Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- What is new in publication version 7.2?
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Before you start
- 1.2 Important safety instructions and additional information
- Important information regarding safety
- Disposal of the system
- Product safety
- General care
- Accessory box
- Meter
- Power off meter
- Automatic power-off
- Shut down meter
- Automatic shutdown
- Battery Pack
- Touchscreen
- Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
- Wireless connectivity
- Radiofrequency radiation exposure information
- Local Area Network: protection from unauthorized access
- Wired network connection
- 1.3 System components
- 1.4 Overview of the meter
- 1.5 Overview of the code key reader
- 1.6 Overview of the Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit
- 1.7 Overview of the Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit Hub
- 1.8 Overview of the accessory box
- 1.9 Reagents and consumables
- 1.10 Instructions for initial setup
- 2 Powering Up and Entering an Operator ID
- 3 Patient Glucose Testing
- 3.1 Information regarding blood glucose testing
- 3.2 Performing a patient glucose test
- Overview of test procedure
- Entering or selecting the patient ID
- Entering the patient ID manually
- Selecting the patient ID from a list
- Entering a patient ID with barcode scanner
- Confirming or selecting the test strip lot
- Patient identification information
- Inserting test strips
- Obtaining a blood sample
- Applying a blood sample
- Results screen
- Adding comments
- Add barcode content to a result
- Additional Patient Test
- 4 Glucose Control Testing
- 5 Review Results
- 6 Storing Test Strip, Control Solution, and Linearity Solution Information in the Meter
- 7 Linearity Testing
- 8 Proficiency Testing
- 9 Initial Startup
- 9.1 Connecting the base unit
- 9.2 Installing or replacing the battery pack
- 9.3 Docking the meter
- 9.4 Initial setup on the meter
- 9.5 Opening the Setup Menu
- 9.6 Date and time format
- 9.7 Display options and optional tests
- 9.8 Options for test strips
- 9.9 Options for glucose control tests
- 9.10 Value ranges (normal, critical, reportable)
- 9.11 Options for Operator ID Entry
- 9.12 Patient ID options
- 9.13 Creating a setup password
- 9.14 Setting the date and time
- 9.15 Beeper options
- 10 Maintenance and Care
- 11 Troubleshooting
- 12 General Product Information
- A Appendix
- B Appendix
- C Supplement for Other Test Entry
- D Supplement for Observed Test Sequence
- E Supplement for Enhanced Workflows
- F Appendix for Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit (legacy version)
- G Limited Warranty
- Index
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Revision History
Manual versions 1, 2, 3 and 3.x are for Accu-Chek Inform II meters with serial number versions
UU13000000 to less than UU14000000. Manual versions 4, 5, 6 and 7.x are for Accu-Chek
Inform II meters with serial number versions greater than or equal to UU14000000.
Manual version Revision date Changes
Version 1.0 2012-10 New document
Version 2.0 2013-02 Upgrade to FW 03.04; Revise critically ill statement
Version 3.0 2013-03 Update cleaning and disinfecting chapter
Version 3.1 2017-04 Add “Rx only” to Version 3.0 Operator’s Manual.
Version 3.2 2020-08 Upgrade to FW 03.07; Revise critically ill statement.
Version 4.0 2014-02 Transition to new meter hardware; 2D barcode
scanner, modifications to wireless LAN option
(separate insertable RF card replaced by integrated
WLAN component); new battery pack. Update to
SW 04.00; misc. editorial revisions.
Version 5.0 2015-03 Correct two typographical errors in chapter 1,
Introduction, Overview of the Accu-Chek Inform II
Base Unit Hub section.
Version 6.0 2017-04 SW 04.01 and low power icons implemented; update
to SW 04.02; new Base Unit in “System overview”; new
section “What is new…”; new Appendix E for legacy
Base Unit; misc. editorial revisions.
Version 7.0 2020-02 Update text for CLIA Waiver and modified Intended
Use statement; implementation of supplements for
SW 04.03
Version 7.1 2020-08 Update, new SW version 04.04
Version 7.2 2021-05 Updated information on WLAN regulatory registration.