5.Handling Errors and Problems

5.2Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arm cuff not applied

Apply the arm cuff

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

Refer to section 3.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remain still and do not

 

 

The reading is

Movement or talking

talk during

 

 

extremely low (or

during measurement.

measurement.

 

 

high).

 

Refer to section 3.3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove any clothing

 

 

 

Clothing is interfering

interfering with the arm

 

 

 

with the arm cuff.

cuff.

 

 

 

 

Refer to section 3.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the air tube

Make sure that the air

 

 

 

tube is connected

 

 

 

securely connected

 

 

 

securely.

 

 

Arm cuff pressure

into the main unit?

 

 

Refer to section 3.2.

 

 

 

 

 

does not rise.

 

 

 

 

Air is leaking from the

Replace the arm cuff

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a new one.

 

 

 

arm cuff.

 

 

 

Refer to Chapter 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply the cuff correctly

 

 

Arm cuff deflates too

The arm cuff is loose.

so that it is firmly

 

 

wrapped around the

 

 

soon.

 

 

 

arm.

 

EN

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to section 3.2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inflate the cuff so that it

 

 

 

Has the arm cuff

is 30 to 40 mmHg

 

 

Cannot measure or

been inflated

above your previous

 

 

sufficiently?

measurement result.

 

 

readings are too low

 

Refer to section 3.3.

 

 

or too high.

 

 

 

 

Is the air release

Be careful not to press

 

 

 

 

 

 

button being pressed

the air release button

 

 

 

during inflation?

during measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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