Notes on Safety
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• Do not use batteries of a type other than that specified in this manual.
• Do not apply over clothing or touch the electrodes with your left hand.
• Do not take measurements when there are drops of water on your skin, such as
from sweat or after bathing.
• Do not take measurements where the unit will be exposed to strong
electromagnetic forces.
Caution!
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in
minor or moderate injury, or physical damage.
• Do not expose the unit to static electricity. Always disperse any static electricity
from your body before handling the unit.
• Do not take measurements in a moving vehicle.
• Do not use a cellular phone near the unit.
• Do not disassemble, repair, or modify the unit.
• Do not insert batteries with their polarities reversed.
• The chest electrode will be impeded by excessive body hair, regularly remove
hair at the electrode contact point. Omron does not recommend the use of
contact gel.
General
• Avoid extremes in temperature and humidity. Do not use this unit in locations
subject to high or low temperatures or humidity.
Use at a temperature within 10 to 40 °C and between 30 and 85% RH.
• Do not sterilise this unit in an autoclave or gas steriliser (EOG, formaldehyde,
high density ozone etc.)
• Do not wash this unit with water.
• Do not store the unit in the following ambient conditions:
- Locations exposed to direct sunlight.
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