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Use only Accu-Chek Compact test strip drums. Other test strips
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cannot be used to perform tests.
If you insert a different test strip drum, the following message will be
displayed:
When all the strips have been used, the dot reappears in the control
window.
Insert a new test strip drum.
If you do not insert a new test strip drum, the following message will be
displayed the next time you turn the meter on:
End and the drum symbol are displayed flashing to indicate that the test
strip drum is empty.
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Initial steps before testing
Only open the drum compartment when you intend to insert
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a new test strip drum or the meter requests you to clean the
measuring window (see Chapter 7.1 "Cleaning the Accu-Chek
Compact Plus meter"). If you open the drum compartment
prematurely, the meter assumes that you have inserted a drum
that is already partly used (see below).
When you insert a new drum, the meter starts to count the number
of days the drum has been in the meter. Each drum must be used up
within a 90-day use-by period.
If a drum has been in the meter for more than 90 days and you turn the
meter on to perform a blood glucose test, the following symbols appear
flashing in the display:
test strip and blood drop, indicating that you may now apply blood,
drum, bottle and clock, indicating that the 90-day use-by period for
the drum has expired.
Initial steps before testing
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