electrical outlet.
Replace all batteries for new
ones.
Install batteries correctly.
Clean the terminals with dry
cloth.
Plug the power source into an
electrical outlet.
Infl ation is stopped and
resumed.
Automatic re-infl ation
to obtain correct
measurements.
Perhaps you talk or move
your arm during the
measurement?
See MEASUREMENT
PROCEDURE
Calm down and repeat the
measurement.
Every time the blood
pressure is diff erent.
Measurements are too
low/high.
Check that the arm cuff is
level with your heart?
Check that the arm cuff is
applied correctly?
Perhaps your arm muscles are
tough?
Perhaps you talk or move
your arm during the
measurement.
Take the correct position for
measurement.
Take the correct position for
measurement.
Calm down, apply the arm
cuff correctly.
Keep silence and quiet
during measurement.
Impossibility to make
a large of number of
measurements.
Application of poor batteries. Use only alkali batteries of
well-known manufacturers.
Measurements of the
pulse rate are too high/
low.
Perhaps you talk or move
your arm during the
measurement.
Perhaps you make
measurement directly after
physical load?
Keep silence and quiet
during measurement.
Repeat the measurement at
least in 5 min.
