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User’s Manual and Quick Start Guide

Blood Glucose Monitoring System

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PERFORMING A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST

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An incorrectly performed blood glucose test may lead to incorrect test results which can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made and thus produce serious

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adverse health eects. Therefore, follow these instructions carefully to perform a blood glucose test correctly.

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Wash your hands with warm water and soap and rinse well. Dry your hands thoroughly with a clean towel before obtaining blood.

Always use a small, fresh and well-formed blood drop.

Touch the test area gently and steadily when applying the blood drop. Apply the blood drop to the centre of the test area.

Apply the blood drop to the test area immediately after you have obtained the blood drop. Remove your ﬁnger from the test area when the beep tone sounds and Test in progress is displayed. Note: You can only hear the beep tones when they are turned on. See Setting tones in the User’s Manual.

DO NOT WAIT!

Do not perform a blood glucose test if your ﬁngers are unwashed, soiled or sticky (for example, due to food or drink residue).

Do not perform a blood glucose test with a smeared or spread blood drop. Do not smear the blood drop on the test area.

Do not press the test area and the ﬁnger together. Avoid trembling or shaky movements.

Do not wait before applying the blood drop to the test area. Do not continue to hold your ﬁnger on the test area after the beep tone sounds and Test in progress is displayed.

An incorrectly performed blood glucose test may lead to falsely elevated blood glucose results and thereby delivery of an inappropriately high insulin amount. Falsely elevated test results are caused by the following:

• Fingers are unwashed, soiled or sticky.

• If the blood drop spreads on the ﬁnger or if the blood drop becomes smeared on the test area, the risk of contamination of the test area increases (for example, due to food or drink residue on the ﬁnger).

• The test area is pressed against the ﬁnger.

• Trembling or shaky movements during the blood glucose test.

• The blood glucose test is not performed immediately or the ﬁnger stays on the test area for too long. Pay attention to the beep tone. The beep tone helps you to obtain a reliable test result.

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Quick Start Guide

Start Here

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1 Release button (priming

and pricking)

2 Power and enter button 3 Down/Up buttons 4 Window showing number

of available lancets

5 Lever for loading a new

lancet

6 Rotatable cap for setting

the penetration depth

7 Tip cover, closed (below

right: open)

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cassette ready for a test)

9 Lancet drum 0 Slide button to release

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The Accu-Chek Mobile meter and Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker are intended for patient selfmonitoring by an individual person only.

They must not be used to test blood glucose from more than one person as they do not incorporate any features to guard against cross-infection. The meter and the ﬁnger pricker are not to be shared between family members or used by healthcare professionals to obtain blood or test blood glucose from more than one person.

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This Quick Start Guide does not replace the detailed User’s Manual for your Accu-Chek Mobile blood glucose monitoring system. Be sure to comply with the safety information in the User’s Manual and in the package insert of the test cassette.

1. Starting to use the blood glucose monitoring system 2. Preparing the ﬁnger pricker 3. Performing a blood glucose test Customer Support and Service Centre

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Open the test cassette box at the perforation. Take out the

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Remove the new test cassette from the plastic container.

plastic container.

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Push the slide button for the cassette compartment cover upwards in the direction of the arrow.

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Insert the test cassette in the meter. Press the cassette compartment cover closed. Close the tip cover.

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Open the tip cover.

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Pull the protective strip of the batteries backwards out of the meter. Remove the protective ﬁlm from the display.

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Remove the cap from the ﬁnger pricker.

The lancet drum is properly inserted when it is completely inside the ﬁnger pricker and only the front edge protrudes.

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Insert the new lancet drum, white end ﬁrst.

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Place the cap back on again.

The cap is on correctly when it is pushed back as far as it will go, and you hear and feel it click into place.

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Do not remove the lancet drum until all 6lancets have been used.

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The cap can only be easily placed on up to the stop position when the lancet drum is completely inside the ﬁnger pricker. Do not use force to place the cap on. This might damage the cap and ﬁnger pricker. Instead, correct the position of the lancet drum.

