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Notes:
• Any time you open and close the drum door, the test drum will rotate until the meter finds the next
available test strip.
• Only open the drum door when the meter is off. Opening the drum door when the meter is turned on
may damage the meter.
• Once you remove a test drum from its container and install it into your meter, you have 90 days to use
all the test strips. The meter automatically tracks this 90-day period for you. If a test drum has been in
the meter longer than 90 days, the test strip, drop, drum, bottle, and clock symbols flash when you
turn on the meter.
• The 90-day period automatically resets if the drum door is opened.
• If you do take out a partially used test drum and put it back in the meter, the drum, bottle, and clock
symbols flash on the display. This means you should perform a control test. For more information, see
Chapter 2, Control Testing.
• Keep the test drum container or the container label until you are finished with the test drum. You will
need to refer to the control ranges on the label when you run a control test.
• When a test drum is empty, the dot shows in the strip count window on the back of the meter. "End"
and the test drum symbol flash on the display.
• Store your test drum and meter in a cool, dry place — between 36 to 86ºF (2 to 30ºC). Do not freeze.
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