Accu-Chek Compact Plus Reference Manual page 13

When the battery symbol first appears in the display the bat-
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teries are running low. You can perform about 50 more tests. You
should, however, replace the batteries as soon as possible. By
then the batteries will have been heavily drained, and changeable
conditions (e.g. cold surroundings) can affect their performance
even further.
You can also use rechargeable NiMH batteries. If you do, please
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note the following:
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The number of tests you can perform with recharged batter-
ies is considerably less than with ordinary batteries.
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To be ready to test at any time, you will need two recharge-
able batteries in reserve which you can charge while the first
pair are in the meter.
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Recharged batteries lose their charge during storage.
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When the battery symbol first appears, you can perform
about 50 more tests. With old and exhausted rechargeable
batteries you may not even be able to perform one more test.
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The performance and useful life of rechargeable batteries
depends to a large extent on the quality of the battery char-
ger you are using.
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Owing to the higher power consumption in Acoustic Mode,
we advise against using rechargeable batteries if you want to
use your meter in Acoustic Mode.
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Initial steps before testing
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It is a good idea to use up the test strip drum that is in the meter
before you replace the batteries. If the drum remains in the meter
while you change the batteries, it may take the meter a long time
to advance the next strip from the drum. The meter can also no
longer calculate the 90-day use-by deadline (see Chapter 2.5
"Inserting or replacing the test strip drum").
Never throw batteries into a fire. This is dangerous because they
may explode.
Remove the batteries if you will not be using your meter for any
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length of time.
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Think of the environment. Dispose of used batteries sensibly.
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