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Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual

Manual is about: Owner’s Booklet for Self-Testing Only

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    0 4573196001(01) 01/05 0088 blood glucose monitoring system user’s manual accu-chek and softclix are trademarks of roche. Made in ireland for export to: roche diagnostics 201 boul. Armand-frappier laval, québec canada, h7v 4a2 accu-chek customer care: montreal area: (450) 686-7100 outside montreal (...

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    1 on the packaging, on the type plate of the meter and on the lancing device you may encounter the following symbols shown here with their meaning: please consult instructions for use catalogue number for in vitro diagnostic use use by/ expiry date lot number blood glucose meter and test strips: the...

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    2 contents 3 contents contents 1 introduction ................................................................................ 6 1.1 the accu-chek compact plus blood glucose meter at a glance .......................................................................... 6 1.2 the accu-chek softclix plus...

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    4 contents 5 contents 6 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter ....................... 94 7 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system ................. 104 7.1 cleaning the accu-chek compact plus meter .................. 104 7.2 cleaning the accu-chek softclix plus lancing device ....... 108 8 ...

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    6 introduction 7 introduction 1 6 drum release button 7 measuring window 8 test strip 9 test strip drum 10 drum compartment cover* 11 m button press this button to retrieve results stored in the meter’s memory. * available as replacement part front 1 display window 2 s button press this button to ch...

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    8 introduction 9 introduction 1 back 12 battery compartment cover* 13 infrared window 14 batteries: type aaa, lr 03, am 4, micro 15 battery compartment 16 type plate 17 lancing device* 18 control window (shows the number of strips remaining) 19 slide button for undocking the lancing device * availab...

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    10 introduction 11 introduction 1 1.2 the accu-chek softclix plus lancing device at a glance 20 plunger the plunger is a multifunction button used to prime, trigger and eject the lancet. 21 window showing the penetration depth setting 22 lancet holder 23 lancet 24 protective cap on lancet 25 cap 26 ...

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    12 introduction 13 introduction 1 1.3 main features the meter is supplied with batteries already inserted. The time and date are already set. You may need to adjust these settings to your own time zone (see chapter 3 “settings”). Docked lancing device the meter comes with an attached accu-chek softc...

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    14 introduction 15 introduction 1 acoustic mode the acoustic mode is intended for persons who are visually impaired. When the acoustic mode is turned on, the meter guides the user through the testing process using beep tones; it also outputs the result as a series of beeps. Visually impaired persons...

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    16 introduction 17 introduction 1 throughout this user’s manual you will see examples of what the dis- play looks like. Any elements that flash are shown surrounded by a halo. Example: you have turned on the meter to perform a blood glucose test. In the display you see the time, date, test strip sym...

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    18 initial steps before testing 19 initial steps before testing 2 2 initial steps before testing 2.1 checking the contents check that your monitoring kit is complete. The package contents are listed on the box. If anything is missing, please contact the accu-chek customer care line. Details are give...

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    20 initial steps before testing 21 initial steps before testing 2 remove any used batteries. Insert two new batteries (type aaa, lr 03, am 4 or micro). The minus (-) ends of the batteries must match up with the minus marks in the battery compartment. The plus (+) ends of the batteries must match up ...

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    22 initial steps before testing 23 initial steps before testing 2 i when the battery symbol first appears in the display the bat- teries are running low. You can perform about 50 more tests. You should, however, replace the batteries as soon as possible. By then the batteries will have been heavily ...

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    24 initial steps before testing 25 initial steps before testing 2 2.4 performing a full display check to check that all of the elements are properly displayed, you should carry out a full display test. Press and hold down the m button. The meter turns on. As long as you hold down the m button, all t...

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    26 initial steps before testing 27 initial steps before testing 2 2.5 inserting or replacing the test strip drum read the package insert that came with the test strip drums. If the meter is on, press the test button to turn it off. Wait for the motor to stop before you open the meter. Only open the ...

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    28 initial steps before testing 29 initial steps before testing 2 if there is a test strip drum in the meter: tip the meter forwards. The test strip drum drops out. I you can dispose of used test strip drums with your regular household waste. Insert a new test strip drum. Always make sure that the b...

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    30 initial steps before testing 31 initial steps before testing 2 a dot appears in the small control window on the back of the meter. This indicates that you have just inserted a test strip drum. When you perform a blood glucose test, the meter counts the number of test strips that you have used and...

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    32 initial steps before testing 33 initial steps before testing 2 i use only accu-chek compact test strip drums. Other test strips cannot be used to perform tests. If you insert a different test strip drum, the following message will be displayed: when all the strips have been used, the dot reappear...

