Medisana MTX Instruction Manual page 38

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2. Next, the sleeve
measurement has been reached. Alternatively, you can create this pressure
manually by pressing and holding the START button
has automatically reached a pressure of at least 30 mmHg. When you think
that the device has reached the ideal starting pressure for a measurement,
release the START button
cally.
3. The measuring process begins automatically when inflation is complete by
releasing the pressure built up in the cuff. The display shows the current
pressure in the cuff.
NOTE
If you press the START button
the inflation process stops. The device switches off and the air
escapes from the sleeve.
4. Initially, deflation occurs at a constant speed. The pulse symbol
pears on the display. As soon as the pulse can be determined, deflation is
synchronised with the beating of the heart until the measurement ends.
The device beeps for each heartbeat during this procedure, if you did not
switch off the beep function beforehand. At the same time, the pulse
symbol flashes.
5. Once the measurement has been taken, the sleeve suddenly deflates
and a longer beep sounds.
6. The measured values
with the WHO blood pressure bar display
beep sounds.
7. If the unit detects an arrhythmia during the measuring process, the arrhy-
thmia symbol
You may also hear 8 short beeps; these warn the user of an irregular heart-
beat.
8. If you do not press any buttons for approx. 1 minute, the device automat-
ically switches to standby mode.
3MAM measuring method
(3 consecutive measurements to calculate an average value)
To take a single measurement, you have to switch on the device using the
ON/OFFswitch and be in standby mode. You have selected the 3MAM
measuring method (see section 3, subsection 3.6). You first have to complete
any settings you require as per section 3, subsections 3.3, 3.5 and 3.7.
1. Press the START button
complete, " " appears on the display. 5 short beeps sound during the
procedure.
automatically inflates until the pressure required for a
. The increasing pressure is displayed numeri-
when the device is inflating,
, and are shown on the display, together
will flash eight times while the reading is displayed.
. The device carries out a self test. Once this is
after the device
. At the same time, a longer
ap-