Before you perform a blood

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glucose test: Observe the important instructions on performing a blood glucose test.

Wash your hands with warm water and soap and rinse well.

Open the tip cover. Press the ﬁnger pricker ﬁrmly

against the selected puncture site.

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Dry your hands thoroughly with a clean towel before you obtain blood.

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Press the release button all the way down.

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Press for about 2seconds until the meter turns on.

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to select a language

(highlighted in yellow).

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Rotate the cap until the desired penetration depth lines up with the indicator.

Tip: When obtaining blood, start with a medium penetration depth, such as 3.

Loading a new lancet: Prepare the ﬁnger pricker for obtaining blood again.

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Push the lever

in direction A

and then back again in directionB.

Touch the centre of the test area gently and steadily with the blood drop.

Take your ﬁnger away from the test area as soon as Test in progress appears on the screen.

Testing is complete after approximately 5seconds. Read the test result and close the tip cover.

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User’s Manual

Blood Glucose Monitoring System

These instructions for use feature the following 3 symbols:

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This symbol indicates a possible risk of injury or of damage to your own health or to the health of others.

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This symbol draws attention to actions that could result in damage to the meter, the test cassette or the ﬁnger pricker.

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This symbol draws your attention to important information.

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Keep the blood glucose monitoring system and all its components away from children under the age of 3 years. There is a risk of suocation if small parts (e.g. covers, caps or similar objects) are swallowed.

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Intended use

Accu-Chek Mobile blood glucose meter

Meter for quantitative determination of blood glucose values in fresh capillary blood using Accu-Chek Mobile test cassettes.

Suitable for self-testing only.

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• The Accu-Chek Mobile meter and Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker are intended for patient self-monitoring by an individual person only.

They must not be used to test blood glucose from more than one person as they do not incorporate any features to guard against cross-infection. The meter and the ﬁnger pricker are not to be shared between family members or used by healthcare professionals to obtain blood or test blood glucose from more than one person. This meter and ﬁnger pricker are therefore not suitable for professional use in healthcare facilities and institutions.

• Visually impaired people must be assisted by a sighted person when performing a blood glucose test.

Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker

Finger pricker with adjustable penetration depth for obtaining capillary blood from the ﬁngertip with Accu-Chek FastClix lancet drums and, when a special AST cap is used, also from alternative sites (AST = alternative site testing), such as the palm.

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The Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker is intended for personal use only! It may only be used by one and the same person for obtaining blood. There is a risk of infections being transmitted if the ﬁnger pricker is used by other people, even by family members, or if healthcare professionals use this ﬁnger pricker to obtain blood from dierent people. This ﬁnger pricker is therefore not suitable for professional use in healthcare facilities and institutions.

