Omron 637IT instruction manual Table of Contents, Before Measuring Your Blood Pressure

Table of Contents

Before Measuring Your Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . .3

Notes on Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Names and Functions of the Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How to Insert the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

How to Set the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How to Measure Blood Pressure Correctly . . . . . . .7

Correct Posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

How to Measure Blood Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

How to Use the Memory Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

How to Use the Graph Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to change the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Auto memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Position sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Left or right wrist measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Delete data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Reset settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to use the computer interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

What Is Blood Pressure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Blood pressure at the upper arm and wrist . . . . . . 21

Maintenance and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Error indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Spare parts and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Dear Customer

Thank you for purchasing this OMRON product. OMRON products are known for their reliability and advanced technology. By buying this OMRON 637IT wrist blood pressure monitor with USB computer interface and position sensor you have chosen for a high quality and innovative instrument. We hope that you will be fully satisfied with your new blood pressure monitor. Please take your time to read this instruction manual carefully before using it for the first time. If you still have questions please contact your OMRON dealer or the distributor as mentioned on the packaging. They will be pleased to help you.

We wish you a healthy future!

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Before Measuring Your Blood Pressure		English
Notes on Safety	Please read thoroughly before using this monitor.

•The warning signs and the sample icons shown here are listed for you to use the product safely and correctly as well as to prevent the risk of damage to you and others.

•The icons and meanings are shown as follows.

Warning sign	Contents
Caution	Indicates matters in which bodily harm or material damage* may arise as a
	result of incorrect handling.

*Material damage refers to a wide range of damage involving your house, household goods, domestic animals, and pets.

Examples of signs

The icon indicates prohibitions (what you cannot do). Matters involving actual pro-

hibitions are indicated by text or pictures in or near . The left icon refers to "prohibition to disassemble".

The icon indicates something compulsory (always follow). Matters involving actual

compulsory actions are indicated by text or pictures in or near . The left icon refers to "general compulsion".

Caution

Self-diagnosis of measured results and treatment are dangerous. Please follow the instructions of your doctor.

•Self-diagnosis may worsen the disease.

•When the arterial sclerosis proceeds due to diabetics, hyperlipemia, or hyperten- sion, it may cause peripheral circulatory disturbance. For these cases, blood pres- sure may differ greatly between measurement at the wrist and the brachial.

Do not use this monitor for the infant or the person who cannot express one's inten- tion.

• They may suffer accident or trouble.

Do not use this monitor for purposes other than measuring blood pressure.

• You may suffer accident or trouble.

Do not use portable phones near this monitor.

• The monitor may operate erroneously.

Do not disassemble or modify the main unit or the wrist cuff of the blood pressure monitor.

• Correct measurement will be impossible.

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