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Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
Monitor de Presión Arterial de Brazo
Operating Instructions
Instrucciones de
funcionamiento
Model No. EW3111
Modelo No. EW3111
For questions or assistance with your blood pressure
monitor, call us at 1-800-338-0552.
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
A Unit of Matsushita Electric Corporation
of America
One Panasonic Way 3D-1
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Before operating this device, please read these instructions completely and save this
manual for future use.
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor EW3111. Designed for easy, one-touch operation, this monitor Table of Contents incorporates Precise Logic™ technology to provide reliable measurements. Measuring your own blood pressure is an important way of monitoring your Introduction...................................................................... 2 health. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major health problem which Basics of Blood Pressure...
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• The following situations may cause substantial variations in blood Important Instructions Before Use pressure readings and should therefore be avoided at least 30 minutes prior to taking your blood pressure. 1. Do not confuse self-monitoring with self-diagnosis. Blood pressure Blood pressure will be higher than usual: measurements should only be interpreted by a health professional who - when you are excited or tense is familiar with your medical history. - when you are taking a bath 2. If
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IMPORTANT: Precautions to Ensure Safe, Reliable Operation • WHO does not define a low blood pressure area. 1. Do not drop the unit. Protect it from sudden jars or shocks. For reference, systolic pressure readings of less than 90 mmHg are considered to indicate low blood pressure regardless of the diastolic 2. Do not insert foreign objects into any openings. pressure. 3. Do not attempt to disassemble the unit. • Do not be alarmed by temporarily high or low readings because 4. Do not crush the
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Diagram of device Display/Symbols Cuff Holder = Error Tube Cuff Measurement in e.g.: Arm has been moved/ Replace batteries Display progress Cuff not positioned correctly Alarm function signals high blood pressure Blood pressure measurements for both systolic and diastolic readings are Memory / determined and indicated via a three-color LED system as being within Recall/(Delete All) normal or hypertensive ranges based on definitions and classification of Blood Pressure Button 1 Indicator LED b
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Inserting/replacing batteries Fitting the Blood Pressure Monitor Positioning on the Upper Left Arm 1. Slide off the Battery Cover 1. Attaching the cuff to the upper + – from the housing. arm. •Make sure the cuff is wrapped so 2. Insert four 1.5 V batteries that it is in contact with the skin. 1 (R6/AA), ensuring correct – + polarity. Measurements may be taken from either the left or right 3 2 arm. However, please take 3. Close the Battery Cover. measurements using the same • Position so that
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Instructions for correct measurement of blood pressure Measuring your blood pressure Measurement in a sitting position 1. Press the ON/OFF/Start Button to turn on the unit. 1. Rest your elbows on a table or The LCD display will show 888 and other level surface. then switch to 0. The cuff is auto- 2. Make adjustments so that the matically inflated. height of the cuff and heart are at the same level. 2. The blood pressure measurement is 3. With the palm of your hand facing indicated along with
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Storing blood pressure readings Calling up readings from memory This monitor has enough memory capacity to store 21 readings for Readings may be recalled once they have been M/R two users. stored in the memory without having to 1 pressing the ON/OFF/Start Button. M1 and M2 will flash on the display 140 after a measurement. 1. Push the Memory/Recall Button number of the user 130 whose data you want to call up, M1 for example. 1. Press the Memory/Recall ‹Averaged values for all recorded measure
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Storage Troubleshooting 1. Loosely roll up the cuff and place it Display Status before error Check points in the cuff holder. Pressurization to above 2. Put the tube inside the cuff. 300 mmHg was Check whether measure- • Do not wrap the tube around the performed. ments are being taken unit, etc. Excessive straining of the (Re-pressurization was correctly and whether the tube can cause malfunctioning. performed several times.) user is assuming the correct posture. The “E” blinks Make sure the
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Specifications Symptom Possible cause The systolic • The cuff was held too low, i.e. not at heart level. Method of measurement: Oscillometric System with Precise Logic™ pressure value or (See page 11) diastolic pressure • The cuff was not attached properly. (See page 10) Display: Digital LCD value is high. • You moved your body or you spoke during measurement. (See page 11) Measuring range: Blood pressure: 20 – 300 mmHg Pulse rate: 30 – 160 pulse/min. The systolic • The cuff was held too high
