Accu-Chek Mobile User manual

User’s Manual
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
0 5929610001 (01) 2009-10
ACCU-CHEK, ACCU-CHEK MOBILE and FASTCLIX
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0088

2
O
n the packa
g
in
g
, on the type plate of the meter and on the lancin
g
device, you may encounter the symbols shown
b
elow. They have the followin
g
meanin
g
s:
Explanation of symbols
Co
n
su
lt th
e
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
f
o
r
use
C
aution
(
refer to accompanyin
g
docu
-
m
ents
)
! Please refer to safety related
no
t
es
in th
e
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
f
o
r
use
acco
m-
p
anyin
g
this instrument
.
S
t
o
r
e
a
t
U
se b
y
/ Ex
p
ir
y
dat
e
F
or s
i
ng
l
e use on
l
y
S
terilised using irradiation
M
a
n
u
f
ac
t
u
r
e
r
C
atalo
g
ue number
Lo
t n
u
m
be
r
IVD
F
or in vitro dia
g
nostic use
008
8
Blood glucose meter: This product
f
ul
fi
ls
the requirements of Directives 98
/
79
/
E
C
on
i
n v
i
tro
di
agnost
i
c me
di
ca
l
d
ev
i
ces an
d
1999
/
5
/
E
C
on radio and telecommunic
a
-
t
i
ons term
i
na
l
equ
i
pment
(R&TTE).
L
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce an
d
l
ancet
d
rum:
Th
ese
products
f
u
fi
ll the requirements o
f
Dire
c
-
tive 93
/
42
/
EE
C
on medical devices
.
Th
e comp
li
ance mar
k
i
n
di
cates t
h
at t
h
e
pro
d
uct comp
li
es w
i
t
h
t
h
e app
li
ca
bl
e
stan
d
ar
d
an
d
esta
bli
s
h
es a tracea
bl
e
li
n
k
between the equipment and the manu
f
a
c
-
turer,
i
mporter or t
h
e
i
r agent respons
ibl
e
f
or compliance and
f
or placing it on the
A
ustra
li
an an
d
N
ew
Z
ea
l
an
d
mar
k
et
.
This device com
p
lies with Part 15 o
f
the
F
CC
R
u
l
es
a
n
d
with R
SS
-
210 o
f
Industr
y
Ca
n
ada.
The ex
p
lanation o
f
an
y
other s
y
mbols can be
f
ound in
the instructions for use/inserts accompanyin
g
comp
o
-
nents within the packa
g
in
g.
Last u
p
date: 200
9
-
1
0

3
Intended use
I
nt
e
n
ded
use
A
ccu-
C
hek Mobile blood glucose meter
Meter
f
or quantitative determination o
f
blood glucose
v
alues in
f
resh capillary blood using Accu
-
C
hek Mobile
t
est cassettes. For blood glucose sel
f
-
m
on
i
tor
i
ng
b
y
p
ersons w
i
t
h
di
a
b
etes on
i
nsu
li
n t
h
erapy.
S
uitable for self
-
t
est
i
ng on
l
y.
T
he meter may only be used for blood
g
lu
-
c
ose testin
g
by one
p
ers
o
n.
T
here is a risk of infections bein
g
transmitted if
t
he meter is used b
y
other
p
eo
p
le, or if health
-
c
are
p
rofessionals use the same meter for test
-
i
n
g
blood
g
lucose in more than one person. This
m
eter is therefore not suitable for
p
rofessional
use
in h
ea
lth
ca
r
e
f
ac
iliti
es
o
r in
s
tit
u
ti
o
n
s.
W
ARNIN
W
W
G: P
ATIENTS
P
P
U
NDER
G
O
IN
G
P
ERITONEAL
DIAL
Y
L
L
S
I
S
US
IN
G
A
SO
L
U
TI
O
N
CO
NTAININ
G
ICO
-
D
E
X
T
RIN
(
e.g. Extraneal, Icodial*) should not use
A
ccu
-
C
hek Mobile test cassettes. The dialysis
s
olution can lead to falsel
y
elevated results
.
A
ccu-
C
hek Fast
C
lix Mobile lancing device
L
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce w
i
t
h
a
dj
usta
bl
e penetrat
i
on
d
ept
h
s
etting
f
or obtaining capillary blood
f
rom a
fi
ngertip
w
ith Accu
-
C
hek FastClix lancet drums and, when a
sp
ecial AST ca
p
is used, also from alternate sites such
as
th
e
ba
ll
o
f th
e
th
u
m
b.
The lancing device is intended
f
or personal
use on
l
y
!
It may only be used by one person
f
or obtaining
blood. There is a risk o
f
in
f
ections being tran
s
-
mitted i
f
the lancing device is used by other
people, or i
f
healthcare pro
f
essionals use this
lancing device to obtain blood
f
rom more than
one person. This lancing device is there
f
ore not
suitable
f
or pro
f
essional use in healthcare
f
acil
i
-
t
i
es or
i
nst
i
tut
i
ons
.

