smartheart 01-539 - Taking Your Blood Pressure Reading

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TAKING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE READING
Please read the preceding portions of this manual
prior to taking your rst reading.
Reminder, it is important to avoid smoking, eating,
taking medication, alcohol consumption or physical
activity 30 minutes prior to taking a reading.
1. Position the monitor on a at, stable surface
with the digital display in view.
2. With the cuff properly positioned on your arm,
insert the cuff tubing connector into the port on
the left side of your monitor.
3. Rest your elbow on a solid surface with your
palm facing upward. Elevate your arm so that
the cuff is at the same level as your heart, Fig
1. Relax your left hand.
4. Press the START button to turn the unit on; the
unit will run a self-test, Fig 2.
5. The display will show the current memory bank
in use, U1 or U2, Fig 3. Press the MEM button
to select a different memory bank if desired. If
no selection is made, the unit will default to the
memory bank displayed.
6. The display will briey show a ashing arrow
and ‘0’ before the measurement begins, Fig 4.
7. The cuff will automatically inate to
approximately 190mmHg or 40 mmHg higher
than the last systolic pressure reading stored in
memory.
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Fig. 4
MEM