A.MENARINI GlucoMen READY Setup guide

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ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO
GlucoMen®READY

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10 BATTERY HOUSING
(removable lid)
11 DATA OUTPUT PORT
12 BOTTOm COVER
REmOVAL LEVER
(to change cartridge)
13 TOP COVER
REmOVAL LEVER
(to change battery)
front view
1 TOP COVER (removable)
2 LCD DISPLAY
3 LANCET HOLDER (removable)
4 ON/OFF BUTTON
5 TRIGGER BUTTON
6 ARROw BUTTON
7 TEST STRIP SLOT
8 CARTRIDGE CONTAINER
9 BOTTOm COVER (removable)

GLUCOMETER
25 TEST STRIPS
The strips are integrated into
the meter and automatically
come out when activated.
LANCET HOLDER
The lancet holder is
housed inside the meter.
COVER
The cover protects the meter
and activates the strip and
lancet.
Follow the instructions in this guide to le-
arn how to use GlucoMen®READY and get
acquainted with all its functions.
GlucoMen®READY features all you
need to perform your own blood
glucose test at any moment:
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SETTING-UP
THE METER
INSERT THE TEST
STRIPS CARTRIDGE
WHAT’S INSIDE
THE BOX
CHECK THE TIME
AND DATE
INSERT A
NEW LANCET
PERFORMING A
BLOOD GLUCOSE
TEST
SWITCH OFF
THE METER
PERFORM
THE TEST
COLLECT A
BLOOD SAMPLE
PREPARE A
BLOOD GLUCOSE
TEST
OTHER FUNCTIONS
AVERAGE
(14 DAYS)
MARK
FUNCTION
MEMORY
CHECK
FUNCTION DISPLAY
BACKLIGHT
SOUND
summary

SETTING-UP
THE METER
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS
TO SET-UP GlucoMen®READY.
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The GlucoMen READY box contains:
A GlucoMen®READY meter
A 25 GlucoMen®READY Sensor
test strips cartridge
A plastic bag containing 10
GlucoMen®READY Lancet
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Plus all the technical and supporting
documentation that you need to oper-
ate the meter properly.
1WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX

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Year
12/24h mode Minutes
DayMonth
Hour
Press and hold the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds:
the word “SET” will appear on the screen.
Press the ON/OFF button again, briefly: the year
starts blinking.
If the year isn’t correct, change it by using the arrow
button. Press the ON/OFF button to confirm.
Repeat the same operation to change the month, day,
12/24h mode, hour and minutes.
When you’re done, press and hold the ON/OFF button
for 3 seconds to exit SET mode.
Slide the top cover up
and press the ON/OFF
button to switch on the
meter.
Before starting,
make sure that the
displayed time and
date are correct.
The info displayed in the
figure opposite will appear
for 2 seconds. If the time
and date are not correct,
change them by following
the instructions reported
hereafter.
2CHECK THE TIME AND DATE
2.1 CHECK THAT THE TIME
AND DATE ARE CORRECT
2.2 CHANGE THE TIME AND DATE

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Before starting to use the meter, insert
the test strips cartridge following the
simple instructions below.
NOTE
BEFORE PUSHING THE WHITE LEVER,
MAKE SURE THAT THE BOTTOM COVER
IS COMPLETELY CLOSED BY PUSHING IT
GENTLY UPWARDS.
3.1 REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER
Hold GlucoMen®READY facing the back of
the meter and slide the top cover upwards.
Push the left white removal
lever downwards (you’ll see
a downwards pointing arrow
next to the white lever).
Holding the white le-
ver in down position,
slide and remove the
bottom cover of the
meter.
3INSERT THE TEST STRIPS CARTRIDGE
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Insert the cartridge fol-
lowing the direction indica-
ted by the small arrows, as
in the figure opposite.
Put the lid back into place
by pushing it upwards, then
sliding it slightly on the left,
then pushing it rightwards
until you hear a “click”.
Hold the meter facing the screen and remove
the lid of the cartridge container by sliding it
leftwards, then downwards.
Take the cartridge out of
the aluminium foil bag.
NOTE
THE CARTRIDGE HAS A 30 DAYS SHELF-LIFE AFTER OPENING.
3.2 INSERT THE CARTRIDGE

Slide the cover upwards until you
hear a “click”.
NOTE
MAKE SURE THAT THE LONGEST EDGE OF THE COVER IS
POSITIONED AT THE BACK OF THE METER.
The cartridge has been inserted. You can now
perform up to 25 blood glucose tests (or 10
tests with the cartridge included in the box).
Holding the meter with the screen up, bring the bot-
tom cover close to the meter with its longest edge
positioned at the back, as shown in the figure below.
3.3 PUT THE BOTTOM COVER
BACK INTO PLACE
CLICK!