4
About this User’s Manual
Abou
t th
is
Use
r’
s
M
a
n
ua
l
T
his User’s Manual
f
eatures three symbols to draw
y
our attention to important in
f
ormation. Please read
th
ese notes w
i
t
h
spec
i
a
l
care
.
Thi
s sym
b
o
l
i
n
di
cates
a
possible risk o
f
injury
o
r o
f
damage to your own health or to the
health
of
o
ther
s
.
cou
l
d
r
esu
lt in
d
ama
g
e to the meter,the test
cassette or the lancing device
.
iThis s
y
mbol draws
y
our attention to im
p
ortant
inf
o
rm
a
ti
o
n
.
A
ll instructions describin
g
specific operations are
p
rinted on a coloured back
g
round as shown in the
f
ollowin
g
example
:
1
P
lace your fin
g
er on the corru
g
ated area on the tip
c
over and
p
ush it in the direction of the arrow as
f
ar as it will
g
o
.
P
lease read this User’s Manual carefull
y
and com
-
p
letely before testin
g
blood
g
lucose for the first time. If
y
ou have an
y
q
uestions,
p
lease contact the Accu
-
C
h
e
k
E
n
q
uir
y
Line on 1800 251 816 or visit
w
ww.
accu
-
c
hek.com.au
(
see Chapter 21
).
T
his User’s Manual helps you
g
et to know your meter
a
nd lancin
g
device step by step. It provides you with
t
he information
y
ou need to o
p
erate and care for
y
our
m
eter and lancin
g
device, and to deal with errors that
m
i
g
ht occur. Remember that, in order to keep your
m
eter and lancin
g
device in
g
ood workin
g
condition,
y
ou need to follow the correct operatin
g
procedures
a
n
d
a
l
so
obse
rv
e
ce
rt
a
in
o
th
e
r in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
. Th
e
m
e
t
e
r
a
nd lancin
g
device are precision instruments and
i
mproper handlin
g
can impair their operation
.

5
About this User’s Manual
Pl
ease note
:
All
d
ates, t
i
mes or resu
l
ts
di
sp
l
aye
d
i
n t
hi
s
U
ser
’
s
M
anua
l
are
i
nten
d
e
d
on
l
y as examp
l
es.
Th
ey
di
sp
l
ay
r
esults in mmol
/
l (e.g. 5.8 mmol
/
l), dates in the day
m
onth
f
ormat (e.g. 26 Feb) and times in the 12
-
h
our
t
ime format (e.g. 06:30pm).
O
thers can (and will) be
di
sp
l
aye
d
on your meter
’
s
di
sp
l
ay.
Y
our meter can, for
YY
e
xample, display the time or date in a di
ff
erent
f
ormat
(d
epen
di
ng on t
h
e sett
i
ng you
h
ave c
h
osen
).
W
e recommend that you start by getting to know all o
f
t
he
f
eatures o
f
your meter and lancing device (see
C
hapter 1.1 and 1.2). Try out all the steps described in
thi
s
U
ser
’
s
M
anua
l
, an
d
a
l
so pract
i
se us
i
ng t
h
e meter
a
n
d
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce
.

Co
nt
e
nt
s
1 Getting to know your meter and lancing device 13
1
.
1
O
verview
of
the meter
...........................................................................................................................
1
4
1
.
2
O
verview
of
the lancing device
..............................................................................................................
1
7
1
.
3
T
he blood glucose test in brie
f
..............................................................................................................
1
8
1
.
4
T
he main
f
eatures at a glance
...............................................................................................................
2
0
1
.5
D
escription o
f
men
u
s
an
d
b
uttons
.........................................................................................................
2
3
E
lements o
f
the menus
...................................................................................................................
2
4
button
(
On/Off button / Enter button
)
.....................................................................................
2
6
b
utton
(d
own
)
............................................................................................................................
2
8
b
utton
(
up
)
................................................................................................................................
2
9
1
.
6
T
urnin
g
on the meter
.............................................................................................................................
3
0
1.7
T
urnin
g
off the meter
............................................................................................................................
3
2
1
.
8
O
penin
g
menus
..............................
.......................................................................................................
3
4
1
.
9
E
nterin
g
information
..............................................................................................................................
3
7
C
han
g
in
g
numbers
.........................................................................................................................
3
7
A
ctivatin
g
or
de
-
a
ctivatin
g
f
u
n
c
ti
o
n
s
...............................................................................................
3
8
2 Initial steps before testing 39
2.1
C
heckin
g
the contents
..........................................................................................................................
3
9
2.2
C
heckin
g
the blood
g
lucose unit
............................................................................................................
4
0
6
Contents

