Hints

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•Avoid eating and drinking (alcohol, caffeine),

smoking and sport before measuring your blood pressu- re, as these activities influence your blood pressure values.

•Measurement must be carried out calmly and without rushing. It is recommended to check your blood pressure at least twice a day, once in the morning after getting up and once in the evening after work.

•Allow an interval of at least two or three minutes bet- ween two successive measurements, as otherwise a congestion of blood within the arm may occur which can distort the readings.

•Before measuring, stretch your back and sit up straight, breathe normally 5-6 times, relax your shoulders and arms and entire body.

•Lightly bend and find support for your elbow ( e.g. on the table ).

•Do not move, talk or touch the device during measure- ment.

•Stress influences your blood pressure. Relax before measurement.

•To compare results measurements must always be taken from the same arm.

•Do not place the cuff over thick clothes and do not roll up your sleeve if it is too tight.

•Align the cuff with the height of your heart (breast height). If necessary use a pillow or cushion.

•Coldness raises your blood pressure. Recommended is measuring at room temperature ( ±20°C).

•Relax before measurement. If necessary go to the bath- room before measurement.

•Do not measure directly after bathing.

•When measuring in a moving vehicle the measurement can be influenced.

•If you wish to interrupt measurement prematurely, press

the () button. Inflation is stopped and the air is auto- matically released from the cuff.

•If you wish to repeat the measurement, follow the same procedure as before starting at step 4 (Inflating the cuff).

• If an error has occurred during measurement E is displayed. Please refer to the next chapter.

•The monitor should be switched off after measurement to avoid running down the batteries unnecessarily. If you forget to do so, the monitor switches itself off automati- cally after 5 minutes.