Radio Shack Life Wise User Manual

Thank you for purchasing your Talking Blood Pressure
Monitor from RadioShack. It features voice playback
during and after blood pressure measurement results,
as well as general instructions to help you prepare
for taking measurements. When your blood pressure
monitor has finished reading your measurement, it
will announce your blood pressure readings, pulse and
blood pressure classification.
NOTE: Actual product may vary from images found in
this document.
what's included
Talking Blood Pressure Monitor Plastic Case
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talking blood pressure monitor
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In response to the increasing desire for improved health, personal balance and overall well-being, we developed the LifeWise brand of personal and home
health products. This comprehensive suite of technologically advanced and easy-to-use products offers a variety of smart ideas designed to help keep you,
your family and your home happier, healthier and more at ease.
setting up your blood pressure monitor
Set the clock before using your blood pressure monitor, so that a time
stamp can be assigned to each record that is stored in the memory.
1. When the unit is off, press and hold SET for two
seconds to enter the setting mode.
2. Repeatedly press SET to enter the modes.
• 12/24-hour format
• hour, minute, and year format
1/
USER
• month/day or day/month
format
USER 2/
• month, date, and
measurement unit (kPa or mmHg)
3. In each mode, press user1/ or user2/
to change value setting.
4. Press SET to confirm the change and
switch to the next setting.
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5. When you are finished, press to exit the setup menu.
1. Choose the position from which you wish to measure sitting or
lying down.
2. Position your body so your wrist is parallel with your heart.
sitting with an armrest
• Place your elbow on a table, using an object as a
support under your forearm.
• Your wrist should be parallel with your heart,
palm facing up.
sitting without an armrest
•
Place your arm across your chest with your
wrist parallel to your heart. Hold your elbow
with the other hand.
lying down TALK/
VOLUME
• Position your wrist on a support, a
cushion, or your thigh so it is parallel
with your heart,
and with your palm facing up.
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3. Relax your hand and press to turn on your monitor. Press
the wrist cuff begins inflating.
• Once the pressure reaches 180 mmHg, your monitor will slowly
deflate until the measurement results show on the LCD.
4. To repeat the announcement, simply press TALK/VOLUME.
5. If you want to save the record to memory, press user1 or user2 and the
results are saved to User 1 or User 2's memory accordingly.
Position the wrist cuff to ensure that you receive an accurate reading.
1. Remove all accessories (i.e. watch, bracelet, etc.) from your left wrist.
Speaker
If your physician has diagnosed you with poor circulation in your left
Note
arm, use your right wrist.
2. Roll or push up your sleeve to expose

your skin.
3. Attach the cuff to your left wrist with
your palm facing up.
4. Position the edge of the cuff about 0.4
inches (1 cm) from the bottom of your
palm.
SET
5. Fasten the wrist cuff around your wrist, leaving no extra room between the cuff
and your skin. If the cuff is too loose, the measurement will not be accurate.
taking your measurement
The measurement is stored as the first (MEM 1) entry in the user record you
selected. The last entry (MEM 60) is dropped, and all the entries in between
move up 1 digit.
Notes
voice playback of blood pressure measurements
When your monitor has finished taking your measurement, your blood
pressure readings, pulse, and blood pressure classification are announced.
To repeat the announcement, press TALK/VOLUME. Press TALK/VOLUME
if you need to repeat the playback of any record saved previously.
volume control
You can adjust the volume level, when you are not in measure mode:
1. Press and hold TALK/VOLUME until volume level flashes on the
LCD.
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again and
2. Press TALK / VOLUME to adjust volume level to 0, 1, or 2.
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3. Press
Note
putting on your wrist cuff
This unit can intelligently adjust the cuff pressure and inflate to a
higher-pressure level (>180 mmHg and up to 280mmHg) when needed.
Your systolic and diastolic pressure readings flash on the LCD, followed
by MAP and pulse readings every 2 seconds. At the same time, your
measurement results and blood pressure classification are announced.
when you have finished adjusting the volume.
When volume level 0 is selected, the unit is on mute and you will
not hear any voice messages announced.