Changing The Temperature Scale; Product Specifications - Vicks V980USSM Instruction Manual

Changing the Temperature Scale

Your thermometer is set at the factory to display Fahrenheit (°F)
temperature measurements. If you wish to switch to Celsius (°C) and/or
back from Celsius to Fahrenheit, follow the following steps:
1) Press the Power Button to turn on the thermometer.
2) Open the Battery Door - use your finger to lift the
battery door open.
3) Find inside the battery compartment a small pin
hole with letters C/F nearby.
4) When the display is in the Ready state with <OK>
displayed, insert a paper clip wire into the hole and
press once to switch temperature display.
5) Follow the steps in the previous "How to Take a
Temperature" section of this manual.

Product Specifications

Displayed temperature range:
Measurement time:
Operating ambient temperature range:
Display resolution:
Accuracy:
Non-predictive mode (liquid bath):
98.6 - 102.2 °F ➔ 0.2 °F (37 - 39 °C ➔ 0.1 °C)
below 98.6 & above 102.2 °F ➔ 0.3 °F (below 37 & above 39 °C ➔ 0.2 °C)
Predictive mode (clinical) :
Humidity storage:
Battery life:
Symbol Explanations:
10
°C/°F Pinhole
95.9–107.6 °F (35.5–42 °C)
1 second
50–104 °F (10–40 °C)
0.1 °F (also available in °C)
0.4 °F (0.2 °C)
< 15-95% non-condensing
2 years or 500 measurements
LOT
TYPE BF
LOT DATE OF
EQUIPMENT NUMBER
MANUFACTURE
Subject to change without notice.
This appliance conforms to ASTM Standards for Clinical Thermometers:
E1112 and E1965-98 for clinical accuracy, wherever applicable.
Portable and mobile RF communications equipment can affect MEDICAL
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
IEC 60601-1:2005 Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General
requirements for basic safety and essential performance.
IEC 60601-1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential
performance –Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility –
Requirements and tests
Note: Do not use this device in the presence of electromagnetic or other
interferenceoutside the normal range specified in IEC 60601-1-2.
If the thermometer does not function properly, first check the battery. Replace it if
necessary. If repair is necessary call our Consumer Relations Department at 1-800-477-
0457 or write to Kaz USA, Inc., Consumer Relations Department, 250 Turnpike Road,
Southborough, MA 01772 USA, or e-mail consumerrelations@kaz.com, explaining just how
the thermometer is improperly working. Our consumer service representative will provide
further instruction on how to correct the trouble yourself or will ask you to return the
thermometer for repair or replacement.
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This product is manufactured by Kaz USA, Inc. under license from The Procter & Gamble
Company. Vicks and other associated trademarks are owned by The Procter & Gamble
Company. Fever InSight is a registered trademark of Kaz USA, Inc.
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Designed in the USA. Made and printed in China.
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