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measurements, even when taken a few minutes
apart. Speak with your physician to determine
what is affecting your blood pressure and which
variation may be seen as normal in your case.
• The accuracy of any blood pressure measurement
with this device can be affected by a multitude of
causes. Some can be avoided some have to be
accepted at the time of measurement. Speak with
your physician about possible causes affecting
your blood pressure.
• Do not inflate the cuff unless wrapped around
wrist.
• If no button is pressed for approx. 1 minute the
automatic shutoff function shuts off the unit in
order to preserve the batteries.
• Do not touch the unit and cuff and/or press any
buttons when measurement is in progress, except
for stopping the measurement. Doing so may
cause incorrect readings.
6.4 Performing the blood pressure mea-
surement
Attach the cuff and maintain correct posture
throughout the measurement.
• Press the START/STOP
button to start the mea-
surement. All segments
in the LCD Display will
appear briefly.
Measurement will begin after
about three seconds.
The measurement is taken during the inflation
phase.
• You can cancel the measurement at any time
by pressing the START/STOP button.
As soon as a pulse is
detected, the pulse sym-
bol is displayed.
• The systolic pressure,
diastolic pressure,
and pulse rate are dis-
played.
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