2
.
3
Inserting the
fi
rst test cassett
e
..............................................................................................................
4
1
Validity o
f
the test cassette
.............................................................................................................
4
6
2
.
4
Removing the protective
fi
lm
f
rom the displa
y
.......................................................................................
4
8
2
.
5
Removing the protective strip
f
rom the batteries
...................................................................................
4
8
2
.
6
S
etting the languag
e
.............................................................................................................................
4
9
3 Testing blood glucose 54
3
.
1
P
repar
i
ng t
h
e
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
c
e
.................................................................................................................
5
5
I
nsert
i
ng a
l
ancet
d
ru
m
...................................................................................................................
5
7
S
etting the penetration dept
h
.........................................................................................................
5
9
L
oa
di
ng a new
l
ance
t
.....................................................................................................................
6
0
R
ep
l
ac
i
ng a use
d
l
ancet
d
ru
m
........................................................................................................
6
1
U
n
d
oc
ki
ng an
d
d
oc
ki
ng t
h
e
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
c
e
.....................................................................................
6
2
3
.
2
Per
f
orming a blood glucose tes
t
............................................................................................................
6
4
S
tarting a blood glucose test by opening the tip cover
...................................................................
6
5
S
tarting a blood glucose test via the Main men
u
.............................................................................
6
8
O
btaining a blood dro
p
...................................................................................................................
7
0
A
pp
l
y
i
ng t
h
e
bl
oo
d
d
rop to t
h
e test are
a
..........................................................................................
7
3
Turning o
ff
the mete
r
......................................................................................................................
7
5
S
ymbols which are displayed together with the resul
t
.....................................................................
7
7
Fl
agg
i
ng resu
l
t
s
..............................................................................................................................
7
8
7
Contents

3
.
3
E
va
l
uat
i
ng resu
l
t
s
..................................................................................................................................
8
4
M
easur
i
ng rang
e
............................................................................................................................
8
4
Implausible results – possible sources o
f
erro
r
...............................................................................
8
5
4 Making settings 86
4
.
1
S
ettings overvie
w
..................................................................................................................................
8
6
4
.
2
O
pening the
Settings
menu
s
...................................................................................................................
8
9
4
.
3
S
etting the time and date, selecting the time forma
t
.............................................................................
9
1
S
etting the tim
e
..............................................................................................................................
9
2
S
etting the dat
e
..............................................................................................................................
9
5
S
electing the time forma
t
...............................................................................................................
9
8
4
.
4
S
etting tone
s
.......................................................................................................................................
10
0
T
urn
i
ng t
h
e
b
eep tone
s
, reminders and acoustic mode on and o
ff
.................................................
10
2
4
.
5
S
etting reminder
s
...............................................................................................................................
10
4
S
etting a new reminde
r
................................................................................................................
10
6
Editing an existing reminder (turn on
/
off, change, delete
)
..............................................................
10
9
S
etting a
one
-
t
i
m
e
rem
i
n
d
er
i
n 1
h
our, 2
h
ours or 3
h
our
s
............................................................
11
5
D
e
l
et
i
ng a
one
-
t
i
m
e
rem
i
n
d
e
r
.......................................................................................................
11
7
4
.
6
S
etting a target rang
e
.........................................................................................................................
11
9
S
etting a target rang
e
...................................................................................................................
12
0
Editing an existing target range (turn on
/
off, change
)
....................................................................
12
2
8
Contents

