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DHD-3 Digital Hand Dynamometer – Operation
Testing Mode
Prior to testing, create a file and record the subject’s name, gender, age,
dominant hand (right hand or left hand), and allow space to later record the test
results for each hand.
1. Press
the
PWR
button to turn on the device in
Testing Mode
.
2. Press
the
SET
button to select the unit of measure as
lb
or
kg
.
3. Press
the
ZERO
button to calibrate the device to
0.0
.
4. Press
the
HAND
button to select the hand to be tested.
5. Instruct the patient to grip the DHD-3 according to proper testing protocol
and to switch hands after each test.
6. Press
the
SAVE
button to save test results by
Test Number
for the selected hand.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for additional testing and saving up to 20 test results per hand.
Note:
Accuracy of the maximum grip force measured is not affected if the beginning
reading is not exactly
0.0
. See
Calibration
on Page 21 for more information.
