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In this Box
The packaging box your thermometer came in should have
contained:
1 x Digital Thermometer
1 x Stand
1 x Carry Case
2 x AAA batteries
1 x User’s Manual
If any parts were missing please contact Brother Max directly.
Our contact details can be found at the end of this manual.
Important
• Before using your thermometer, you should read this manual
thoroughly so that you understand all instructions and follow
all warnings.
• This manual is provided for information purposes only.
• The product is not meant to be a substitute for the advice
provided by your own physician or other medical professional.
You should not use the information contained herein, or from
this product’s temperature readings, for diagnosing or treating
a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication. If
you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly
contact your healthcare provider.
• For specific information about your own body temperature,
including what measurement is considered normal for you,
CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN.
• Before doing so - and only if you have done so before the
condition you are consulting a physician about has commenced
- it is likely to help your physician if you have completed the
measuring exercise described in the ‘Your Family Members’
Normal Temperature Range’ section of this manual on page 19.
F.A.Q’s - Frequently Asked Questions
‘‘Why might I be getting an inaccurate ear or forehead
temperature reading?
”
• The most common cause of inaccurate readings is the probe
not being clean; earwax, perspiration, cosmetics, oil, dust or any
other dirt will affect accuracy.
Other causes are:
• Incorrect setting between ear and forehead modes.
• Taking ear temperature when the thermometer is set to
forehead mode, and vice versa.
• Not allowing 30 minutes to elapse:
• Before taking ear or forehead temperature when coming
indoors from the cold or hot.
• If a coldpack or hotpack has been used.
• If the thermometer has been stored in a significantly cooler
or warmer environment.
• Not allowing 10 seconds in-between each repeated body
temperature reading (to allow the probe to re-acclimatise).
• Comparing a reading from another thermometer that is:
• Calibrated to a different range or format.
• Faulty.
‘‘How do I clean wax and other dirt off the thermometer probe?
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• Clean the probe by very gently wiping it with, ideally, a cotton
swab moistened with alcohol or a very soft cloth moistened with
alcohol. Alternatively a dry cotton swab can be used, or a baby
wipe so long as it is very soft and its water content is not so
high that it is dripping wet.
• Never use an abrasive cloth as it will damage the probe.
• Always allow the alcohol (or moisture) to completely dry out
before taking temperature after cleaning.
• Visit our website to watch movies demonstrating cleaning
the probe.
‘‘Why does my thermometer make a ticking noise when
turned upside down?
”
• This is not a fault! When you turn the thermometer upside
down, the soft ‘ticking’ sound you can hear is the ‘tilt switch’
that enables the screen to always know which way up it should be.
• This is because our ‘tilt switch’ is mercury-free.
‘‘Is it best to measure temperature in the ear of forehead?”
“Why does the thermometer have both forehead and ear
temperature modes?
”
‘‘If measuring the forehead is more convenient, why do we
need the option to measure ear temperature?
”
• Readings from the ear are always best as you need an internal
reading to get the all-important core body temperature which
measuring the eardrum gives you as it shares blood supply with
the temperature control centre in the brain
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• However, many children and adults don’t want to have a probe
put in their ear, either because they just feel uncomfortable
with it, or maybe because they are ill and their ear hurts, so the
forehead reading provides a convenient alternative.
“Why can I get different measurements from forehead vs. ear readings?”
• It is not uncommon to obtain different readings between ear
and forehead as ear readings reflect internal temperature whilst
forehead is external.
• Furthermore, forehead temperature will be affected by
environmental factors such as exposure to heat or cold.
For example, sitting next to a hot radiator or cold air
conditioning unit will directly affect forehead temperature,
and can even make the temperature on one side of the head
different to the other.
“Why can I get different measurements from one ear reading to the next?”
• It is not uncommon for small variances in temperature between
each ear, so always take the temperature in the same ear.
• Larger differences will be caused by positioning and
technique, such as:
• The angle you are holding the thermometer.
• How far you have inserted the probe in to your ear.
• How much your hand may be moving.
This is because different positioning and technique will result
in different parts of the ear canal being measured. This is
illustrated in Fig. 1-3 (see page 5).
