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Constantly elevated blood pressure significantly increases the risk of
developing other disorders. Physical consequences of high blood pres-
sure, e.g. heart attack, stroke and organ damage, are the most common
causes of death worldwide. Daily blood pressure monitoring is therefore
an important measure that can help to protect you from these risks. You
should discuss this with your doctor, especially if you have frequently ele-
vated or borderline blood pressure values (see page 13). (The Veroval
®
medi.connect software lets you share your readings easily with your
doctor by email or as a print-out – see Chapter 7 Transferring measured
values to Veroval
®
medi.connect). Your doctor will initiate appropriate
measures.
4. Preparing the reading
Inserting / changing the batteries
Open the battery cover on the bottom of the monitor
(see
Fig. 1)
.
Insert the batteries (see Chapter 13 Technical
data). Ensure correct polarity (‘+’ and ‘–’) when inserting
batteries. Close the battery lid. or flashes on the
display. Set date and time as described below.
If the ‘Change battery’ symbol is permanently illu-
minated, blood pressure can no longer be measured and
you must replace all the batteries.
Setting the date and time
Be sure to set the date and time correctly. This is the only way to save your
measured values correctly with date and time for subsequent retrieval.
To switch to setting mode, reinsert the batteries or press and hold the START /
STOP button for 5 seconds. Proceed as follows:
Hours
The hour format flashes on the display.
• Select the desired hour format using the Save buttons /
and confirm using the START / STOP button .
Fig.1
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