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Contents

Intended use � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3

The major features � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5

About this User’s Manual � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6

1 Getting to know your meter and finger pricker ��7

2 Steps before testing ��14

3 Preparing the finger pricker ��21

4 Performing a blood glucose test ��27

5 Selecting settings ��45

6 Using the meter as a diary ��64

7 Analysing test results on the PC ��70

8 Acoustic mode ��89

9 Checking the meter ��94

10 Tools menu ��101

11 Cleaning the blood glucose monitoring system ��107

12 Changing the batteries ��114

13 Testing and storage conditions ��117

14 Messages and problems ��120

15 Discarding the blood glucose monitoring system ��129

16 Technical data ��130

17 System components ��133

18 Customer Support and Service Centre ��134

19 Index ��135

20 Explanation of symbols ��138

21 Appendix ��140

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The major features

• Test cassette instead of test strips

50 test areas on a continuous tape

• Test

Test starts by opening the tip cover

• Measuring time

About 5seconds for a test, depending on the blood glucose concentration

• Docked ﬁnger pricker

Use the ﬁnger pricker in its docked or undocked state

• Finger pricker with lancet supply

6sterile lancets in a lancet drum

• Automatic coding

Meter is automatically coded

• Control over amount of blood

Meter detects the amount of blood that is necessary

• Luminous display

Yellow display on black background

• Text-supported operation

Meter takes you through all operation steps

• Menu-driven operation

Menu-driven settings and functions

• Reminder

A total of 7 reminders and 4 test reminders

• Target range for test results

Personal target range for blood glucose values

• Flagging of results

Flagging results with symbols

• Memory

2,000 memory locations available

• Data analysis on a PC

Display and analysis of data on a PC

• Data transfer

USB port for data transfer

• Error messages

Displays an error code and a message

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About this User’s Manual

Read this User’s Manual carefully and completely before testing blood glucose for the ﬁrst time. If you have any questions, contact the customer support and service centre (see page134).

These instructions for use provide you with the information you need to operate and care for your meter and ﬁnger pricker, and for troubleshooting. Be sure to operate the meter and the ﬁnger pricker correctly as well as to observe the operating instructions.

Note: All dates, times or results displayed on the screens in this User’s Manual are intended only as examples. Results are displayed in the unit mmol/L, dates in the format Day.Month.Year and times in 24-hour format.

You can only hear the beep tones of the meter when they are turned on and the volume level is not set to 1 (Mute). This User’s Manual presumes that the beep tones are turned on (see Setting tones page49).

All instructions appear as shown in the example below.

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Press the cassette compartment cover closed.

The cassette compartment cover must close with an audible CLICK.

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Title bar of the illustration with number or illustration title

Illustration of the instructions

Instructions (bluefont)

Information on instructions (blackfont)

Getting to know your meter and ﬁnger pricker

Overview of meter

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1 Battery door (above right: open)

2 Batteries (see page114 and page130 for

3 Display

4 Finger pricker (docked)

5 Power and enter button

6 Down/Up buttons

7 Tip cover, closed (below right: open)

8 Test area (at the tip of the cassette, ready for

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Overview of ﬁnger pricker

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9 USB port – interface to be used for data

analysis on a computer (below left: open USB port)

0 Type plate

q Slide button to release the ﬁnger pricker

w Slide button to open the cassette compartment

cover

e Cassette compartment cover (below right:

open)

r Test cassette (in place in the meter)

t Release button (priming and pricking)

z Lever for loading a new lancet

u Lancet drum containing 6 lancets

i Numerical values for penetration depths

(11 settings)

o Rotatable cap for setting the penetration depth

p Pin-hole opening for lancet

a Penetration depth indicator

s Window showing number of available lancets

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Getting to know your meter and ﬁnger pricker

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Using the buttons and menus

This chapter tells you how to use the buttons to operate the meter and navigate through the menus, how the menus are structured and what the dierent symbols in them mean.

Meter buttons

Button Name Symbol Function

This button allows you to:

• Turn the meter on or o; to do so, press and hold

Power button,

enter button

the button (for approx. 2seconds)

• Execute the command displayed on the screen above the button (press and release the button only)

Example: The the option highlighted in the menu.

command selects

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Down button

Up button

This button 1 allows you to:

• Navigate down in a menu or list

• Decrease numerical values

This button 2 allows you to:

• Navigate up in a menu or list

• Increase numerical values

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Menu structure of the meter

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1 Menu

Title of a screen or menu

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(for example, Settings)

3 The symbol means that there are more

options listed above the ﬁrst visible option.

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The command displayed here (for example, you press the shown depends on the current screen.

5 The symbol means that there are more

options listed below the last visible option.

6 A selected option is highlighted with a yellow

bar. If you press the be selected.

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button. The command that is

button, this option will

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8 The

9 Unselected option in the menu.

0 The options in the main menu and the

symbol indicates that the function

(for example, Reminders) is on.

symbol indicates that the function

(for example, Tones) is o.

Language option in the Settings menu have asymbol on their left-hand side to identify the menu item should the language accidentally change to one that you do not understand

for Language for example).

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Operation

Getting to know your meter and ﬁnger pricker

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Turning the meter on

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Pressing and holding the button

(for approx. 2seconds) 1

turns the meter on. After the display check, the meter ﬁrst displays the number of tests still available on the test cassette and then opens the main menu.

