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Always hold the meter so the test strip is pointing downwards
when you are applying blood to the test strip. If you hold it so the
test strip is pointing upwards or sideways or you put the meter
down on a surface with the test strip still in it, blood can enter the
meter and contaminate it.
When the test strip has drawn up sufficient blood, the meter beeps
(provided the beep tone is turned on), the test strip symbol disappears
and the blood drop symbol stops flashing. Measurement starts auto-
matically and
000
appears in the display.
Move your finger away from the test strip.
Measurement takes approximately 5 seconds. As the meter conducts
the test, the three
000
disappear in turn from the display.
If the test does not start, you applied too little blood. You can then apply
more blood within a specified time period (for details see the package
insert that came with the test strips).
After you have applied blood to the test strip, wipe the puncture site
with a dry, clean tissue and keep it clean.
On completion of the test, the result appears in the display. The meter
automatically saves the result to memory.
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If you hear beep tones when the test result is displayed, Acoustic
Mode has been turned on in your meter (see page 14). You can
turn off Acoustic Mode and with it the beep tones (see Chapter
3.1 “Turning the beep tone on/off”).
