7
Meter Use and Precautions
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Wait for the Blood Drop / Strip Symbol to appear before applying the sample.
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The meter is preset to display blood glucose concentration in either millimoles
per liter (mmol/L) or milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). This depends on your
country’s standard unit of measurement. This unit of measure cannot be
adjusted. The meter will be set to mg/dL by default when sold in the United
States.
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Meter will shut off by itself after 2 minutes of inactivity.
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Do not get water or other liquids inside the meter.
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Keep the strip port area clean.
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Keep your meter dry. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures or humidity.
Do not leave it in your car.
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Do not drop the meter or get it wet. If you do, check the meter by running a
quality control test. Refer to
Quality Control Test
on page
18
for instructions.
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Do not take the meter apart. This will void the warranty.
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Refer
to
the
Caring for Your Meter
section on page
36
for details on cleaning
the meter.
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Keep the meter and all associated parts out of reach of children.
Note:
Follow proper precautions and all local regulations when disposing of the
meter and used batteries.
All Glucose Systems Preventive Warnings with Regard to EMC:
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This instrument is tested for immunity to electrostatic discharge as specified in
IEC 61000-4-2. Use of this instrument in a dry environment, especially if
synthetic materials are present (synthetic clothing, carpets, etc.) may cause
damaging static discharges that may cause erroneous results.
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This instrument complies with the emission and immunity requirements. The
requirements are described in EN61326-1 and EN61326-2-6. Do not use this
instrument in close proximity to sources of strong electromagnetic radiation.
These may interfere with proper operation of the meter.
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