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General Technical Data
Power supply One 1.5 V AA Alkaline (LR6) or Lithium (FR6) battery or one 1.2 V rechargeable NiMH AA
(HR6) battery. Batteries should have a minimum capacity of 2500 mAh. Do not use alkaline
batteries that do not comply with IEC 60086-1. Do not use lithium batteries that do not
comply with IEC 60086-4. Do not use carbon zinc or nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries.
Rechargeable batteries should have a minimum capacity of 2600 mAh. Only use a battery
charger officially recommended by the battery manufacturer. Do not use rechargeable
batteries that do not comply with IEC 62133.
Contact your Accu-Chek Customer Care if you intend to use a different type of battery or
rechargeable battery to the one recommended.
Lifetime of battery If used in a typical usage pattern (50 U/day using U100 insulin; operating temperature
23 °C ±2 °C [73 °F ±4 °F] at minimum/intermediate/maximum basal rate), the battery life is
approximately:
Alkaline: 70 days with Bluetooth
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off; 30 days with Bluetooth
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on
Lithium: 200 days with Bluetooth
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off; 80 days with Bluetooth
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on
NiMH: 100 days with Bluetooth
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off; 40 days with Bluetooth
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on
Lifetime of insulin pump 6 years
Data storage time The time and date are safely stored in the memory for about 1 hour after the battery has been
removed. Other insulin pump settings (the hourly basal rates, remaining cartridge content,
bolus increments, active user menu and alarm settings) and the event memory (bolus history,
history of daily insulin totals, Temporary Basal Rate history and alarm history) are saved,
regardless of battery voltage and the time your insulin pump has been without a battery.
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