Beurer medical BC 19 Mode D'emploi page 15

• Bare your left wrist, making sure that the circulation in
the arm is not restricted by any clothes etc. that are
too tight. Position the cuff on the inside of your wrist.
• Fasten the cuff with the Velcro fastening so that the
upper edge of the monitor is positioned approx. 1 cm
below the ball of your thumb.
• The cuff has to be fitted tightly around the wristbut
should not constrict it.
Important: The instrument should only be operated with
the original cuff.
Correct posture
• Rest for approx. 5 minutes before
each measurement. Otherwise there
may be divergences.
• You can perform the measurement
either sitting or lying down. It is es-
sential to support your arm and have
it at an angle. Always make sure that
the cuff is level with your heart. Otherwise there may
be serious divergences. Relax your arm and the palms
of your hands.
• In order not to distort the result, it is important to keep
still during the measurement and not talk.
Measuring blood pressure
• Switch on the blood pressure monitor with the ' '
button.
• Before the measurement, the last saved test result
is briefly displayed. If there is no measurement in the
memory, the instrument always displays the value '0'.
• The cuff is pumped up to 190 mmHg. Cuff air pressure
is released slowly.
If a tendency towards high blood pressure is already
detectable, the cuff is pumped up again and cuff
pressure increased further. As soon as a heart rate is
detected, the heart rate symbol
• Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure are
displayed.
• You can adjust the volume during the announcement
by pressing + and -.
• You can interrupt measurement at any time by press-
ing the ' ' button.
• 'Er_' appears if it has not been possible to perform the
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measurement properly. Observe the section in these
instructions on error messages/troubleshooting and
repeat the measurement.
• The test result is saved automatically.
Evaluating results
Cardiac arrhythmia:
This instrument can identify possible cardiac arrhythmia
disorders during measurement and if necessary indi-
cates the measurement with the flashing icon
This may be an indicator for arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is
a condition where the heart rhythm is abnormal as a
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