Accu-Chek Mobile User manual

User’s Manual
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
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ACCU-CHEK, ACCU-CHEK MOBILE and FASTCLIX
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Keep the blood glucose monitoring system and all its components away from children under the age of 3.
There is a risk of suffocation if small parts (e.g., covers, caps, or similar objects) are swallowed.
Last update: 2010-12

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Intended use
Intended use
Accu‑Chek Mobile blood glucose meter
Meter for quantitative determination of blood glucose
values in fresh capillary blood using Accu-Chek Mobile
test cassettes.
Suitable for self-testing only.
The meter may only be used for blood glu‑
cose testing by one person.
There is a risk of infections being transmitted if
the meter is used by other people, or if health-
care professionals use the same meter for test-
ing blood glucose in more than one person. This
meter is therefore not suitable for professional
use in healthcare facilities or institutions.
Visually impaired people should not test their
blood glucose without assistance from a sighted
person.
WARNING: PATIENTS RECEIVING PERITONEAL
DIALYSIS USING SOLUTIONS CONTAINING
ICODEXTRIN (e.g. Extraneal, Icodial) should not
use the Accu-Chek Mobile test cassette. It could
cause an overestimation of glucose results.
Accu‑Chek FastClix Mobile lancing device and AST
cap
Lancing device with adjustable penetration depth
setting for obtaining capillary blood from a ngertip
with Accu-Chek FastClix lancet drums and, when a
special AST cap is used, also from alternate sites such
as the ball of the thumb.
AST cap for obtaining capillary blood from alternative
sites using the Accu-Chek FastClix Mobile lancing
device.
The lancing device and the AST cap are in‑
tended for personal use only!
They may only be used by one person for ob-
taining blood. There is a risk of infections being
transmitted if the lancing device or the AST cap
are used by other people, or if healthcare pro-
fessionals use them to obtain blood from more
than one person. This lancing device and this
AST cap are therefore not suitable for profes-
sional use in healthcare facilities or institutions.

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About this User’s Manual
About this User’s Manual
This User’s Manual features three symbols to draw
your attention to important information. Please read
these notes with special care.
This symbol indicates a possible risk of injury
or of damage to your own health or to the
health of others.
This symbol draws attention to actions that
could result in damage to the meter, the test
cassette, the lancing device or the AST cap.
iThis symbol draws your attention to important
information.
All instructions describing specic operations are
printed on a colored background as shown in the
following example:
1 Place your nger on the corrugated area on the tip
cover and push it in the direction of the arrow as
far as it will go.
Please read this User’s Manual carefully and com-
pletely before testing blood glucose for the rst time. If
you have any questions, please contact Accu-Chek
Customer Care at 1-800-363-7949 or visit
accu-chek.ca (see Chapter 20).
This User’s Manual helps you get to know your meter
and lancing device step by step. It provides you with all
the information you need to operate and care for your
meter and lancing device and to deal with any errors
that might occur. Remember that, in order to keep your
meter and lancing device in good working condition,
you need to follow the correct operating procedures
and also observe certain other instructions. The meter
and lancing device are precision instruments and
improper handling can impair their operation.

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About this User’s Manual
Please note:
All dates, times or results displayed in this User’s
Manual are intended only as examples. They display
results in mmol/l (e.g. 5.8 mmol/l), dates in the month
day format (e.g. Feb 26) and times in the 12-hour time
format (e.g. 06:30pm). Others formats can (and will) be
displayed on your meter’s display. Your meter can, for
example, display the time or date in a different format
(depending on the setting you have chosen).
We recommend that you start by getting to know all of
the features of your meter and lancing device (see
Chapter 1.1 and 1.2). Try out all the steps described in
this User’s Manual, and also practice using the meter
and lancing device.

