BEFORE REQUESTING REPAIRS OR TESTING
Make sure to check the following before sending your blood pressure monitor away to be tested or repaired.
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Display stays blank when | Check whether the | Replace all the batteries | |
you press the “START/ | batteries are dead. | with new ones. | |
STOP” switch. |
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Check whether the | Load the batteries in the | ||
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| batteries are installed the | correct direction. | |
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No measurements can | Check whether the | Attach the arm cuff | ||
be taken. | measurement icon is | properly. | ||
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| Check whether the arm |
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| cuff is applied correctly. |
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| Did you stay calm during | Measure your blood | ||
| measurement? | pressure again, making | ||
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Your blood pressure readings are abnormally high or |
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low compared with those taken in hospital. |
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Other phenomena |
| Remove the batteries from | ||
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