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Important
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Important
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Your
C
ONTOUR
®
L
INK
Meter:
Test Strip Port
Up/Down
Scroll Buttons
Display
Memory
Button
(On/Off,
Memory
Recall,
Enter)
Your
C
ONTOUR
®
Test Strip:
Gray Electrode End:
The end of the test
strip that is inserted
into the test strip port
on the meter with the
gray end facing up.
Sample Tip:
The end of the
test strip where
the blood is
pulled in.
Cocking End
Release Button
Lancet Holder
Lancet
Protective
Cap
Adjustable Endcap
(FINGERTIPS)
Your
M
ICROLET
®
2
Lancing Device:
Y
our T
esting T
ools
Your Meter Display
The picture below shows all the symbols that will appear on your meter
display. When the meter is off, press and continue holding the
or
button. All segments will be displayed and remain on while holding
the button down for 10 seconds. Repeat as needed to compare your
meter to the display shown below.
While all characters are displayed, it is most important
to verify that
is fully displayed. If it is not, see Error
Codes and Symbols (page 37). This may affect the way you
see your results.
Y
our Meter Display
Additional Materials
•
C
ONTOUR
®
Test Strips —
Use for blood glucose or control
solution testing. Supplied in a handy bottle with an easy-to-
open fl ip-top lid.
•
M
ICROLET
®
2
Lancing Device —
Use for fi ngertip puncture
with Bayer's
M
ICROLET
lancet.
•
BATTERIES—
Use two 3-volt (DL2032 or CR2032) lithium batter-
ies. Replace when necessary.
or
will appear if
the meter is in
12 hour setup.
Displays the
date format.
Results are
displayed
along with the
preset units
of measure.
The 7 appears
when viewing
the number of
results over the
past 7 days.
Average
.
Indicates the
batteries are low
and need to be
changed.
Top area on
the display
presenting
date and
time.
Identifi es
a test result
as unique or
different.
Post-meal
result marker.
Pre-meal
result marker.
Indicates an
alarm has
been set.
Center area on
the display that shows
either your test result
or any error codes.
Control result marker.
Indicates it is too cold
or too hot for your
meter to test accurately.
Indicates the meter is
ready to test.
Indicates beeper
is turned on.
Indicates
Send
option
is turned
on.
Thank you for choosing Bayer's
C
ONTOUR
®
L
INK
wireless blood
glucose monitoring system! We are proud to be your partner in
helping you manage your diabetes. The
C
ONTOUR
®
L
INK
meter does
much more than test your blood glucose — it automatically sends
your blood glucose result to compatible* designated Medtronic
partner devices using a wireless, radio frequency transmission.
* For information on compatible Medtronic devices, contact Medtronic
Customer Service at 1-800-646-4633
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