Method for adjusting a transmission frequency of a physiological monitoring unit comprising a capture unit and a receiver unit, wherein the capture unit and the receiver unit are wirelessly connected together and are designed to exchange data on the transmission frequency, the capture unit comprises a sensor unit and a capture control unit, and the sensor unit is designed to record physiological signals of an examination object, by means of a programming unit comprising a coupling unit in accordance with the following method steps: - providing the transmission frequency by means of the programming unit, - connecting the programming unit to the capture unit comprising an attachment of the coupling unit to the sensor unit, - transferring a first coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to the capture unit, - providing the transmission frequency to the receiver unit by means of input by a user or in accordance with the following method steps: - connecting the programming unit to an input comprised by the receiver unit, and - transferring a second coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to a receiver control unit comprised by the receiver unit, wherein the sensor unit comprises at least two electrodes and is designed to capture an electrocardiogram, the coupling unit comprises at least one pin, and the attachment of the coupling unit to the sensor unit includes a connection of the at least one pin to one of the at least two electrodes. wherein the capture unit and the receiver unit are wirelessly connected together and are designed to exchange data on the transmission frequency, the capture unit comprises a sensor unit and a capture control unit, and the sensor unit is designed to record physiological signals of an examination object, by means of a programming unit comprising a coupling unit in accordance with the following method steps: - providing the transmission frequency by means of the programming unit, - connecting the programming unit to the capture unit comprising an attachment of the coupling unit to the sensor unit, - transferring a first coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to the capture unit, - providing the transmission frequency to the receiver unit by means of input by a user or in accordance with the following method steps: - connecting the programming unit to an input comprised by the receiver unit, and - transferring a second coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to a receiver control unit comprised by the receiver unit, - providing the transmission frequency by means of the programming unit, - connecting the programming unit to the capture unit comprising an attachment of the coupling unit to the sensor unit, - transferring a first coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to the capture unit, - providing the transmission frequency to the receiver unit by means of input by a user or in accordance with the following method steps: - connecting the programming unit to an input comprised by the receiver unit, and - transferring a second coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to a receiver control unit comprised by the receiver unit, - connecting the programming unit to an input comprised by the receiver unit, and - transferring a second coding signal representative of the transmission frequency from the programming unit to a receiver control unit comprised by the receiver unit, wherein the sensor unit comprises at least two electrodes and is designed to capture an electrocardiogram, the coupling unit comprises at least one pin, and the attachment of the coupling unit to the sensor unit includes a connection of the at least one pin to one of the at least two electrodes.