4
.
7
S
etting the volum
e
..............................................................................................................................
12
6
4
.
8
S
etting the brightnes
s
.........................................................................................................................
12
8
4
.
9
S
etting the languag
e
...........................................................................................................................
13
0
C
orrecting a wrongl
y
-
set
l
anguag
e
...............................................................................................
13
2
5 Using the meter as a diary 133
5.
1
Vi
ew
i
ng save
d
resu
l
t
s
.........................................................................................................................
13
4
Vi
a t
h
e
M
emor
y
menu
..................................................................................................................
13
6
Vi
a t
h
e
b
utton
(d
own
)
.............................................................................................................
13
7
Vi
ew
i
ng a
ll
save
d
resu
l
ts
..............................................................................................................
13
8
5
.
2
Vi
ew
i
ng averages
..............................
..................................................................................................
13
9
5
.
3
T
rans
f
erring results
.............................................................................................................................
14
4
S
tarting the transfer using the
a
n
d
bu
tt
o
n
s
......................................................................
14
7
S
tartin
g
the transfer via the
Memory
m
e
n
u
y
...................................................................................
14
8
T
ransferrin
g
resu
lt
s
for further anal
y
sis
.........................................................................................
14
9
T
ransferrin
g
results as a table
.......................................................................................................
15
1
I
f th
e
tr
a
n
s
f
e
r i
s
u
n
success
f
u
l
.......................................................................................................
15
5
5
.4
S
ettin
g
the display format for viewin
g
saved results
............................................................................
15
6
6 Acoustic mode 159
6
.1
B
eep tone when turnin
g
on
.................................................................................................................
16
1
6
.2
B
eep tones durin
g
a test
.....................................................................................................................
16
1
9
Contents

6
.
3
Announcement o
f
the result a
f
ter a tes
t
...............................................................................................
16
2
6
.
4
Announcements o
f
warnings and error message
s
...............................................................................
16
4
7 Checking the meter 165
7.
1
Preparing
f
or a control tes
t
..................................................................................................................
16
6
7.
2
Per
f
orming a control tes
t
.....................................................................................................................
16
7
C
ontrol test not
O
K – possible sources of erro
r
.............................................................................
17
6
8Tools menu 178
9 Performing a display check 179
10 Viewing the validity of the test cassette 181
11 Cleaning the meter and lancing device 182
11
.
1
C
leaning the mete
r
..............................................................................................................................
18
2
Th
e outs
ide
..................................................................................................................................
18
2
Th
e
i
ns
ide
.............................
.......................................................................................................
18
3
11
.
2
C
leaning the lancing devic
e
.................................................................................................................
19
2
12 Replacing the test cassette 193
12
.
1
P
repar
i
ng cassette rep
l
acemen
t
..........................................................................................................
19
4
12
.
2
R
ep
l
ac
i
ng t
h
e cassett
e
........................................................................................................................
19
5
10
Contents

13 Viewing the number of available tests 201
14 Changing the batteries 202
15 Testing and storage conditions 207
T
emperature
.......
................................................................................................................................
20
7
1
5.
2
H
um
idi
ty
.......
......................................................................................................................................
20
8
1
5.
3
Li
g
h
t con
di
t
i
ons
.............................
.....................................................................................................
20
9
1
5.
4
L
ocal sources o
f
inter
f
erence
..............................................................................................................
20
9
16 Symbols,messages,problems and error messages 210
16
.
1
S
ymbols
..............................................................................................................................................
21
0
16
.
2
M
essages
...........................................................................................................................................
21
1
16
.
3
P
ro
bl
ems
............................................................................................................................................
21
7
16
.
4
E
rror messages
..............................
.....................................................................................................
21
9
17 Disposing of the meter 225
18 Technical data 227
19 System components 230
11
Contents

20 Patents 231
21 Accu-Chek Contact Centre 232
21
.
1
Ad
v
i
ce an
d
trou
bl
es
h
oot
i
ng
.................................................................................................................
23
2
21
.
2
Add
ress
..............................................................................................................................................
23
2
22 Alphabetical index 233
23 Menu overview 240
12
Contents

Getting to know your meter and lancing device
13
Getting to know your meter and lancing device1
Thi
s c
h
apter
i
ntro
d
uces you to
:
th
e meter

th
e
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce

th
e
bl
oo
d
g
l
ucose test

t
he main
f
eatures o
f
the meter and lancing device

I
t t
h
en
d
escr
ib
es:
wh
at t
h
e menus
l
oo
k
lik
e

h
ow the meter is turned on and o
ff

h
ow menus are opene
d

h
ow in
f
ormation is entered

Y
ou can only per
f
orm a blood glucose test or
c
hange settings in the meter i
f
you have per
f
ormed
t
he initial steps be
f
ore testing (see
C
hapter 2).