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    34 initial steps before testing 35 initial steps before testing 2 the test strips in this drum cannot be used. You must not use these test strips as they may produce incorrect results. Incorrect results can cause the wrong therapeutic decision to be taken and produce adverse health effects. Insert a...

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    36 initial steps before testing 37 settings 3 following the quality control check, the bottle symbol disappears from the display. The drum symbol continues to flash in order to draw your attention to the fact that the meter cannot calculate the 90-day use-by period or the drum symbol and the clock b...

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    38 settings 39 settings 3 you must adjust the year, time and date to enable the meter to correctly allocate test results to a particular day or time. You have the option of setting the alarm clock function and hypo warn- ing, but are not required to. The procedure for changing the settings is as fol...

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    40 settings 41 settings 3 if this happens, you have to reset the year, time and date so that you can clearly distinguish between test results. If you do not set the year, time and date, a series of zeros (0:00 and 0-00) will be displayed when- ever you perform a test instead of the time and date, an...

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    42 settings 43 settings 3 press the m button to move to the next option. On 1: the beep tone is on on 2: acoustic mode is on off: the beep tone and acoustic mode are off press the s button to save the chosen setting. Next is the year setting. M m m 3.2 setting the year the year that is currently set...

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    44 settings 45 settings 3 3.3 setting the time/date format you can choose between the two formats: in 24-hour format the time is displayed from 0:00 to 23:59. If you select this format, the date is displayed in the format dd-mm (day-month). In 12-hour format the time is displayed from 1:00 to 12:00 ...

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    46 settings 47 settings 3 press the s button to save the chosen setting. Next is the minute setting. The minutes flash at top left of the display. Press the m button repeatedly until the correct minute is displayed. Each push will advance one minute. If you hold the m button down, the meter fast-scr...

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    48 settings 49 settings 3 press the m button repeatedly until the correct day is displayed. Each push will advance one day. If you hold the m button down, the meter fast-scrolls forward to 31, and then starts again at 1. Press the s button to save the chosen setting. Next is the alarm clock setting....

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    50 settings 51 settings 3 after you have turned on the alarm clock function, you need to set the times. You can set up to three different times. However, you do not have to set all three alarm times. If you choose to enter only one or two times, press the test button to turn the meter off once you h...

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    52 settings 53 settings 3 press the s button to save the chosen setting. Next is the minute setting. The minute flashes in the display. Press the m button repeatedly until the correct minute is displayed. Each push will advance one minute. If you hold the m button down, the meter fast-scrolls forwar...

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    54 settings 55 settings 3 the time 2 setting is followed by the time 3 setting. If you wish to set time 3, proceed as described for time 1. The setting for time 3 is followed by the hypo warning setting. If you do not wish to enter a hypo warning, press the test button to turn the meter off. The bee...

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    56 settings 57 settings 3 off and hypo? Flash in the display. The presetting is: hypo warning off. You can choose between the following thresholds: 3.3 mmol/l (60 mg/dl ) 3.9 mmol/l (70 mg/dl ) 4.4 mmol/l (80 mg/dl ) press the m button to move to the next option. When your chosen threshold is displa...

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    58 testing blood glucose 59 testing blood glucose 4 4 testing blood glucose the accu-chek compact plus meter is intended for use by one person only. Use of the same accu-chek compact plus meter for blood glucose test- ing on more than one person poses an infection risk. Any object coming into contac...

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    60 testing blood glucose 61 testing blood glucose 4 4.1.1 undocking the lancing device from the meter push the slide button in the direction indicated by the arrow (1). Withdraw the lancing device in the direction indicated by the arrow (2). 4.1.2 docking the lancing device onto the meter hold the m...

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    62 testing blood glucose 63 testing blood glucose 4 4.1.3 inserting the lancet remove the cap from the lancing device. Slide a new lancet into the lancet holder, and push it in until you hear it click into place. Remove the protective cap from the lancet with a twisting motion. Press the lancing dev...

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    64 testing blood glucose 65 testing blood glucose 4 dropping the lancing device with a lancet inserted may loosen the lancet in its holder. In that case the lancet is no longer prop- erly lodged and cannot be used to obtain blood. In rare cases the lancet may even protrude from the cap. This exposed...

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    66 testing blood glucose 67 testing blood glucose 4 check that all the segments making up the numerals are properly displayed. If a segment is missing, your test results may be displayed incorrectly (e.G. Through a “ 9 ” being confused with a “ 3 ”). If this occurs, call the accu-chek customer care ...

