16Note: If you hold down M, you can set the values faster.• Press and M simultaneously. The month starts flashing. Usingthe M button, set the month 1 to 12 and confirm with .• Set the day, hour and minute and confirm in each case with .5. Measuring blood pressurePositioning cuff• Bare your left wrist, making sure that the circulation in the arm isnot restricted by any clothes etc. that are too tight. Position thecuff on the inside of your wrist.• Fasten the cuff with the Velcro fastening so that the upper edgeof the monitor is positioned approx. 1 cm below the ball of yourthumb.• The cuff has to be fitted tightly around the wristbut should notconstrict it.Important: The instrument should only be operated with the originalcuff.Correct posture• Rest for approx. 5 minutes before each measurement. Otherwisethere may be divergences.• You can perform the measurement while sittingor lying. To carry out a blood pressuremeasurement, make sure you are sittingcomfortably with your arms and back leaningon something. Do not cross your legs. Placeyour feet flat on the ground. Make sure to restyour arm and move it. Always make sure that the cuff is at heartlevel. Otherwise significant deviations can occur. Relax your armand the palm of your hand.• In order not to distort the result, it is important to keep still duringthe measurement and not talk.Measuring blood pressure• Start the blood pressure monitor with the button. Following thedisplay check, during which all numbers light up, the cuff pumpsup automatically.• Cuff air pressure is released slowly.If a tendency towards high blood pressure is already detectable,the cuff is pumped up again and cuff pressure increased further.As soon as a heart rate is detected, the heart rate symbol isdisplayed.• Systolic and diastolic pressure are alternately displayed with the pulse.• You can interrupt measurement at any time by pressing the button.1 2 31 cmMMM• • • • • • • • • • • • •