Accu-Chek Compact User Manual page 34

Running a Blood Test
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7. Holding the meter
straight up and down,
press the TEST
button to turn the
meter off and release
the test strip.
8. Dispose of the used test
strip. Place the lancet
in a puncture proof
container with a lid,
such as a sharps con-
tainer or a coffee can.
Do not open the test drum compartment when the
motor is running.
The Accu-Chek Compact
automatically after five minutes of nonuse. After a
blood sugar result has been displayed, the meter turns
off automatically after 60 seconds.
If the display goes blank before the test strip is
released, press the TEST button to release the
strip and turn the meter off.
Retain the vial in which the test drum came
until you have used up the last test strips. When
you perform a control test, you will need to refer
to the list of expected values printed on the test
drum vial label.
Do not reuse a test strip that has been completely
released from the meter.
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™ meter turns off