To take a measurement:

1.Choose the position you from which you wish to measure

– sitting or lying down.

2.Position your body so that your wrist is parallel with your heart, using the chart and illustrations below as a guide.

IF YOU ARE…

THEN…

Sitting down

Place your elbow on a table, using the

with an

plastic storage case or other object as a

armrest

support under your forearm. Your wrist

 

should be parallel with your heart with the

 

palm facing up.

 

Measurement

 

Reading becomes

 

lower

 

Correct measurement

 

position

 

Measurement

 

Reading becomes

 

higher

Sitting down

Place your arm across your chest with

with no

the wrist parallel to your heart. Hold your

armrest

elbow with the other hand.

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EN

Lying down

Position your wrist on a support, cushion,

 

or your thigh so that it is parallel with

 

 

 

 

your heart with the palm facing up.

 

 

 

 

3.Relax your hand.

4.Press the button.

Result: After a few seconds, the blood pressure monitor beeps and begins inflating the wrist cuff. It then slowly deflates until there is another beep, signifying that the measurement is complete. Do not move from the first beep until the last to ensure a more accurate measurement. Your systolic and diastolic pressure readings flash on the display, followed by MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure, see page 4) and pulse per minute readings every 2 seconds. The measurement is automatically stored as the first (1) entry in the memory; the last entry (30) is dropped, and all the entries in between move up one digit (e.g., 18 becomes 19, and so on).

RECALLING MEASUREMENTS

STORED IN THE MEMORY

Up to 30 measurement records can be stored in the memory. The records are automatically stored each time you take a new measurement. To view a history of your measurements, press

MEM / UP.

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Oregon Scientific BPW120 user manual Recalling Measurements Stored in the Memory, If YOU ARE… THEN…, Mem / Up