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    EN FR DE IT ES NL • Instruction Manual • Mode d’emploi • Gebrauchsanweisu ng • Manuale di istruzion i • Manual de instrucci ones • Gebruiksaanwijzin g Wrist Blood Pressu re Monit or Model R6 MEM SET SYS mmHg mmHg /min D I A PULSE IM-H EM-6 000-E -01- 08/08 1638173- 4D HEM600-E.book Page 1 Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:26 AM[...]

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    2 Contents Before u sing the unit Introductio n ...................................... ............... 3 Important Sa fety Information ........................ 4 1. Overview.......... ........................................ .. 6 2. Preparation................................. ............... 8 2.1 Installing/Replacing the Batteries ......... 8 2.2[...]

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    3 EN Introduction Thank y ou for pur chasing the OMRON R6 Wr ist Blo od Pressu re Monitor . This remarka ble, compact and easy to use instrument is ideal fo r people who freq uently moni tor their own bloo d pressure. The small, pre-formed wrist cuf f is very conven ient and easy to appl y . With the pus h of a button the OMRON W rist Blood Pressur[...]

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    4 Import ant Safety Information Consult your docto r during pregnancy , arr hythmia and arteriosclerosis. People with poor peripheral circulation may find that results for measurements taken at the wrist vary from those taken on the upper arm. Please read this sect ion carefully before using the unit. Wa r n i n g : Indicates a potentially hazardou[...]

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    5 Importan t Safety Information EN • Do not use a mobile phone, or other devices that emit electromagnetic fields, near the unit. This may result in incorrect operation of the unit. • Do not operate unit in a moving vehicle (car , airplane). (Battery Usage) • If battery fluid should get on your skin or clothing, immediately rinse with plenty [...]

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    6 1. Overview Mai n Unit A. Display B. Battery compart ment C. Wrist cuff D. MEM (Memory) butto n E. O /I ST ART button F . SET bu tton MEM SET SYS m m Hg m m Hg /m in D I A P U LS E A B C D E F HEM600-E.book Page 6 Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:26 AM[...]

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    7 1.Overview EN Display Package content s G . Systolic blood pressure H. Diastolic bloo d pressure I. Battery low display J. Deflation display K. R ight wris t meas ure ment display L. Positio n sensor alar m display M. Heartb eat dis play (Flashes when the monitor is at the corre ct position) N. Memory valu e display (Displayed when viewing values[...]

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    8 2. Prep aration 2.1 Inst alling/Replacing the Batteries 1. Remove th e batter y cover b y pulling it of f i n the d irection of th e arrow . 2. Insert two “AAA” alk aline (LR03) batte ries in the ba ttery c ompart- ment. Make sure thei r polarity (+/–) is aligne d with the po larity ( +/–) as ind icat ed in th e batte ry com part- ment. 3[...]

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    9 2.Prep aration EN Battery Life & Replacement If the battery low symbol ( ) appears on the display , replace both batteries at the same time. - When the battery low symbol ( ) starts to blink, you will still be able to use t he unit for a short while. Y ou should replace the batteries with new ones ahea d of time. - When the symbol ( ) r emain[...]

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    10 2.Prep aration 2.2 Setting the Date and T ime Y our bloo d pressure monitor automatic ally stores up t o 90 measure- ment values in it s memory and c alculates an ave rage value based on the last three mea surements. If the cor rect dat e and time has not been set, the measure ment values will not be stored in memo ry . T o make use of the memor[...]

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    11 2.Prep aration EN 4. Repeat ste ps 2 and 3 to set the mont h and day . 5. Repeat ste ps 2 and 3 to set the hour an d minutes fo r the time. Note: The m onito r will au tomati cally t urn itself off after you press the SET button to con firm the m inute s ettin g. HEM600-E.book Page 11 Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:26 AM[...]

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    12 3. Usi ng the Moni tor 3.1 Applying the Wris t Cuff Y ou can take a measurem ent on eit her your left or right wrist. Notes: • Y ou can take a measurem ent on either your left or right wrist. The blood pressure can differ between your right and left wrist and therefore also the measured blood pressure values can be different. Omron recommends [...]

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    13 3.Us ing the Monitor EN 3. Hold the bottom p art of the wrist cuff and wrap it around the wrist while pulling so that it fit s comfortably . Make sure that the wrist cuf f does not cover the protrud ing pa rt of the wrist bone (ulna) on the o utside of t he wrist . Unless the wrist cuf f is wrapped se curely around the wris t, it may not be pos [...]

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    14 3.Using the Monitor 3.2 T aking a Re ading 1. Sit com forta bly , ho ld your arm across your chest and relax. 2. Press th e O/I ST ART but ton. 3. Hold your ar m across your chest so that you r fingers are t ouching th e opposite shoulde r bone. Adjust the heig ht of your wrist until the positi on sensor alarm beeps slowl y . When the m onitor s[...]

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    15 3.Us ing the Monitor EN 4. Afte r the mo nitor ha s detected y our blood pres- sure and pulse rate, the cu ff automaticall y defla tes and your blood pre ssure and pulse rate are displayed. Note: The time and da te of the meas urement a re displayed alterna tely . 5. Press th e O/I ST ART but ton to turn off t he monitor . If you forge t to tu r[...]

