Bayer HealthCare CONTOUR NEXT LINK User Manual page 18

APPLY BLOOD
7. Squeeze a small drop of control solution on a clean non-
absorbent surface.
Do not apply control solution to your finger or to the test
strip directly from the bottle.
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2. Hold the test strip with the
grey square end facing
up.
3. Insert the grey square
end of the test strip into
the test strip port until the
meter beeps.
4. You will see the Apply
Blood screen. The meter is
now ready for you to test.
5. Shake the control solution
bottle well before every
use.
6. Remove bottle cap and
use a tissue to wipe
away any solution around
the bottle tip before
dispensing a drop.
8. Immediately touch the
tip of the test strip to the
drop of control solution.
9. Hold the tip in the drop
until the meter beeps.
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6.7
mmol
L
Control Test
down for 5 seconds and the control test result will display
on the meter. It automatically marks the result as a "Control
Test" and stores it in memory. Control test results are not
included in your blood sugar averages.
11. Compare your control test result to the ranges
printed on the test strip bottle.
12. Remove test strip. To turn the meter off,
press and hold the Menu button, OR, after
3 minutes of inactivity, the meter turns off.
Dispose of the used test strip as medical
waste or as advised by your health care
professional.
NOTE: Control test results that are marked as "Control
Test" are not transmitted to the pump.
WARNING
• If the control solution test result is out of range,
the result may be transmitted to your pump when
in "Always" send mode (see page 30).
• Do not send an out of range control result to
your pump.
CAUTION: If your control solution test result is out of range,
contact Bayer Customer Service. Please see back cover for
contact information. Do not use the meter or test strips for
blood glucose testing until the issue is resolved.
10. The meter shows the
AutoLog screen (if
AutoLog is ON) but will
sense control solution.
The meter will count
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