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    Digital A utomatic Blood Pressure Monitor Model M6 • Instruction Man ual • Mode d’emplo i • Gebrauc hsanweisung • Manuale de instructone • Manual de instrucci ones • Gebruiksaanwi jzing  Ɋɍ Ʉ ɈȼɈȾ ɋ Ɍ ȼɈ  ɉɈ  ɗɄ ɋɉɅɍ Ⱥ Ɍ Ⱥɐɂɂ EN FR DE IT ES NL     [...]

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    2 Content s Introduction .......... ....... ............ ............. ....... ............. ............. ... 3 Important Safety Information ........ ............. ...... ............. .......... 4 1. Overvi ew .... ............. ............ ....... ............. ............. ...... .......... 5 2. How to Obtain Meaningful Rea dings .... .......[...]

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    3 EN Intr oduction The O MRON M6 is a c ompac t, full y aut omatic blood press ure moni tor , operat ing on the os cill ometr ic pr incip le. It meas ures y our blood press ure a nd pul se rate si mply and qui ck ly . F or com f or table c ontrolle d infl ation wi thout th e need of p ressure pr e-se tting or r e-i nflatio n the devices us es i ts [...]

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    4 Impor tant Safety I nf ormation • Blood pres sur e meas ureme nt is not suitable i n cas es of ser i - ous ar ter io scl eros is (har denin g of the ar te ri es). • The p uls e dis pla y is not su ita b le f or mo nitor in g the fr equen cy of car diac pace makers. • Preg nant wom en sh ould on ly me asur e their own blood pres- sure in co [...]

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    5 1.Ove rview EN 1. Ov er view Monitor A. Displa y B . O/I ST AR T butt on C. M e m or y ( ) bu tt o n s D . Date/Ti me ( ) setting b utton E. Batter y co mpar tmen t F. A i r j a c k G. A C adapte r jac k (f or opti onal A C adapter) B D A C E G F[...]

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    6 1.Overview Displa y P ac kage contents H. Systo lic b lood pres su re I. Diasto lic b lood pres sure J . Mem or y di spl a y K. A v erage v a lue di spla y L. Mo v eme nt error dis pla y M. Irregul ar h ear tbeat di spla y N. Bat t er y low displ a y O . He ar tb eat disp lay P . Pu lse di sp la y Q. Def lat ion di spl a y R. Date/Time di spla y [...]

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    7 2.H ow to Obt ain Mea ning ful R eadi ngs EN 2. H o w to Obtain Mea ningful Readings T o help ensur e a reliab le reading, a v oid eatin g, smoking, or e x e rcising f or at least 30 min utes bef ore tak ing a me asure- men t. Note: Remov e a ny tight- fittin g clot hing fr om your uppe r ar m. 1. Si t on a chair with your f e et flat on the floo[...]

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    8 3.Prep aration 3. Pr ep ara tio n 3.1 Installing/Replacing the Batteries 1. Remove the batte r y cov er . 2. Ins er t f ou r “AA” batter i es as i ndi- cat ed in th e b atter y com par tmen t and then replac e the ba tter y cov er . No tes : • If the batter y low dis play ( ) appe ars o n the di sp la y , rep lace all four batte r ies at th[...]

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    9 3.Pr epara tion EN 3.2 Setting the Date and Time Y o ur blood pres sure m onitor autom atical ly s tores u p to 90 meas urem ent s v a lue s in its m emor y and calc ula tes an av erag e re ading b ased o n the m easur ements from the la st thr ee re ad- ings . • Se t the mon itor to the c orrec t date an d time bef ore t aking a measu remen t [...]

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    10 3.Prep aration 4. Repe at step s 2 and 3 t o set th e m onth and date ( da y). 5. Repe at step s 2 and 3 t o set th e h our and mi nutes for the tim e. 6. Pr ess the O/I ST A R T button w hen you ha ve finished s etting the date and tim e. or or or or[...]

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    11 4.U sin g the M onitor EN 4. Using the Monitor 4.1 Applyi ng the Arm Cuff Y o u can wrap the cuff either on your ri ght or left a r m. • Rem ov e tight-fit tin g clot hing fr om y our u pper ar m . • Do n ot plac e the c uff ov e r thi ck cloth es and do not ro ll up your sleev e if it is too tight. 1. If the cu ff is assem b led correc tly [...]

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    12 4.Using the Monitor 3. Si t in a c hair wi th y our f eet fl at on th e floor and p lace your ar m on a table so that the cuff wi ll be at the s ame l e vel as your hear t . 4. Put your ar m thr ough t he cuff lo op . The bo ttom of the cuf f s hould b e approximately 1 to 2 cm abov e the el bow . App ly the cuff to your upper a r m s o that the[...]

