User manual

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BlueBP-05 is capable of wireless communication with the computer using Bluetooth
technology. For successful communication, you need a properly connected and installed
Bluetooth adapter.
ABPM-05, ABPM-04: communication with an optical interface cable
Steps to follow for the first connection:
- Locate a free 9-pin serial port (also called RS232) or USB port (often labelled
) on your computer.
- Take the optoelectronic interface unit with the optical cable out of package.
- Connect the interface unit to the port.
If you have a serial RS232 port on your computer, just plug in the serial
optoelectronic interface. If you have a USB port on your computer but you have a
serial optoelectronic interface, use a USB-to-serial converter. If you have a USB port
on your computer then connect the USB-type optoelectronic interface from
Meditech.
- Connect the recorder to the optical cable.
Connect the small optical plug at the free end of the optical cable into the socket on the the
device matching the red mark on the cable to the red mark on the recorder labels. Insert and
push it gently until it clicks in place. Simply pull to remove. Do not pull the cable itself,
always handle the plug.
A recorder so connected is ready for communication with the CardioVisions software.
The interface unit converts optical signals to electric ones and vice versa. The twin optical
cable transfers optical signals between the interface unit and the recorder. The cable is
flexible, but it is sensitive to overfolding and to cutting forces. If you fold the optical cable in
too small radius, or if a strong cutting force (e.g. by the edge of a drawer) is applied to it, the
optical cable may become optically distorted, which might result in communication errors.
In the CardioVisions software, click the Tools menu, then the Options command, and in
the appearing Options dialog, select Communication on the left. On the right panel, select
the required recorder type, then select the Meditech USB or the Serial port option as
appropriate for the interface unit you have connected to the computer. To check
communication, connect the recorder (with batteries in it and switched on) to the recorder-
end of the optical cable, select the required port or enable the Auto search com port
checkbox, and click the Test button.
BlueBP-05: wireless Bluetooth communication
BlueBP-05 is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor with wireless communication. Most up-
to-date computers today come with in-built Bluetooth capability, or are easily extendible
using a small USB Bluetooth dongle. Bluetooth functionality works seamlessly in Windows
XP Service Pack 2 or newer releases, but it can be usually added to older Windows versions
as well. Windows XP Help, as well as the documentation of Bluetooth dongles, contain
detailed information how wireless devices can be used, and this is described in detail in
CardioVisions Help as well. However, if you use the above mentioned devices, you may need
the following information during the first startup procedure after the installation of
CardioVisions.