4. Troubleshooting and Maintenance
4.2Troubleshooting
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| Arm cuff not applied correctly. | Apply the arm cuff correctly. | |
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| Movement or talking during | Remain still and do not talk during | |
The reading is extremely low (or | measurement. | ||
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high). | Refer to section 3.3. | ||
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| Clothing is interfering with the arm | Remove any clothing interfering | |
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| Refer to section 3.2. | ||
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| The air tube is not securely | Make sure that the air tube is | |
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| connected into the main unit. | ||
| Refer to section 3.1. | ||
Arm cuff pressure does not rise. |
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| Replace the arm cuff with a new | ||
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| Air is leaking from the arm cuff. | one. | |
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| Refer to Chapter 5. | |
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| Apply the cuff correctly so that it is | |
Arm cuff deflates too soon. | The arm cuff is loose. | firmly wrapped around the arm. | |
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| Refer to section 3.1. | |
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| Inflate the cuff so that it is 30 to | |
Cannot measure or readings are too | The arm cuff has not been inflated | 40 mmHg above your previous | |
low or too high. | sufficiently. | measurement result. | |
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| Refer to section 3.3. | |
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