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    68 testing blood glucose 69 testing blood glucose 4 rotate the comfort dial (cap) until you reach your chosen setting. Choose a low setting (e.G. 2) if you are using the accu-chek softclix plus lancing device for the first time. To collect blood you first need to prime the lancing device. Press the ...

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    70 testing blood glucose 71 testing blood glucose 4 press in the plunger until it clicks. This triggers the lancet, which penetrates the skin. Gently massage the finger towards the fingertip to encourage a drop of blood to form. The amount of blood that emerges at the test site depends on the pen- e...

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    72 testing blood glucose 73 testing blood glucose 4 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, bl...

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    74 testing blood glucose 75 testing blood glucose 4 press the test button to turn the meter off and allow the test strip to drop out. Repeat the blood glucose test with a new test strip. 4.2.3 ejecting the test strip hold the meter over a waste bin with the test strip pointing down- wards. Press the...

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    76 testing blood glucose 77 testing blood glucose 4 i do not pull the test strip out of the meter before you have applied blood. If you do, the following message is displayed: or while measurement is in progress. If you do, the following message is displayed: press the test button to turn the meter ...

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    78 testing blood glucose 79 testing blood glucose 4 hold the lancing device upright above a waste bin. Press in the plunger until it clicks. The lancet drops out. If the lancet does not drop out: keep the plunger pressed down. Hook the edge of the white “collar” of the comfort dial (cap) behind the ...

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    80 testing blood glucose 81 testing blood glucose 4 4.2.5 flagging special results you can flag special results, e.G. Results obtained from alternate site testing or after exercise, with an asterisk . Wait until the flashing test strip symbol and blood drop symbol are displayed and the meter beeps (...

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    82 testing blood glucose 83 testing blood glucose 4 these results are not used to calculate averages (see chapter 5.3 “averages, highest value and lowest value for 7, 14 and 30 days”). If the displayed test result agrees with the way you feel, follow your doctor’s advice. If the way you feel does no...

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    84 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 85 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5 5 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5.1 memory your accu-chek compact plus meter has a 300-value memory for saving results together...

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    86 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 87 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5 press the s button to move towards the next most recent result saved. If you hold down the s button, you scroll through your results more quickly towards the more...

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    88 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 89 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5 with the meter turned off, press the m button. The meter turns on without advancing a test strip. The most recent result and mem are displayed. Press the s and m ...

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    90 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 91 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5 press the s and m buttons again at the same time. The average of the results from the last 30 days is displayed. For this period, too, you can request the meter t...

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    92 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 93 using the accu-chek compact plus meter as an electronic notebook 5 start the program on your pc or handheld computer, or on the accu-chek smart printer system, so it is ready to receive the data. Position the meter 10-20 cm away ...

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    94 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 95 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 6 6 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter to ensure your results are always dependable, you should periodically check the performance of your accu-chek compact plus meter. Do this by running a quality contr...

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    96 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 97 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 6 take a bottle of control solution. Open it and wipe the tip of the dropper with a clean paper towel in order to remove any dried-on residues. Apply a drop of control solution to the surface of a clean, easily...

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    98 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 99 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 6 hold the front edge of the test strip to the drop of control solution. The test strip draws up the control solution via the black notch. When the test strip has drawn up sufficient control solution, the meter...

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    100 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 101 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 6 i you can only flag the result as a quality control test as long as you have not yet turned the meter off. Once the meter has been switched off, you can no longer flag the result. You cannot change results ...

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    102 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 103 checking the accu-chek compact plus meter 6 if the result is outside the stated range, perform a second quality control check. If the result of this second test is outside the concentration range as well, please check the following points: did you pe...

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    104 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 105 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 7 7 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 7.1 cleaning the accu-chek compact plus meter the accu-chek compact plus meter uses an optical measuring method that relies heavily on all of its components...

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    106 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 107 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 7 use a lightly moistened cotton swab to wipe the small window covering the optical system and the area around it. Make sure that no liquid enters the meter. Avoid scratching the meter, as doing so will i...

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    108 cleaning your accu-chek compact plus system 109 109 measurement and storage conditions 8 7.2 cleaning the accu-chek softclix plus lancing device clean your lancing device regularly to keep it in good working condi- tion. If any blood gets on it, always wipe this away immediately. Clean the outsi...

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    110 110 measurement and storage conditions 111 111 measurement and storage conditions 8 a test can be performed at the limits of the permitted range (be- tween +6 °c − +10 °c or between +40 °c − +44 °c). In this case the thermometer symbol is displayed. Do not use results obtained at the limits of t...

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    112 112 measurement and storage conditions 113 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 8.3 sources of interference strong electromagnetic fields may interfere with the proper operation of the meter. Do not use the meter close to sources of strong electromagnetic radiation. To avoid electrost...

