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Adopt the correct posture
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Before every measurement, relax for about five minutes.
Otherwise deviations can occur.
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You can take the measurement while sitting or lying.
Always make sure that the cuff is at heart level.
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To carry out a blood pressure measurement, make sure
you are sitting comfortably with your arms and back lean
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ing on something. Do not cross your legs. Place your feet
flat on the ground.
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To avoid falsifying the measurement, it is important to
remain still during the measurement and not to speak.
Selecting memory
Press the setting button SET. Select the desired user me
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mory (
...
) by pressing the -/+ function buttons.
You have 4 memories, each with 30 memory spaces to store
the measurements of 4 different people separately. Confirm
your selection with the START/STOP button or wait for
Performing the blood pressure measurement
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As described above, attach the cuff and adopt the pos-
ture in which you want to perform the measurement.
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Start the blood pressure monitor with the START/STOP
button . After the full-screen display, the most recently
stored measurement appears. If there is no measurement
in the memory, the unit displays the value “0”.
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he cuff automatically inflates. The cuff’s air pressure is
slowly released. If you already recognise a tendency for
high blood pressure, you should reinflate the cuff and
increase the cuff’s pressure again. As soon as a pulse is
found, the pulse symbol will be displayed.
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The systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse rate
measurements are displayed.
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You can cancel the measurement at any time by pressing
the START/STOP button
.
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_ appears if the measurement has not been performed
properly. Observe the chapter on error messages/trou
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bleshooting in these instructions for use and repeat the
measurement.
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The measurement is automatically stored.
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To switch off, press the START/STOP button
. If you
forget to switch off the device, the device switches itself
off automatically after approx. 1 minute.
