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SETTING THE TIME AND DATE, AND CODING YOUR METER
Setting the time and date, and coding your meter
Setting the time and date
Your OneTouch® UltraEasy® Meter comes with the time, date and unit of measurement pre-set. Before using your meter for the first time
or if you change the meter battery, you should check and update the time and date. Make sure you complete steps 1 to 6 below to ensure
your desired settings are saved.
Turn the meter on
Press and hold
▼
for five seconds until the start-up test screen appears. After the
start-up test screen, the pre-set time and date will appear on the display for five
seconds. The hour will now start flashing.
NOTE:
If a setting does not need to be updated, simply wait five seconds.
The meter display will automatically advance to the next setting.
Set the hour
With the hour flashing on the display, press and release
▲
or
▼
to go forward or
backward one hour. To move faster, hold the
▲
or
▼
buttons down.
When the correct hour appears on the display, wait five seconds. Your entry will be saved
and you will move to the next setting. The minutes will now start flashing.
WARNING: If your display shows mg/dL rather than mmol/L, contact OneTouch® Customer Care 0800 121200 (UK)
or 1800 535676 (Ireland). You cannot change the unit of measurement. Use of the wrong unit of measurement may
cause you to misinterpret your blood glucose level, and may lead to incorrect treatment.
