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PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT
•
Get the test strip container for the required measurement.
•
Check the expiry date of the test strips. Always use the strips be-
fore their expiry date has passed.
•
Make sure that Data-chip belonging to these test strips is at hand
unless the instrument has already been coded (see the section
“Coding the Instrument” of this manual).
Note:
Environmental in-
fluences (e.g. air humidity and light) on the test strips may damage
test strips integrity and lead to false measurements or error mes-
sages. Do not remove the test strips from the strip container until
immediately before performing a test.
•
Turn on the meter. Check the display before running the test. Are date and time
correct? If the measured values must be stored with time information, enter
the correct setting. Does battery symbol appear? If it appears, only a few more
measurements can be performed. Replace batteries as soon as possible.
•
If the instrument has not been coded yet, insert a respective Data-chip into
designed slot. When the chip is entered correctly you will hear a beep.
•
Verify if the code digit on the display corresponds to the code printed on the
strip container. Now take the test strip from the test strip container. Close the
container immediately after removing strip to protect the desiccants and re-
maining strips, otherwise, the test strips may become unusable before expiry
date. Liquids must not enter the test strip container.
• Hold the test strip with thumb and index finger so that the blood sample appli
-
cation area is facing upwards.
•
Insert the test strip into the designated strip slot. From the printing on the
reverse side of the strip, the meter detects which test parameter is to be mea-
sured and which code is needed for the test strip. If the code has not been
entered via data chip yet, an error message is displayed after inserting the
test strip.
7.
Hold the lancing device firmly
against the side of the finger, with
the cap resting on the finger. The
harder it is pressed the deeper is the
puncture. Press the release button
to prick.
8.
After lancing yourself try obtain-
ing a hanging drop of blood. Always
wipe off the first drop with a cotton
ball and use the second drop for the
testing.
The first drop of blood usually con
-
tains extracellular tissue fluids that
may dilute your real capillary blood
and cause erroneously low results.
9.
After you finished with the meas
-
urements unscrew the tip of the
lancing device by turning it coun-
ter-clock wise.
10.
Push the lancet ejector forward
with the thumb and simultaneously
pull out the sliding barrel to dispose
of the used lancet in a proper con-
tainer.
