Checking The Accu-Chek Compact Plus Meter - Accu-Chek Compact Plus User Manual

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Checking the Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter

To ensure your results are always dependable, you should periodically
check the performance of your Accu-Chek Compact Plus meter.
Do this by running a quality control check using Accu-Chek Compact
Control or Accu-Chek Compact Autocontrol solution:
when you open a new pack of test strip drums,
after you have replaced the batteries,
after your meter has displayed the bottle symbol
to perform a quality control check,
after you have cleaned your meter,
if your result does not agree with how you feel.
Please call the Accu-Chek customer care line to obtain Accu-Chek
Compact Control or Accu-Chek Compact Autocontrol solution (see
Chapter 14 "Local customer support and service").
To perform a quality control check you need the concentration tables
for the control solutions you are using. These can be found on the peel-
off label attached to the drum container. When conducting the quality
control test, always check that the peel-off label with the concentration
tables belongs to the test strip drum that is currently in the meter.
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Read the package insert that came with the control solutions.
Press the Test button to turn the meter on.
Shortly afterwards the meter automatically advances a test strip.
Check during the standard display test that all the segments making
up the numerals are properly displayed.
If a segment is missing, your test results may be displayed incorrectly
(e.g. through a "9" being confused with a "3"). If this occurs, call the
Accu-Chek customer care line. Details are given at the end of this User's
Manual.
Wait until the flashing test strip symbol and blood drop symbol are
displayed and the meter beeps (provided the beep tone is turned
on).
You now have approximately 5 minutes in which to apply control solu-
tion. After this time, the meter automatically turns off. If this occurs,
press the Test button to eject the test strip. The strip can no longer be
used. Start the quality control check again with a new test strip.
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