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. | ||
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| Movement or talking | Remain still and do not talk | |
The reading is | during measurement. | ||
during measurement. | |||
extremely low (or 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. | |
| Is the air tube securely | Make sure that the air tube | |
| connected into the main | is connected securely. | |
Arm cuff pressure does | unit? | Refer to section 3.2. | |
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not rise. | Air is leaking from the | Replace the arm cuff with | |
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| a new one. | ||
| arm cuff. | ||
| Refer to Chapter 7. | ||
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| Apply the cuff correctly so | |
Arm cuff deflates too | The arm cuff is loose. | that it is firmly wrapped | |
soon. | around the arm. | ||
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| Refer to section 3.2. | |
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| EN | |
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| Inflate the cuff so that it is | |
| Has the arm cuff been | 30 to 40 mmHg above | |
| your previous | ||
| inflated sufficiently? | ||
Cannot measure or | measurement result. | ||
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readings are too low or |
| Refer to section 3.3. | |
too high. | Is the air release button | Be careful not to press the | |
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| being pressed during | air release button during | |
| inflation? | measurement. | |
The unit loses power |
| Replace the batteries with | |
The batteries are empty. | new ones. | ||
during measurement. | |||
| Refer to section 2.1. | ||
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