User`s Manual - Accu-Chek
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1. gt Open the display cover Press the ON OFF button The monitor turns on ON appears in the display window followed by 858 and the date line Shortly afterwards a test strip is advanced from the drum 41 41 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 42 5 2 Testing blood glucose gt With a lancing device such as Accu Chek Softclix prick the side of a fingertip Gently squeeze the fingertip to develop a small drop of blood gt Wait until the flashing hand symbol and blood drop symbol appear in the display and the monitor beeps as long as the beep tone is enabled gt Hold the monitor so the test strip is pointing Applying ES downwards at a slight angle see illustration blood Gently touch the front edge of the test strip against the blood The strip draws up the blood As soon as the correct amount of blood has been drawn up the monitor beeps and the test commences automatically The monitor recognizes if too little blood has been applied and displays an error message 547 appears in the display at the start of the test 43 42 43 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 44 5 2 Testing blood glucose The three 227 in the display gradually dis appear When they have totally disappeared the test is complete and the test result is dis played The test strip symbol flashes Press the ON OFF button This saves the test result to memory release2. 76 76 Action Remove the drum from the monitor and return it to its container Insert the second drum from the package and use all 17 test strips When it is time to replace the drum insert the first drum with the damaged bar code When the error mes sage is displayed press the SET button The monitor uses the code from the previous drum CTRL flashes in the display requesting you to perform a quality control check You can use all 17 test strips The drum symbol continues to flash in the display until a new drum is inserted A Warning All test strip drums in the same package have a bar code unique to that package Do not try to code the monitor using drums from a different package Check you are using the correct drums by comparing their lot codes The lot code is preceded by the symbol i If the message is still displayed please con tact our Diabetes Care Info Line for address see Chapter 12 Customer support and service 77 Jf oO 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 78 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause The bar code on the drum is damaged Drum symbol and E 2 flash when the second or third drum of a package is inserted During subsequent tests the drum symbol flashes i en 78 P Action Press the SET button The monitor uses the bar code from the first drum The error message disappear
3. Xp ES oo douu MEMO button gt 3 Press the MEMO button repeatedly to set the hour SET button gt 4 Press the SET button again The minute field flashes 34 P a ido DUUU MEMO button gt 5 Press the MEMO button repeatedly to set the minute l ON OFF button EE gt 6 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 V Caution At temperatures below minus 10 C the batteries do not have enough power to keep the internal clock functioning In this event the clock must be reset E Important Instead of pressing the MEMO button repeatedly you can hold it down to scroll forward quickly Jo 25 oO 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 36 4 5 Setting the date gt lt 05 00 DIS SET button lt gt 1 Check the monitor is off and press the SET button The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum gt 2 Press the SET button repeatedly until the month field flashes 65 0 Uu ic MEMO button gt 3 Press the MEMO button repeatedly to select the correct month 36 i P SET button gt 4 Press the SET button The day field flashes 5 0 oid MEMO button gt 5 Press the MEMO button repeatedly to select the correc
4. 50 SET button gt Press the SET button to move towards the oldest result stored Press the MEMO button to scroll forward to the newest result again You can hold down the buttons to scroll through your results more quickly ON OFF button gt Press the ON OFF button to turn the monitor off A test strip is not ejected 2 51 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 52 6 1 Highest value lowest value average Your monitor can display the highest and lowest blood glucose results and the average or mean of current test results Sta tistics are based on the test results stored for the last 7 days as long as they were saved with date and time If more than 100 tests were carried out during this period statistics will be based on the last 100 5 0 eH ie mmol L MEMO MEMO button gt Press the MEMO button to enter the memory mode The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum MEMO button and SET button gt Press the SET and MEMO buttons at the same time The average of your current test results is displayed identified by an A 52 52 MEMO button gt Press the MEMO button again The highest measured test result is displayed together with date and time MEMO button gt Press the MEMO button again The lowest measured test result is displayed together with date and time a ON OFF button gt Press the ON OFF bu
