BEFORE REQUESTING REPAIRS OR TESTING
Make sure to check the following before sending your blood pressure
monitor away to be tested or repaired.
Problem
Display stays
blank when
you press the
"START/STOP"
switch.
No
measurements
can be taken.
Your blood pressure readings are
abnormally high or low compared with
those taken in hospital.
Other phenomena
Checks
Check whether the
batteries are dead.
Check whether the
batteries are installed
the right way round
(
and
oriented
correctly).
Check whether the
measurement icon
is displayed.
Check whether the
cuff is attached
correctly.
Did you stay
calm during
measurement?
Note that blood pressure measurement may not
be possible for someone with an extremely weak
pulse or cardiac arrhythmia (irregular pulse).
- Eng 25 -
Response
Replace all the batteries
with new ones.
Load the batteries in the
correct direction.
Attach the cuff properly.
Measure your blood
pressure again, making
sure to remain still.
See page 24.
Remove the batteries from
the unit and change them
with new ones.