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If the values between the two wrists are significantly differ-
ent, please consult your doctor to determine which wrist
should be used for the measurement.
Correct posture
• Before the initial blood pressure measurement, make sure
always to rest for about 5 minutes. Otherwise there may
be divergences.
• Furthermore, if you want to take several measurements in
succession, make sure always to wait for at least 1 minute
between the individual measurements.
• You can perform the measurement
either sitting or lying down. To carry
out a blood pressure measurement,
make sure you are sitting comfortably
with your arms and back leaning on
something. Do not cross your legs.
Place your feet flat on the ground. It is
essential 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
• Start the blood pressure monitor with the start/stop but-
ton . A beep and a brief display of all the symbols con-
firm that the device is switched on.
• Before the measurement, the last saved test result is
briefly displayed. If there is no measurement in the memo-
ry, the instrument always displays the value .
• The cuff automatically inflates. Cuff air pressure is re-
leased slowly.
• If a tendency towards high blood pressure is already de-
tectable, the cuff is pumped up again and cuff pressure
increased further. The pulse symbol flashes
as a pulse is found.
• After the pressure has been completely reduced, the sys-
tolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse readings are
displayed.
• Measuring can be cancelled at any time by pressing the
start/stop button
• _ appears if it has not been possible to perform the
measurement properly. Observe the section in these in-
structions on error messages/troubleshooting and repeat
the measurement.
• The test result is saved automatically.
Wait for at least 1 minute before taking another
measurement.
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