Prepare Measurement; Measuring Blood Pressure - Beurer BM 26 Gebrauchsanweisung

4. Prepare measurement

Inserting battery
• Remove the battery cover from the
back of the monitor.
• Insert four AA 1.5 V alkaline batter­
ies. Making absolutely sure that you
insert them with the correct polarity
as marked. Never use rechargeable
bat teries.
• Replace the battery cover carefully.
If 4 warning tones have been sounded and the symbol
appears simultaneously on the display, it is no longer possible
to perform a measurement and all batteries must be replaced.
Once the batteries have been removed from the device, the
time must be set again.
Battery disposal
• The empty, completely discharged batteries must be dis­
posed of through specially designated collection boxes, re­
cycling points or electronics retailers. You are legally required
to dispose of the batteries.
• The codes below are printed on batteries
containing harmful substances:
Pb = Battery contains lead,
Cd = Battery contains cadmium,
Hg = Battery contains mercury
Setting date and time
You should set the date and time without fail. Otherwise, you will
not be able to save your measured values correctly with a date
and time and to access them again later. The time is shown in
12­hour format i.e. the time from 13:00 is displayed as 01:00 PM.
Proceed as follows to set the date and time:
• Confirm twice using the SET button.
• Use the + or - buttons to first set the month 1–12, and then
confirm using the SET button.
• Set the day/hour/minute and confirm each using the SET
button.
4 x AA (LR06) 1,5 V
Press the button

5. Measuring blood pressure

Ensure the device is at room temperature before measuring.
The measurement can be performed on the left or right arm.
Positioning cuff
Place the cuff onto the bare upper
arm. Blood circulation in the arm
should not be restricted by tight
clothing 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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to exit the settings mode.