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Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
Maintenance and Testing
Your
m
eter needs little or no
m
aint enance with nor
m
al use. It auto
m
atically tests its own
syste
m
s every ti
m
e you turn it on and lets you kno w i f so
m
ethi ng is wrong.
(
S
ee Chapt er
5, “
S
creen Messages and Troubleshooting”
)
.
If you drop the
m
eter or think it’s not giving accurate readings,
m
ake sure that your test
strips an d control solution haven’t expired, then run a con trol test.
Periodically test your display to
m
ake sure it is working properly. To test the d isplay, turn
off the
m
eter, then press and hol d and for at least five seconds. The entire
display will appear. All the sections should be clear and look exactly like the picture at
the left. If not, c all the ACC
U
-C
H
EK C usto
m
er Care
S
ervice Center at 1-800-858-8072.
Press or to turn off the
m
eter.
Clean ing Your
L
ancet
D
evice
To clean th e ACC
U
-C
H
EK
S
oftclix lancet device, use a
m
ild dishwashing liquid and a soft cloth.
D
O
N
O
T place
the entire device under water. At leas t once a week, disinfe ct the cap after cleaning by placing it in 10%
bleach so lution* o r alcohol
(
isopropyl
)
for 5
m
inu tes.
R
inse with water. Allow the c ap to air-dry after
disinfe ctin g.
*Blood disinfection is only achieved using 10% bleach solution
m
ade fresh the day of use.
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