Lumiscope 2216 User Manual

Model 2216
Talking Digital
Ear Thermometer

Instruction Manual

2216-INS-LAB-RevA09

Congratulations on purchasing the Lumiscope Model
2216 Talking Digital Ear Thermometer! Please be sure to
read this manual carefully before using this new state-of­the-art device. Keep this manual handy for reference.

Parts Identication:

Take Reading

“Talk” Button“Memo.” Button

About Taking Temperature From The Ear:

What is Ear Temperature?

Body temperature means interior or core
temperature, which is controlled by a lower thalamus
subordinate to a hypophysis. The eardrum and

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lower thalamus have a common blood vessel.
Because of this shared vessel, ear temperature can
accurately tell uctuation of body temperature.

How to Use The Ear Thermometer Properly:

For children younger than one year, gently pull the ear in an
inclined backward direction to straighten the auditory canal
before inserting the temperature probe for measurement.

What is a Normal Ear Temperature?

Users’ body temperatures vary by age, time, and ambient
temperature. Clinical studies have shown few exceptions to
the rule that the ear shows a higher temperature than the
armpit (axillary method). For accurate fever identication, it
is recommended to have an understanding, or baseline, of
patients’ temperatures in normal situations.

Preparation:

1. For the most accurate measurements, leave the
thermometer in the room in which it will be
used for 30 minutes prior to use, to acclimate
the thermometer to ambient temperature.

2. Always use a clean, new probe cover.

3. Only take readings from a clean ear.

4. Only take measurements during periods of rest. A recent
bath or exercise is likely to increase body temperature.

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Taking Measurements:

1. Thoroughly clean ear, and apply a clean,
new probe cover to thermometer.

2. Insert the temperature probe along the ear canal as
deep as is comfortable into the ear, press the “ “ button
once to start the measurement and you will hear a
single beep. In about a second, the temperature reading

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will be complete and you will hear a short melody. The
2216 will then speak the temperature reading aloud,
and display it on the large digital display. (Fig. 1)

Note: If using the 2216 for the rst time, it is recommended that
3 consecutive measurements are taken from the same ear. The
maximum of the three readings will be recorded to memory as
the readings will not likely be exactly the same. This will help
you get a feeling of how to use the thermometer.

3. The reading will be stored into memory automatically.
If 30 sets of memory are stored already, the rst

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