Withings The Smart Blood Pressure Monitor User manual

The Smart Blood Pressure Monitor User manual

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Introduction
Requirements
In order to use your Withings Blood Pressure monitor, you need to plug it to an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
(updated to iOS 3 or higher).
Package Contents
• Withings Blood Pressure Monitor
• Four AAA alkaline (LR3) cells (already inserted)
• User manual
Important Safety Information
Consult your doctor during pregnancy, arrhythmia and arteriosclerosis. Please read this section carefully before
using the blood pressure monitor.
Intended use
The device is a digital monitor intended for use in measuring blood pressure and pulse rate in adult patient
population with arm circumference ranging from 9 inches to 17 inches (22cm- 42cm).
This device is not intended to be a diagnostic device. Contact your physician if hypertensive values are indica-
ted.
General safety and precautions
• Do not forcibly bend the arm cu
• Do not inate the arm cu when it is not wrapped around your arm
• Do not apply strong shocks and vibrations to the blood pressure monitor or drop it
• Do not take measurement after bathing, drinking alcohol, smoking, exercising or eating.
• Do not immerse the arm cu in water

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Caution
General usage
• Do not leave the blood pressure monitor unattended with infants or persons who cannot express their
consent.
• Do not use the blood pressure monitor for any purpose other than measuring blood pres- sure.
• Do not disassemble the blood pressure monitor.
• Do not operate the blood pressure monitor in a moving vehicle (car, airplane).
• Always consult your doctor. Self-diagnosis of measurement results and self treatment are dangerous
• People with severe blood ow problems, or blood disorders, should consult a doctor before using the blood
pressure monitor. Cu ination can cause internal bleeding.
• Operational factors such as common arrhythmias, ventricular premature beats, atrial brillation, arterial
sclerosis, poor perfusion, diabetes, age, pregnancy, pre-eclampsia or renal disease can aect the performance
of the automated sphygmomanometer and/or its blood pressure reading.
AAA alkaline cells usage
• If AAA alkaline cells uid should get on your skin or clothing, immediately rinse with plenty of clean water.
• Use only four AAA alkaline cells with this blood pressure monitor. Do not use any other types of AAA alkaline
cells.
• Do not insert AAA alkaline cells with their polarities incorrectly aligned.
• Replace old AAA alkaline cells with new ones immediately. Replace all four AAA alkaline
cells at the same time.
• Do not use new and used AAA alkaline cells together
Replacing the AAA alkaline cells
If the low battery symbol appears in the Withings application, replace all four AAA alkaline cells at the same
time.
1. Remove the AAA alkaline cells cover at the lower end of the aluminum tube.
2. Install or replace four AAA alkaline cells so that the + (positive) and – (negative) polarities
match the polarities indicated on the AAA alkaline cells compartment.
3. Put the AAA alkaline cells cover back in place.
If the device will not be used for a long period of time, it is advised to remove the alkaline cells.

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Thanks for choosing the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor
The Withings Blood Pressure Monitor is a fully automatic blood pressure monitor, opera-
ting on the oscillometric principle. It measures your blood pressure and pulse rate simply
and quickly.
The monitor stores measurements results within your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and
synchronizes it with your Withings account to access it from everywhere.
Before starting, make sure you have :
Withings Blood Pressure Monitoran iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

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Your Withings Blood Pressure Monitor

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About blood pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood
vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs. During each heartbeat, BP varies between
a maximum (systolic) and a minimum (diastolic) pressure. The mean BP, due to pumping
by the heart and resistance to ow in blood vessels, decreases as the circulating blood
moves away from the heart through arteries.
What constitutes high blood pressure ?
The world Health Organization (WHO) developed the following blood pressure classica-
tion :
This classication is based on the blood pressure values measured on people in a sitting
position in outpatient department of hospitals.