Contents
1 Getting to know your meter and lancing device 13
1.1 Overview of the meter...........................................................................................................................14
1.2 Overview of the lancing device..............................................................................................................17
1.3 The blood glucose test in brief ..............................................................................................................18
1.4 The main features at a glance...............................................................................................................20
1.5 Description of menus and buttons.........................................................................................................23
Elements of the menus...................................................................................................................24
button (On/Off button / Enter button).....................................................................................26
button (down)............................................................................................................................28
button (up) ................................................................................................................................29
1.6 Turning on the meter.............................................................................................................................30
1.7 Turning off the meter ............................................................................................................................32
1.8 Opening menus.....................................................................................................................................34
1.9 Entering information..............................................................................................................................37
Changing numbers .........................................................................................................................37
Activating or deactivating functions ................................................................................................38
2 Initial steps before testing 39
2.1 Checking the contents ..........................................................................................................................39
2.2 Checking the blood glucose unit............................................................................................................40
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2.3 Inserting the rst test cassette ..............................................................................................................41
Validity of the test cassette.............................................................................................................46
2.4 Removing the protective lm from the display.......................................................................................48
2.5 Removing the protective strip from the batteries ...................................................................................48
2.6 Setting the language.............................................................................................................................49
3 Testing blood glucose 54
3.1 Preparing the lancing device .................................................................................................................55
Inserting a lancet drum...................................................................................................................57
Setting the penetration depth .........................................................................................................59
Loading a new lancet .....................................................................................................................60
Replacing a used lancet drum ........................................................................................................61
Undocking and docking the lancing device .....................................................................................62
3.2 Performing a blood glucose test............................................................................................................64
Starting a blood glucose test by opening the tip cover ...................................................................66
Starting a blood glucose test via the Main menu.............................................................................69
Obtaining a blood drop ...................................................................................................................71
Applying the blood drop to the test area..........................................................................................74
Turning off the meter......................................................................................................................76
Alternate site testing.......................................................................................................................78
Symbols which are displayed together with the result.....................................................................86
Flagging results..............................................................................................................................87
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3.3 Evaluating results..................................................................................................................................93
Measuring range ............................................................................................................................93
Implausible results – possible sources of error ...............................................................................94
4 Adjust settings 95
4.1 Settings overview..................................................................................................................................95
4.2 Opening the Settings menu...................................................................................................................98
4.3 Setting the time and date, selecting the time format ...........................................................................100
Setting the time............................................................................................................................101
Setting the date............................................................................................................................104
Selecting the time format .............................................................................................................107
4.4 Setting tones.......................................................................................................................................109
Turning the beeper, reminders and acoustic mode on and off........................................................111
4.5 Setting reminders ...............................................................................................................................113
Setting a new reminder ................................................................................................................115
Editing an existing reminder (turn on/off, change, delete)..............................................................118
Setting a one-time reminder in 1 hour, 2 hours or 3 hours ............................................................124
Deleting a one-time reminder.......................................................................................................126
4.6 Setting a target range .........................................................................................................................128
Setting a target range...................................................................................................................129
Editing an existing target range (turn on/off, change) ....................................................................131
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4.7 Setting the volume..............................................................................................................................135
4.8 Setting the brightness.........................................................................................................................137
4.9 Setting the language...........................................................................................................................139
Correcting a wrongly set language................................................................................................141
5 Using the meter as a diary 142
5.1 Retrieving saved results......................................................................................................................143
Via the Memory menu ..................................................................................................................144
Via the button (down).............................................................................................................145
Viewing all saved results ..............................................................................................................146
5.2 Retrieving averages ............................................................................................................................148
5.3 Transferring results .............................................................................................................................153
Starting the transfer using the and buttons......................................................................156
Starting the transfer via the Memory menu...................................................................................157
Transferring results for further analysis.........................................................................................158
Transferring results as a table.......................................................................................................160
If the transfer is unsuccessful.......................................................................................................164
5.4 Setting the display format for viewing saved results............................................................................165
6 Acoustic mode 168
6.1 Beep tone when turning on .................................................................................................................170
6.2 Beep tones during a test .....................................................................................................................170
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6.3 Announcement of the result after a test...............................................................................................171
6.4 Announcement of saved test results....................................................................................................173
6.5 Announcements of warnings and error messages ...............................................................................174
7 Checking the meter 175
7.1 Preparing for a control test..................................................................................................................176
7.2 Performing a control test.....................................................................................................................177
Control test not OK – possible sources of error .............................................................................186
8Tools menu 188
9 Performing a display check 189
10 Viewing the validity of the test cassette 191
11 Cleaning the meter and lancing device 192
11.1 Cleaning the meter..............................................................................................................................192
The outside ..................................................................................................................................192
The inside ....................................................................................................................................193
11.2 Cleaning the lancing device.................................................................................................................202
12 Replacing the test cassette 203
12.1 Preparing cassette replacement..........................................................................................................204
12.2 Replacing the cassette........................................................................................................................205
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13 Viewing the number of available tests 211
14 Changing the batteries 212
15 Testing and storage conditions 217
15.1 Temperature and humidity ..................................................................................................................217
15.2 Light conditions ..................................................................................................................................219
15.3 Local sources of interference ..............................................................................................................219
16 Symbols, messages, problems and error messages 221
16.1 Symbols..............................................................................................................................................221
16.2 Messages ...........................................................................................................................................222
16.3 Problems ............................................................................................................................................228
16.4 Error messages...................................................................................................................................230
17 Disposing of the meter 236
18 Technical data 238
19 System components 241
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20 Accu‑Chek Customer Care 242
20.1 Advice and troubleshooting .................................................................................................................242
20.2 Address ..............................................................................................................................................242
21 Alphabetical index 243
22 Menu overview 250
23 Explanation of symbols 252
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Getting to know your meter and lancing device 1
Getting to know your meter and lancing device1
This chapter introduces you to
the meter
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the lancing device
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the blood glucose test
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the main features of the meter and lancing device
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It then describes
what the menus look like
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how the meter is turned on and off
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how menus are opened
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how information is entered.
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You can only perform a blood glucose test or make
settings in the meter if you have performed the
initial steps before testing (see Chapter 2).