5. Reviewing stored blood glucose results 50 6 1 Highest value lowest value average 52 6 2 Downloading test results to a computer 54 u2 1 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 2 1 Display window 2 ON OFF button 3 MEMO button 4 SET button 5 Optical system 6 Drum compartment release button 7 Drum compartment Test strip drum 9 Test strip Optical system cover 11 Display cover Front edge of strip that draws up the blood available as replacement part E g 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 4 2 Infrared data transmission window 3 Control window shows the number of strips remaining Battery compartment 15 Batteries Type AAA LR 03 AM 4 Micro Battery compartment cover 2 Test strip guide available as replacement part 4 5 C as they now come conveniently loaded in a drum Each drum 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 6 CD 1 Introduction Accu Chek Compact is a completely new type of blood glucose We recommend that you use the Accu Chek Softclix lancing monitor for people with diabetes who test their own blood device to obtain capillary blood samples Blood collection with glucose regularly We have designed it to be as easy and safe an Accu Chek Softclix lancing device is virtually pain free to use as possible You will quickly discover that Accu Chek Compact is a reliable blo
6. The blood glucose result is above the upper limit of 33 3 mmol L 84 84 Action Turn the monitor off and on again Repeat the test Wait until the hand symbol has appeared in the display before touch ing the test strip against the blood drop Clean the optical system and repeat the test Insert a new test strip drum Hold the monitor upright and let the strip drop out or remove the strip manually even if it takes a small amount of force Repeat the test with a new strip this time ejecting it by ES means of the ON OFF button N Warning If this test result agrees with the way you feel follow your doctor s advice If the way you feel does not agree with this test result please perform a quality control check with Accu Chek Compact Control and a new test strip 85 85 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 86 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display m Ee The download symbols are not displayed Accu Chek Compact turns off after 5 minutes and the computer displays a down load related error message 86 86 Cause The blood glucose result is below the lower limit of 0 6 mmol L An error occurred while data was being down loaded A bright light source is too close to the infrared adaptor or the monitor he monitor and the in frared adaptor are too far away from one another or not correctly aligned A comput
7. 0 to 12 o clock with a m or p m In the latter case the date format changes to MM DD Y Y i e month followed by day followed by year SET button gt 1 Check the monitor is off and press the SET button The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum gt 2 Press the SET button repeatedly until 24h is displayed 24 hour format is selected 32 32 MEMO button gt 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 gt 4 f you wish to set the date leave the monitor turned on n 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 ICs Important 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 23 33 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 34 GEN 4 4 Setting the time qu ip Es cs do OOo SET button gt 1 Check the monitor is off and press the SET button The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum gt 2 Press the SET button repeatedly until the hour field flashes
8. been damaged do not use it If you do your blood glu cose test results may be incorrect 24 24 Once you remove a drum from its container you have 90 days to use up all the test strips The monitor counts the number of days remaining Do not open the drum compart ment until all of the strips have been used Whenever the drum compartment is opened and closed or when the batteries are replaced the monitor thinks a new drum has been inserted and resets the 90 day count down If an open test strip drum is removed from the monitor and reinstalled the 90 day use by period displayed on the monitor ceases to have any significance The message CTRL flashes in the display indicating that a quality control test should be performed Perform a quality control test as described in Chapter 7 1 to ensure that the strips are still usable The display indicating the 90 day use by period flashing drum symbol and date is still invalid however If you use expired test strips you may obtain incorrect blood glucose test results Warning 25 25 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 26 4 Settings You may now move to the SET menu to enable SET menu or disable the beep tone to set the year date and time and to define the time and date format Press the SET button to call up the SET menu The field currently flashing in the menu may now be changed To quit the SET menu press
9. feature you must set the year date and time in your monitor 54 39 54 Do 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 56 7 Checking cleaning and storing your monitor 7 1 Checking the monitor To ensure reliable results you must periodically check the performance of your Accu Chek Compact Do this by running a quality control check using Accu Chek Compact Control Solution not supplied with the monitor When should I check my Accu Chek Compact system When you open a new pack of test strips After you have replaced the batteries If your monitor flashes CTRL indicating that a quality control test is required After you have cleaned your monitor 56 56 If your result does not agree with how you feel Running a quality control test gt Press the ON OFF button The monitor turns Quality on and automatically advances a test strip control checking gt Press the SET button CTRL appears in the display simultaneously with the hand symbol and is automatically stored along with the result to flag it in memory as a control test result P of A 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 58 7 1 Checking the monitor Wait for the hand symbol and the blood drop to flash in the display before you apply control solution gt Take a bottle of control solution and hold the dropper tip downwards until a hanging drop form
