User`s manual

4. Hold the control bottle

horizontally with the tip

pointed directly at the right

edge of the strip.

5. Gently squeeze the bottle to

form one small drop.

Bring the drop to the edge of the strip within the curve,

and allow the strip to automatically draw the solution

into the yellow window until it is completely filled.

An hourglass flashes in the

display until the measurement

is complete.

7. Tightly replace the cap on

control solution.

The control result appears. If result is within the

acceptable range (which is found on the side of the

vial of strips), an icon of the control vial appears on

the screen while the control test result and time and

date (if set) alternate with “OK”and “L1” or “L2”on

the display.

Example of an acceptable Level 1 control result.

Performing a Quality Control Check

1. Open test strip vial and remove test strip.

Replace vial cap.

2. Within 3 minutes,

insert

test strip (yellow

window

facing up) into test strip

slot.The meter turns on

automatically.

Check that the code

number on the meter

matches the code on the

vial of test strips you are

using.The test strip symbol

stops flashing and a blood

drop symbol appears on the display.

3. Press and release the right arrow button once to

select a L1 (Level 1) control or twice to select a

L2 (Level 2) control.

Note: Results marked as L1 or L2 do not appear

in memory or averages.

and

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