Digital Wrist Blood
Pressure Monitor
SC 6400
- Instructions for use -
Introduction
Thank you for deciding for the blood
pressure monitor SC 6400 from SCALA
Electronic GmbH. To be able to utilise all
advantages of the blood pressure monitor
to the fullest, you should carefully read
these instructions before using the
monitor. Keep the instruction leaflet in a
safe place.
Safety instructions
The blood pressure monitor SC 6400
enables you to monitor your blood
pressure regularly. However, you should
never change the treatment which your
doctor has prescribed
Self-measurement means monitoring,
it does not imply diagnosis or
treatment.
Discuss unusual values with your doctor.
Do not change the medication
prescribed by your doctor.
The heart rate is not a useful indicator of
the frequency of a cardiac pace maker.
Patients with cardiac arrhythmia should
use the blood pressure monitor only after
consulting a doctor.
Features of the SC 6400
The blood pressure monitor has fuzzy
logic to identify the pumping pressure.
If the pumping pressure set in the
factory is not sufficient, the device
identifies this and continues pumping.
The device has 85 memory locations.
The date and time are displayed and
stored together with every blood
pressure value.
If the battery icon is displayed, the
batteries are discharged and the device
cannot be used until new batteries are
inserted.
WHO-Interpretation of blood pressure
readings with colored band
(See
description at page 7).
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The handcuff is suitable for wrists from
135 to 195 mm circumference.
Preparing the monitor for
measurement / changing batteries
Insert the two supplied batteries in the
battery compartment at the side of the
blood pressure monitor as shown.
Use only alkali batteries (LR03).
If the batteries are depleted, the battery
icon is displayed in the top left corner
of the LC display. The battery needs
urgent replacement because you cannot
use the monitor with depleted batteries.
Device description
Setting the clock
After you have inserted the two batteries,
you should set the clock.
To set the clock, hold the TIME button
pressed for about 5 seconds. The year
blinks in the top right corner of the
display.
Set the year with the 0/I-START button.
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When the correct year is set, press the
TIME button again. Now the 1 blinks in
the top right corner of the LCD. It stands
for the month.
Set the month with the 0/I-START button.
Another press of the TIME button sets
another 1 blinking. It stands for the first
day in the month.
Set the day with the 0/I-START button.
Another press of the TIME button takes
you to the clock setting – the hours blink.
As earlier, set the clock with the 0/I-
START button.
Pressing the TIME button advances to
the minutes setting.
Set the minutes with the 0/I-START
button.
A final press of the TIME button
completes the setting of the date and
time.
How to obtain correct measuring
results
To obtain correct readings, measure the
blood pressure always
under
the
same
conditions, at rest, not
under the effect of
alcohol,
not
during
meals, not after heavy
physical
or
mental
stress. If possible, sit
down at a table for the
measurement.
Please note: The blood pressure monitor
must be at heart level during the
measurement, otherwise wrong readings
are obtained.
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The measuring method
Put the cuff around your left wrist making
sure that the device rests on the artery
and the top edge of the device is about 1
cm away from the wrist joint (Please see
the enclosed photo).
The cuff should be applied with moderate
tightness.
Pressing the 0/I-START button starts the
automatic measurement. The cuff inflates
to approx. 190 mmHg pressure.
The
automatic
deflation
starts
the
measurement. After about 3 seconds, a
heart icon starts blinking in the LC
display. If a Korotkoff’s sound is detected
already at that time, it means a
systolic pressure of more than 150
mmHg. Then the monitor re-inflates (to
about 220 mmHg). At the end of the
measurement, the result is displayed in
the LCD and the cuff deflates.
Aborting a measurement
You can stop the measurement at any
time by pressing the 0/I-START button.
The BP monitor deflates the cuff instantly.
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