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4. Taking a blood pressure measurement
1. Press the ON/OFF button
1
to start the measurement.
2. The cuff will now pump up automatically. Support your arm in a
relaxed position with the device at the same height as your heart.
Relax, do not move and do not tense your arm muscles until the
measurement result is displayed. Breathe normally and do not
talk.
Support your arm in a relaxed position and ensure that the
device
is at the same height as your heart.
3. The cuff fit check
AR
on the display indicates that the cuff is
perfectly placed. If the icon
AR
-A appears, the cuff is fitted subop
-
timally, but it is still ok to measure.
4. When the correct pressure is reached, the pumping stops and the
pressure falls gradually. If the required pressure was not reached,
the device will automatically pump some more air into the cuff.
5. During the measurement, the pulse indicator
AO
flashes in the
display.
6. The result, comprising the systolic
AL
and the diastolic
AM
blood
pressure and the pulse rate
AN
are displayed. Note also the expla
-
nations on further display symbols in this booklet.
7. When the device has finished measuring, remove the cuff.
8. Switch off the device. (The monitor does switch off automatically
after approx. 1 min.).
You can stop the measurement at any time by pressing the
ON/OFF button (e.g. if you feel uneasy or an unpleasant pres
-
sure sensation).
How not to store a reading
As soon as the reading is displayed press and hold the ON/OFF
button
1
until
«M»
AP
is flashing. Confirm to delete the reading by
pressing the time button
4
.
«CL»
is displayed when the reading is deleted from the
memory successfully.
How do I evaluate my blood pressure
The triangle on the left-hand edge of the display
AT
points at the
range within which the measured blood pressure value lies. The
value is either within the optimum (white), elevated (hatched gray) or
high (black) range. The classification corresponds to the following
ranges defined by international guidelines (ESH, AHA, JSH). Data in
mmHg.
Table for classifying blood pressure values in adults in accordance
with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2003. Data in mmHg.
Range
Systolic Diastolic Recommendation
1 blood pressure
too high
≥135
≥85
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