5.Handling Errors and Problems
5.2Troubleshooting
Problem | Cause | Remedy | |
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| Arm cuff not applied | Apply the arm cuff | |
| correctly. | ||
| correctly. | ||
| Refer to section 3.2. | ||
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The reading is |
| Remain still and do not | |
Movement or talking | talk during | ||
extremely low (or | during measurement. | measurement. | |
high). |
| Refer to section 3.3. | |
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| Remove any clothing | |
| Clothing is interfering | interfering with the arm | |
| with the arm cuff. | cuff. | |
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| Refer to section 3.1. | |
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| 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. | |||
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does not rise. |
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Air is leaking from the | Replace the arm cuff | ||
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| with a new one. | ||
| arm cuff. | ||
| Refer to Chapter 7. | ||
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| Apply the cuff correctly | |
Arm cuff deflates too |
| so that it is firmly | |
The arm cuff is loose. | wrapped around the | ||
soon. | |||
| arm. | ||
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| Refer to section 3.2. | |
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| Has the arm cuff | Inflate the cuff so that it | |
| 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. |
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Is the air release | Be careful not to press | ||
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| button being pressed | the air release button | |
| during inflation? | during measurement. | |
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