Omron RX3 manual

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    1 RX3 Plus English The OMRON RX3 Plus measur es your blood pr essur e and pulse simply and quickly fr om the wrist, without the use of an inflation bulb or stethoscope. The measur ement values ar e stor ed in the memory of the OMRON RX3 Plus. The OMRON RX3 Plus fits wrist cir cumfer ences fr om 13.5 to 19.5 cm. Intr oduction 24031904 RX3 Plus GB 1-[...]

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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 pr essur e r eadings 3 2 Overview 4 3 Pr eparation 5 3.1 Insert batteries 5 3.2 Fit wrist cuf f 6 4 Operation 7 4.1 Contr ol functions 7 4.2 Set date and time 8 4.3 Measur ement 9 4.4 Read display 10 5 Memory 11 5.1 Recall average value 11 5.2 Recall pr evious values 11 5.3 Eras[...]

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    3 RX3 Plus English General • The OMRON RX3 Plus is not suitable for measuring the fr equency of car diac pacemakers. • Consult your doctor during pr egnancy , arrhythmia and arterioscler osis. • A void eating, drinking (alcohol), smoking, sport and taking a bath befor e measur ement. • Be calm and r elaxed befor e and during measur ement. ?[...]

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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 Pr eparation 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 cuf f Caution ! Do not pr ess on/off button when the wrist cuf f is not wrapped ar ound 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 DIA mmHg PULS E/ 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 Ba[...]

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    7 RX3 Plus English SYSmmHg DIAm m H g 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 pr essur e in mmHg. L Memor y display: 21 values in memory . M A verage value of the latest 3 measur emen[...]

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

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    9 RX3 Plus English 5 Pr ess set button to pr oceed to hour setting. Pr ess adjust button to set the curr ent hour . 6 Pr ess set button to pr oceed to minute setting and pr ess adjust button to set the curr ent minutes. SYSmmHg DIAm m H g P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg DIAm m H g P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg D I [...]

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    10 RX3 Plus English SYSmmHg DIAm m H g P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET 2 Pr ess on/of f button to start measur ement. The OMRON RX3 Plus measur es 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 fr om the display . No te : [...]

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

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    12 RX3 Plus English 1 Pr ess memory button to tur n on power . 2 Pr ess memory button and simultaneously on/of f button to erase memory . Caution ! All stor ed values will be erased! P r ess on/off button to turn off power . SYSmmHg D I AmmHg P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DA TE/TIME SET SYSmmHg DIAm m H g P ULSE/min M ADJUST S ET DATE/TIME SET 5.3 Erase[...]

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

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    14 RX3 Plus English 8 Maintenance and spar e parts Cleaning instruction • Use a soft, slightly moistened cloth to clean the OMRON RX3 Plus and the wrist cuf f. Caution ! Do not use petr ol, thinners or similar solvents! Caution ! Do not wash the wrist cuf f! • Do not carry out r epairs of any kind yourself. If a defect occurs consult your OMRON[...]

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    15 RX3 Plus English Product name OMRON Digital Blood Pressur e Monitor Model RX3 Plus Display Digital LCD Measurement range Pressur e: 0 - 299 mmHg / Pulse: 40 - 180 /minute Accu racy Pressur e: ± 3 mmHg / Pulse: ± 5% of display reading Inflation Automatic by el ectr ic pum p Deflation Automatic rapid deflation system Pressur e detection Electros[...]

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

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    17 RX3 Plus English Hypertension accelerates arterial scler osis which can lead to very serious conditions such as str oke and myocar dial infar ction. For these r easons it is very important to know whether the blood pr essur e is within a healthy range. Blood pr essur e fluctuates fr om minute to minute, thr oughout the day . Ther efor e it is es[...]

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    T r eatment of high blood pr essur e If your blood pr essur e r eaches upper values of 140 - 160 mmHg and lower values of 90 - 95 mmHg in r epeated 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 lo[...]