English
M4-I
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Fitting the cuff
Wrap the cuff around your bare left arm so that the
green colored band (indicating the centre of the blad-
der) is positioned 1 – 2 cm above your elbow joint on
the inside of your arm (see picture).
Important! If you push up your sleeve, ensure it does
not constrict the blood flow in your arm.
Close the cuff with the fabric fastener. The green area
of the cuff must cover the brachial artery.
The standard-sized cuff is designed for an arm
circumference of 22 – 32 cm. To ensure accurate
readings on arms with a circumference greater than
32 cm a large cuff will be required.
(large cuff code: CL)
Lay your arm on a table or support (e.g. a cushion)
with the palm of your hand facing upwards so that the
cuff is approximately at heart level. In this way you
ensure that the blood pressure measurement ob-
tained is neither artificially high (measurement below
heart level) nor low (measurement above heart level).
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Inflating the cuff
The OMRON M4-I is a blood pressure monitor with
an intelligent system to detect your personal blood
pressure.
Using the intelligence of the “Fuzzy Logic” this
device determines automatically the correct level
of inflation pressure. Just push the START button
(
).
The cuff must only be inflated when fitted to
your arm!
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The measurement starts
When the target inflation value is reached, the air is auto-
matically released. The value in the display counts down-
wards.
As soon as the monitor detects your pulse the (
) sym-
bol begins to flash.
When the monitor no longer detects your pulse whilst the
cuff pressure is dropping, your systolic and diastolic blood
pressures (upper and lower values) will be displayed.
The deflation symbol (
) will now flash to indicate the
end of the measurement.
When all the air has been released the (
) symbol
appears on the display and your blood pressure and pulse
will be displayed on the screen for 5 minutes.
In some rare cases there are people where this measuring
method does not work due to physical structure. In such
cases OMRON recommends you to consult a doctor.
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Successive readings
Please leave an interval of at least 2 – 3 minutes should be
made in between two successive readings, otherwise the
blood flow of the arm could be constricted, which would
distort the results of the reading.
Switch off the device by pressing the ON/OFF (
) button.
The device switches off automatically after approximately 5
minutes.
In order to obtain meaningful readings, you should mea-
sure your blood pressure regularly at the same time of day,
ideally every morning and evening.
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How to use the memory function
This monitor has a memory capable of storing fourteen sets
of readings. Every time you complete the measurement, the
monitor automatically stores blood pressure and pulse rate
values.
Push the (
) button to recall stored readings while the
Heart Symbol (
) is displayed.
Once the memory holds fourteen sets of readings, the
oldest set will be deleted to store a new set.
To delete stored readings, press the (
)button and the
Start Button together, then all the readings will be deleted.
NOTE: You can not delete stored readings partially.
S T A R T
S T A R T
7
1 - 2 cm
Right hand measurement
