User's Manual

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BEFORE MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE
1. Apply the arm cuff following the instruction in “TO APPLY ARM CUFF”.
2. Rest at least for 5 minutes before each measurement. Otherwise there may be
erroneous results.
3. Sit down in a comfortable position, which your legs should be uncrossed, feet
should be feet on the floor and your back should be supported by a chair. At the
same time your arm should be supported on a flat surface which the cuff is on a
level with your heart.
4. Relax your arm and turn your palm upward.
5. Relax, keep still and do not talk during the measurement in order not to distort
the result.
NOTE:
• This instrument is intended for use by adult only. Do not use this device on or by
children, toddlers and infants.
• For reliable monitoring and reference of blood pressure, it is recommended to do
the measurement daily at the same time.
• In order to obtain a resting condition blood pressure, do not eat, drink alcohol and
caffeinated beverages, smoke, exercise or bath for at least 30 minutes before taking
a measurement since your blood pressure varies from time to time depending on what
you have eaten, drunk and what you have done.
• To minimize measurement variations due to physical activity, relax for five to ten
minutes before taking a measurement. If you are excited by emotional stress or
muscular movement, the measurement result given out may be inaccurate. Stress
raises blood pressure.
• You should not be physically tired or exhausted while taking measurement.
• Perform measurements in a quiet and relaxed environment at room temperature.
• Remain relax, still and do not speak during measurement since the accuracy of any blood pressure
measurement with this device can be affected by those multitude of causes.
• Always wait at least 5 minutes between measurements to allow the blood circulation in your arm to return to
normal. You may need to increase the waiting time depending on your individual physiological characteristic.
• Should the device detect an abnormal condition, it stops the measurement and will display an error code. See
“TROUBLESHOOTING” for more details.
• This device bases its measurements on your heartbeat. If you have a very weak or an irregular heartbeat, the
device may have difficulty in determining your blood pressure. (An irregular heartbeat is defined as a heartbeat
that varies by 25% from the average of all heartbeats during measurement.)