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    S potArm™ T ype Blood P ressure Monitor Model i -Q142 • Instruction Manual • Mode d ’emploi • G eb rau ch san we isu ng • Man uale di istruzioni • Manual de instruccione s • Gebruiksaanwi jzing •          IM-H EM-104 0-E-06 -05/20 12 166 5009- 3F EN FR DE I[...]

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    2 Contents Bef ore usin g the uni t Introduction ............ ............ ............. .................... ............. ........... 3 Impor tant Safety Inf ormation ......... ............. ............. .................. 4 1. Ove rview ........... ............ ............. .................... ............. ........... 7 2. Prepa ration .....[...]

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    3 Intro duction EN Befo re usin g the un it Introduction Than k yo u for purch asing the OMRON i -Q142 I ntelli sense S potA rm™ T ype Upper Ar m Blood Press ure Moni tor . The OMRON i -Q142 In tellise nse is a ful ly automa tic bloo d pres sure monit or , oper ating on the o scill ometric pr inci ple. It mea sure s your blood press ure and pu ls[...]

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    4 Impo rtant Sa fety Info rmation Import ant Safety Information Consu lt you r doctor during pregnanc y , arr hythm ia and ar teriosc lero sis. Plea se read this s ection c aref ully befo re us ing th e unit. W arning: Indic ates a potential ly ha zardous situati on whic h, if not a voide d, could result in dea th or serious injury . (Gen eral Usag[...]

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    5 Impor tant Safe ty Infor mation EN (Gen eral Usag e) • Do not leav e the un it unatt ended with infants or pe rsons w ho can not expre ss the ir consen t. • Do not use th e unit for any p urpose o ther than measu ring blo od pres sure. • Do not disa ssemb le the unit. • Do not infla te the ar m cuff over 299 mm Hg. • If the cuff does n [...]

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    6 Impo rtant Sa fety Info rmation • Read a nd foll ow the “Important i nformatio n reg arding E lectro Magn etic Co mp at ibility (EMC)” in t he T ec hnical Data Section. • Read a nd foll ow the “Correct D isposal of This Product” in the T ec hnical Data Secti on when disposi ng of th e devi ce and an y use d acces sories or o ptional p[...]

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    7 1. Ove rview EN 1. Ov erv iew Mai n Un it A. Arm cu ff release b utton Press t his to o pen as sh own above. B. Cuf f lining C. Memo ry button D. W eekly avera ge (Mornin g / Eveni ng ) b utton E. User ID s elect ion bu tton F . ST ART/S TOP button G . O/I button (Po wer switch) H. PC/printer po rt I. Elbow re st J. A rm cuff K. AC adapter j ack [...]

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    8 1. Ove rview Display M. Systo lic bl ood pre ssure N. Diasto lic bloo d press ure O. Pu lse di spla y P . Date/T ime dis play Q. We ek disp lay R. Deflati on symbol S. Posture sym bol Displayed when sitt ing incorrectly . T . Mo veme nt symbo l Displayed if you m o ve your body during the measurement . U. Irregul ar heartb eat sy mbol V . Use r s[...]

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    9 1. Ove rview EN Package Content s AE . AC adap te r • I nst ruc tio n man ual • Quick guide • Guarant ee card • Blood press ure p ass • Instru ction Manual f or Option al Printe r * Note: The pr inter is optional. This unit does not include the printer . AE[...]

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    10 2. P repar ation 2. Pr ep ar ati on 2.1 Connecting the AC Adapter Caution: Use o nly the A C adapte r desig ned for thi s unit. 1. Ins ert the pl ug of the A C adapte r into the AC ada pter jack o n the b ack of th e unit. 2. Ins ert the pow er plug o f the AC adapter into a p ower outle t. D C 6 V 1 2 Power plug AC adapt er jack AC ada pter plu[...]

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    11 2. Pr eparati on EN 2.2 Setting the D ate and T i m e Y o ur bl ood pr essure mon ito r automa tical ly stor es up to 84 in dividu al meas urement v alues with t he date and tim e for eac h user . T o ma ke us e of the memory and average valu es functi ons: • Set the uni t to the co rrect date and time be fore taking a measureme nt for the fir[...]

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    12 2. P repar ation 2. Pr ess the Week ly aver age butto ns to adj ust the year setti ng. • Press the Ev ening average button o nce to incr ease the se tting by one yea r . • Press the Morni ng av erage button on ce to decr ease the se tting by one yea r . • Hold th e buttons d own to inc r e ase (decrease ) t he digits rapi dly . No te: The [...]

