GERATHERM GT-101, Instruction Manual

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NOTE:
Readings from different measuring sites
should not be compared, as normal body
temperature varies depending on the
measuring site and the time of day.
Normal body temperature ranges:
• In the rectum (rectal): 36.6 °C - 38.0 °C
(97.9 °F - 100.4 °F)
• In the mouth (oral): 35.5 °C - 37.5 °C
(95.9 °F - 99.5 °F)
• In the armpit (axillary): 34.7°C - 37.3°C
(94.5 °F - 99.1 °F)
• Geratherm ® non Contact: 35.4 °C - 37.4 °C
(95.7 - 99.3 °F)
1. Follow steps 1-3 in the chapter on Measuring
Body Temperature.
2. Press the mode button until you see a symbol
in the form of a house on the display. Now
you are in the object temperature measure-
ment mode.
3. Aim the thermometer at the centre of the ob-
ject whose temperature you wish to measure,
holding it no more than 5 cm away from the
surface. Press the START button. After 3 sec-
onds a long beep will verify the completion of
measurement.
4. Read the recorded temperature from the LCD
display.
MEASURING BODY
TEMPERATURE
MEASURING THE TEMPERA-
TURE OF AN OBJECT