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3. Using the Device for the first Time
inserting the batteries
After you have unpacked your device, first insert the batteries.
The battery compartment
5
is on the bottom of the device.
Insert the batteries (4 x size AAA 1,5 V), thereby observing
the indicated polarity. Switch the Lock Switch
14
to «unlock»
position.
setting the date and time
Your
aponorm
®
Professionell upper arm blood pressure monitor
is equipped with a radio clock, which is controlled by the DCF77
signal. This time and date are set automatically. If no DCF77 sig-
nal (this is the term for the time signal transmitter) is available,
the time is not adjusted automatically.
The display comes to receiving mode and device sets the time
automatically, after insert batteries.
If you do not wish to set the time or you want to take a
measurement immediately, exit the time setting mode by
pressing the Start/Stop button
1
.
Once the time signal is received, the radio clock icon
30
flashes
on the display every second until the reception of the DCF77
signal is complete.
While receiving the DCF77 signal, the radio clock icon
30
flashes
first with 1, then 2 and then 3 bars above it. When the icon
appears with 3 bars, the time has been set. First the date and
then the time are displayed at the top right of the display. Then
the time is displayed permanently together with the radio clock
icon
30
.
The automatic setting of date and time takes about 2-4
minutes. If no signal is received within 10 minutes, „-: - -“
appears on the display.
Now you need to improve the reception by choosing another
location or set the clock manually (for more information see
„manual setting“). After a change of location, batteries have to
be re-inserted or to reset radio clock to „ON” to restart the auto
setting again.
Manual setting
(if automatic setting does not work or is not desired):
The device must be in ON mode. If you do not press any
buttons for 1 minute during the time setting, the time setting
mode switches off and „ - : - - “ appears in the clock display.
1. Press down Time button several seconds until „bI OFF “
appears on the display.
2. Press Time button again, the radio clock indicator and
„ON“ appears in the display.
3. Press the M button to switch on („ON“) or switch off the
radio clock („OFF“).
4. Press ON/OFF button to confirm and return to standby mode,
or if the radio clock is switched off, you can press Time
button to confirm (continue with step 1).
1. The year number flashes in the display. You can set the year
by pressing either the «+»
13
or the «-»
12
button. To confirm
and then set the month, press the time button
10
.
2. Press the «+»
13
or the «-»
12
button to set the month. Press
the time button
10
to confirm and then set the day.
3. Follow the instructions above to set the day, hour and
minutes.
4. Once you have set the minutes and pressed the time button,
the date and time are set and the time is displayed.
5. If you want to change the date and time, press and hold the
time button down for approx. 3 seconds until the year
number starts to flash. Now you can enter the new values
as described above.