2 3
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7
8
9
4
1
Getting to know your meter and lancing device
14
1.1
O
v
e
rvi
e
w
of
th
e
m
e
t
er

Getting to know your meter and lancing device
15
1
Battery compartment cover (right:
f
rom above;
f
ar
r
i
g
h
t: open
)
2
In
f
rared window (integrated inter
f
ace
f
or trans
f
e
r
-
ring results to a computer,
f
or example
)
3
Batteries
[
1.5 V, type AAA, alkalin
e
-
man
g
anese or
hi
g
h ener
g
y batteries
(
2 batteries required
)]
4
Lancin
g
device
(
docked
)
5
Tip cover
(
bottom ri
g
ht: open
)
6
Test area
(
at the tip of the cassette ready for a test
)
– this is where
y
ou a
pp
l
y
the bloo
d
7
Down/U
p
button
s
8
O
n
/O
ff
a
n
d
Ent
e
r
bu
tt
on
9
Dis
p
la
y

10 11
12
13 14
Getting to know your meter and lancing device
16
10
Release button
f
or undocking the lancing devic
e
11
T
ype p
l
at
e
12
Release button for openin
g
the cassette compar
t
-
ment cove
r
13
C
assette compartment cover (bottom: open
)
14
T
est cassette
(i
n p
l
ace
i
n t
h
e meter
)

18
19
20
21
22
15
16
17
Getting to know your meter and lancing device
17
1.
2
O
verview o
f
the lancin
g
device
15
M
u
l
t
i
-
f
unction button (priming and lancing
)
16
Lever
f
or rotating the lancet drum and loading a
new
l
ance
t
17
L
ancet
d
rum conta
i
n
i
ng 6
l
ancets
18
N
um
b
ers
i
n
di
cat
i
ng penetrat
i
on
d
ept
h
sett
i
ng
s
19
R
otata
bl
e cap
(
rotat
i
ng t
h
e cap on t
h
e
d
ev
i
ce sets
t
h
e penetrat
i
on
d
ept
h)
20
Pin
-
hole opening
f
or lance
t
21
P
enetrat
i
on
d
ept
h
i
n
di
cator
22
Window showing number o
f
available lancet
s

Getting to know your meter and lancing device
18
1.
3
T
he blood
g
lucose test in brie
f
1
O
p
en ti
p
cove
r
2
Prime lancin
g
devic
e
3
O
btain bloo
d

Getting to know your meter and lancing device
19
4
A
pp
l
y
bloo
d
5
R
ead
r
esu
l
t
6
C
lose tip cover

Getting to know your meter and lancing device
20
1.
4
T
he main
f
eatures at a
g
lanc
e
Test cassette instead o
f
test strip
s

Th
e test cassette conta
i
ns a cont
i
nuous tape on
w
hi
c
h
t
h
ere are 50 test areas.
Wh
en a test
i
s to
b
e
per
f
ormed, a test area is automatically advanced to
the tip o
f
the cassette
.
Easy test
i
n
g

F
or test
i
ng, you
d
o not nee
d
to press a s
i
ng
l
e
b
utton.
Y
ou open the tip cover, lance, apply blood to the test
Y
Y
area, rea
d
t
h
e resu
l
t an
d
c
l
ose t
h
e t
i
p cover.
Docked lanc
i
ng dev
i
c
e

Y
ou can obtain blood with the lancing device still
Y
Y
docked onto the meter.
O
r you can undock the
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce an
d
t
h
en use
i
t to o
b
ta
i
n
bl
oo
d.
Lanc
i
ng dev
i
ce w
i
th lancet suppl
y

A
d
rum conta
i
n
i
ng 6 ster
il
e
l
ancets
i
s p
l
ace
d
i
n t
h
e
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce.
P
us
hi
ng t
h
e
l
ever on t
h
e
l
anc
i
ng
d
ev
i
ce rotates t
h
e
d
rum to t
h
e next
l
ancet.
Thi
s
means t
h
at you can o
b
ta
i
n
bl
oo
d
w
i
t
h
a new an
d
sterile lancet 6 times be
f
ore you have to replace the
d
rum
.
No cod
i
n
g

E
ac
h
test cassette conta
i
ns an
RFID
(
r
a
dio
f
req
u
enc
y
id
enti
fi
cation) chip. This automatically codes the
meter when you insert a test cassette and in
f
orms
the meter about the speci
fi
c properties o
f
the test
areas
i
n t
hi
s test cassette
.