1.1 Before you start......................................................................................................................................... 11

Intended use ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Important information regarding use ....................................................................................... 11

If you need help ................................................................................................................................ 12

Note on the use of "base unit" in this manual...................................................................... 12

Note on illustrations in this manual .......................................................................................... 12

What can the system do for you? .............................................................................................. 13

1.2 Important safety instructions and additional information......................................................... 14

Important information regarding safety................................................................................... 15

Disposal of the system ................................................................................................................... 16

Product safety.................................................................................................................................... 17

General care....................................................................................................................................... 17

Accessory box ................................................................................................................................... 17

Meter .................................................................................................................................................... 17

Automatic power-off....................................................................................................................... 17

Battery Pack ....................................................................................................................................... 18

Touchscreen....................................................................................................................................... 19

Laser scanner .................................................................................................................................... 19

Electrostatic discharge (ESD)...................................................................................................... 19

Local Area Network: protection from unauthorized access ............................................ 20

Wired network connection ........................................................................................................... 20

Wireless network connection (RF card) .................................................................................. 21

Radiofrequency radiation exposure information.................................................................. 22

Note on systems with older hardware ..................................................................................... 25

1.3 System components................................................................................................................................ 27

1.4 Overview of the meter ............................................................................................................................ 28

1.5 Overview of the code key reader ....................................................................................................... 29

1.6 Overview of the base unit ..................................................................................................................... 30

1.7 Overview of the accessory box ........................................................................................................... 31

1.8 Reagents and consumables................................................................................................................. 31

1.9 Instructions for initial setup.................................................................................................................. 32

Powering Up and Entering an Operator ID

2.1 Powering up the meter .......................................................................................................................... 33

Adjusting the display ...................................................................................................................... 34

Adjusting the display on meters with older hardware ....................................................... 34

Enabling/disabling the RF card................................................................................................... 35

Closing startup .................................................................................................................................. 36

2.2 Entering the operator ID........................................................................................................................ 36

Entering an operator ID with barcode scanner .................................................................... 37

Entering the operator ID manually ............................................................................................ 38

Entering a password ....................................................................................................................... 38