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IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT DETECTOR
An irregular heartbeat may cause or indicate cardio-
vascular disease. This monitor features advanced
technology to alert the user to the presence of an
irregular heartbeat for better health monitoring.
The appearance of this symbol, , signifies that
an irregular heartbeat was detected. This is only a
caution. Note that it is important that you be relaxed,
remain still and do not talk during measurements.
Note:
It is strongly recommended that you
consult your physician if the irregular
heartbeat symbol, , appears often
(five times or more in a row).
Note:
1. This monitor automatically turns off approximately
1
minute
after last operation. You may also press the
START/STOP button
to turn the unit off.
2. To interrupt the measurement, you may press the
START/STOP
(recommended),
“M”, User-Select
or
Date/Time Set buttons
. The cuff will deflate
immediately after a button is pressed.
RISK CATEGORY INDICATOR
The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and the National Institutes of Health
have
developed a blood pressure standard classifying
blood pressure ranges into 4 stages. This unit is
equipped with an innovative blood pressure classifi-
cation indicator, which visually indicates the assumed
risk level (normal, prehypertension, stage 1 hyperten-
sion, or stage 2 hypertension) of each reading.
Symbols are described below and classifications fol-
low the guidelines as described earlier in this manual
(page 5).
(No Symbol)
/
START
STOP
/
START
STOP
