ADInstruments Human NIBP Nano Quick Start Manual page 10

5. Choose Human NIBP settings
In LabChart, click Setup > NIBP Settings... to open the Settings dialog. The default
options are a good starting point.
1. Auto-calibration (or AutoCal)
improves the accuracy measurements.
• AutoCal is performed frequently at the start of a measurement but – once the
correct, unloaded diameter of the finger artery is established – is repeated only
once every 70 heart beats.
• If the volunteer is moving around a lot, such as during exercise, the AutoCal
function does not improve accuracy and should be turned off .
2. Finger cuff switching
measuring and between 4 switching periods (1, 15, 30 and 60 minutes), or choose
to measure a specific cuff Cuff 1 (C1) or Cuff 2 (C2).
• For measurements longer than 1 hour always select finger switching, since a
prolonged measurement on one finger can be unpleasant for the volunteer.
• The 1-minute interval is for testing purposes only.
• Switching interval can be changed at any time.
– is an ongoing calibration, which greatly
– select 'switch cuff s', and assign the first cuff to start