Accu-Chek Compact User manual

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REFERENCE
MANUAL
BLOOD GLUCOSE SYSTEM
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
D 68305 Mannheim, Germany
www.accu-chek.com
Distributed by:
Roche Diagnostics Ltd
Bell Lane, Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1LG
www.accu-chek.co.uk
Freephone 0800 701000 (UK)
1 800 709600 (Ireland)
ACCU-CHEK and SOFTCLIX are trademarks of
a Member of the Roche Group.
©2002 Roche Diagnostics. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS CONTENTS
1Introduction 6
2Inserting or replacing batteries 10
3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum 16
4Settings 26
4.1 Enabling/disabling the beep signal 28
4.2 Setting the year 30
4.3 Changing the date/time format 32
4.4 Setting the time 34
4.5 Setting the date 36
5Testing blood glucose 38
5.1 Selecting the depth of penetration of your
Softclix lancing device 38
5.2 How to take a blood sample 40
5.3 Softclix Lancet 43
5.4 Testing blood glucose 44
5.5 Testing conditions 52
6Reviewing stored blood glucose results 54
6.1 Highest value, lowest value, average 56
6.2 Downloading test results to a computer 58
7Checking, cleaning and storing your meter 60
7.1 Checking the meter 60
7.2 Cleaning the meter 64
7.3 Storing the meter 69
8Technical data 70
9Warranty 72
10 Troubleshooting Guide 74
11 Display messages 76
12 Customer support and service 96
13 Components of the Accu-Chek Compact System 98
14 About the Accu-Chek Softclix 103
15 Alphabetical Index 104

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Front edge of strip that draws up the
blood
* available as replacement part
if necessary
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Display window
ON/OFF button
MEMO button
SET button
Optical system
Drum compartment release button
Drum compartment
Test strip drum
Test strip
Optical system cover*
Display cover*
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Infrared window for data transmission - Accu-Chek
Compass Software qavailable separately
Window (indicates the remaining number of test strips)
Battery compartment
Batteries: 2 x Type AAA
Cover for the battery compartment*
Test strip guide
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* available as replacement part
if necessary

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1Introduction
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Accu-Chek Compact is a
completely new type of blood
glucose meter for people
with diabetes who test
their own blood glucose
regularly. We have
designed it to be as
easy and safe to use as
possible. You will
quickly discover that
Accu-Chek Compact
is a reliable blood
glucose meter that
you can take any-
where.
Operating
Accu-Chek
Compact is easy:
there is just one
button to press to
perform a test. You
no longer have to
handle individual test
strips, as they now
come conveniently
loaded in a drum. Each
drum holds 17 strips and
two simple steps are all
it takes to insert the drum into the meter.
Coding occurs automatically. When you want to
take a blood glucose reading, just press
the button and a test strip moves from the
drum into the correct position. Once you have
completed the test, just press the button again
and the strip is ejected automatically. Your results
are stored in memory and can be transferred to
your computer if you wish. Accu-Chek Compass
Software is available separately. Accu-Chek
Compact stores up to 100 test results together
with date and time.
We recommend that you use an Accu-Chek
Softclix lancing device to obtain capillary blood
samples. Blood collection with an Accu-Chek
Softclix lancing device is virtually painless.
With Accu-Chek Compact you have all you need
to monitor your blood glucose quickly and
simply, anywhere, at any time.

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1Introduction
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Important!
This label highlights important information
that will help you get the most out of your
meter.
Please take time to read this Manual and the
instructions that came with your test strip drums.
Also, when you have a quiet moment, practice
testing. To help you learn, check the instructions
and other information in this Manual against the
description of the meter’s parts on pages 2-5.
This User’s Manual gives you full
details on how to operate
Accu-Chek Compact. It also tells you how
to clean and look after your meter. At the
back of the Manual is a list of all possible
error messages with recommendations for
troubleshooting.
Please read carefully all text preceded by the
following symbols:
Warning!
This warns of a situation that may pose a risk to
your health (e.g. as a result of you calculating
the wrong insulin dose).
Caution!
This symbol indicates that your meter is
at risk of being damaged (e.g. through
improper cleaning), or that there may
be a problem during testing.

2Inserting or replacing batteries
If the meter is on, turn it off.
Press lightly on the lid of the battery
compartment and slide it in the direction of
the arrow . Open the battery compartment
.
Opening the
battery
compartment
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Remove any used batteries.
Insert two batteries (type AAA).
Make sure that the minus (-) pole of the battery
is next to the minus contact in the battery
compartment.
A new set of batteries provides enough power
to carry out a minimum of 500 blood glucose
tests. When battery power is low, the battery
symbol will appear. You can then perform
a maximum of 50 more blood glucose tests.
Battery types
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2Inserting or replacing batteries

To keep things simple, we recommend you
use up any current drum of strips before
replacing the batteries. Otherwise, it may
take the meter a long time to advance the
first test strip from the next drum, and the
“use-by” date warning may also be lost.
(See Chapter 3).
Replacing
the batteries
Important!
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When you replace the
batteries, your stored
results are retained
in memory. However,
you will need to
re-enter the date
and time. If you fail
to do so, any
blood glucose
test results you
obtain from this
point forward will
be displayed and
saved without the
date and time. In
this case, the test
results saved in
memory will be
numbered consec-
utively so you can
still see the order in
which you took the
readings.
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2Inserting or replacing batteries

Opening the
drum
compartment
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3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum
If the meter is on, turn it off. Wait for the
motor to stop before you open the meter.
Slide the release button on the right
side of the meter in the direction
indicated by the arrow. The drum
compartment opens.

