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Acoustic mode
There are two types of beep tones, differing in pitch. Warnings have a higher pitch (Tone 2, represented
herein as
) than the other beep tones (Tone 1, represented herein as
which tone sounds for which event.
Beep tones
Tone 1:
Turning on
Test area is advanced to the tip of the cassette
Prompt to apply blood or control solution
Start of test
Signal that test results are about to be
announced
Announcement of the test result
Beep tone when turning on
When the acoustic mode is turned on, you hear 1 beep tone ( ) when you turn the meter on, regardless
of how you turn the meter on.
Beep tones during a test
After the power-on beep, you hear 1 beep tone ( ) during the test when:
• the meter advances a test area to the tip of the cassette,
• you are prompted to apply blood or control solution,
• the test begins.
You hear the test result, which is composed of different beep tones.
You hear several beep tones when the meter displays an error message ( ).
90
). The following table shows
Tone 2:
(warning)
Announcement of an error message
Notification that the batteries are almost empty
Notification that the test cassette is empty