Taking Care of Your | Troubleshooting | |
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It’s important to treat your monitor with care. Here are some | Error/Symbol |
common sense tips: |
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✓ Keep the monitor out of direct sunlight, high humidity, and |
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extreme temperature changes. |
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✓ Try not to drop it on the floor.
✓Do not take the monitor or the cuff apart. None of the moni- tor’s parts are fixable at home. If your monitor needs repairs see details in warranty section.
✓Keep the monitor free of dust and other materials. Avoid getting any part of the monitor or cuff extremely wet. If the monitor needs cleaning it’s best to wipe it with a cloth slightly dampened with water. Healthy Living
recommends cleaning your monitor about once a month.
✓Do not harshly fold or bend the cuff as this may damage it on the inside.
✓Do not inflate the monitor’s cuff if it is not wrapped around your wrist.
✓For your safety, do not wrap the cuff around any other body part other than your wrist.
What Does It Mean? | How To Fix It |
Monitor may have been | Read page 17 (Applying |
inflated without the cuff | The Cuff). |
around the wrist Or |
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Cuff may not be posi- |
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tioned correctly on the |
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wrist. |
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You may have moved | Read pages 15 & 16 |
while the cuff was inflat- | (Important Reminders). |
ing, it is now attempting |
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to reinflate. Check the |
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cuff to make sure it’s |
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positioned correctly. |
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You may have moved | Remember that it is |
or spoken during the | important to not move or |
measurement process. | speak while taking a |
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You may have been | Make sure you are in a |
startled by a noise or | quiet and comfortable |
vibration while measuring. | place when taking a |
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