Turning the meter o

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Select 2 (press and release the

button) selects the highlighted

Turn o command (

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Press and hold the all bars on the screen are ﬁlled (approx. 2seconds) 3.

The meter turns o after displaying the number of tests still available.

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button until

Opening the menu

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Select 4 (press and release the

button) selects the highlighted

Time/Date option from the Settings menu. The Time/Date

menu opens 5.

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Returning to a higher-level menu

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Back 6 (press and release the

button) opens the higher-level

menu 7 of the currently displayed menu.

Conﬁrming settings or operations

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Conﬁrm ( ) 8 is highlighted.

OK 9 (press and release the

button) conﬁrms the setting

you made.

Cancelling settings or operations

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( ) Cancel is highlighted.

OK 0 (press and release the

button) cancels the setting you

made.

Cancel q (press and release the

button) cancels the operation

(data transfer).

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Getting to know your meter and ﬁnger pricker

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Navigating between input ﬁelds

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Continue (press and release the

button) switches from month

w to year e.

Changing numerical values

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Pressing the button r increases the numerical value.

Pressing the decreases the numerical value.

Pressing the button once increases or decreases the number by 1. If you press and hold the button, the number continues to count until you release the button.

button t

Turning functions on or o

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A tick z in front of an option means that the function is on.

A checkbox option means that the function is o.

Select (press and release the

button) sets (= on) or removes

(= o) the tick.

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u in front of an

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Steps before testing

Checking the unit of measurement

Blood glucose results can be displayed in two dierent units of measurement (mg/dL or mmol/L). Consequently, there are two dierent versions of the same meter. Check that your meter displays the unit of measurement you are accustomed to. You can ﬁnd the unit of measurement 1 that your meter displays on the type plate on the back of your meter. If you do not know which unit of measurement is correct for you, ask your healthcare professional.

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The unit of measurement that your meter displays cannot be changed. If the wrong unit of measurement is printed on the type plate, contact the customer support and service centre (see page134). Using the wrong unit of measurement may cause misinterpretation of your test results and can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made, and thus produce serious adverse health eects.

Type plate

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mmol/L

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Steps before testing

Inserting the ﬁrst test cassette

Before using your new meter for the ﬁrst time, you must insert a test cassette.

Insert the very ﬁrst test cassette in the meter before you remove the protective strip from the batteries and start using the meter.

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• Read the test cassette package insert. It contains further important information, for example, on storage and possible causes of incorrect test results.

• If the plastic container or the foil cover of the test cassette is damaged, you must not use the test cassette. Otherwise, there is a risk that you might obtain incorrect test results. Incorrect test results can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made and thus produce serious adverse health eects.

• Only open the plastic container when you want to insert the test cassette in the meter. The unopened plastic container protects the test cassette against damage and moisture.

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A table is printed on the test cassette box which shows the permitted results for control tests (checking the meter with glucose control solution). The meter automatically checks whether the result of a control test is correct (see page 98). If you want to check the control result yourself as well, you can do this with this table. Keep the test cassette box in case you need it for this purpose. Note that the table only applies to test cassettes in this box. For test cassettes from other boxes, other tables apply.

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Steps before testing

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Open the test cassette box at the perforation. Take out the plastic container.

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Turn the meter over so that the back is facing upwards.

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Remove the test cassette from the plastic container.

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Push the slide button for the cassette compartment cover upwards in the direction of the arrow.

The cassette compartment cover opens.

Open the tip cover.

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Insert the test cassette in the meter with the silver side facing upwards.

Steps before testing

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Close the cassette compartment cover.

cover closed.

Close the tip cover.Press the cassette compartment

The cassette compartment cover must close with an audible CLICK.

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Steps before testing

Validity of the test cassette

The validity of the test cassette depends on the use by period and the use by date.

Use by period: The period in which the test cassette must be used up after the foil cover of the plastic container was opened. The use by period in days is printed on the box and in the package insert of the test cassette next to the

Use by date: Date until which a test cassette sealed in the plastic container is valid. The use by date is shown on the box of the test cassette or foil cover next to the symbol

If either of the two dates – use by period or use by date – is exceeded, you will not be able to perform any more tests with this test cassette.

