Omron Healthcare RX3 manual

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    1 RX3 Plus English The OMRON RX3 Plus measures your blood pr essure and pulse simply and quickly from the wrist, without the use of an inflation bulb or stethoscope. The measur ement values are stor ed in the memory of the OMRON RX3 Plus. The OMRON RX3 Plus fits wrist circumfer ences from 13.5 to 19.5 cm. Introduction 24031904 RX3 Plus GB 1-18 3/25[...]

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    Instruction manual page 1 RX3 Plus Digital Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor 24031904 RX3 Plus Cover 3/22/04 10:17 AM Pagina 1[...]

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    2 RX3 Plus English T able of contents 1 How to obtain meaningful blood pressur e readings 3 2 Overview 4 3 Preparation 5 3.1 Insert batteries 5 3.2 Fit wrist cuff 6 4 Operation 7 4.1 Control functions 7 4.2 Set date and time 8 4.3 Measurement 9 4.4 Read display 10 5 Memory 11 5.1 Recall average value 11 5.2 Recall previous values 11 5.3 Erase memor[...]

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    3 RX3 Plus English General • The OMRON RX3 Plus is not suitable for measuring the frequency of cardiac pacemakers. • Consult your doctor during pregnancy , arrhythmia and arteriosclerosis. • Avoid eating, drinking (alcohol), smoking, sport and taking a bath befor e measurement. • Be calm and relaxed befor e and during measurement. • Y ou [...]

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    4 RX3 Plus English 2 Overview A Display B W rist Cuf f C Set button D Adjust button E Memory button F On/of f button G Battery Compartment A F E D G C B 24031904 RX3 Plus GB 1-18 3/25/04 12:32 PM Pagina 4[...]

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    5 RX3 Plus English 3 Preparation 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert two batteries in the battery compartment. Caution ! Use two identical 1.5V alkaline batteries type AAA! 3 Close the battery compartment. 3.1 Insert batteries 24031904 RX3 Plus GB 1-18 3/25/04 12:32 PM Pagina 5[...]

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    6 RX3 Plus English 3.2 Fit wrist cuff Caution ! Do not press on/of f button when the wrist cuff is not wrapped around the wrist! S Y S mmH g D I Am m H g P UL S E / m i n M A D JU S T S E T DATE/ TI M E SET SYSmmHg DIAmmHg PULSE/ m i n M A DJUS T S E T DATE/ TI ME SET SYSm m Hg DI AmmH g P ULS E /m in M A D JU S T S E T D A TE /TIME S E T 1 Bare yo[...]

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    7 RX3 Plus English SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET C D E F H K J P L Q M N T R S 4 Operation C Set button D Adjust button E Memory button F On/of f button H Date. J Systolic blood pr essur e in mmHg. K Diastolic blood pressur e in mmHg. L Memor y display: 21 values in memory . M Average value of the latest 3 measurements di[...]

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    8 RX3 Plus English 3 Press set button to pr oceed to month setting. Press adjust button to set the current month. 4 Press set button to pr oceed to day setting. Press adjust button to set the current day . 4.2 Set date and time Note : each time you press adjust button year (2001-2030), month (1-12), day (1-31), hour (0-23) and minutes (0-59) advanc[...]

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    9 RX3 Plus English 5 Press set button to pr oceed to hour setting. Press adjust button to set the current hour . 6 Press set button to pr oceed to minute setting and press adjust button to set the current minutes. SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg D IA mmHg PULS[...]

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    10 RX3 Plus English SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET 2 Press on/of f button to start measurement. The OMRON RX3 Plus measures during inflation! Caution ! Sit still, do not move, do not speak and do not touch the OMRON RX3 Plus! 4.4 Read display 1 Read the values of blood pr essur e and pulse from the display . No te : displa[...]

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    11 RX3 Plus English 5 Memory L M SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET S YSmmHg DIAmm Hg PULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET 5.1 Recall average value H/Q Date/time of measur ement. 1 Press memory button for latest and pr evious values. Pr ess on/of f button to tur n off power . Note : display shows alternately date, blood pres[...]

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    12 RX3 Plus English 1 Press memory button to turn on power . 2 Press memory button and simultaneously on/off button to erase memory . Caution ! All stored values will be erased! P ress on/of f button to turn off power . SYSmmHg D IA mmHg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg DIAmm Hg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DATE/TIME SET 5.3 Erase memory[...]

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    13 RX3 Plus English 6 Storage Display empty Fault Cause Rectification Correct r eading not possible Movement, sound vibration, weak pulse W ait for at least thr ee minutes to repeat measurement Low voltage Batteries weak/exhausted Fit two new identical 1.5V alkaline batteries type AAA Inexplicable values Wr ong working method Follow instructions, r[...]

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    14 RX3 Plus English 8 Maintenance and spare parts Cleaning instruction • Use a soft, slightly moistened cloth to clean the OMRON RX3 Plus and the wrist cuff. Caution ! Do not use petrol, thinners or similar solvents! Caution ! Do not wash the wrist cuff! • Do not carry out repairs of any kind yourself. If a defect occurs consult your OMRON reta[...]

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    15 RX3 Plus English Product name OMRON Digital Blood Pressure Monitor Model RX3 Plus Display Digital LCD Measurement range Pressure: 0 - 299 mmHg / Pulse: 40 - 180 /minute Accurac y Pressure: ± 3 mmHg / Pulse: ± 5% of display r eading Inflation Automatic by elect ric pump Deflation Automatic rapid deflation system Pressure detection Electrostatic[...]

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    16 RX3 Plus English Blood circulation The blood circulation is r esponsible for supplying the body with oxygen. Blood pressur e is the pressur e exerted on the arteries. The systolic blood pressur e value (higher pressur e or top value)repr esents the blood pressur e produced by contraction of the heart muscle. The diastolic blood pressur e value ([...]

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    17 RX3 Plus English Hypertension accelerates arterial sclerosis which can lead to very serious conditions such as stroke and myocar dial infarction. For these r easons it is very important to know whether the blood pressur e is within a healthy range. Blood pressur e fluctuates from minute to minute, thr oughout the day . Therefore it is essential [...]

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    T reatment of high blood pr essure If your blood pr essur e reaches upper values of 140 - 160 mmHg and lower values of 90 - 95 mmHg in repeated measur ements over several days, you should consult your doctor for detailed medical examination. Y ou can assist the tr eatment pr escribed by your doctor in the following ways: • Loose weight and lower [...]