Chapter 5: Maintenance And Troubleshooting; Cleaning Your Meter - Accu-Chek COMPACT PLUS Owner's Booklet

Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Cleaning Your Meter

Caring for your ACCU-CHEK Compact Plus meter is easy. If the display or the outside of the meter is dirty,
wipe it off with a soft cloth slightly dampened (wring out any excess liquid) with one of these cleaning
solutions: water, 10% bleach solution*, 70% alcohol (ethyl alcohol), or 70% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol).
Note:
Only open the drum door when the meter is turned off. Opening the drum door when the meter
is turned on may damage the meter.
If there is any blood in the test strip opening or if your meter displays the "E-5" message, follow these
steps to clean it:
1. With the meter off, open the drum door by lifting up on the drum door tab located to the right of the
test strip slot.
2. Gently wipe the small measurement window. You may use water, 10% bleach*, 70% alcohol (ethyl
alcohol), or 70% rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol). Wipe these fluids off immediately after
application.
3. Close the drum door until it snaps. The meter turns on and rotates the test drum to the next available
test strip.
4. The meter turns off.
*Bleach solution must be prepared fresh the day you use it.
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