APPENDIX
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Troubleshooting (continued)
Symptom
Possible cause
Systolic or diastolic blood pressure value
is high or low.
The position of the cuff is higher or lower than your
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heart when measuring.
Cuff is not wrapped correctly.
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You moved or talked during measurements. (See page
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13.)
Value is different from that measured by
the doctor.
Blood pressure varies in response to minute changes
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in your mental state, such as your reaction to a doctor’s
presence.
Sit quietly for 4 to 5 minutes and then take another
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measurement. (See page 22.)
Measurement values are different with
each measurement.
No display appears even when the OFF/
ON & START button is pressed.
Batteries are installed with the polarities wrong.(See
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page 10.)
Batteries are exhausted. (See page 10.)
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The
indicator flashes when
readings are being taken.
There was a significant fluctuation in pulse when readings
were being taken. (See pages 15–16.)
The
indicator flashes when
readings are being taken.
Your arm or body moved or the buttons are pressed
during the measurement. (See page 15.)
The
flashes even though I did not
move my arm or body.
In some cases this will be displayed when you have tensed
the muscles in your hand. Relax the muscles in your hand
and take the reading again. (See page 15.)
Instrument is broken.
Take it to the store where it was purchased for testing and
repairs.
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