Medisana MTX Instruction Manual page 36

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3 Getting Started
3.5
Setting up the
user memory
3.6
Selecting
the 3MAM
measuring
method
26
4. Press the TIMER button
button to switch between alarm on (
To confirm your entries, press the TIMER button
. Once the alarm has been set, an acoustic signal sounds at the time you
set.
NOTE
If you have correctly entered an alarm time and the alarm is
active, the alarm symbol
alarm is active for either of the user memories, no symbol
appears in standby mode.
The MTX gives you the opportunity to assign readings to one of two user
memories, each of which provides 99 memory slots. Switch the device to stand-
by mode. Press the TIMER button
memory 2 .
With the MTX, you can choose between two measuring modes.
• Single reading
• 3 consecutive readings ( Measurement Average Mode = 3/MAM-mode )
In the case of a single reading, just one blood pressure reading is taken and
stored.
The 3/MAM-mode is to be recommended if you suffer from severely fluctu-
ating blood pressure. 3 successive readings are taken at 15 second intervals,
thus eliminating widely varying readings. In the case of serious deviations,
a 4th reading may be taken.
From these three measurements, a weighted average value is calculated,
displayed and stored in the selected memory. A reading taken in this way is
indicated in the memory by an
The 3/MAM procedure greatly minimizes the risk of an incorrect reading.
1. To switch between single measurement and 3 consecutive measurements
(3MAM procedure), press and hold the TIMER button
for 3MAM mode
2. Press the MEMO button
for the 3MAM measuring method and "
3. Confirm your selection by pressing the START button
TIMER button to make the next setting: " Switch beep on/off ").
and the alarm symbol flashes. Use the MEMO
) and alarm off (
appears in standby mode. If no
to select either user memory 1 or user
.
and " " appear flashing in the display.
to select either "
).
or the START button
until the symbol
" or " "; "
" for single measurement.
(or press the
"