10. the performance of your system 6 200 sterile lancets 7 Carry case Sar ees Mew cemere cA ty Neer CHEK tv ACCU CHEK 3 m t Com P 8 Ec iy 50 1 TESTSTREIFEN 5n p r pesinee ee ACCU CUM m N CONTROL Simi feminei AC CE pact Glucose Kontrolll sung f r glucosio per Solu o de RE controlo de glucose para lucose control solution for Soluci n de control de glucosa para ACCU CHEK Compact Roche Diagnostics 96 96 96 ACQUCu Ea Uter us RU TE ES d pim Ottley Oftcli Softe d l Classe available separately 97 97 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 24 Uhr Seite 98 P TT 14 Alphabetical index Page B Bar code 74ff Batteries inserting or replacing 10ff Battery types 13 Beep tone enabling disabling 28ff Blood dosing the strip 43 Blood too little applied 43 C Checking the monitor 56 Cleaning monitor 60ff Coding test strip drum 6 Computer downloading results to a 54 Control features description 2 Control solution 56ff 69 Control window test strip drum 4 23 Customer support 92 D Date setting the date 32ff Display messages 70ff Drum compartment 2 17 21 83 98 98 E Electromagnetic fields 49 Expiry date test strips 24ff G Guarantee 90 H Humidity 49 66 Infrared adaptor 32 55 85 87 Introduction 6 L Lancing device 7 38 39 43 Lot
11. 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr GENE 3 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum qu CO MOCO CE i 18 KN 18 Seite 18 gt To exchange the drum first tip the monitor upright The old drum drops out 19 I9 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 20 CHED 3 qu aS 20 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum fo Insert the new drum gt Close the drum compartment The monitor automatically moves the drum to the correct position and reads the code on the drum Closing the drum compartment 21 21 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 22 GEN 3 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum qu 4a A dot appears in the small control window 3 on the reverse side of the monitor This dot indicates that you have inserted a new full drum containing 17 test strips When you perform a blood glucose test the monitor counts the number of test strips that have been used and displays the number of strips remaining When all the strips have been used the dot reappears in the control window End flashes in the display indicating that the drum is empty C j 22 23 22 23 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 24 3 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum A Handle the test strip drums with extreme care If the alu minium foil the silver ends on a new test strip drum has
12. C ooss ACCU CHEK and SOFTCLIX are trademarks of a Member of the Roche Group Made in Germany for export to Roche Diagnostics 201 Boul Armand Frappier Laval Qu bec CANADA H7V 4A2 Diabetes Care Info Line Montreal area 450 686 7100 Outside Montreal toll free 1 800 363 7949 www accu chek ca Roche Diagnostics GmbH D 68298 Mannheim Germany www accu chek com Roche 014103 Accu Chek Compact CAN Cover Schwarz Cyan Magenta Ge PMS 249 0 3535517001 01 02 03 Pr fmittel Nr 30 X ACCU CHEK Compact N BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR Mara Compas m User s Manual 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite u2 CONTENTS CONTENTS 1 Introduction 6 7 Checking cleaning and storing your monitor 56 2 mer TOP T Z1 Checking the monitor 56 nserting or replacing batteries s P s 7 2 Cleaning the monitor 60 l 7 3 Storing the monitor 65 3 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum 16 l 8 Technical data 66 A Settings 26 4 1 Enabling disabling the beep tone 28 9 Problem checklist 68 4 2 Setting the year 30 4 3 Changing the date time format 22 1O Display messages and troubleshooting guide 70 4 4 Setting the time 34 4 5 Setting the date 36 11 Guarantee 90 D Performing a blood glucose test 38 12 Customer support and service 92 5 1 Using the Accu Chek Softclix lancing device 38 AES oa 5 2 Testing blood glucose 40 5 3 Testi diti 48 e S 14 Alphabetical index 98 6
13. MEMO button to adjust the year The monitor scrolls upwards through the year values If you hold the MEMO button down the monitor fast scrolls forward to 2032 and then begins again at 2000 30 P ON OFF button gt 4 Ifyou wish to define the date and time format leave the monitor turned on and proceed to step 2 in the next section If not press the ON OFF button to turn the moni tor off The current settings will be saved automatically o icc The year is not displayed during testing or review of blood glucose test results It is still important however as February 29 in a leap year will only be recognised when the year is properly set The current year setting is also needed to unambiguously identify your blood glucose test results if you transfer them from your monitor s memory to a computer Important 31 31 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 32 4 3 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
14. To help you learn symbols check the instructions and other information in this Manual against the description of the monitor s parts on pages 2 5 A Check that the pack contains all of the items listed If any are Warning missing please call our Diabetes Care Info Line for details This warns of a situation that may pose a risk to your see Chapter 12 Customer support and service health e g as a result of you calculating the wrong insulin dose i Caution This symbol indicates that your monitor is at risk of being damaged e g through improper cleaning or that there may be a problem during testing 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 10 GD 2 Inserting or replacing batteries Es gt If the monitor is on turn it off gt Press lightly on the lid of the battery Opening compartment and slide it in the direction the battery of the arrow 1 Open the battery compartment compartment 2 10 11 10 11 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 12 GD 2 Inserting or replacing batteries Es Remove any used batteries gt Insert two batteries type AAA LR 03 AM 4 Battery types or Micro Make sure that the minus pole of the battery is next to the minus contact in the battery compartment A new set of batteries provides enough power to carry out a minimum of 500 blood glucose tests When battery power is low the battery symbol will appe
