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In this Box
The packaging box your thermometer came in should have
contained:
1 x Digital Thermometer (1 x 3V CR2032 battery included)
1 x Hygienic Probe guard
1 x User Manual
If any parts were missing please contact Brother Max directly. Our
contact details can be found at the end of this manual.
Important
• Before using your thermometer, you should read this manual
thoroughly so that you understand all instructions and follow all
warnings.
• This manual is provided for information purposes only.
• The product is not meant to be a substitute for the advice
provided by your own physician or other medical professional.
You should not use the information contained herein, or from
this product’s temperature readings, for diagnosing or treating
a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication. If
you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly
contact your healthcare provider.
• For specific information about your own body temperature,
including what measurement is considered normal for you,
CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN.
• Before doing so - and only if you have done so before the
condition you are consulting a physician about has commenced
- it is likely to help your physician if you have completed the
measuring exercise described in the ‘Your Family Members’
Normal Temperature Range’ section of this manual on page 16.
F.A.Q’s - Frequently Asked Questions
‘‘Why might I be getting an inaccurate ear or forehead
temperature reading?”
• The most common cause of inaccurate readings is the probe
not being clean; earwax, perspiration, cosmetics, oil, dust or any
other dirt will affect accuracy.
Other causes are:
• Incorrect setting between ear and forehead modes.
• Taking ear temperature when the thermometer is set to
forehead mode, and vice versa.
• Not allowing 30 minutes to elapse:
• Before taking ear or forehead temperature when coming
indoors from the cold or hot.
• If a cold-pack or hot-pack has been used.
• If the thermometer has been stored in a significantly cooler
or warmer environment.
• Not allowing 10 seconds in-between each repeated body
temperature reading (to allow the probe to re-acclimatise).
• Comparing a reading from another thermometer that is:
• Calibrated to a different range or format.
• Faulty.
‘‘How do I clean wax and other dirt off the thermometer probe?”
• Clean the probe by very gently wiping it with, ideally, a cotton
swab moistened with alcohol or a very soft cloth moistened with
alcohol. Alternatively a dry cotton swab can be used, or a baby
wipe so l ong as it is very soft and its water content is not so
high that it is dripping wet.
• Never use an abrasive cloth as it will damage the probe.
• Always allow the alcohol (or moisture) to completely dry out
before taking temperature after cleaning.
• Visit our website to watch movies demonstrating cleaning
the probe.
‘‘Is it best to measure temperature in the ear of forehead?”
“Why does the thermometer have both forehead and ear
temperature modes?”
‘‘If measuring the forehead is more convenient, why do we
need the option to measure ear temperature?”
• Readings from the ear are always best as you need an internal
reading to get the all-important core body temperature which
measuring the eardrum gives you as it shares blood supply with
the temperature control centre in the brain
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• However, many children and adults don’t want to have a probe
put in their ear, either because they just feel uncomfortable
with it, or maybe because they are ill and their ear hurts, so the
forehead reading provides a convenient alternative.
Introduction
This thermometer takes both ambient and body temperature in 1
second by measuring either the temperature in the immediately
surrounding area or the heat generated by the eardrum or the
surface of the forehead.
It has been developed for optimum comfort, ease and speed of use
and utilises digital, infra-red technology to ensure optimum accuracy.
In this manual, ‘ambient’ refers to both inside and outside
temperature. However, because this is more commonly used inside
than outside, the product’s packaging and manual only refers to
ambient mode as ‘room’.
This device has the following advantages:
1 Fast and accurate
Accurate digital reading to 0.2º in just 1 second
2 Multi temperature reading
Digitally measures ear and forehead temperature.
3 Easy to use
Simple function per button, with clear symbols
4 Hygienic and economical
Just wipe clean, no need for expensive probe covers
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