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    114 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 115 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 9.1 symbols when elements in the display are surrounded by a halo, it indicates that they are flashing in the meter’s display. Symbol... Meaning: this is the unit in which your blood glucose results...

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    116 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 117 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 symbol... Meaning: you are requested to run a quality control test. This result is/was a quality control result. The temperature during testing was at the limit of the permitted range (between +6 °c...

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    118 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 119 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 symbol... Meaning: the blood glucose result is below the measuring range, i.E. It is less than 0.6 mmol/l (or 10 mg/dl). If the displayed test result agrees with the way you feel, follow your doctor...

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    120 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 121 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 symbol... Meaning: you have turned on the hypo warning and the displayed result is below the threshold you set. You have turned on the alarm clock function. The bell symbol flashes in the display at...

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    122 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 123 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 if this happens … it means: (cont.) the surrounding temperature is below 0 °c. Change location. The temperature must be between +10 °c and +40 °c. Allow the meter to warm up slowly. Condensation has...

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    124 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 125 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: the test strip drum in the meter is empty. Insert a new test strip drum. You inserted a partly used test strip drum. You opened the drum compartment. You took...

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    126 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 127 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: you inserted a partly used test strip drum. You opened the drum compartment. You took longer than two minutes to replace the batteries (the year, date and tim...

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    128 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 129 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) the results in memory may be incorrect. Incorrect results can cause the wrong therapeutic de- cision to be taken and so produce adverse health effects...

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    130 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 131 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: the bar code information from the test strip drum has been lost. Press the test button to turn the meter off. Open and close the drum compartment. The meter t...

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    132 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 133 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) if you inserted the second or third drum from a pack, press the s but- ton. The meter uses the bar code from the preceding drum. The drum and bottle s...

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    134 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 135 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) the meter then rotates the drum and reads the bar code. The drum symbol and bottle symbol then flash in the display. The 90-day use-by period will no ...

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    136 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 137 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) you bent the test strip while applying blood or control solution, or during measurement. Turn the meter off and on again. Re- peat the test with a new...

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    138 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 139 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) there is condensation in the meter. Press the test button to turn the meter off. Leave it to dry at room temperature. The batteries are empty or a met...

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    140 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 141 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: the test strip is stuck. The test strip drum does not rotate. Press the test button to turn the meter off. Open the drum compart- ment and, if necessary, pull...

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    142 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 143 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 9 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) you inserted a test strip drum from a different blood glucose monitoring system. Press the test button to turn the meter off. Insert an accu-chek comp...

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    144 symbols, display messages and troubleshooting 145 technical data 10 this message/symbol appears… and means: (cont.) the infrared windows are too far apart or not properly facing one an- other. Reduce the distance between the two infrared windows to 10-20 cm and position them so they are fac- ing...

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    146 technical data 147 technical data 10 atmospheric humidity 20 % - 85 % relative humidity memory capacity 300 results together with time and date, averages, highest and lowest value for periods of 7, 14 and 30 days dimensions 113 x 49 x 30 mm without lancing device 115 x 56 x 30 mm with lancing de...

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    148 system components 11 149 guarantee 12 11 system components use only accu-chek compact test strips for testing with the accu-chek compact plus meter. These are available from your pharmacist. Only accu-chek compact control and accu-chek compact autocontrol solutions may be used for quality contro...

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    150 patents 13 151 local customer support and service 14 13 patents accu-chek compact plus meter ep 732 590, ep 738 666, ep 742 436, ep 1 189 064, us 5,463,467, us 5,720,924, us 5,863,800, us 6,707,554, us 6,475,436, wo 2004/003549 us patents pending accu-chek softclix plus lancing device us 4,924,8...

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    152 local customer support and service 153 15 alphabetical index 14.2 contact us if you have any questions or concerns, call the accu-chek customer care line: montreal area: (450) 686-7100 outside montreal (toll free): 1-800-363-7949 made in ireland for export to: roche diagnostics 201 boul. Armand-...

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    154 alphabetical index 155 15 alphabetical index blood drop symbol .................................................................... 65, 114 blood glucose unit (mmol/l and mg/dl) .............................. 18, 24, 114 bottle symbol ....................................................... 94, 9...

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    156 alphabetical index 157 15 alphabetical index l lancet ........................................................................................ 10, 59 ejecting ................................................................................... 77 inserting ...........................................

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    158 alphabetical index 159 15 alphabetical index s s button .................................................................................. 6, 38, 39 settings ............................................................................................ 37 alarm clock function ........................

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    160 alphabetical index.