Changing The Date/Time Format - Accu-Chek Compact User Manual

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Changing the date/time format

If you have a new monitor or you have just replaced the batter-
ies, the date will be set to 01.01.2000, and the time to 00:00
hours. The correct date and time are needed to enable you to
unambiguously identify your blood glucose test results and to
transfer them from your monitor's memory to a computer (see
Chapter 6.2).
You can choose between the standard 24-hour format (0:00 to
24:00), in which case the date format is DD.MM.YY (day fol-
lowed by month, followed by year), and the 12-hour format
(0 to 12 o'clock with a.m. or p.m.). In the latter case the date
format changes to MM.DD.YY, i.e. month, followed by day,
followed by year.
SET button
1. Check the monitor is off and press the SET button. The
monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the
drum.
2. Press the SET button repeatedly until "24h" is displayed.
24-hour format is selected.
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MEMO button
3. Press the MEMO button to select 12-hour format. In the
display you see "12h" and the 12-hour display is set to a.m.
ON/OFF button
4. If you wish to set the date, leave the monitor turned on
and proceed to step 2 in the next section. If not, press the
ON/OFF button to turn the monitor off. The current settings
will be saved automatically.
If you do not set the date and time, these
fields will be filled with zeroes during testing.
Your blood glucose test results saved in
memory will be numbered consecutively.
However, only blood glucose results that
are saved with the date and time will be
included in the statistical display (please
see Chapter 6.1).
Important
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