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4. Press the O/I START button to turn the monitor off.

Note: If you forget to turn the monitor off, it will automatically shut itself off after five minutes.

Important:

Wait 2-3 minutes before taking another blood pressure measurement. Waiting between readings allows the arteries to return to the condition prior to taking the blood pressure measurement.

If you move during measurement, the movement display

( ) may appear. Repeat the measurement and remain still until the measurement is complete.

Your blood pressure monitor includes an irregular heartbeat feature. Irregular heartbeats can influence the results of the measurement. The irregular heartbeat algorithm automatically determines if the measurement is usable or needs to be repeated. If the irregular heartbeat display ( ) is shown after you have taken a measurement, repeat the measurement. If the irregular heartbeat display ( ) is shown frequently, please make your doctor aware of it.

• If your systolic blood pressure is above

135 mmHg or your diastolic blood pressure is above 85 mmHg, the heartbeat symbol will blink when the measurement result is displayed.

Recent research suggests that the following values can be used as a guide to high blood pressure for measurements taken at home.

Systolic Blood Pressure

Above 135 mmHg

 

 

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Above 85 mmHg

 

 

This criteria is for home blood pressure measurement.

For professional office blood pressure measurement criteria, please refer to Chapter 9 “Some Useful Information about Blood Pressure”. Also in special cases (such as diabetics,

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Omron M6 instruction manual Using the Unit