Valley Electronics Lady-Comp User manual

Instructions:
The intelligent fertility computer.

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Congratulations on choosing Lady-Comp, your
own personal family planning computer. With more
than 25 years of experience in women’s fertility
monitoring, you can rest assured that Lady-Comp
and Lady-Comp baby offer you complete confi-
dence in your family planning goals.
Please read these instructions carefully and follow
the easy steps. You will find everything that you
need to know about your device in the table of
contents or in the alphabetical index.
We wish you a successful start
to your confident life ahead.
Lady-Comp

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Included
– Fertility computer
– Temperature Sensor
– 2 AAA rechargeable batteries
– Instructions
– USB cable (optional)
– Battery charger (optional)
Display
Control button
Sensor housing
with cable
1. Lady-Comp at a Glance
Temperature sensor
Temperature sensor holder

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Contents
1. Lady-Comp at a glance
Included 03
2. Getting started
Open device 06
Insert batteries 06
Close device 06
Home screen display 07
Control button 07
Main menus 08
3. Time/date
Set the time 09
Set the date 10
4. Alarm
Alarm on / off 11
Set the alarm time 11
5. Menstruation
Activate “M” / Edit “M” 12
Past menstruation data 12
Enter “M” retrospectively 12
6. Take your temperature
Measuring every morning 13
Temperature reading time period 14
Fertility Indicators 16
Past and future fertility display/prediction 16
Fever display 17
When not to take your temperature 17
Cancel temperature measurement 17
7. Fertility calendar
Fertility calendar 18
8. Pregnancy planning
Lady-Comp baby display 19
Enter sexual intercourse 19
Gender prediction 20
Pregnancy display 21
Conception date & birth date 21
Restart after pregnancy 21
9. Fertility & planning statistics
Fertility statistics 22
Planning statistics (only Lady-Comp baby) 23

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Temperature curve 24
Personal Notes 26
10. Settings
Body Mass Index 27
Device settings 29
Temperature / time units 30
Enter Personal Notes 30
Gender prediction on /off 31
Deleting data 32
Temperature self-test 33
Device information 33
Brightness 34
Volume 34
Alarm tone 35
Key tone on /off 35
11. Important notes
Analysis of your fertility data – read out 36
Mini USB cable 36
Micro SD card 36
AAA battery Charger 36
Sample values 37
Loss of data 37
After the pill 37
Pearl Index 37
Program 37
Prognosis 37
Travel and time zones 37
Daylight Saving Time 37
Shift work 37
Restart after interruption in use 37
12. Troubleshooting & error messages
Charge batteries 38
Batteries depleted (112-11) 38
Button battery low (112-12) 38
Button battery depleted (112-13) 38
USB: Improper function (117-1) 38
M input: check (111-10) 39
Memory almost full (111-11) 39
Memory full (111-12) 39
Bootloader error (120-1) 39
Maintenance, care and safety 40
Service and support 42
Notes on electromagnetic compatibility 43
Index 48
Contact 52

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2. Getting started
Insert batteries
Batteries must be inserted before operating the device. 2 AAA rechargeable batteries are included,
but commercial AAA batteries (1.5 V) can also be used. The included 2 batteries (type AAA) must be
recharged for 12 hours before inserting. The serial number of the device is inside the battery box.
1. Remove the temperature sensor
2. Open the device
Open the device by unscrewing the top cover in a
counterclockwise direction.
3. Insert the batteries
Insert the appropriate batteries.
4. Close the device
Align the two notches with each other and screw
the top in a clockwise direction.

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Home screen display
The time, date, and year will be set when you receive the fertility computer.
Control button / On switch
Press the control button until the time/date appears in the display. All menus can be reached by tapping
up/ down or right/ left on the control button. Press on the center of the control button “ok”
to select the corresponding menus and to confirm selection.
Back to home screen
Press and hold the “ok” key for 3 seconds to return to the time/date display.
Automatic switch-off
If no button is pressed for 60 seconds, the device will switch off automatically. The display will remain
off until it is activated again or the alarm goes off.
Select menu by using the control
button, left, right, up, down
forward/back
left /right
yes /no
date/time forward /back
up/down
Confirm menu selection
Confirm entry
Hold down for 3 seconds
= Return to home screen
“Return” activated (blue square
highlighted) + “ok” key (confirms entry)
= return to the previous menu level
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Operating the control button

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Lady-Comp babyLady-Comp
Main menus for the Lady-Comp models
The different menu levels of Lady-Comp and Lady-Comp baby.
Time / Date Alarm
Pregnancy planning
Settings
Temperature
Menstruation
Return Fertility & planning
statistics
Fertility
calendar

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Set the time
3. Time/Date
“Return” illuminated
Go to minutesPress “ok” Press “ok”
“Return”
Set hour Set minutes
Settings

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4. Alarm
Prior to the first temperature measurement,
set the alarm time and activate the alarm.
Set the date
“Return” illuminated
Press “ok” Press “ok” Press “ok”
“Return”
Set day
Important:
If the device has already received one or
more temperature measurements, it is only
possible to change the date setting by one
day. If the date is reversed, no temperature
measurement can be made the following day.
The date cannot be changed accidentally.
The date may also be adjusted when traveling
in different time zones. Do not take your
temperature on the day of travel.