To insert a new lancet,
follow the instructions below.
TIP
FOR THE NEXT REPLACEMENTS
OF THE LANCET, WHEN YOU’RE
BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE
METER, WE SUGGEST SLIDING THE
BOTTOM COVER DOWN (INSTEAD
OF REMOVING IT COMPLETELY)
UNTIL IT IS POSSIBLE TO EXTRACT
THE LANCET HOLDER (AS IN THE
FIGURE OPPOSITE).
NOTE: DO NOT LOWER THE BOT-
TOM COVER TOO MUCH SO THAT A
TEST STRIP DOESN’T AUTOMATI-
CALLY COME OUT.
Remove the lancet
holder by pulling it
laterally.
To insert a new lancet, you first need to
remove the bottom cover (see par. 3.1).
4.1 REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER
4.2 EXTRACT THE LANCET HOLDER
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To adjust puncture
depth, rotate the
external part of the
lancet holder. The
semi-circular notches
of the internal part
indicates depth.
Hold the lancet by its
largest end and insert it at
the rear of the lancet holder
(as in the figure opposite).
Push the lancet all
the way inside the
lancet holder.
TIP
FOR THE NEXT REPLACEMENTS, PULL OUT
THE USED LANCET FROM THE REAR OF THE
LANCET HOLDER.
AS AN ALTERNATIVE, YOU CAN PUSH THE
USED LANCET AT THE FRONT OF THE LANCET
HOLDER USING THE FINER END OF THE NEW
LANCE T.
Take a lancet from the
plastic bag included in the
GlucoMen®READY box.
4.3 INSERT A LANCET
4.4 ADJUST PUNCTURE DEPTH

CLICK!
Put the lancet holder back into its housing.
When the lancet holder is correctly installed
you will hear a “click”.
Remember to remove
the blue cap of the
lancet by rotating it
and sliding it off.
4.5 PUT THE LANCET HOLDER
BACK INTO PLACE
4.6 PUT THE BOTTOM COVER
BACK INTO PLACE
NOTE
TO INSERT THE LANCET HOLDER CORRECTLY, MAKE SURE THAT THE
SEMI-CIRCULAR NOTCHES OF THE LANCET HOLDER FIT WITH THOSE
OF THE METER.
Put the bottom cover
back into place hol-
ding the meter screen
up (see par. 3.3).
The lancet is now ready for the next test.
It is automatically primed when a test strip
comes out.

You are now finished with
the system set up.
GlucoMen® READY is now
ready to be used!
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PERFORMING A
BLOOD GLUCOSE
TEST
FOLLOW THE STEPS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS
SECTION TO PERFORM YOUR FIRST BLOOD
GLUCOSE TEST WITH GlucoMen®READY.

CLICK!
Slide the bottom cover down until your hear a “click”: the test
strip comes out and the lancet is primed with a single move!
Then a blinking drop icon
appears: the meter is ready
to perform the test.
1.1 READY THE LANCET AND TEST STRIP
When you switch on the
meter, the number of
remaining strips inside
the cartridge appears on
the screen for 2 seconds.
1PREPARE A BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST
NOTE
SLIDE THE BOTTOM COVER ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO READY THE
SPRING AND THE LANCET.

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Place the blood sample in contact
with the strip and… you’re done!
The result will appear in 5 seconds.
When the blinking drop icon appears on the dis-
play, press your fingertip against the lancet holder
and press the trigger button to activate the lancet.
You’ll feel a tiny prick: a very small quantity of blood
is enough to perform the test (0,5 µL).
3PERFORM THE TEST 2COLLECT A BLOOD SAMPLE

Remove the used strip and close the
covers: the meter will automatically
switch off.
simple, discreet,
always ready!
4SWITCH OFF THE METER

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OTHER
FUNCTIONS
GlucoMen®READY FEATURES THE
FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

MARK FUNCTION
CHECK FUNCTION
AVERAGE (14 DAYS)
MEMORY
SOUND
DISPLAY BACKLIGHT
GlucoMen®READY allows you to mark a test,
e.g. before or after a meal.
Before performing the test, when the blinking
drop icon appears on the screen, press and hold
the ON/OFF button for 3 seconds until the MARK
icon appears, as illustrated in the figure below.
You can then proceed with the test.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
1MARKFUNCTION