Table of Contents
Advertisement
4. Taking a blood pressure measurement
1. Press the ON/OFF button 1 to start the measurement.
2. The cuff will now pump up automatically. Support your arm in a
relaxed position with the device at the same height as your heart.
Relax, do not move and do not tense your arm muscles until the
measurement result is displayed. Breathe normally and do not
talk.
Support your arm in a relaxed position and ensure that the device
is at the same height as your heart.
3. The cuff fit check AR on the display indicates that the cuff is
perfectly placed. If the icon AR-A appears, the cuff is fitted subop-
timally, but it is still ok to measure.
4. When the correct pressure is reached, the pumping stops and the
pressure falls gradually. If the required pressure was not reached,
the device will automatically pump some more air into the cuff.
5. During the measurement, the pulse indicator AO flashes in the
display.
6. The result, comprising the systolic AL and the diastolic AM blood
pressure and the pulse rate AN are displayed. Note also the expla-
nations on further display symbols in this booklet.
7. When the device has finished measuring, remove the cuff.
8. Switch off the device. (The monitor does switch off automatically
after approx. 1 min.).
6
You can stop the measurement at any time by pressing the
ON/OFF button (e.g. if you feel uneasy or an unpleasant pres-
sure sensation).
How not to store a reading
As soon as the reading is displayed press and hold the ON/OFF
button 1 until «M» AP is flashing. Confirm to delete the reading by
pressing the time button 4.
«CL» is displayed when the reading is deleted from the
memory successfully.
How do I evaluate my blood pressure
The triangle on the left-hand edge of the display AT points at the
range within which the measured blood pressure value lies. The
value is either within the optimum (white), elevated (hatched gray) or
high (black) range. The classification corresponds to the following
ranges defined by international guidelines (ESH, AHA, JSH). Data in
mmHg.
Table for classifying blood pressure values in adults in accordance
with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2003. Data in mmHg.
Range
Systolic
1 blood pressure
≥135
too high
Diastolic
Recommendation
≥85
Seek medical
advice
Advertisement
Table of Contents
