Setting The Penetration Depth - Accu-Chek Mobile User Manual

Setting the penetration depth

You can set the penetration depth of the lancet to 1 of
11 possible settings (0.5–5.5). The silver line (penetra-
tion depth indicator) on the finger pricker indicates the
current penetration depth setting. The higher the num-
Penetration depth
ber the deeper the penetration. The half settings for the
indicator
penetration depth are indicated by a dot. The penetra-
tion depth 1.5 is set when the line points to the dot
Half settings
between 1 and 2.
If you have no experience of using this finger pricker,
we recommend that you start with a low penetration
depth setting such as 1.
1 Rotate the cap of the finger pricker until the de-
sired penetration depth is level with the indicator.
Do not lance your finger until you are told to do
i
so in the further course of the Reference Manual.
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