Bayer HealthCare Contour TS Quick Reference Manual

Your C TS Meter:
ONTOUR
Display
Button
Button
( On/Off,
(Scroll)
Memory
Orange Recall, Set)
Test Strip Port
Gray Electrode End:
Your
This end (with the
C TS
ONTOUR
gray end facing up)

Test Strip:

is inserted into the
orange test strip port
Sample Tip: The
on the meter.
end of the test strip
where the blood is
drawn in.
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Inserting the Test Strip:

Remove a test strip from the bottle and fi rmly snap
the lid closed. Never store test strips outside the
bottle!
Hold the test strip with
the gray end facing up
and insert it into the
orange test strip port.
No coding required!
A test strip with a
fl ashing blood drop will
appear letting you know
the meter is ready to
test.

Getting the Blood Drop:

Press the lancing
device fi rmly against the
puncture site and press
the release button.
Test immediately after
you have formed a
blood drop. Only 0.6 µL
is needed for a test.
Suggested Actual Drop Size

Testing Your Blood:

Hold the meter with
the orange test strip
port pointing down or
toward you. Immediately
touch the tip of the
test strip to the
drop of blood. The
blood is drawn
into the test strip
through the tip.
Hold the tip of the test
strip in the blood drop
until the meter beeps
and the 8 second count-
down begins.
Make sure the orange
test strip port is pointing
down. Your test result is
displayed and automati-
cally stored in the meter
memory.
To turn your meter off,
simply remove the test
strip. Carefully dispose
of the used test strip.