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1. Before taking a Breath Test, make sure that your mouth is completely empty, and has had
nothing other than water in it for at least the last 5 minutes. If needed, rinse your mouth with
water to remove any other substances. Taking a Breath Test with food, beverage or smoke
residue may impact the results or damage the unit, and possibly delay starting your vehicle
or arriving at your destination. Make sure that you have a Monitech Disposable Mouthpiece
inserted into the Mouthpiece Port, as shown in Figure 2-1.
2. When instructed by the device, press and hold the TRIGGER, take a deep breath, blow and
hum into the mouthpiece. Continue to hum while blowing until you hear a
“Pop!”
and
“THANK YOU”,
then immediately stop blowing and release the TRIGGER.
If you stop blowing and / or humming before the
“Pop”,
or take your finger off the TRIGGER
before the
“Pop”
, the test will abort and you will have to try again when instructed by the unit.
After the unit resets itself, another test may be taken.
If you were blowing too hard or too soft, follow the instructions given and try again when
instructed by the device. You may need to wait a moment or two for the unit to reset.
If the unit indicates
INVALID SAMPLE
, the unit may have been exposed to something other
than a human breath, and has aborted the test. After the unit resets another test may be
taken. Keep in mind that blowing anything other than human breath into the device will result
in an Invalid Sample, and abort the test, preventing your vehicle from starting.
NOTE: If you are blowing a sample on a day when the outside temperature is cold, it is
recommended that you hold the disposable mouthpiece in your hand for a moment, or blow
through it without it being inserted into the unit, to warm it up. It is possible for a cold
mouthpiece to cause an Invalid Sample.
3. If you have successfully completed the blow, the unit will display
“ANALYZING
”, and then will
indicate the results of the test, in terms of a
PASS, WARN or FAIL
, with further instructions,
depending on the specific test you are taking.
Section 6
Starting Your Vehicle with QuicTest
This section describes how to start your vehicle. Please refer to Section 5 for instructions on
how to take a BREATH TEST before reading this section.
WARNING: In many states, you can be arrested and convicted of DWI even though you
might pass the Ignition Interlock test with a level of alcohol in your body that is normally
not prohibitive. This is especially true if you are involved in a traffic accident or stopped
for driving or other vehicular violations. Even a small amount of alcohol causes
impairment in decision-making and coordination activities, especially driving.
Ultimately, it is your choice whether to drive after drinking alcohol. The Ignition Interlock
does not relieve you of the legal responsibilities related to driving after drinking any
amount of alcohol and cannot be used as a legal defense in a court of law.