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Note : There is no universally accepted denition of hypotension. However, those having the
systolic pressure below 100 mmHg are assumed hypotensive.
Recent studies suggest to use the following values as indicators of high blood pressure
when measurement are taken at home :
Diastolic blood pressure > 85 mmHg
Systolic blood pressure > 135 mmHg
How can I tell how high my blood pressure is ?
The Withings application displays measurement results (including systolic blood pres-
sure, diastolic blood pressure, and pulse) based on World Health Organization (WHO)
classication of blood pressure levels. The color-coded displays provide a convenient
way of gauging the condition of your blood pressure.
Changes in Blood Pressure
A person’s blood pressure is constantly changing. Blood pressure can uctuate conside-
rably through the course of a single day. One or two readings are not sucient to get an
accurate picture of your blood pressure. Ideally, you should get into the habit of chec-
king your blood pressure at xed time several times a day, every day, and keep a detailed
record of these read- ings. A normal, healthy person’s blood pressure uctuates within a
range of approximately ±10 mmHg.

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How to measure your blood pressure correctly
Before taking a reading, you should sit still for around 10 minutes, and you should wait
1 minute between each reading. While taking a measurement, remain sitted and stay
calm and relaxed. You should also try not to talk. This should improve the accuracy of
readings.
Correct posture
Rest your left arm on a table and relax your arm
Correct cu placement
Put the cu around your arm with the tube positioned on the inner side of your arm,
around 2cm above the elbow. The Withings logo should be on top. Wrap the arm cu
snugly.
Correct level
Make sure the cu is at the same level than your heart. If you can not place your arm at
the same level than your heart, use a cushion. Your arm should lightly bend while taking
the measurement.

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1Getting ready
In order to measure your blood pressure, follow these steps :
1. Unlock your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
2. Plug the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
Unlock
3. The Withings application will automatically launch and display quickstart ins-
tructions. (note: if you are using iOS 3, you will have to launch the application manually).
4. Browse through the quickstart instructions by touching « next » until you reach the
measurement screen.

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2Taking a single measurement
Single measurement
On the measurement screen, touch the «start» button to launch to begin measurement.
The cu starts to inate auto- matically. As the cu inates, the blood pressure monitor
automatically determines your ideal ination level. This blood pressure monitor detects
the pulse during ination. Do not move your arm and remain still until the entire measu-
rement process is completed.
Note : To stop the ination or measurement, touch «Stop» button. The blood pressure moni-
tor will stop inating and start deating.

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Lorsque la mesure est terminée, le brassard se dégone. Votre pression artérielle et pouls
s’achent sur l’écran.
When the measurement is complete, the cu will automaticaly deate. Your blood pres-
sure and heart rate will be displayed on the iOS device screen.
The Withings Blood Pressure Monitor is designed to automatically save your data in the
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch memory
After creating your Withings account, your data will be seamlessly synchronized and you
will be able to retrieve it on your personal online account or in the Withings application.

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Auto mode is the most accurate way to measure your blood pressure. This mode will
take three measurement in a row with a 30, 60, 90 or 120 seconds delay between each
measurement. When the measurements are complete, their average is automatically
calculated and the result displayed.
To take a measurement using the auto mode :
1 - Go to the conguration menu by touching the icon and activate the auto
mode :
3 - On the measurement screen, begin the measurement as you would begin a single
measurement.
• The three individual measurement results are not displayed while auto mode is taking the
measurements.
• You will have to activate the auto mode each time you want to use it.
Auto mode
2 - Choose the delay between each measurement :
3Taking a measurement in auto mode

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4Browse your data
Everytime you take a measurement using your Withings account, the result is automa-
tically stored in the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch memory and synchronized with your
secured online dashboard.
To access your data, you simply have to launch the Withings application (blood pressure
monitor unplugged) or touch the «Done» button after a measurement.

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Browse your data in portrait mode
The historical data screen oers several ways to browse your data :
• The arrows on top of the screen allow you to jump from a measurement to another.
• The wheel on the bottom of the screen let you browse through time.
The + symbol on top of the screen allows, if a blood pressure monitor is plugged, to go
back to the measurement screen. This menu also allows you to add a manual entry.
Note : In the measurement list, manual entries are dierentiated from measurements taken
with the Withings Blood Pressure Monitor with the icon .

