Omron HEM--790IT User manual

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GettingStartedwithyourOmronHEM790ITBloodPressureMonitor
andMicrosoft®HealthVault™
Welcome!
Thisguidewillshowyouhowtosetupyour Omron Blood Pressure Monitor (Model HEM-790IT) to work
with Microsoft HealthVault.
Withthisguide,youwill:
1. Setupyourbloodpressuremonitorandtakeatestreading.
2. GetreadytouseyourbloodpressuremonitorwithHealthVault.
3. Connectyourbloodpressuremonitortoyourcomputeranduploadyourtestreadingto
HealthVault.
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IMPORTANT:IfyouhavenotalreadycreatedyourHealthVaultaccountandinstalledHealthVault
ConnectionCenter,pleasegotohttp://healthvault.com/connectioncenterandfollowtheinstructions.
Let’sgetstarted!
Step1:Setupyourbloodpressuremonitorandtakeatestreading
IMPORTANT:YouwillNOTbeusingtheCDincludedwiththedeviceandmaysetitaside.
IMPORTANT: The blood pressure monitor should not be connected to your computer
while you are taking a measurement. Before taking a measurement, please disconnect
the USB cable.
¾Openyourbloodpressuremonitorpackaging.Remember,youwillNOTbeusingtheCD
includedwiththedeviceandmaysetitaside.
¾Removethedevice,cuff,cords,andbatteriesfromtheirplasticpackaging.
¾InstallthefourAAbatteriesincludedorconnecttheACadapter.
¾Setthedateandtimeonyourdeviceasdescribedbelow:
oIfthedeviceison,turnitoffbypressingthestart/stopbutton
oPressandholdthe‘Set’Buttonuntilthescreendisplaysaflashing‘off’
oPressthesetbuttonagain
oSettheyear
Iftheyearisnotcorrect,pressthebuttononthelowerrighttoadjust
Oncetheyeariscorrect,pressthesetbuttonagain
oSetthemonth
Ifthemonthisnotcorrect,pressthebuttononthelowerrighttoadjust
Oncethemonthiscorrect,pressthesetbuttonagain
oSetthetime
Ifthetimeisnotcorrect,pressthebuttononthelowerrighttoadjust
Oncethetimeiscorrect,presstheStart/Stopbutton

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¾PlacetheuserselectionswitchtoUserA.
¾Followtheinstructionsinthemanualpages23‐26onapplyingthearmcuff
¾Takeameasurementwithyourbloodpressuremonitor
oPresstheStart/Stopbutton.
oThearmcuffwillstarttoinflateautomaticallytakingameasurement.
oWhenthemeasurementiscomplete,bloodpressureandpulseratearedisplayed.
Step2:GetreadytouseyourbloodpressuremonitorwithHealthVault
¾IfHealthVaultConnectionCenterisnotrunningonyourcomputer,pleasestartitandsigninto
youraccount.ConnectionCenterthenwillopentoascreenshowingyourdevice(s).
¾SelecttheOmronBloodPressuredevicepictureonthelefthandsideofConnectionCenter.
¾IfyoudonotseeapictureofyourdeviceinConnectionCenter,selectSetupanewdeviceand
followtheon‐screeninstructions.
Step3:ConnectyourOmronBloodPressureMonitortoyourcomputer
anduploadyourreadingtoHealthVault
¾PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoturnthemonitoroff.
¾FindtheUSBcablethatcamewithyourbloodpressuremonitor.
¾PlugthesmallendofyourUSBcableintotheslotonyourbloodpressuremonitorthat'smarked
withtheUSBsymbol.
¾PlugthelargeendofyourUSBcableintoyourcomputer.
¾Thesymbol“□”willstartcirclingonthebloodpressuremonitordisplaywhenitissuccessfully
connectedtothecomputer.Afterseveralsecondsthebloodpressuredisplaywillbeblank.
NOTE: If the USB cable was connected when you took the last measurement, please disconnect and
connect the cable again. Also, do not unplug the USB connector until the data has finished uploading.
HealthVaultConnectionCenterwillsensewhenyourdevicehasbeenconnectedtoyourcomputerand
willpromptyoutouploadyourtestreading.
¾Followtheon‐screenprompts.
Youwillseeconfirmationwhenyouruploadiscomplete.Atthatpointyoumayunplugyourblood
pressuremonitorfromyourcomputer.
ToseeyourreadinginyourHealthVaultaccount:
¾OpenyourInternetbrowserandgotohttp://Healthvault.com.(Youwillbeaskedtosigninif
youhaven'taccessedyouraccountinthepast20minutes.)
¾ClickyourHealthinfotab.
Wheneveryouhavetakennewreadingswithyourdevice,youcanfollowthestepsoutlinedin“Step3”
ofthisguidetouploadthereadingstoHealthVaultandbettermanageyourhealthandfitness.

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ForfurtherhelpusingyourOmronbloodpressuremonitorwithHealthVault:
¾GototheTroubleshootingguide.
¾Refertotheprintedinstructionsthatcamewithyourdevice.
¾PhoneOmronCustomerService:1(800)634‐4350
¾Gotohttp://www.omronhealthcare.com
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