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2. Important Safety Instructions
• Thisinstrumentmayonlybeusedforthepurposesdescribedin
thisbooklet.Themanufacturercannotbeheldliablefordamage
causedbyincorrectapplication.
• AlwaysusethethermometerwithanewundamagedProbeCover
foreachmeasurementtopreventinfection.OnlyMicrolifebranded
probecoverscanensurethatyougetanaccuratemeasurement.
• Never immerse this instrument in water or other liquids.
For cleaning please follow the instructions in the «Cleaning
and Disinfecting» section.
• Donotusetheinstrumentifyouthinkitisdamagedornotice
anythingunusual.
• Neveropentheinstrument.
• Earwaxintheearcanalmaycausealowertemperaturereading.
Thereforeitisimportanttoensurethesubject’searcanalisclean.
• Thisinstrumentcomprisessensitivecomponentsandmustbe
treatedwithcaution.Observethestorageandoperatingcondi-
tionsdescribedinthe«TechnicalSpecifications»section.
• Protectitaswellastheprobecoversfrom:
-extremetemperatures
-impactanddropping
-contaminationanddust
-directsunlight
-heatandcold
• Iftheinstrumentisnotgoingtobeusedforaprolongedperiod
thebatteriesshouldberemoved.
• Ensurethatchildrendonotusetheinstrumentunsupervised;
somepartsaresmallenoughtobeswallowed.
WARNING:
Useofthisinstrumentisnotintendedasasubstituteforconsultation
with your physician. This instrument is NOT waterproof so do not
immerseinliquids.
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