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Browse your data in landscape mode.
By turning your iPhone in landscape mode, the Withings application will switch to your
graphs.
Zoom in and out on a region of the region of the graph by pinching it.
By touching a measurement result, you will open a window displaying advanced details
of this measurement. Touch this window to hide it.
The sun or moon icon on the left of a measurement will tell you if the measurement was
taken in the morning or evening.
By sliding up or down, you will show graphs with other data such as weight, lean mass
and fat mass.
Note : When several measurements are too close from each other, the application with gather
them and only display their average. If you want to see each individual measurement, zoom
in on the average measurement.

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Browse data in the measure table
On the historican data screen, touch the preferences icon on the upper-left corner of the
screen. In the menu, choose «Measure table»
All your measurements are listed in the measure table. Manual entries are dierenciated
with the icon.
The icon brings you to the email sharing screen.

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On the historical data screen, touch the preferences icon on the upper-left corner of the
screen. In the menu, choose «Sharing» and then touch :
5 Send your blood pressure data by email
Send my blood pressure
data by email
Fill all the elds and set the options (range, attachment, manual entries).
Periodical sending reminder
You can set reminders that will show a notication reminding you to send your data :
Activate
Every :
On :
At :
week
monday
10:00 AM
In this example, every monday at 10:00 AM, a notication will pop-up reminding you to
send your blood pressure data by email.

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6Setting reminders
The Withings application let you set notications to remind you to take a measurement
at a precise time.
1 - On the historican data screen, touch the preferences icon on the upper-left corner of
the screen. In the menu, choose «Reminders»
2 - Push :
3 - Set the frequency and choose the time for the notication to pop-up.
4 - Save
5 - The following notication will pop-up at the chosen time :
You can nd the list of all your notications in the «Reminders» section. You can delete
them from this screen.
Set a new reminder
Reminder : It’s time to measure
your blood pressure

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Troubleshooting
I get an error message when I try to measure my blood pressure
Check that the blood pressure monitor is correctly positioned and well tightened around
the arm. During measurement, stay still and avoid talking.
Note : People with heart disease (such as arrhythmia) can not get an accurate measurement.
Nothing happens when I plug my blood pressure monitor
Check and correct the cells polarities and make sure thay are not empty.
You need to unlock your iPhone to have the Withings application opening automatically.
Check that the Withings application is installed on your iOS device. If it is not, please go
to the App store and download it.

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Error messages
Error message Countermeasures
Measurement could not be performed.
Please try again. If the problem occurs again, please
contact our customer service.
1- Measurement could not be performed.
Please try again. If the problem occurs again, please
contact our customer service.
Unplug the Blood Pressure Monitor. Quit the applica-
tion and plug the Blood Pressure Monitor back.
1- Unplug the blood pressure monitor. Quit the
application and plug the blood pressure moitor
back.
2- If the problem occurs again, please contact our
customer service.
Please wait until the cu is totally deated before
starting a new measurement. Stay still during mea-
surement.
1- Please wait until the cu is totally deated before
starting a new measurement. Stay still during mea-
surement.
2- If the problem occurs again, please contact our
customer service.
Check that the blood pressure monitor is correctly
positioned on your arm and that measurement is
performed in good conditions.
1- Check that the blood pressure monitor is correctly
positioned on your arm and that measurement is
performed in good conditions.
2-Low battery level. Unplug the blood pressure
monitor. Replace the alkaline cells.
3- If user has special characteristics, please contact
your physician.
4- If the problem occurs again, please contact our
customer service.
Low battery level. Unplug the blood pressure moni-
tor. Replace the alkaline cells.
1- Low battery level. Unplug the blood pressure
monitor. Replace the alkaline cells.
2- If the problem occurs again, please contact our
customer service..