15. and a new test strip drum Insert two new batteries type AAA Always store the monitor at above minus 10 C 71 Za 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 72 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cy e un A dot appears in the control window at the back of the monitor PE 12 Cause Temperature was outside the indicated range during test ing It is too warm or too cold for the test i e warmer than plus 45 C or colder than plus 5 C There was not enough blood on the strip The test strip drum in the monitor is empty Action The displayed test result may only be used for reference purposes It is saved along with the thermometer symbol To perform an accurate test let the monitor and test strips slowly cool down or warm up and repeat the test The optimum measuring temperature is between plus 10 C and plus 40 C No test result is displayed or saved Let the monitor and test strips slowly cool down or warm up and repeat the test The optimum measuring temperature is between plus 10 C and plus 40 C Repeat the test with a larger drop of blood Insert a new drum If the message is still displayed please contact our Diabetes Care Info Line for details see Chapter 12 Customer support and service 73 73 o 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 74 10 Display m
16. ar You can then per lt p form a minimum of 50 more blood glucose tests 13 13 ak 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 14 2 Inserting or replacing batteries icc When you replace the batteries your stored results are retained in memory However you will need to re enter the date and time If you fail to do so any blood glucose test results you obtain from this point forward will be displayed and saved without the date and time In this case the test results saved in memory will be numbered consecutively so you can still see the order in which you took the readings 14 14 To keep things simple we recommend you use up any current drum of strips before replacing the batteries Otherwise it may take the monitor a long time to advance the first test strip from the next drum and the use by date warning may also be lost see Chapter 3 Please take used batteries to a collection point or to your local dealer Replacing batteries Important I5 15 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 16 GD 3 Inserting or replacing the test strip drum qu Ga 16 P If the monitor is on turn it off Wait for the motor to stop before you open the monitor gt Slide the release button on the right side of the monitor in the direction indicated by the arrow The drum compartment opens Opening the drum compartment 17 If
17. ay segment check full display segment check CF Important If you hold down the ON OFF button for a few seconds when you turn the monitor on you can perform a full segment check Do this to verify that all of the display segments are properly displayed When performing a quality control test refer to the list of expected values given on the peel off label attached to the test strip drum container Keep this label until you have used up all the strips in that drum Accu Chek Compact turns off automatically after 5 minutes of non use After a blood glucose test result has been displayed the monitor turns off automatically after 60 seconds Please dispose of used test strips with your regular household waste 47 47 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 48 5 3 Testing conditions To obtain reliable blood glucose test results ensure the follow ing conditions are met Temperature range The test must be carried out at a temperature between plus 10 C and plus 40 C because chemical reactions are affected by temperature If the test is performed at a temperature out side this range the test result may be incorrect At ambient temperatures outside this range the monitor turns off auto matically or error messages or results are displayed together with the thermometer symbol Do not make treatment deci sions based on such results They are for reference only 48 i P H
18. code 77 79 M MEMO button 2 29ff 50ff Monitor checking monitor performance 57 Monitor checking the monitor 56ff Monitor cleaning the monitor 60ff Monitor description of 2 Monitor storing the monitor 64ff O ON OFF button 2 27ff 41 45 51 53 57 83ff Optical system 2 Optical system cleaning the optical system 63 Optical system opening the optical system 61 99 99 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 24 Uhr Seite 100 LT 14 Alphabetical index p Performance checking monitor 56 59 Problem checklist 68 69 Q Quality control test 25 47 57 71 79 H Results 14 24 31f 41 46ff 5Off Results downloading to a computer 5Aff Results reviewing stored 5Off Results reviewing stored results 5Off Results transferring stored results 55 S Service 92 Service customer support and 92 SET button 2 SET menu 27ff Setting the time 34 Settings 26ff Date 36ff Enabling disabling the beep tone 28ff Time 3Aff Year 30ff 100 100 Storage temperature monitor Symbols explained System components Technical data Temperature range Test strip drum inserting or replacing Test strip ejection Testing blood glucose Testing conditions Troubleshooting guide U Units mg dL and mmol L Use by date test strip drum V Values highest lowest average W Warnings Y Year setting the year 65 8 91 9Aff 66ff 48 70 72 73 16ff 45 A40ff A48ff 70
