Checking Your Meter - Accu-Chek Compact Plus Reference Manual

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Checking your 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:
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when you open a new pack of test strip drums,
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after you have replaced the batteries,
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after your meter has displayed the bottle symbol
perform a quality control check,
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after you have cleaned your meter,
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if your result does not agree with how you feel.
Please call the Accu-Chek Customer Careline for information on where
you can obtain Accu-Chek Compact Control or Accu-Chek Compact
Autocontrol solution (see Chapter 16 "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.
Read the package insert that came with the control solutions.
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Press the Test button to turn the meter on.
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Shortly afterwards the meter automatically advances a test strip.
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requesting you to
Checking your meter
Check that all the elements shown in the illustration are properly
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displayed on your meter.
If any of the display elements are missing, please call the Accu-Chek
Customer Careline free on 0800 701000 (UK) or 1800 709600 (Ireland).
For instance, if you can see elements other than the numerals 888 on
your display (see a possible example in the illustration below). In that
case, the meter will not be able to display your test results.
Wait until the flashing test strip symbol and blood drop symbol are
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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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