Beurer BM 49 Instructions For Use Manual page 8

Adopt the correct posture
• Rest for approx. 5 minutes before each
measurement. Otherwise there may be diver-
gences.
• You can perform the measurement either sit-
ting or lying down. Always make sure that the
cuff is on a level with your heart.
• To carry out a blood pressure measurement, make sure you are sitting comfortably with your arms and
back leaning on something. Do not cross your legs. Place your feet flat on the ground.
• In order not to distort the result, it is important to keep still during the measurement and not talk.
Selecting memory
• Switch on the device with the Start/stop
When the device is switched off, the time and date are perma-
nently displayed.
• Select the desired user memory by pressing the function buttons
You have 2 memories, each with 60 memory spaces to store the
measurements of 2 different people separately.
Performing the blood pressure measurement
• As described before, attach the cuff and adopt the posture in
which you want to perform the measurement.
• Switch on the device with the Start/stop
• A display check is performed, during which all display segments light up.
• Start the device with the Start/stop
that will be used is displayed.
• The cuff is inflated to 190 mmHg. The cuff's air pressure is slowly
released. If a tendency for high blood pressure is already recog-
nised, the cuff is reinflated and the cuff's pressure is increased
again. As soon as a pulse is detected, the
Measuring can be cancelled at any time by pressing the Start/
stop button
• Systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse measurements are
displayed.
button. The memory space
.
button.
.
button.
symbol flashes.
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Voice output when voice function
is active
The device is ready for use.
You may start measuring.
User memory 1
User memory 2
Voice output when voice function
is active
The device is ready for use.
You may start measuring.
Systole ... mmHg
Diastole ... mmHg
Heart rate ... beats per minute
According to the WHO guide-
lines your blood pressure is
– optimal
– normal
– high to normal
– shows slight hypertension
– shows medium hypertension
– shows strong hypertension