19. e at which to keep the test strips Storing the monitor i Caution 2 2 Do not store the monitor at above plus 50 C when it contains batteries At this tempera ture and above the batteries could leak and damage the monitor At temperatures below minus 10 C the bat teries do not have enough power to keep the internal clock functioning Store the monitor in a dry place to keep it in good working condition 65 65 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 8 Technical data Monitor type Test principle Measuring range Sample size Measuring time System operating conditions Monitor storage conditions Humidity 66 66 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 66 Accu Chek Compact Determination of glucose in fresh capil lary blood by reflectance photometry For use with venous blood please refer to the package insert for the test strip drums 0 6 33 3 mmol L Approx 1 5 uL millionths of a litre Approx 8 seconds depending on concentration Plus 10 C to plus 40 C Without batteries and test strips minus 40 C to plus 70 C With batteries and test strips plus 2 C to plus 30 C With batteries but without test strips minus 10 C to plus 50 C Less than 85 relative humidity Memory capacity Dimensions Weight Display Automatic power off Power supply Battery life Interface Safety class LED IRED 100 test results with time and date average highest and lowest blood glucos
20. e reading 103x52x31 mm Approx 120 g with batteries and test strip drum Liquid Crystal Display LCD with symbols After 60 seconds 5 minutes depending on testing status 2 batteries type AAA LR 03 AM 4 or Micro at least 500 readings Infrared interface Il Laser Class 1 67 67 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 68 9 Problem checklist If your monitor repeatedly displays error messages if you have reason to doubt the validity of a test result or if a quality con trol check returns a result that is outside the expected range see Chapter 7 1 please check the following points gt Did you perform the test as directed see Chapter 5 gt Is the optical system dirty see Chapter 7 2 gt Do the batteries still have enough power Are they properly inserted see Chapter 2 gt Did you perform the test within the correct temperature range plus 10 C to plus 40 C gt Are the test strips beyond their expiry date see peel off label on test strip drum container Has the 3 month use by period for the drum been exceeded see pack insert 66 P Have the proper storage conditions for the monitor and test strip drum been observed see Chapter 73 and the package insert that came with the test strip drum gt For quality control checks Is the control solution beyond its expiry date see label on bottle Or has the control solution been opened for m
21. er software error occurred Action N Warning If this test result agrees with the way you feel follow your doctor s advice If the way you feel does not agree with this test result please per form a quality control check with Accu Chek Compact Control and a new test strip Download the data again EUR Increase the distance from the light source Decrease the distance between the two units to less than 10 cm Make sure the two IR windows are pointing toward one another Read the Manual for the download software 87 87 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 88 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause Electrostatic discharge Monitor is defective 86 86 Action Switch the monitor off and then on again Please contact our Diabetes Care Info Line for details see Chapter 12 Customer support and service F Important e Please note Several messages may be displayed simultaneously A combination such as a thermometer drum symbol blood glucose result date and CTRL flashing means that the temperature during measurement was outside the indicated range and the 90 day countdown period for the drum has ended 89 89 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 90 11 Guarantee Guarantee On packaging on the type plate and in the User s Manual you The statutory guarantee provisions governing t
22. erence purposes and must not be used for decisions regarding therapy 81 81 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 82 Display 82 82 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Cause A test error has occurred There is electromagnetic interference You forcibly removed the test strip during testing You bent the strip while applying blood or during measurement The optical system cover may not be closed properly The test strip is stuck in the guide Action Repeat the test Move away from possible sources of interference see Chapter 5 3 Testing conditions Repeat the test with a new strip this time ejecting it by means of the ON OFF button Repeat the test with a new strip Ensure that the optical system cover is firmly in place Pull the strip out of the monitor Carefully open the drum compartment and remove the drum without turning it Reinsert the drum Close the drum compartment Keep the use by period in mind when reusing the drum 83 83 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 84 P 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause You touched the test strip against the blood drop too soon The optical system is dirty The test strips are too old The monitor was turned off and on again The strip is still in the monitor You forcibly removed the test strip during testing
