Troubleshooting continued
The reading is | Is the wrist cuff at the same | Ensure your posture is correct |
extremely low or high | level as the heart? |
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| Is the wrist cuff wrapped | Wrap the wrist cuff correctly |
| correctly? |
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| Did you strain your arm (or | Relax during measurement |
| hand) during measurement? |
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| Did you talk or move your arm | Keep quiet and silent during the |
| (or hand) during measurement? | measurement |
Pulse rate is too low | Did you talk or move your arm | Keep quiet and silent during the |
or too high | (or hand) during measurement? | measurement |
| Did you take your measurement | Take measurement again after |
| right after exercise? | resting for at least 5 minutes |
The batteries wear out | Faulty batteries used | Suggestion: Use alkaline |
too quickly |
| batteries of known manufacturers |
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