Omron Healthcare M5-I User Manual

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English

Important instructions for obtaining

meaningful readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Your blood pressure monitor: the benefits . . . . . . . . .4
Measuring your blood pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 – 7
Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Failure, causes and rectification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Maintenance and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Some useful information about

blood pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 – 14

Dear Customer

• Important: Blood pressure measurement is not sui-

table in cases of serious arteriosclerosis (hardening
of the arteries).

• The pulse display is not suitable for monitoring the

frequency of cardiac pacemakers.

• If you suffer from disorders of heart rhythm, known

as arrythmia, you should only use this blood pres-
sure monitor in consultation with your doctor. In cer-
tain cases the oscillometric measuring method can
produce incorrect readings.

• Pregnant women should only measure their own

blood pressure in consultation with their doctor,
since the readings may be changed by pregnancy.

• You should avoid eating, drinking (alcohol), smoking

and sports before measuring your blood pressure,
as this could affect your blood pressure level.

• Don’t move, don’t speak while measurement is

being taken.

• Make yourself comfortable in a chair and relax

before each reading.

• We recommend that you monitor your blood pres-

sure twice a day, in the morning after getting up and
in the evening after work, or as advised by your
doctor.

• Please remember: Self-measurement is not the

same as medical treatment!
You should never change the dose of medicines
prescribed by your doctor.

Important
instructions
for obtaining
meaningful
readings

Thank you for purchasing an OMRON product. You
can be sure you have made a wise choice. By buy-
ing the OMRON M5-I blood pressure monitor, you
have chosen a high-quality, innovative instrument
for health monitoring. During its development, parti-
cular value was placed upon reliability and easy,
convenient handling. Before using for the first
time, please read through this manual carefully.
If you should still have any questions regarding its
use, please contact the OMRON customer service
at the given address on the packaging. They will be
pleased to help you.

Best wishes for a healthy future.
Yours sincerely,

OMRON HEALTHCARE

Contents

The World Hypertension League

recommends regular

blood pressure monitoring by

doctors and patients with clinically

validated devices

Regular blood pressure monitoring is essential for the
prevention, the control and the therapy of hypertension.
It helps also to support the doctors' work.

The World Hypertension League is a world-wide asso-

ciation of experts specialising in hypertension. The World
Hypertension League recommends regular blood pres-
sure monitoring by doctors and patients with clinically
validated devices.

As the worlds leading manufacturer OMRON provides a
range of products for regular monitoring.

M5-I