23. essages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause The bar code information E P stored from the test strip drum has been lost There is no test strip drum in E ud the monitor L E l g You inserted a test strip drum that has already been used or P Action Open the drum compartment and close it again X Caution The display showing the 90 day use by period will be lost see Chapter 3 Insert a test strip drum The monitor cannot determine how long the test strip drum has been outside the monitor or whether it is still usable If you are certain that the 3 month use by period has not been exceeded you may continue to use the drum Perform a quality control check The result of the quality control check will be stored in memory along with CTRL and the drum symbol will remain displayed until a new drum is inserted If you do not perform a quality control check the flashing drum symbol and the flashing CTRL will appear with every new test until a new drum is inserted Until this point all test results will be stored along with the flashing drum symbol and CTRL 3 zo 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 76 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Display Cause The bar code on the drum is damaged Drum symbol and E 2 flash when the first drum from a new pack is inserted During subsequent tests the drum symbol flashes e
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25. he sale of may encounter the following symbols shown here with their consumer goods in the country of purchase shall prevail meaning For in vitro diagnostic use Do not ingest C 4 oogg This product fulfils the requirements of Directive 98 79 EC on in vitro diagnostic medical devices P LL REF Catalogue number Please consult instructions for use A Caution refer to accompanying documents Please refer to safety related notes in the manual accompanying this instrument id Manufactured by Last updated February 2003 90 91 90 91 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 92 12 Customer support and service If you have questions or concerns call the Diabetes Care Info Line Montreal area 450 686 7100 Outside Montreal toll free 1 800 363 7949 Made in Germany for export to Roche Diagnostics 201 Boul Armand Frappier Laval Qu bec CANADA H7V 4A2 www accu chek ca 92 92 93 93 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 24 Uhr Seite 94 GD 13 System components Es Qu qu C Accu Chek Compact Quo CD 2 Holster for Accu Chek Compact E 3 Accu Chek Softclix ES Eos CC o eS QUT 2 3 94 P 95 95 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 24 Uhr Seite 13 System components 4 Drum with 17 test strips Each drum comes individually packaged in its own container 5 Accu Chek Compact Control for checking
26. htly dampened cotton swab or a soft the optical lintfree cloth system Press the cover back on T Caution Please ensure that the optical system cover see description of the monitor s parts on pages 2 3 is firmly in place when you want to test Otherwise it may block the strip from moving into test position or from being ejected f au 62 63 62 a 63 A 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 64 7 2 Cleaning the monitor A A potential risk of infection exists Medical staff and other persons using Accu Chek Compact to test blood glucose from more than one patient must be aware that any item coming into contact with human blood is a potential source of infection Please see Protection of Laboratory Workers from Infectious Diseases Transmitted by Blood Body Fluids and Tissues Second Edition Tentative Guideline 1991 Document M29 T2 National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Y If you use 70 alcohol or a strongly diluted rinsing solution in the medical environment wipe these fluids off immediately after application Do not use cleaning agents that contain acetic acid vinegar or scouring agents because they can damage the display and the measurement optics 64 64 7 3 Storing the monitor With the batteries removed the monitor may be stored at between minus 40 C and plus 70 C Please refer to the test strip package insert for the temperatur
27. od glucose monitor that you can take With Accu Chek Compact you ve got it all at your fingertips anywhere You can monitor your blood glucose quickly simply and with no cumbersome preparations anywhere anytime Operating Accu Chek Compact is easy there is just one button to press You no longer have to handle individual test strips holds 17 strips and two simple steps are all it takes to insert the drum into the monitor Coding occurs automatically When you want to take a blood glucose reading just press the button and a test strip moves from the drum into the correct position Once you have completed the test just press the button again and the strip is ejected automatically Your results are stored in memory and can be transferred to your computer if you wish 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 8 CD 1 Introduction This User s Manual gives you full details of how to operate I gt Important Accu Chek Compact It also tells you how to clean and look This symbol highlights important information that will after your monitor At the back of the manual is a list of all help you get the most out of your monitor possible error messages with recommendations for trouble shooting Please take time to read this Manual and the instructions that came with your lancing device and test strip drums Also when Please read carefully all text preceded by the following you have a quiet moment practise testing