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    13 2. Pr eparati on EN 5. Pr ess the M emory b utton to con firm the settin g when the des ired num ber appe ars on the d isplay . Th e month is set a nd the d ay digi ts f las h on th e disp lay . 6. Pr ess the Week ly aver age button s to ad just the day setting. • Press the Eveni ng aver age but ton once to i ncreas e the s ett ing by one day [...]

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    14 2. P repar ation 8. Set the hour a nd min utes in the s ame wa y as the d ate setti ngs . Pr ess the Week ly aver age butto ns to adjus t the di gits for the h our and m inutes , then pr ess the M emory bu tton to con firm the settin g. Whe n the da te and t ime settings have been set, the displ ay cha nges t o that show n to the above. 9. Pr es[...]

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    15 2. Pr eparati on EN Ad just ing the D ate and Time Sett ing No te: If you need to ch ange the dat e and ti me for s ome reason, adjust the date an d time between 10: 00 and 18:59. T his wi ll avoid prob lems with morni ng and eveni ng weekly avera ges stored in the mem ory . 1. Pr ess the O /I butt on to turn the powe r off. 2. T u r n the unit [...]

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    16 3. Using the Unit Oper ating inst ruc t i ons 3. Usin g t he Un it 3.1 How to Sit C orrectly When T aking a Meas urement Correc t post ure duri ng measu remen t is nec essary to get accur ate resul ts. Notes: • Meas urem ent s sho uld be taken in a quiet pla ce and y ou shoul d be in a re laxed , seated p osition. Make sur e that the room is n[...]

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    17 3. Using the Unit EN No te: Y ou can take a measure ment on either your left or right arm. Th e bloo d pressur e can differ b etween the r ight arm a nd the left arm and th erefore also the m easured blood pres sure value s ca n be differe nt. Om ron reco mmends to always u se the same arm for measu remen t. If the va lues b etween t he two ar m[...]

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    18 3. Using the Unit 3.2 Place Y our Arm Through the Arm Cuff Re move t he cu shion sheet be fo re usin g the unit for the firs t time. T ak e readin gs with your ba re arm o r ligh t clothin g. No te: Remove thi ck clo thing from you r upp er arm. Do not take readings over thi ck clo thes o r roll ed-up slee ves. 1. Pr ess the A rm cuff releas e b[...]

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    19 3. Using the Unit EN 2. Pl ace your left arm throu gh the a rm cuff. No tes : • Do not re move the cuf f lini ng in the arm cuff. • If the c uf f lini ng becom es detached, con t act your OMRON di stributor or Custom er Servi ces as mentio ned on the packag e. 3. Pl ace your elbow on the elbo w rest. 4. Chec k that you are sitti ng correc tl[...]

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    20 3. Using the Unit 3.3 T aking a R eading T ry to take readi ngs at the s ame time each day (with in 1 ho ur after waki ng up is rec ommen ded). T his will make the resu lts more us eful. No te: If your sy stolic b lood p ressure is kn own to be ab ove 170 mm Hg, refer to Chapter 3.4. 1. Si t comfo rt a bly a nd relax . If y ou feel ten se, take [...]

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    21 3. Using the Unit EN The us er altern ates with eac h pr ess of the User ID sel ection butto n , as s hown below . No tes : • If “G” is sele cted, t he meas urement resu lt s ar e not stor ed in the memor y . • If the S T ART/STOP butto n is pr essed w ithout selec ting a u ser ID, “G” is disp laye d and th e measur ement res ults ar[...]

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    22 3. Using the Unit 5. Press the ST AR T/ST OP butto n once to st art meas urement . Do no t move your arm and re main stil l unti l the e ntire meas urement proc ess is comp let ed. No te: The unit may autom atica lly inc rease i nflation if the a rm cuff inf lation is i nsuf fic ient. A utomat ic r e-inflat ion oc curs only onc e. Display During[...]

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    23 3. Using the Unit EN T o canc el a measureme nt If you press the O/I or ST ART/STOP bu tton while the cu f f i s infla ting, meas urement s tops and t he arm c uf f def lates. Note: For s afety re asons, m easurem ent will s top if any button is pre ssed. (Exce pt Arm c uf f releas e butto n ) Import ant: If inflation does not stop when the O/I,[...]

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    24 3. Using the Unit 6. Chec k the measu rement r esults. Th e measur ement res ults are auto maticall y stored in the memo ry . (Re fer to Chap ter 3.5.) No te: If “G ” (G uest ) wa s se lecte d, the meas urement resu lts are not sto red in th e memo ry . W arning: Self-diagnosis of meas urement res ult s and s elf-tr eatment are dangerous. Al[...]