To exchange the drum, first tip the meter
upright. The old drum drops out.
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3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum

3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum
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Insert the new drum.
Close the drum compartment.
The meter automatically moves the drum
to the correct position and reads the code
on the drum.
Closing the
drum
compartment
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3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum
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A dot appears in the small window on the
reverse side of the meter. This dot indicates that
you have inserted a new, full drum containing 17
test strips. When you perform a blood glucose
test, the meter counts the number of test strips
that have been used and displays the number of
strips remaining.
When all the strips have been used, the dot
reappears in the control window. “End” flashes
in the display, indicating that the drum is empty
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Once you remove a drum from the drum vial,
you have 90 days to use up all the test strips.
The meter counts the number of days
remaining.
Do not open the drum compartment until all
of the strips have been used. Whenever the
drum compartment is opened and closed, or
when the batteries are replaced, the meter
thinks a new drum has been inserted, and
resets the 90-day countdown.
If an open test strip drum is removed from
the meter and reinstalled, the 90-day “use-
by” period displayed on the meter ceases to
have any significance. The message “CTRL”
flashes in the display indicating that a quality
control test should be performed. Perform a
quality control test (as described in Chapter
7.1) to ensure that the strips are still usable.
The display indicating the 90-day “use-by”
period (flashing drum symbol and date) is
still invalid, however.
If you use expired test strips, you may obtain
incorrect blood glucose test results.
Warning!
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Handle the test
strip drums with
extreme care!
If the aluminium
foil (the silver
ends) on a
new test strip
drum has been
damaged, do not
use it. If you do,
your blood glucose
test results may be
incorrect.
3Inserting or replacing the test strip drum

4Settings
You may now move to the SET menu to enable or
disable the beep signal, to set the year, date and
time, and to define the time and date format.
Press the SET button to call up the SET menu.
The field currently flashing may now be changed.
To quit the SET menu, press the ON/OFF button.
SET menu
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When the beep signal is enabled, the meter beeps when it
starts to test, as confirmation that the test strip has received a
sufficient amount of blood or control solution. It also beeps
each time it displays a message.
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4.1Enabling/disabling the beep signal
SET button
1. Check that the meter is off and press the SET
button. The meter turns on without advancing a
test strip from the drum.
2. The symbol for the beep signal flashes in the
display window, and “ON” appears.
ON/OFF button
MEMO button
3. Press the MEMO button to disable the
beep signal. “OFF” appears in the display.
If you press the MEMO button again,
“ON” reappears.
4. If you wish to set the year, leave the meter
turned on and proceed to step 2 in the next
section.

Important!
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4.2Setting the year
MEMO button
SET button
1. Check that the meter is off and press the
SET button. The meter turns on without
advancing a test strip from the drum.
2. Press the SET button repeatedly until the
current year setting flashes at top right of
the display.
3. Press the MEMO button to adjust the year.
The meter scrolls upwards through the year val-
ues. If you hold the MEMO button down,
the meter fast-scrolls forward to 2032 and then
begins again at 2000.
ON/OFF button
4. If you wish to define the date and time
format, leave the meter turned on and
proceed to step 2 in the next section.
The year is not displayed during testing or
review of blood glucose test results. It is
still important, however, as February 29 in
a leap year will only be recognized when the
year is properly set. The current year setting
is also needed to correctly identify your blood
glucose test results if you transfer them
from your meter’s memory to a computer.

Important!
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4.3Changing the date/time format
If you have a new meter or you have just replaced the
batteries, the date will be set to 01.01.2000, and the time to
00:00 hours. The correct date and time are needed to enable
you to correctly identify your blood glucose test results and to
transfer them from your meter’s memory to a
computer (see Chapter 6.2).
You can choose between the standard 24-hour format
(0:00 to 24:00), in which case the date format is DD.MM.YY
(day, followed by month, followed by year), and the 12-hour
format (0 to 12 o’clock with a.m. or p.m.). In the latter case,
the date format changes to MM.DD.YY, i.e. month, followed
by day, followed by year.
1. Check that the meter is off and press the SET
button. The meter turns on without advancing a
test strip from the drum.
2. Press the SET button repeatedly until “24h” is
displayed. 24-hour format is selected.
SET button
3. Press the MEMO button to select 12-hour
format. In the display you see “12h” and the
12-hour display is set to a.m.
4. If you wish to set the date, leave the meter
turned on and proceed to step 2 in the next
section.
If you do not set the date and time, these
fields will be filled with zeros during testing.
Your blood glucose test results saved in
memory will be numbered consecutively.
However, only blood glucose results that are
saved with the date and time will be included in
the statistical display (please see Chapter 6.1).
ON/OFF button
MEMO button

Caution!
Important!
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4.4Setting the time
At temperatures below minus 10°C, the batteries do
not have enough power to keep the internal clock
functioning. In this event the clock must be reset.
Instead of pressing the MEMO button repeatedly, you
can hold it down to scroll forward quickly.
1. Check that the meter is off and press the SET button.
The meter turns on without advancing a test strip from
the drum.
2. Press the SET button repeatedly until the
hour field flashes.
3. Press the
MEMO button repeatedly to set the hour.
4. Press the SET button again. The minute
field flashes.
5. Press the MEMO button repeatedly to set
the minute.
6. If you wish to set the date, leave the meter
turned on and proceed to step 2 in the next
section.
SET button MEMO button
ON/OFF button
SET button
MEMO button

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4.5Setting the date
6. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the
meter off. The current settings will be
saved automatically.
MEMO button
SET button SET button
MEMO button
ON/OFF button
1. Check that the meter is off and press the
SET button. The meter turns on without
advancing a test strip from the drum.
2. Press the SET button repeatedly until the
month field flashes.
3. Press the MEMO button repeatedly to select
the correct month.
4. Press the SET button. The day field flashes.
5. Press the MEMO button repeatedly to select
the correct day.