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    13 4.U sin g the M onitor EN 5. Pul l the cuff so that the top and bo t- tom e dge s ar e tighte ned e venly ar ound your ar m. 6. Whe n the c uff is pos itione d corre ctly , clos e the fabric fa ste ner FIRM L Y . No tes : • Make cer tai n the c uff fits snugly around your ar m . • The c uff shoul d make good con tact with y o ur skin. Y ou s[...]

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    14 4.Using the Monitor 4.2 T akin g a Rea ding 1. Pr ess the O/I ST A R T butt on and remai n stil l, the cu ff will star t to i nflate a utomati call y . As the cu ff begi ns to i nflate, the monitor autom atica ll y dete r- min es your ide al inf lation le v el. Rem ain s till and do not talk until meas urem ent is comp leted. No te: Do not infla[...]

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    15 4.U sin g the M onitor EN 4. Pres s the O /I ST AR T button t o tur n the m onitor off . No te: If y ou f or get to tu r n the mo ni- tor of f , it will au toma tical ly shut i tself off after fiv e mi nutes. Impo r tan t: • W ai t 2-3 minutes bef ore ta king another blood pres sure meas- ureme nt. W ai ting be tween rea din gs al lows the ar [...]

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    16 4.Using the Monitor What is Irregu lar Hear tbeat? An i rregul ar hear tb eat is a hear t beat r h yth m that varie s by more tha n 25% from the av erage hear tbe at rh ythm det ec ted whi le th e uni t is meas ur ing the sy stoli c and dia sto lic blood pres sure. If s uch an irr egular rh ythm is dete cte d more tha n tw ice du r- ing measu re[...]

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    17 4.U sin g the M onitor EN 4.3 Using the Memor y Functio n This monit or has a mem or y capa b l e of stor ing 9 0 sets of re ad- ing s. Ev e r y time you comp let e the me asur ement, t he m onitor auto mati call y sto re s blood pr essu re and pu lse rat e. The moni- tor also calc ulates an av erage r eadi ng bas ed on th e m easure- ment s f r[...]

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    18 4.Using the Monitor T o View Previous Readings S tored in Memor y 1. Pres s the b utton, while the a verage readin g is display ed, to v iew readin g stored in memor y from the mos t recen t to the olde st. 2. Pre ss the or button repea tedly to cy cle throug h the pr e vio us me asur ement values ( button: fr om th e mo st re cent to the ol des[...]

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    19 5.Hand li ng Errors and Pr oble ms EN 5. Handling Err ors and Pr oblems Err or Displa y Cause Remedy Cuff is unde r inflated. Carefully read an d repeat the steps listed under “T aking a Read- ing” on p . 14. Mov em ent during meas- urement Cuff o v er inflated. This ico n indicates irreg- ular or weak pulses are detected, b ut result can be[...]

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    20 6.Optiona l Parts 6. Optional P ar ts Probl em Cause Remedy No displa y appears when the O/I ST AR T but ton is pressed. The batteries are empt y . Replace the batteries. Cannot measur e or readings are too high. Is the cuff wrapped fir mly around the ar m? Attach th e ar m cuff cor- rectly . The cuff pressure does not r ise although the pump m [...]

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    21 7.Stora ge an d Mai ntena nce EN 7. Storage and Maintenance T o prot ect y our monito r from damage , please obser v e the fo l l o w i n g : • Do not subject y our monitor and cuff to e xtreme temperatures , humidity , moisture or direct sunl ight. • Do not f old the cuff or tubing tigh tly . • Do not disassemb le the monitor . • Do not[...]

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    22 8.Technica l Data 8. T e chnica l Data Note: Subj ect to te chnical modifi catio n with out prior no tice • This OMR ON produ ct is prod uced unde r t he strict qua lit y system of OMR ON Health- care Co . Ltd., J apan. The Co re component f or OMRON b lood pressure monito rs , which is t he Pressure Sensor , is produced i n Ja pan for a ssemb[...]

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    23 8.T echnical Data EN                 ![...]

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    24 9.Some Useful Infor mation abo ut Blood Pr essure 9. Some Useful I nf orm ation about Blood Pressure What is Blood Press ure? Bl ood pr essu re is a mea sure of th e force of blood fl owing agai nst th e walls of the ar ter i es. Ar ter ial blood pres sure is con- sta ntly c hangi ng dur i ng the c ourse o f the hear t's cy cle. Th e high e[...]

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    25 9.So me Usefu l Infor mation a bo ut Blood P ressu re EN Class ification of Blood Pressure by the W orld Heath Or ganizat ion The World H ealth O rga nizati on (WHO ) an d the Int er nati onal Soc iety of Hype r tensi on (ISH ) de v eloped the Blood Pre ssure Clas sifi catio n sh own in this figur e. Th is cla ssi ficati on i s based on the b lo[...]

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    26 9.Some Useful Infor mation abo ut Blood Pr essure        ;(<   < ( =6 )6(>)( [...]