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    25 3. Using the Unit EN If “E” or “ EE” is displayed Meas urement c ould not b e com pleted succe ssfully . ( Refer to Ch apter 4.1 .) W ait 2-3 minutes bef ore taking anot her measurement. W aiti ng between measu r emen ts allows the arte ries to re turn to the cond ition pr ior to taking the blood pressu re meas urement. R epeat th e meas[...]

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    26 3. Using the Unit Symbol Information: • If your systo lic or diast olic pr essure is outside th e standard ran ge, the H eartbeat symb ol ( ) wil l blink when the me asur ement re sult i s disp lay ed. Recent resear ch sugge sts that th e foll owing value s ca n be us ed as a gu ide to high bl ood pressu re for m easurem ents t aken at home . [...]

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    27 3. Using the Unit EN What is Irregul ar Heartbeat? An i rregular he artbea t is a hear tbeat rh ythm th at varies by more than 25% from th e ave rage heartb eat rhythm det ect ed whi le t he uni t is meas uring t he systo lic and dias tol ic bl ood pr essu re . If s uch an ir regular rhythm is dete cted mo re than tw ice dur ing meas urement, th[...]

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    28 3. Using the Unit 3.4 Instructions for S pecial Conditions If you r systo lic pressure i s known to be mo re than 170 mmHg or if y ou faile d to me asure bl ood pres sure repe atedly , perf orm the fo llowin g step s. 1. Pl ace yo ur arm throu gh the ar m cuff and press t he O/I button to tur n the pow er on. 2. Pr ess the U ser I D selecti on b[...]

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    29 3. Using the Unit EN 3.5 Using the Memory Function The unit is des igned to store t he blood p ressure a nd the p ulse ra te in the me mory for two peopl e (user A and user B) every ti me a meas urement i s compl eted. The unit autom atically stores up to 84 sets of mea suremen t valu es (bl ood pressur e and pulse r ate) for ea ch user (A an d [...]

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    30 3. Using the Unit 3. Pr ess the M emory b utton . Th e averag e value i s shown and the A vera ge symbo l ( ) appe ars above the Memor y symbo l ( ) o n the di splay . 4. Pr ess the Mem ory bu tton to displ ay the most r ecen t set of ind ividual measure ment val ues on the screen . No te: Af ter the mem ory number is shor tly indi cated, the da[...]

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    31 3. Using the Unit EN Morning a nd Evening Weekl y A verages The unit cal culates and dis plays week ly ave rages for measur ements taken in the morni ng ( ) and eveni ng ( ) wit hin 8 w eeks for each user ( A and B) . No te: The week be gins S unday at 4:00.[...]

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    32 3. Using the Unit About t he W eekly A verages Morning W eekly Avera ge This i s the av erage for measur ements taken dur ing the m ornin g (4:00- 9:59) between Sunday and Sat urday . A n averag e for eac h day is calc ulated for up to thre e measur ements taken withi n 10 minute s of the first m easurem ent of th e mornin g. Evening Weekly Ave [...]

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    33 3. Using the Unit EN T o Di splay Morning and Evening A verages 1. Pr ess the O /I butt on to turn the powe r on. 2. Pr ess the Us er ID sel ection bu tton to se lect th e user ID (A or B ). 3. Pr ess the M orning a vera ge butto n or the Evening av erag e but to n . Th e averag e for the cur rent week “THIS WEEK” appears on the d isplay . T[...]

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    34 3. Using the Unit Notes on Display Combinat ions In add ition t o the Mo rning av erage an d Eve ning ave rage sy mbols, th e unit m ay al so disp lay th e Mornin g hype rtensio n symbol ( ) if the morn ing aver age fo r t hat week i s above t he home blood pr essure guide line. (See Chap ter 3.3 “ T aking a Readi ng - Symbo l Infor mation” [...]

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    35 3. Using the Unit EN The Morni ng hyperten sion symb ol ( ) appear s if the weekly ave r a ge for m orning m easurements i s above 1 35/85 m mHg. In thi s case t he Mor ning hyp ertensi on symbo l ( ) is display ed when the ev ening average is dis playe d, regar dless o f the va lues for the even ing aver age. T o Delet e All V alues S tored in [...]

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    36 4. Ha ndl in g Err ors an d Pr obl ems Care a nd mainten ance 4. H a ndling Errors and Problems 4.1 Erro r Mes sages Note: If you change your posture, or move, during measurement, t he Posture symb ol ( ) or Movement symbol ( ) may be displayed during measure ment. Error Display Cause Remedy Movement dur ing measurem ent Check that the Heartbeat[...]

