Blood pressure reading

•Relax during the reading and do not talk.

•Rest arm on a cushion or table top with palm upwards.

•Place cuff (2) on upper arm, approx.

2-3 cm above the elbow.

o The cuff should be approximately level with your heart to obtain an accurate reading.

•Turn the cuff so that the "Ø" (3) mark just under the air hose (4) is on the inside of arm, facing downwards.

•Slip your fee hand under the cuff and grasp

the Velcro strap (1) at the "INDEX" mark (11).

•Pull strap around cuff, and bind tightly.

•When cuff is securely on arm, the "INDEX" mark should be between "OK- >" and "<-OK" (9 and 10). If this is not possible, the cuff is too small for your arm.

•NB:

o The cuff should be taut but should not pinch.

o The "Ø" mark must be on the inside of the arm, over the major arteries.

o The side of the cuff facing your hand must be 2-3 cm from the hand.

•Switch on using the on/off button (d).

•All symbols and figures will flash on the display.

•Pump cuff up to approx. 165 mmHg. The pressure will be constantly shown on the display.

o The appliance will hum while the cuff is pumped up and tightens.

•When the cuff is pumped up to approx.

165 mmHg, the figures on the display will drop, and blood pressure reading starts.

o The appliance will show the pressure continuously on the display while reading is in progress.

o The pulse is also measured, and the pulse symbol (h) is shown on the display.

•When the reading is complete, the systolic pressure (a), diastolic pressure

(b) and pulse (c) will be displayed.

•The pulse symbol will flash if the blood pressure reading is too high or too low (see table above). The pulse symbol will remain stable if the reading is within the normal range.

•Results will be shown on the display for approx. 3 minutes and then automatically saved in the appliance memory (M1/memory 1) when the appliance is switched off.

o You can also save the result in one of the two memories, by pressing either M1 (f) or M2 (e). You can then switch the appliance off using the on/off button.

•If you need to take several readings, you should wait 5-10 minutes between each reading.

o Caution! A single reading will not give a sure indication of your condition. You can only get an idea of this after a number of readings.

Storing blood pressure readings

•The appliance can save 100 readings

– 50 in each of the two memories (M1 and M2). The latest reading is always saved as number 01 in the memory.

Older readings are moved down the scale as new ones are saved, and deleted when the memory is full.