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    16 3.Using the Monitor What is Irre gular Hear tbeat? An irregu lar heart- beat is a hea rtbeat rhythm that v aries b y more th an 25% fr om the avera ge heart- beat rh ythm de tected while the unit is mea- suring the systolic and diastol ic blood pr es- sure. If such an irregula r rhyt hm is detec ted more than twice du r- ing measu rement, t he i[...]

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    17 3.Us ing the Monitor EN 3.3 Using the Memory Function This monit or has a memory c apable of stor ing 90 sets of rea dings. Every time y ou complete the mea s uremen t, the monit or automati- cally stores blood pres sure and puls e rate. The mo nitor also displays an average reading based on t he measurement s from t he three most recent re adin[...]

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    18 3.Using the Monitor 3. Press the SET button, while t he average reading is displayed, to vi ew read ings fr om the oldest readi ng sto red in m emor y . 4. Pres s the S ET bu tton r epeat edly to cyc le thr ough the re adin gs. T o Delete All V alues in M emory Y ou can not delete the sto red readings partially , all reading in the moni tor w il[...]

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    19 EN 4. How to Modify the Settings Y ou can modify the optio ns for the various sett ings of your monit or . This is done by pre s sing the SET button to select a se tting, then pressi ng the MEM butto n to select the option s for th at setti ng. After selecting a set ting, p ress the O/I ST ART button to conf irm the s ett ing and tur n the power[...]

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    20 4.How to Mo dify the S ettings 4.2 Setting the Position Sensor Ala rm 1. Press the SET button until t he posi- tion sensor ala rm display ( ) appears on the dis play . The defa ult sett ings is “On1”, and this emit s a seri es of two shor t blips if your wris t is to o far away fr om the measurin g posit ion, an d beeps slowly when you wr is[...]

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    21 EN 5. Quick Re ference G uide Use this as a qui c k refer ence guide only . If you are using this device for the fir s t time, ple ase read carefully Chapter 4 of this Instructi on Manual. Avo id eating, drinki ng, smoking, or exercising f or at least 30 minut es before t aking a meas urement. Y ou should al so try to measu re your blood pres su[...]

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    22 6. Handling Errors and Problems Symptom Cause Cor rection No display appe ars when the O/I S T ART button is pressed. Batterie s are emp ty . Replace with new batteri es. Batteries were inserted incorrectly . Insert the batter ies with the cor rect [+] [-] polarity. Cann ot m easure or r ead - ings ar e too hi gh. Are you h olding th e wrist cuf[...]

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    23 6.Handling Errors and Problems EN Error Symbol Cause Correction Cuff over inflated. Press th e O/I ST A RT button once to turn off the power . Sit still restart measuremen t and keep still and d o not talk dur- ing m easur ement. Movem ent dur- ing m easur e- ment Wrist is not in the correct position . Carefu lly read a nd repeat the step s in ?[...]

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    24 7. St orage and Maintenance T o protect your monitor from damage, please avoi d the following : • Subjecting your mon itor to ext reme temperat ures, humidit y , or direct sunlig ht. • Washi ng the cuff or expo sing the cu ff or moni tor to water . • Disassembling the monitor . • S ubjecting the monitor to strong sh ocks or vibrations. D[...]

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    25 EN 8. T echnical Dat a Note: Subject t o tech nical modi ficatio n without prior notice Name OMRON Wrist Blood Pre ssure Monit or Model OM RON R6 (HEM-6000-E) Display LCD Digital Display Meas urement Oscillom etric method Meas urement Ra nge Pressure : 0 to 299 mmHg/ Pulse: 40 to 180 beats/min Memory 90 Measurem ents with da te and time Accu rac[...]

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    26 8.Techni cal Dat a • This OMRON product is produced under the strict qualit y system of OMRON Health care Co. Ltd. , Japan. The Core compon ent for OMRON blood pr essure monito rs, which is the Pressur e Sensor , is produced in Japan. • Disposal of this pr oduct and used batteries should be carried out i n accordance with t he national reg u[...]

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    27 8.Tec hnical Data EN This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that it should not be disposed of, with other household wastes at the end of its working life. T o prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibl[...]

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    28 9. Some Useful Information a bout Blood Pressure What is Bl ood Pressur e? Blood pre ssure is a measure of the force of bloo d flowing against the walls of the a rteries. Arteria l blood p ressure is co nstantl y chan ging during the course of th e heart's c ycle. The highes t pressure in the cycle is called th e Systolic Bl ood Pres- sure [...]

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    29 9.So me Us eful I nformati on abo ut Bl ood Pressu re EN Classific ation of B lood Pressu re by the World Heath Organization The W orld Health Organ ization (WHO) and the I nternationa l Society of Hypertens ion (ISH) develop ed the Blood Pre ssure Classific ation shown in this fi gure. This clas sificatio n is base d on the blood press ure valu[...]

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    30 Made in China Manufa cturer OMRON HEAL THCARE CO., L TD. 24, Y amanouch i Y ama noshita-cho, Ukyo-ku , Kyoto, 615 -0084, Japan EU- repr esentative OMRON HEAL THCARE EUROPE B.V . Kruisweg 577, 2132 N A Hoofdd orp, The Neth erlands www .omron-healthcar e.com Prod uction facility OMRON DALIAN CO., L TD. Econom ic & T echnical Dev elopmen t Zone[...]