Omron RX-1- Manuals

Page 2 - English; Description of the monitor; stricting the blood flow if you push up your sleeve.

English 2 The OMRON RX-I is a very compact, fully automatic wrist blood pressure monitor.Operating on the oscillometric principle, it measures your blood pressure and pulsesimply and quickly from the wrist. This means the monitor detects the pressure inyour artery and converts the information into a...

Page 3 - How to measure your blood pressure; Inserting the batteries

English 3 Important: • RX-I Blood pressure measurements are not possible in cases of severe arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). • The pulse display is not suitable for measuring the frequency of cardiac pacemakers. • Please be sure to wrap the cuff around your wrist before starting to mea-...

Page 4 - To measure on the right wrist

English 4 2. Fitting the cuff 10 - 15mm Place the cuff on your left wrist with yourthumb pointing up. Align the edge of thecuff as shown in the diagram. Place the wrist cuff on bare skin. Keep itclear of your clothing but do not roll upyour sleeve. Hold the bottom part of the cuff as shownin the dia...

Page 5 - EE

English 5 When you press the ON/OFF(O/I)button, allthe symbols on the display light up briefly.This serves to check the display. Then allthe symbols go out and the air release sym-bol ( ) begins to flash. When the symbol ( )appears, the monitor is ready to beginmeasurement. Your blood pressure is me...

Page 6 - How to recall previous measured values from the memory

English 6 3. Memory function The measured and displayed blood pressure and pulse values are auto- matically stored in the memory. The memory can store the values of up to 7 measurements. Once the memory has 7 measurement values the next reading will be stored and the oldest reading will be erased. T...

Page 7 - Possible faults, their causes and rectification; The batteries have run down.; Rectification; Fit two new LR03 alkaline batteries.; Faults and their possible causes; Maintenance and storage; use petrol, thinners or similar solvents.

English 7 Possible faults, their causes and rectification Faults and their possible causes Incorrect measurement isindicated by E , EE or E A correct reading was not possi-ble because measurement wasimpaired by movement or spea-king, or owing to a very weakarterial pulse. Possibly the cuffwas also n...

Page 8 - Technical data; Spare parts & accessories

English 8 CalibrationThe accuracy of this blood pressure monitor has been carefully tested and isdesigned for a long service life. It is generally recommended to have the moni-tor inspected every two years to ensure correct functioning and accuracy.Please consult your authorised dealer for the OMRON...

Page 9 - General information about blood pressure

English 9 General information about blood pressure The blood circulation is responsible for supplying the body with oxygen. Bloodpressure is the pressure exerted on the arteries when the blood flows throughthem. The higher blood pressure value (= systolic pressure or top value) signifies theblood pr...