28. ore than 3 months gt For quality control checks Did you use the correct quality control solution Accu Chek Compact Control If you have checked these points and still receive error messages or doubt the validity of results please contact your dealer or support service representative Please see Chapter 12 for details of customer support and service centres 69 69 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 70 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide When symbols and numbers are shown in purple below it indicates that they flash in the monitor s display Display Monitor will not turn on Battery symbol appears and disappears after 3 seconds Clock has stopped Clock is slow after the monitor is turned on 70 70 Cause Batteries are empty Ambient temperature is too low Display is damaged Monitor is defective Battery power is sufficient for a maximum of 50 more tests Insufficient battery power no further tests can be performed The monitor was exposed to temperatures below minus 10 C and the batteries are starting to freeze Action Insert new batteries Move somewhere warmer and repeat the test Contact our Diabetes Care Info Line for details see Chapter 12 Customer support and service Continue testing until all the test strips in the test strip drum have been used Then insert two new batteries type AAA
29. s CTRL flashes in the display requesting you to perform a quality control check You can use all 17 test strips The drum symbol continues to flash in the display until a new drum is inserted A All test strip drums in the same package have a bar code unique to that package Do not try to code the monitor using drums from a different package Check you are using the correct drums by comparing their lot codes The lot code is preceded by the symbol If the message is still displayed please con tact our Diabetes Care Info Line for details see Chapter 12 Customer support and service Warning 7 79 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 80 CHED 10 Display messages and troubleshooting guide Es os Display Cause D p4 ig The 3 month use by period li o has been exceeded The test Eos 4 SIME strips in the drum are unus GEES able or When reviewing results J LA The test strips used to obtain ed the stored result were unus E able more than 3 months old 80 P Action Insert a new drum N Warning If you continue to use the drum carry out a quality control test The test results obtained under these conditions may only be used for reference purposes The error message con tinues to flash in the display until a new drum is inserted N Warning The test results obtained under these con ditions may only be used for ref
30. s at its end Gently touch the drop of control solution against the front edge of the test strip near the black notch until the monitor beeps and uc appears in the display The monitor runs a test then displays the result and CTRL gt Refer to the table of expected values on the peel off label of the test strip drum container If the result is outside this range run another quality control check If the result of the second test is outside the expected range as well refer to the Problem Checklist in Chapter 9 If you are unable to identify or eliminate the source of the problem contact our Diabetes Care Info Line Please see Chapter 12 for details CF Important Control readings identified by CTRL are not used in statistical calculations 58 39 58 59 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 60 7 2 Cleaning the monitor If the outside of your monitor or the display are dirty wipe them off with a slightly dampened cloth If blood has entered the test strip guide or if the message OFF is displayed clean the monitor as follows Remove the cover from the measurement Removing optics by slightly squeezing it from both the optical sides 1 and lifting it off 2 system cover 61 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 62 CHED 7 2 Cleaning the monitor guy REEL QS SS qum Qu Clean the measurement optics carefully with Cleaning a slig
31. s the strip and turns the monitor off Hold the monitor upright so the used test strip falls out at the bottom Used test strip ejected o E 45 dd 45 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 46 5 2 Testing blood glucose A If your blood glucose test result does not agree with the way you feel please contact your doctor If the message HI is displayed your blood glucose result is above 33 3 mmol L If the message LO is displayed your blood glucose result is below 0 6 mmol L The results obtained will not be used in statistical calculations see Chapter 6 1 Highest value lowest value average If a segment is missing from one of the three 425 at power on in the display segment test or if strange characters appear instead of a proper blood glucose result the display is malfunctioning Please do not run any more blood tests contact our Diabetes Care Info Line please refer to Chapter 12 Customer support and service Do not reuse a test strip that has been completely eject ed from the monitor Do not allow your Accu Chek Compact monitor to be used by more than one person To do so would place all users at risk of infection see Chapter 7 2 Cleaning the monitor Keep the test strip away from skin unless you are touch ing it against blood or control solution Do not bend the test strip or an error message will be displayed 46 46 pomo Hag Dan S short displ
32. t day ON OFF button gt 6 Press the ON OFF button to turn the monitor off The current settings will be saved automatically P 7 37 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 38 GENE 5 Performing a blood glucose test an GD 5 1 Using the Accu Chek Softclix lancing device gt 1 Pull off the Accu Chek Softclix cap Insert a new Accu Chek Softclix lancet in the lancet holder and push it in until it clicks Remove the protective cap from the lancet with a twisting motion To avoid injuries keep cap and replace on lancet before discarding Use a new lancet each time you take blood to prevent infection and to ensure virtually painless blood sampling ae 2 Press the Accu Chek Softclix cap on AL he 4 Era again until it clicks ES pt Be sure to align the notch on the cap with the centre of the semicircular cutout on the ejector 3 Rotate the Comfort Dial on the Accu Chek Softclix d ENN A cap to set the penetration depth y If you are using the Accu Chek Softclix lancing device for the first time set the Comfort Dial to 1 For thicker or calloused skin select a higher setting 4 Press in the priming button until it clicks Be careful not to press the release button at the same time The lancing device is primed when a yellow dot appears in the transparent release button Do not prime the Accu Chek l Softclix lancing device until you are ready to take blood 38 38 C
