User guide

5. Shake the control solution vial and discard a
drop before use. Squeeze a drop of control
solution onto a clean, hard, dry surface.
6. While holding the meter, touch the edge of
the inserted test strip to the drop of control
solution. A short beep sounds and the meter
begins to count down from 5 to 1.
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Correct
Incorrect
Squeeze Drop of
Control Solution
Touch Edge of Test
Strip to Control
Solution
IMPORTANT: It is important to mark a control solution test
prior to applying blood to the test strip, so the test result does not
appear to be one of your blood glucose test results, and also to
prevent it from being included in your blood glucose average.
Also, this will prevent the meter from sending a control solution
test result to your Paradigm
®
Model 512 or higher Insulin Pump.
3. A blinking blood drop tells you that the
meter is ready for the next step.
4. Mark as a control solution test by pressing
the right or left arrow button until a
“” appears.
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Blinking
Blood Drop
Mark as Control
Solution Test
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