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• Avoid eating and drinking (alcohol, caffeine),
smoking and sport before measuring your blood pressu-
re, as these activities influence your blood pressure
values.
• Measurement must be carried out calmly and without
rushing. It is recommended to check your blood pressure
at least twice a day, once in the morning after getting up
and once in the evening after work.
• Allow an interval of at least two or three minutes bet-
ween two successive measurements, as otherwise a
congestion of blood within the arm may occur which can
distort the readings.
• Before measuring, stretch your back and sit up straight,
breathe normally 5-6 times, relax your shoulders and
arms and entire body.
• Lightly bend and find support for your elbow ( e.g. on the
table ).
• Do not move, talk or touch the device during measure-
ment.
• Stress influences your blood pressure. Relax before
measurement.
• To compare results measurements must always be
taken from the same arm.
• Do not place the cuff over thick clothes and do not roll up
your sleeve if it is too tight.
• Align the cuff with the height of your heart (breast
height). If necessary use a pillow or cushion.
• Coldness raises your blood pressure. Recommended is
measuring at room temperature ( ±20°C).
• Relax before measurement. If necessary go to the bath-
room before measurement.
• Do not measure directly after bathing.
• When measuring in a moving vehicle the measurement
can be influenced.
• If you wish to interrupt measurement prematurely, press
the (
) button. Inflation is stopped and the air is auto-
matically released from the cuff.
• If you wish to repeat the measurement, follow the same
procedure as before starting at step 4 (Inflating the cuff).
• If an error has occurred during measurement
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displayed. Please refer to the next chapter.
• The monitor should be switched off after measurement
to avoid running down the batteries unnecessarily. If you
forget to do so, the monitor switches itself off automati-
cally after 5 minutes.
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