If you start a test and the validity of the test cassette will soon expire or has already expired, a message appears to inform you.

The ﬁrst message appears 10days before the validity expires, the others follow 5, 2 and 1day(s) before expiry (see Error messages page124).

If the validity of the test cassette has expired, a message appears (see Error messages page124).

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Removing protective ﬁlm and strip

The meter display is covered with a protective ﬁlm and the meter’s battery contacts with a protective strip.

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Remove the protective ﬁlm from the display.

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Pull the protective strip of the batteries backwards out of the meter.

Steps before testing

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Setting the language

The meter automatically prompts you to set the language the ﬁrst time you turn it on. When you turn the meter on for the ﬁrst time, the language selection menu is automatically displayed. You can either select the default language or replace it with a dierent language.

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to select the desired

Press language.

The meter displays the language you have selected.

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Press to conﬁrm the selected language.

The meter then runs a display check.

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If you selected the wrong language by mistake you can change this setting later (see Making settings page47). The Language menu is marked with the symbol

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Steps before testing

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If there are irregularities in the checkerboard pattern, results might not be displayed correctly. In this case, contact the customer support and service centre (see page 134).

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Check if there are any irregularities in the checkerboard pattern 1 (see Performing a display check page101).

The meter automatically exits the display check after about 2seconds.

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The meter displays the number of tests in the test cassette that are still available.

Afterwards the main menu is shown.

Now you can decide what you want to do (for example, turn the meter o, perform a blood glucose test or make settings).

Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

You can use the ﬁnger pricker to obtain blood from a ﬁngertip. You can set the penetration depth to 11 dierent levels to suit the individual texture of your skin.

You insert a new lancet drum with 6 sterile lancets into the ﬁnger pricker. You can obtain blood with a sterile lancet 6 times before the lancet drum needs changing.

You can use the ﬁnger pricker either docked on to the meter or separately from the meter.

You can also use the ﬁnger pricker to obtain blood from other (alternative) sites. For this purpose, you need a special AST cap, which enables you to obtain capillary blood from alternative sites.

If you would like to order an AST cap, contact the customer support and service centre (see page 134).

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• The Accu-Chek Mobile meter and Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker are intended for patient self-monitoring by an individual person only.

They must not be used to test blood glucose from more than one person as they do not incorporate any features to guard against cross-infection. The meter and the ﬁnger pricker are not to be shared between family members or used by healthcare professionals to obtain blood or test blood glucose from more than one person. This meter and ﬁnger pricker are therefore not suitable for professional use in healthcare facilities and institutions.

• Wear and tear of the materials can lead to malfunction of the device. In extreme cases a lancet can protrude from the cap so that injury cannot be completely ruled out. You should therefore handle the ﬁnger pricker with particular care once a lancet drum has been inserted.

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• Only use the Accu-Chek FastClix ﬁnger pricker with Accu-Chek FastClix lancet drums. Using any other lancets or lancet drums may severely damage the ﬁnger pricker or impair its function.

• A used Accu-Chek FastClix lancet drum has a built-in locking mechanism. You cannot reinsert a lancet drum that has already been removed. Used lancet drums must not be reused.

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Take a new lancet drum 1.

You can recognise used lancet drums by the red stripe 2.

Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

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Remove the cap from the ﬁnger pricker.

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You must not insert the lancet drum into the ﬁnger pricker and simultaneously press the release button or hold the ﬁnger pricker with the release button resting on a surface such as a table top. This could release a lancet and inadvertently cause injury.

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Insert the new lancet drum, white end ﬁrst.

The lancet drum is properly inserted when it is completely inside the ﬁnger pricker and only the front edge protrudes.

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Place the cap back on again.

The cap is on correctly when it is pushed back as far as it will go, and you hear and feel it click into place.

