Prepare Measurement; Measuring Blood Pressure - Beurer BM 35 Gebrauchsanweisung

4. Prepare measurement

Inserting battery
• Remove the battery cover from
the back of the monitor.
• Insert four AAA 1.5 V alkaline
batteries. Making absolutely
sure that you insert them with
the correct polarity as marked.
Never use rechargeable batter-
ies.
• Replace the battery cover carefully
If the battery change
urement is no longer possible and you must replace all the bat-
teries. Once batteries have been removed from the device, the
time must be reset.
The empty, completely flat batteries must be disposed of
through specially designated collection boxes, recycling points
or electronics retailers. You are legally required to dispose of
the batteries.
The codes below are printed on batteries contain-
ing harmful substances:
Pb = Battery contains lead,
Cd = Battery contains cadmium,
Hg = Battery contains mercury.
Setting date, time and language
It is vital to set the date and time. This is the only way that
measurements can be saved and recalled with the correct date
and time. The time is shown in 24 hour format.
4 x AAA (LR03) 1,5 V
is continuously illuminated, meas-
Proceed as follows to set the date and time:
• Switch on the blood pressure monitor with the
• Press the function
• The month starts flashing. Using the + function key, set the
month 1 to 12 and confirm with the function key
• Set the day, hour and minute and confirm in each case with
the function key .
• Confirm your selection with the function key

5. Measuring blood pressure

Positioning cuff
Fit the cuff round your bare left upper
arm. Blood circulation in the arm
should not be restricted by tight cloth-
ing or other objects.
The cuff should be placed on the
upper arm so that the lower edge is 2
to 3 cm above the bend of the elbow
and above the artery. The tube should
be in line with the centre of the palm.
Now place the free end of the cuff
snugly, but not too tightly, around the
arm, and fix it with the Velcro fastener.
The cuff should be fitted tight enough
to allow just two fingers to fit beneath
the cuff.
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