Prepare Measurement; Measuring Blood Pressure - Sanitas SBM 21 Mode D'emploi

4. Prepare measurement

Inserting battery
• Remove the battery cover from the
back of the monitor.
• Insert four AA 1.5 V (Alkaline Type
LR6) batteries. Making absolutely
sure that you insert them with
the correct polarity as marked.
Never use rechargeable bat teries.
• Replace the battery cover carefully.
If 4 warning tones have been sounded and the symbol
appears simultaneously on the display, it is no longer possible
to perform a measurement and all batteries must be replaced.
Once the batteries have been removed from the device, the
time must be set again.
Battery disposal
• The empty, completely flat batteries must be disposed of
through specially designated collection boxes, recycling
points or electronics retailers. You are legally required to
dispose of the batteries.
• The codes below are printed on batteries con-
taining harmful substances:
Pb = Battery contains lead, Cd = Battery con-
tains cadmium, Hg = Battery contains mercury.
Setting date and time
You should set the date and time without fail. Otherwise, you
will not be able to save your measured values correctly with a
date and time and to access them again later.
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4 x AA (LR6) 1,5 V
The time is shown in 12-hour format i.e. the time from
13:00 is displayed as 01:00 PM.
Proceed as follows to set the date and time:
Press the set button SET 2x on the switched-off device.
The month display will start to flash
• Set the month with the + or - button and press SET to confirm.
The day display will start to flash
• Set the day with the + or - button and press SET to confirm.
The hour display will start to flash.
• Set the hour with the + or - button and press SET to confirm.
The minute display will start to flash
• Set the minute with the + or - button and press SET to confirm.
Press the button to exit the settings mode.

5. Measuring blood pressure

Please ensure the device is at room temperature before measur-
ing. The measurement can be performed on the left or right arm.
Positioning cuff
Fit the cuff round your bare upper
arm. Blood circulation in the arm
should not be restricted by tight
clothing or other objects.
The cuff should be placed on the
upper arm so that the lower edge is 2
to 3 cm above the bend of the elbow
and above the artery. The tube should
be in line with the centre of the palm.
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