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- Page 1 BTL-08 ABPM USER‘S MANUAL PAGE 1 OF 29 100PL01/12/2008EN...
- Page 2 All of us at BTL wish you every success with your BTL-08 system. We pride ourselves on being as responsive as possible to our customer’s needs. Your suggestions and...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
USING THE BUTTONS ..........................6 Display ................................8 WORKING WITH BTL-08 ABPM........................9 Rules of monitoring ............................9 Connecting the BTL-08 ABPM recorder to the PC..................9 Monitoring step by step ..........................10 USING THE BTL-08 ABPM SW........................10 Cuffs and their application........................... 11 Accessories.............................. -
Page 4: General Characteristics Of The Device
All title and copyrights in and to the BTL-08 ABPM SW, the accompanying electronic and printed materials, and any copies of the BTL-08 ABPM SW are owned by BTL Industries Ltd. The BTL-08 ABPM SW is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. For details please read the software license agreement. -
Page 5: Important Information - Precautions For Use - Read Carefully
• BTL-08 ABPM is an internally powered type CF device. Protection vs. ingress of water: none. Mode of operation: continuous. The device is not protected against defibrillators or other high frequency surgical equipments. PAGE 5 OF 29... -
Page 6: Recommended Use Of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Records
RECOMMENDED USE OF AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE RECORDS The BTL-08 ABPM device is a compact, lightweight monitoring unit typically worn by the patient for 24 hours. BTL-08 ABPM is a compact, lightweight device, which operates with two AA size accumulators or batteries. The memory is capable of storing 600 measurements. - Page 7 Press and hold the START button for more than 10 seconds then release it when two horizontal segments appear on the LCD, this way BTL-08 ABPM will be switched off. If you do not release the button in 2 seconds after the two horizontal segments appeared, the recorder will return to normal operation.
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Page 8: Display
DISPLAY BTL-08 ABPM will show important status information as well as the process and result of individual readings on its LCD. The most important displays are listed here. In addition to these most important displays, a lot of extraordinary situations and errors have their own code displayed on the LCD. These codes are stored together with recorded data and they are listed in the BTL-08 ABPM program. -
Page 9: Working With Btl-08 Abpm
Options menu, then click on the Communication tab on the left side of the screen. On the appearing window, select BTL-08 ABPM on the right side and then click on the USB icon. In case of a serial port, please provide the ID of the serial port (COM port) to which you connected the device. -
Page 10: Monitoring Step By Step
The BTL-08 ABPM SW package provides means to handle BTL ambulatory blood pressure recorders as well as the data collected by such recorders. From BTL-08 ABPM SW it is possible to initialize (program) a recorder and transfer (read) collected data from a recorder to your computer. BTL-08 ABPM SW stores data transferred to the computer in its database for easy future access. -
Page 11: Cuffs And Their Application
Connect the rubber tube of the cuff into the air plug connector, which you can find on the long edge closer to the buttons of the BTL-08 ABPM recorder. Connect the cuff turning it clockwise with slight pressure. -
Page 12: Accessories
(1) pouch for recorder, with shoulder and waist straps one (1) normal adult size cuff four (4) AA rechargeable batteries one (1) battery charger one (1) CD with BTL-08 ABPM SW and with user manual • recorder package one (1) BTL-08 ABPM recorder unit... -
Page 13: Btl-08 Abpm Sw Editions And System Requirements
BTL-08 ABPM SW EDITIONS AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PERSONAL EDITION DEFINITION BTL-08 ABPM SW Personal Edition can be installed on a single computer and used only by one user at a time. The use of ABPM devices is possible with an unlimited number of recorders. -
Page 14: Installation And First Start
As with any software installation, you need a proper access level to the computer on which you want to install BTL-08 ABPM SW. Do not install more than one BTL-08 ABPM SW on the same computer. The edition is available on the installation CD accompanying a BTL monitoring system. -
Page 15: First Start
Users can – in fact, they are strongly advised to – change their password when they log in to BTL-08 ABPM SW for the first time, with the password originally selected by the system administrator during user account creation. If they choose to use no password protection, that is, an empty (zero length) password. -
Page 16: Report Header
