HoMedics HEALTH PLUS BPS-FD1 Manual page 7

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2. Plug the cuff tube into the left side of the unit.
Insert plug here
3. Open the arm cuff so that your arm may be placed
through it.
4. Remove tight fitting clothing from around your upper
left arm. Wrap the cuff around your upper left arm as
shown below. The rubber tube should point in the
direction of your hand. The bottom edge of the cuff
should be 0.8"~1.2" (2~3 cm) above your elbow with
the tube positioned over the middle of your arm.
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5. Locate the main artery by pressing with two
fingers approximately 1" (2 cm) above the bend of
your elbow on the inside of your left arm. Identify
where the pulse can be felt the strongest. This is
your main artery.
6. Position the red area of the cuff on the inside of
your left arm with the artery symbol ( ) over the
main artery.
Main
Artery
7. To secure the cuff, pull the end toward you,
wrap it over the cuff, then press the hook and loop
closure together. Allow room for two fingers to fit
between the cuff and your arm.
Pull end toward you, then
wrap over cuff
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