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    37 4. H andling Er rors and Prob lems EN 4.2 T roubleshooti ng Pro blem C au se Rem edy The reading is extremely high (or low). Is your ar m placed through the arm cuff correct l y? Refer to Chapter 3.2. T alking during the measurem ent. Keep quiet during measurement . Carefully read and repeat the steps l isted under Chapter 3.3. Are rolled up sle[...]

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    38 4. Ha ndl in g Err ors an d Pr obl ems Other . T urn the power of f, then repeat measurem ent . If the problem p ersists, contact your OMR ON distributor or Customer Services as mentioned on the package. Pro blem C au se Rem edy[...]

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    39 5. Main tenance a nd St orage EN 5. M a intenance and S torage T o prot ect your unit fr om damage, pleas e observe the fo llowi ng: • Do not subject the unit to extreme temperatures, humidi ty , moisture or direct sunlight. • Do not carry out repairs of any kind yourself. If a defect occurs, consult the OMRON distributor or Customer S ervic[...]

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    40 5. Mai ntenance a nd S torage St o r ag e Plea se obser ve th e followin g storag e cond ition s. • Do not subj ect the unit to extreme temperatu res, hum idity , mois ture, or d irect sunl ight. • Do not su bject the unit to str ong sh ocks or v ibra tions, or leav e it at an angl e. • Do not s tore th e unit wher e it will be e xposed to[...]

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    41 6. Opti onal Parts EN 6. Optional Part s Using t he opti onal sof tware Omron ’ s bloo d press ure mana gement software all ows you to view , proces s and prin t data about blood pre ssure mea sured by the OM RON i-Q14 2 Intel lisense . Plea se se e attached “Installati on Guid e” be fore ins t alli ng softwar e onto a PC. T o oper ate the[...]

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    42 6. Opt iona l Part s 1. Op en the PC/pr inter p ort cover . 2. Pl ug the PC /printer p ort conne ctor pl ug (sma ll co nnecto r) into the PC/pr inter port on t he mai n unit . Th e circle on the cable plug sho uld fac e up. 3. Pl ug the USB connec tor plu g (large con nector) i nto the p ersonal c omputer . USB Connec t or[...]

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    43 6. Opti onal Parts EN Using t he opti onal pri nter Plea se read attached “Ins tructio n Manua l” befor e using the print er . 1. Remo ve pr inter c able plug from the pr inter unit. 2. Conn ect pr inter c able p lug cord to the m ain un it. Th e circle on the c able plug sho uld fac e u p.[...]

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    44 7. Te chnical Da ta 7. T echnic al Dat a Note: Subject to technical modification without prior noti ce. • This O MRO N product is produced under t he strict quality system of O MRON Healthcare Co. Ltd. , J ap an. The Cor e component for OMRON bl ood pres sure monitors, which is the Pressure Sensor , is produced in Japan for assem bly . • Thi[...]

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    45 7. T echnical Data EN This marking shown on the product or its literat ure, indicates that it should not be disposed of, with other household wastes at the end of it s working life. T o prevent possible harm to t he environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this f rom other types of wastes and recycle it respo[...]

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    46 8. Some Useful In forma tion ab out B l ood Pres sure 8. Some Useful Inform ation about Blood Press ure What is Bl ood Pressure? Bloo d pressur e is a me asure of the forc e of blo od flo wing again st the walls of the arterie s. Arte rial blo od pr essure is cons t ant ly chan ging during the cou rse of the heart's cyc le. The hig hest pre[...]

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    47 8. S ome U seful In format ion abo ut Blood P ressure EN Classif ication of Blood Pressur e by the W o rld Health Organiza tion The W o rld Hea lth Orga niza tion (WHO ) and th e Internat ional Soci ety of Hyperte nsion (ISH) d eveloped the Bl ood Pres sure Cl assifi cation shown in this figure. Thi s classi fication i s based on the bl ood pres[...]

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    48 8. Some Useful In forma tion ab out B l ood Pres sure Manuf acturer OMR ON H EAL THCARE Co., Ltd. 53, Kunot subo , T erado-cho, Muk o , Ky oto, 617-0002 J AP AN EU-repres enta tive OM RON HE AL T HCAR E E URO PE B.V . Scorpius 33, 2132 LR Hoofddorp , THE NETHERLANDS www .omron-healthcare.com Production facility OMRON (D A LIAN) CO ., L T D . Dal[...]