Top and sides
 Þ button: turn on or off, start a set-up to 
change settings, save entries
  Liquid crystal display (LCD)
 < and > buttons: change settings (decre-
ment and increment value, respectively), 
retrieve results, request averages
  Test strip guide – this is where you insert the 
test strip
  Measurement optics cover
  Test strip ejector
  Code chip
  Infrared port for downloading results to a PC, 
for instance
Bottom
  Code chip
  Code chip slot
  Type plate
  Battery compartment
  Battery (type CR 2032)
  1  Set-up
  2  When an average is displayed: number of days 
covered
  3  LH or LL: target range setting (set-up)
  4  Alarm clock function turned on.  
Flashing: optical signal during alarm
  5  Test or averaging in progress
  6  Unit of measurement for BG result
  7  Flag indicating special result
  8  Flashing: cue to allow test strip to draw up 
blood
  9  Flashing: cue to insert test strip
10  Test strips are past their expiry date
11  Code number display. 
Flashing: code chip is missing
12  Target range setting (set-up). 
Flashing: result is outside the target range
13  Flag indicating quality control
14  Flashing: temperature is/was outside the 
permitted range
15  Beep tone or Acoustic Mode is turned on
16  Flashing: battery is running low
17  When an average is displayed: number of 
results included
18  Memory, averages or results download
19  Follows time in 12-hour format
20 Display messages
  Code chip is missing.  
In memory: no results in memory, averaging 
not possible or result erased
  Alarm setting (set-up)
  Flashing: latest result being erased
  End of set-up, self-test following test or 
download complete
  In Quick set-up: group selected
  Result >600 mg/dL (33.3 mmol/L)
  Result <10 mg/dL (0.6 mmol/L)
  Results download
Error messages
   Measurement optics dirty, test strip 
drew up blood too soon, test strip bent/
moved, used strip inserted, test strip 
past its expiry date, new test strip inser-
ted too soon after last test (while End 
was showing)