33. the ON OFF button x f 5 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 28 4 1 Enabling disabling the beep tone When the beep tone is enabled the monitor beeps when it starts to test as confirmation that the test strip has received a sufficient amount of blood or control solution It also beeps each time it displays a message ur C pan j lt _ gt SET button gt 1 Check the monitor is off and press the SET button The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum 2 The symbol for the beep tone flashes in the display window and ON appears 28 28 MEMO button gt 3 Press the MEMO button to disable the beep tone OFF appears in the display If you press the MEMO button again ON reappears ON OFF button gt 4 If you wish to set the year 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 29 29 q 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 30 4 2 Setting the year ou di SET button lt _ gt gt 1 Check the monitor is off and press the SET button The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum gt 2 Press the SET button repeatedly until the current year setting flashes at top right of the display gu 3c MEMO button E gt 3 Press the
34. tton to turn the monitor off A test strip is not ejected Jo 23 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 54 6 2 Downloading test results to a computer Install the software according to the manufac turer s instructions gt Locate the infrared interface on the Infrared Accu Chek Compact 12 adaptor gt Position the infrared adaptor less than 10 cm The blood glucose test results stored in your monitor can be away so the two infrared windows are point downloaded to a computer This way you can keep a perma ing toward one another nent record of long term trends in your blood glucose values je Press the SET buton and NEMO button atthe same time The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum The monitor automatically downloads all stored blood glucose test results to your computer Two arrows flash in the display during the download Once downloading has finished the monitor turns off automatically A message is displayed on the computer indicating that the data transfer is complete To transfer stored blood glucose test results to a computer you need the appropriate hardware and software for infrared data transfer please call our Diabetes Care Info Line see Chapter 12 for details The computer turns Accu Chek Compact off CF Important If data transfer did not occur or was incom plete the monitor turns off automatically after 5 minutes To make the most of the download
35. umidity Relative humidity must be below 85 A sudden change in temperature can cause moisture to condense on or inside the monitor If this happens do not turn the monitor on Wait until it is thoroughly dry again Make sure that it returns to room temperature slowly Electromagnetic fields Interference Very strong electromagnetic fields may affect the from electro monitor s performance Such electromagnetic magnetic fields can occur in the open near transmitters fields radio television CB stations and hand held sets mobile telephones and in the household near electrical equipment microwave ovens poorly suppressed electrical equipment If this happens the error message Err is displayed Move to a different location and repeat the test o 49 49 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 50 6 Reviewing stored blood glucose results Accu Chek Compact stores up to 100 test results together with date and time Any important information that was displayed along with the test result is saved as well For instance if the thermometer symbol was displayed as a warning during a test because the ambient temperature was too high or too low this information is stored along with the test result MEMO button With the monitor turned off press the MEMO button gt The monitor turns on without advancing a test strip from the drum The most recent test result and MEMO are displayed 50
36. x Gently press the Accu Chek Softclix lanc ing device against the side of the fingertip Wal x or earlobe and press the release button s Take care not to push against the priming A button or to impede its free movement Wait a few seconds to allow a droplet of blood to form or gently squeeze the fingertip to develop a drop of blood Gently touch the front edge of the test strip against the blood Test strip If you do not obtain sufficient blood try the test A again with progressively higher settings After obtaining the blood sample wipe the puncture site with a dry clean paper towel If necessary gently press the towel onto the site and if bleeding persists cover with a bandage To remove the lancet remove the Accu Chek Softclix cap Place the protective cap back on the lancet and slide the ejector forwards to release the lancet Dispose of lancet in a safe container a coffee can with a slot in the cover x for instance 29 39 014103 AC Compact ImP CAN 12 08 2003 11 23 Uhr Seite 40 5 2 Testing blood glucose N Warning Blood glucose results can be displayed in 2 different units mmol L or mg dL Conse quently we sell two different versions of the same monitor Check that your monitor displays the unit you are accustomed to Using the wrong unit can cause you to wrongly interpret the test result Wash your hands thoroughly with warm water and dry Cp them well
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