When you click the Next button after entering your report header details, BTL-08 ABPM SW will create the user settings, the demo data and personalized icons. Therefore, it is not possible to use the Back button after you click Next here. -
Page 17: Wireless Bluetooth Connection
BTL-08 ABPM SW. If you wish to use a wireless, Bluetooth-capable BTL recorder, open the Tools - Options dialog of BTL-08 ABPM SW and select the Communication category. Select the type of the recorder, then click on the appearing Bluetooth settings button. -
Page 18: Btl-08 Abpm Sw License Agreement
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: This License Agreement is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single legal entity) and BTL Industries Ltd.. for the BTL-08 ABPM SW, which includes computer software (SOFTWARE) and may contain accompanying data carrier, printed material and 'on-line' or electronic documentation. - Page 19 DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF BTL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Page 20: Care And Maintenance
Removing the closing label from the back side of the device voids this warranty. There are no user serviceable parts inside BTL recorders; they contain high complexity electronic and fine mechanical components. If you have any problems, please refer the recorder to qualified service personnel. - Page 21 A set of properly charged, high capacity batteries will enable an BTL-08 ABPM recorder to perform 250 blood pressure measurements during a 24-48 hours long monitoring session. If you opt to use alkaline batteries, choose high capacity, long-life products to enable reliable operation. A small crossed battery sign on the LCD shows low battery voltage.
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Page 22: Safety Of The Device
Before every use, examine the device properly (loose cables, damaged cable insulation, functions of the display, etc.) and in case of any discrepancy stop using the device and contact the authorised BTL service centre. If the behaviour of the device shows any divergences from the function procedure described in the instruction manual, stop using the device and contact the authorised BTL service centre. - Page 23 • Risk of incorrect diagnosis - The basic intended use of BTL-08 ABPM recorders is to record blood pressure and pulse rate values. Patients should be informed about rules of cooperative behaviour, proper handling of the recorder used, and expected results of monitoring in advance.
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Page 24: Btl Product Warranty Information
This warranty is valid at the service address of BTL Industries Ltd.. unless otherwise displayed upon a commercial invoice or any other valid business document duly signed by the supplier and the recipient of the BTL product. If such business document displaying a certain site for warranty validity cannot be presented, this warranty is valid at BTL HQ office in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. -
Page 25: Technical Parametres
12 TECHNICAL PARAMETRES Power supply: Blood pressure measurement method: 2 AA rechargeable NiCd or NiMH batteries or 2 oscillometric AA alkaline batteries Blood pressure maximum storage: Display: over 600 measurements liquid-crystal Pressure measurement range: Data storage: 0-300 mmHg internal solid state memory Static accuracy: Data transmission: ±... -
Page 26: Emc Information
EMC notices disclosed in this manual as mobile RF transceivers could adversely affect it. Directive and declaration of manufacturer – Electromagnetic Emission BTL-08 ABPM is suitable for use in the specified electromagnetic environment. The purchaser or user of BTL-08 ABPM should assure that it is used in an electromagnetic environment as described below... - Page 27 Directive and declaration of manufacturer – Electromagnetic immunity BTL-08 ABPM is suitable for use in the specified electromagnetic environment. The purchaser or user of BTL-08 ABPM should assure that it is used in an electromagnetic environment as described below.
- Page 28 Recommended separation distance BTL-08 ABPM is intended to be used in electromagnetic environment with controlled RF disturbances. The purchaser or user of BTL-08 ABPM may help to reduce electromagnetic disturbances by defining the separation distance between the transportable or mobile RF telecommunication equipment (transmitters) and BTL-08 ABPM, depending on the highest output power of the telecommunication equipment.
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Page 29: Manufacturer
The content of this document is provided "as it is ". Except as required by applicable law, no warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, are made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or contents of this document. BTL Industries Limited reserves the right to revise this document or withdraw it at any time without prior notice.
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