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• DO NOT use this monitor in a moving vehicle such as in a car or on an aircraft. 
• DO NOT drop or subject this monitor to strong shocks or vibrations. 
• DO NOT use this monitor in places with high or low humidity or high or low 
temperatures. Refer to section 6. 
• During measurement, observe the arm to ensure that the monitor is not causing 
prolonged impairment to blood circulation. 
• DO NOT use this monitor in high-use environments such as medical clinics or 
physician offices. 
• DO NOT use this monitor with other medical electrical (ME) equipment 
simultaneously. This may result in incorrect operation of the monitor and/or cause 
an inaccurate reading. 
• Avoid bathing, drinking alcohol or caffeine, smoking, exercising and eating for at 
least 30 minutes before taking a measurement. 
• Rest for at least 5 minutes before taking a measurement. 
• Remove tight-fitting or thick clothing from your arm while taking a measurement. 
• Remain still and DO NOT talk while taking a measurement. 
• ONLY use the arm cuff on persons whose arm circumference is within the specified 
range of the cuff. 
• Ensure that this monitor has acclimated to room temperature before taking a 
measurement. Taking a measurement after an extreme temperature change could 
lead to an inaccurate reading. OMRON recommends waiting for approximately 2 
hours for the monitor to warm up or cool down when the monitor is used in an 
environment within the temperature specified as operating conditions after it is 
stored either at the maximum or at the minimum storage temperature. For  
additional information on operating and storage/transport temperature, refer to 
section 6. 
• DO NOT use this monitor after the durable period has ended. Refer to section 6. 
• DO NOT crease the arm cuff or the air tube excessively. 
• DO NOT fold or kink the air tube while taking a measurement. This may cause an 
injury by interrupting blood flow. 
• To unplug the air plug, pull on the plastic air plug at the base of the tube, not the 
tube itself. 
• ONLY use the AC adapter, arm cuff, batteries and accessories specified for this 
monitor. Use of unsupported AC adapters, arm cuffs and batteries may damage  and 
/or may be hazardous to this monitor. 
• ONLY use the approved arm cuff for this monitor. Use of other arm cuffs may result 
in incorrect readings.