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1.1 Overview of the meter

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Battery compartment cover (right: from above; far
right: open)
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Infrared window (integrated interface for transfer-
ring results to a computer, for example)
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Batteries [1.5 V, type AAA, alkaline-manganese or
high energy batteries (2 batteries required)]
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Lancing device (docked)
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Tip cover (bottom right: open)
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Test area (at the tip of the cassette ready for a test)
– this is where you apply the blood
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Down/Up buttons
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On/Off and Enter button
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Display

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Release button for undocking the lancing device
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Type plate
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Release button for opening the cassette compart-
ment cover
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Cassette compartment cover (bottom: open)
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Test cassette (in place in the meter)

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1.2 Overview of the lancing device
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Multifunction button (priming and lancing)
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Lancet changer - lever for rotating the lancet drum
and loading a new lancet
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Lancet drum containing 6 lancets
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Numbers indicating depth setting
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Rotatable cap (rotating the cap on the device sets
the penetration depth)
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Pin-hole opening for lancet
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Depth setting indicator
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Window showing number of available lancets

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1.3 The blood glucose test in brief
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Open tip cover
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Prime lancing device
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Obtain blood

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Apply blood
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Read result
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Close tip cover

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1.4 The main features at a glance
Test cassette instead of test strips
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The test cassette contains a continuous tape on
which there are 50 test areas. When a test is to be
performed a test area is automatically advanced to
the tip of the cassette.
Easy testing
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For testing, you do not need to press a single button.
You open the tip cover, apply blood to the test area,
read the result and close the tip cover.
Docked lancing device
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You can obtain blood with the lancing device still
docked onto the meter. Or you can undock the
lancing device and then use it to obtain blood.
Lancing device with lancet supply
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A drum containing 6 sterile lancets is placed in the
lancing device. Pushing the lever on the lancing
device rotates the drum to the next lancet. This
means that you can obtain blood with a new and
sterile lancet 6 times before you have to replace the
drum.
No coding
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Each test cassette contains an RFID (radio frequency
identication) chip. This automatically codes the
meter when you insert a test cassette and informs
the meter about the specic properties of the test
areas in this test cassette.