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The cap can only be easily placed on up to the stop position when the lancet drum is completely inside the ﬁnger pricker. Do not use force to push the cap on. This could damage the cap and ﬁnger pricker. Instead, correct the position of the lancet drum.

Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

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Setting the penetration depth

You can set the penetration depth of the lancet to 11 dierent levels. The levels are divided into 6 halfsettings and 5 whole settings (0.5–5.5, 0.5 is the lowest, 5.5 is the highest). Set the penetration depth suitable for you. This allows virtually pain-free collection of blood and control over the amount of blood needed. The penetration depth indicator on the ﬁnger pricker (silver square) indicates the current penetration depth setting. The higher the number, the greater the penetration depth. The half-settings are located between the numbers.

If you have no experience with using this ﬁnger pricker, we recommend a medium penetration depth setting such as 3.

Settings

• 1

• 2

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= penetration depth indicator

2

= half-setting

Rotate the cap until the desired penetration depth is level with the indicator.

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Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

Loading a new lancet

When you have inserted a new lancet drum, a new lancet is automatically ready for use.

If you have already used the ﬁnger pricker to obtain blood, you will need a new lancet the next time you obtain blood. The following steps show you how to load a new lancet:

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B

A

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Push the lever and then back again in direction B.

in direction A

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The window 2 on the side of the ﬁnger pricker now shows one less available lancet (for example, 5 instead of previously

6).

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If the number 1 appears in the window showing the number of available lancets

1 will be blocked by a locking

mechanism. Do not force the lever beyond this locking mechanism as this will damage the ﬁnger pricker. Instead, replace the lancet drum with a new one.

2

, the lever

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Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

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Replacing the lancet drum

When you have used the sixth and last lancet, the number 1 appears in the window on the ﬁnger pricker. Replace the lancet drum with a new one.

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A used lancet drum has a built-in locking mechanism and cannot be reused.

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Used lancet drums can be disposed of in household waste if no other regulations apply locally.

1

Remove the cap from the ﬁnger pricker.

2

Pull the lancet drum out of the ﬁnger pricker.

3

Insert a new lancet drum, white end ﬁrst.

Place the cap back on again.

Keep in mind the information on page 22.

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Preparing the ﬁnger pricker

Undocking the ﬁnger pricker

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2

Docking the ﬁnger pricker

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Push the slide button for the ﬁnger pricker in the direction of the arrow as far as it will go. Hold the slide button in that position.

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• 2

• 1

When docking the ﬁnger pricker, the tracks of the ﬁnger pricker 1 and those of the meter 2 must interlock.

Slide the ﬁnger pricker out in the direction of the arrow.

2

Slide the ﬁnger pricker along the side of the meter in the direction of the arrow until it slots into place.

Performing a blood glucose test

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Performing a blood glucose test

Once you have inserted a lancet drum into the ﬁnger pricker and set the penetration depth, you can start to perform a blood glucose test.

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Important information for performing a blood glucose test

Performing a blood glucose test incorrectly may lead to incorrect test results which can cause the wrong therapy recommendation to be made and thus produce serious adverse health eects. Therefore, follow these instructions carefully to perform a blood glucose test correctly.

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Visually impaired people must be assisted by a sighted person when applying a blood drop.

If you are using the acoustic mode: Pay attention to the beep tones. Read the Acoustic mode chapter carefully (see page89).

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When the meter prompts you to apply a blood drop, you have about 2minutes to apply blood to the test area. If you do not apply blood during this time, the meter turns itself o and the test area will be lost.

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Performing a blood glucose test

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2

3

Do

Wash your hands with warm water and soap and rinse well. Dry your hands thoroughly with a clean towel before obtaining blood.

Always use a small, fresh and well-formed blood drop.

Touch the test area gently and steadily when applying the blood drop. Apply the blood drop to the centre of the test area.

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IMMEDIATELY!

Apply the blood drop to the test area immediately after you have obtained the blood drop. Remove your ﬁnger from the test area when the beep tone sounds and Test in progress is displayed. Note: You can only hear the beep tones when they are turned on. See Setting tones page49.