Omron HEM-780 - Manual

frequently asked questions
q. Why are my blood pressure readings sometimes different?
a. Yourbloodpressurechangesconstantlybasedonyourdailyactivities
andtimeofday.Becauseofthis,somefluctuationscanbeexpected.
That’swhyitisimportanttouseaveragesovertimetocompare
readings.Becauseeachpersonisdifferent,it’simportanttoconsult
withyourdoctoraboutwhatyournumbersmeantoyou.
q. Why could my doctor’s reading be different than my readings
taken at home?
a. Havingyourbloodpressuremeasuredbyahealthcareprofessionalin
adoctor’sofficecancausenervousnessandmayresultinanelevated
reading.Becausethesereadingscanvaryconsiderably,youshould
takeyourbloodpressureonaregularbasisathomeandshareyour
resultswithyourhealthcareprovider.
other important tips
InsertfourAAbatteriesintobottomofunit.
Plugarmcuffintothemainunit.
date and time setting option
ToSetDateandTimeGoTo a. OrToBypassDateandTimeGoTo B.
a  Press start/stop buttononce.Theyearwillflash.Press memorybuttontoadvance
tocurrentyear,thenpress set toconfirm.
 Changemonth,dayandtimethesameway.Unitwillshutoffwhencomplete.
B Press start/stop buttontoturnuniton.Theyearwillflash.Press start/stop again
toturnunitoff.YouhavenowbypassedsettingtheDateandTime.Goto step 3 .
 Formoreinformationondateandtimesetting,seepages18-21intheinstructionmanual.
Toturnunitonandtakeameasurement,pressstart/stopbuttononce.
Thecuffwillinflateautomatically.Holdstilluntilcuffdeflatesandresultsaredisplayed.
Placecuffdirectlyonbareskinofupperleftarm,withcuffedge
1/2inchaboveelbow.
Aligncuffsothebluestripeiscenteredontheinsideofyourarmwiththetubing
pointingdowntowardyourhand.Closecuffsnugly.
Touseonrightarm,seepage25ininstructionmanual.
TheAmericanHeartAssociation’sguidelineforupperlimitofnormalhomebloodpressureis 1 :
Pleasereadtheinstructionmanualforcompleteproductinformation.CallourToll-FreeConsumerHelpLineat8 00-634-4350 forassistancewith
yourOmronproduct. WWW.omronhealthcare.com
1. Hypertension.2008;52:10-29.
135

mmHg
systolic
85 mmHg
diastolic
• Foraccuratereadings,sitquietlywithfeetflatonthefloorand
restforfiveminutesbeforetakingmeasurements.Donotmeasure
within30minutesaftereating,exercising,bathing,smokingor
drinkingalcohol.
• Toreviewreadingsformultipleusers,fliptheswitchtouserAor
B.Pressthe memorybuttontoscrollthroughreadings.
• ToturnonandusetheTruRead™mode,seepages28-34inthe
instructionmanual.
• Todisplaymorningandeveningaveragesseepages39-42inthe
instructionmanual.
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getting started
PREMIUMARMBLOODPRESSUREMONITOR
hem-780
withComFit™Cuff