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Blood pressure value
category
Systole
(in mmHg)
Diastole
(in mmHg)
Action
High normal
130 – 139 85 – 89
regular monitoring
by doctor
Normal
120 – 129 80 – 84
self-monitoring
Optimal
< 120
< 80
self-monitoring
Source: WHO, 1999 (World Health Organization)
6. Saving, retrieving and deleting results
• The results of each successful measurement are stored together
with date and time. With more than 60 items of measured data,
the earliest items of data measured are lost.
• To recall measurements, press the memory button
M
. The device
first shows the number of used memory spaces and then changes
automatically to the average of all stored measurements .
• By pressing the memory button
M
again, the most recent individ-
ual measurements are displayed with the date, time and graphic
WHO classification, while the blood pressure values and the pulse
are displayed in turn.
• In the display of the individual measured values, you have the
option of clearing the memory by pressing the memory button
M
for 3 seconds. All values are deleted after 3 short beeps.
7. Error messages/troubleshooting
In case of faults, the _ message appears in the display.
Error messages may appear if:
• systolic or diastolic pressure could not be measured (
or
appears on the display)
• systolic or diastolic pressure was outside the measurement range
( or
Lo
appears on the display)
• the cuff is fastened too tightly or loosely (
Er3
or
Er4
appears on
the display)
• the pump pressure is higher than 300 mmHg (
Er5
appears on the
display)
• pumping up takes longer than 160 seconds (
Er6
appears on the
display)
• there is a system or device error (
ErA
,
, Er7
or
Er8
appears
on the display)
• the batteries are almost empty
.
In the above cases, you must repeat the measurement.
Reinsert the batteries if necessary, or else replace them.
Technical alarm – description
Should the recorded blood pressure (systolic or diastolic) lie out-
side the limits specified in the section “Technical specifications”, the
technical alarm will appear on the display indicating either “ ” or