Carematix Inc BP-1200-AA User Manual

1.  Rest for five minutes before taking your blood

pressure.

2.  Take your blood pressure when relaxed in a

quiet room.  Do not move your body when
taking your blood pressure.

3.  If you are wearing a shirt which might restrict

circulation in your upper arm, remove your
shirt before taking your blood pressure.

4.  Since exercise, eating, drinking, and smoking

affect your blood pressure reading, avoid
these activities before taking your blood
pressure.

5.  Room temperature should be about 70ºF

(20ºC) when taking your blood pressure.

Note:  Blood pressure readings will vary over the
course of the day.  Blood pressure is low in the
morning and increases from afternoon to evening.
Blood pressure is lower in the summer and higher in
the winter.
 
Main Unit

 Blood Pressure and         Systolic and diastolic blood
pulse rate display      pressure and pulse rate.
Power Switch ........... ON/OFF Switch
Preset Pressure....... Presets the pressure for inflation                                 
                                 ... for ease of operation.
Start Button........... ... Start
Inflation Mark........ ... Flashes when the unit is

........................ ... ready to operate.

Deflation Mark...... ... Appears before or after

measurement.

Pulse Mark............    Flashes when the Pulse is

detected.

Air Connector .......    To connect the tube from the cuff.

   

Power Supply
 
Battery Installation
 
1.  While lightly pressing the battery compartment

cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the
arrow.

2.  When the compartment is opened, you will see

the polarity is indicated by (+) and (–) marks in the
compartment.  Insert four “AA” type batteries, in
the compartment, making sure that the polarities
correspond to the (+) and (–) marks.

3.  Replace the battery compartment cover on the

main unit.

 
Notes:
1.  If the LCD display or the functioning of the unit is

not normal after changing the batteries, take out
the batteries and place them again correctly in the
battery compartment.

2.  Use Alkaline Batteries to increase monitor life.

Use of regular Carbon-Zinc batteries will require
more frequent replacement.

3.  Since the first batteries are monitor batteries that

are installed at the time of shipment from the
factory, they may have a shorter life than new
batteries.

 
Operating the Unit 

Wrapping the Cuff
 
1.  Place the cuff on a flat surface with the fastening

tape face down.

2.  Insert about two inches of the opposite end of the

cuff in the cuff ring.

3.  With the rubber tube of the cuff positioned in the

direction of the fingertips, place it on the left arm.

4.  Wrap the cuff around the arm with the edge of

cuff approximately 1 inch above the elbow.
*When wrapping the cuff, wrap it loosely enough
around the arm so that two fingers can be placed

between the cuff and the arm.  If the cuff is
wrapped more tightly or loosely than this,
inaccurate blood pressure readings may result.
*If you roll up your sleeve over the upper arm, you
constrict the blood flow and prevent accurate
measurements.

5.  The position of the individual when being

measured may be either lying down or sitting.  In
the sitting position however make sure that the
location on the upper arm to be measured is
about at the same height as the heart and that the
forearm is extended naturally on the table and
does not move.

 
Measuring Procedures
 
1.  Turn the Power Switch to “ON.”  All the panel

displays will appear in the display.  And then,
Deflation Mark “▼” will start flashing on the
display.  If there is no pressure in the cuff, the
buzzer will sound and “ 0 ” will appear on the
display.  And Inflation Mark “▲”   will start flashing.

*If panel displays do not light, the unit is

malfunctioning.

2.  Wrap the cuff around the upper left arm.
3.  Set the preset pressure switch at 180 mmHg, if

you do not know your own systolic pressure.  But
if you know it, set the switch to one of the preset
values among 180, 210 and 240 mmHg
(whichever one is 30 to 40 mmHg higher than
your usual systolic pressure).

4.  Push the start Button to automatically inflate to the

set value.  When pressurization stops, the unit will
beep and start measuring.  Keep quiet and
remain in a relaxed position.

5.  The pressure in the cuff will begin to decrease.
a.  As the cuff pressure decreases, at a certain point,

the heart mark will be displayed with beeping
sounds in synchronization with your heart beats.

b.  If inflation is insufficient, the unit will automatically

inflate 30 mmHg higher than before.  If this
pressure is not sufficient yet, the unit will continue
to inflate automatically to an appropriate pressure.