Taking A Reading - Panasonic EW3109 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking a Reading
Measurement
On/Off
1. Press the On/Off Start button.
• The pressure cuff will automatically be pressur¬
ized and a measurement will be taken.
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pulse/min.
The entire display will light for approximately
1 second.
• If there is air left in the pressure cuff, the
fully lit time will be longer.
The heart mark
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will blink when pulse is
detected during pressurization.
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In the process of pressurization, changes in
pressurization speed and operating sounds
are normal and necessary for the purpose
of measurement during pressurization.
2. When measurement has been completed, the
blood pressure and pulse values will be displayed.
• Pressure will be automatically released
from the pressure cuff.
• If the measured value is in the high
blood pressure region, the values will
blink (for approximately 6 seconds).
(For how to read the blood pressure
display, see p. 16.)
The
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mark will blink. (For storing measure¬
ment values, see p. 17.)
The pulse rate value is the beats per minute
calculated based on the pulse rate during
measurement.
3. To switch off the blood pressure monitor, press
the On/Off Start button.
• If you forget to switch it off, the blood pres¬
sure monitor will switch off automatically after
approximately 5 minutes.
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