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HOW TO TAKE A MEASUREMENT
Please read “How To Apply The Arm Cuff” before
taking a reading.
1. Press the ON/OFF Button.
a) All display symbols appear for about one second.
This is the initial LCD Test.
b) The display symbols disappear and the Deflation
Indication Symbol ( ) starts to flash.
c) When the monitor completes the necessary
preparations before measurement, the Heart Symbol
( ) appears next to a zero. Wait for the Heart
Symbol ( ) before taking a measurement.
2. Begin inflating the cuff by rapidly squeezing the inflation
bulb until you have reached approximately 40 mmHg higher
than your normal systolic reading. If your normal systolic
blood pressure is unknown, inflate the cuff to 180 mmHg.
Initial
LCD Test
Ready
To Measure
Deflation
Indication