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Chapter 6 Useful Functions for Your Test
6.1 Using the Alarm
The alarm reminds you when to test your blood glucose. You can set the alarm
to sound at 4 different times in a day.
Setting the Alarm
See chapter 7 "Meter Setup."
When the Alarm Reaches the Set Time
A series of short beeps sound for 1 minute.
To stop the alarm:
6.2 Using the Clock Counter
You can store after-meal results together with the time elapsed since the
beginning of your last meal (up to 180 minutes).
Before Your Meal: Starting the Clock Counter
1. Make sure the meter is off.
2. Go to the "DATE:" screen.
3. From the "DATE:" screen, go
to the "Meal Time" screen.
4. Turn on the clock counter.
5. When you are about to start your meal, go to step 6 with "0 min" flashing.
If you forgot to start the clock
counter, select the time
elapsed since the beginning
of your last meal in 15-minute
blocks.
6. Start the clock counter.
After the current date and
time appear, the meter turns
itself off.
To view the elapsed time
while the meter is off:
Testing after Your Meal: Changing the Elapsed Time
1. After eating, test your blood glucose.
When the clock counter setting is on, the elapsed time
and after-meal flag appear on the right of the test result.
2. To change (or set) the
elapsed time:
Select the time.
Confirm your setting.
3. Slide the test strip disposal lever to eject the test strip.
The meter turns itself off and the test result is stored together with the
elapsed time.
Hold for
2 seconds
Hold for
2 seconds
or
Stopping the Clock Counter
1. Repeat steps 1 to 3 in "Before Your Meal: Starting the Clock Counter".
2. Select "no".
3. Confirm your selection.
6.3 Managing the Expiration Date of Test Strips
You can set the expiration date of test strips. The expiration warning then
appears if you insert a test strip into the meter after the set date.
Setting the Expiration Date of Your Test Strips
Select the earlier date of the following:
• Six months from opening the test strip bottle
• Date next to "Exp." on the test strip bottle
To set the expiration date, see chapter 7 "Meter Setup".
Checking the Set Expiration Date
1. Make sure the meter is off.
2. View the expiration date.
The expiration date appears
after the current date and
time.
Expiration Date Reminder
Do not use the inserted test strip and other test
strips in the same bottle, if the blood symbol and
expiration symbol alternately flash on the screen.
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