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Chapter 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting ACCU-CHEK Customer Care Service Center 1-800-858-8072
The test stri p was not inserted
correct ly, it was re
m
oved dur ing
testing, o r blood was applied too
soon.
R
epeat the test with a new
test str ip. Make sure you insert the
test str ip until the arrowheads are
no longer visible, w ith the orange
square facing up
(
see Chapter 3,
“
R
unning a Blood
S
ugar Tes t”
)
.
The
m
eter is defective. Call the
ACC
U
-C
H
EK C usto
m
er Care
S
ervice
Center at 1-800-858-8072
.
There was not enough blood on the test
strip to start the test.
R
epeat the test
with a larger drop of blood.
The te
m
perature is above or below the
proper range for the
m
eter. Move to an
area between 50°F and 104°F, a llow the
m
eter to war
m
up or cool down slowly to
roo
m
te
m
perature and repeat the test. If
you get a result with a te
m
perature icon,
it could be inaccurate.
D
o not artificially
heat or cool the
m
eter.