Setting Date/Time; Measuring Blood Pressure - Beurer BC 20 Instrucciones Para El Uso

Once the batteries have been removed from the device,
the date and time must be set again. The saved meas-
urements are lost.
They are considered to be toxic waste and, as such,
should be disposed of in special containers, toxic waste
collection points or brought to electrical goods dealers.
You are legally obliged to dispose of the batteries.
Note: You will find these markings on batteries
containing harmful substances: Pb = battery
containing lead, Cd = battery containing cad-
mium, Hg = battery containing mercury.

5. Setting date/time

The date/time setting is necessary, so that you can save
your readings correctly with the date and time and call
them up again later.
To set the date and time, proceed as follows:
• After inserting the batteries, press the Start /Stop
button . The year display will start to flash. Use
the memory button M
using the Start /Stop button
• Then set the month, day, hour and minutes and con-
firm each setting with the Start /Stop button
to set the year and confirm
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6. Applying the blood pressure computer
• Apply the blood pressure computer to the inside of
the left wrist.
• Ensure that the wrist is unclothed.
• Close the cuff with the Velcro
fastener, so that the top
margin of the computer is
about 10 mm below the ball
of the thumb (see illustration).
• The cuff must be placed tightly around the wrist but
must not constrict.

7. Measuring blood pressure

• Sit in a relaxed position.
• Ensure that your arm is supported
and bend it so that it is at the level
of your heart (see illustration).
• Before measurement allow an
adequate relaxation time of
3 – 5 minutes.
• Now press the Start /Stop button
urement.
• Following the display check, during which all num-
bers light up, the cuff automatically pumps up to
180 mmHg.
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