Important Safeguards
1.The thermometer body is NOT waterproof. Please do not immerse the thermometer body in water or other liquids. Please use care when cleaning the ear probe. The ear probe tip of your Health o meter® Infrared thermometer IS waterproof. (Please see Thermometer Care section of this user guide, Page 10)
2.Do not expose the thermometer to prolonged, direct sunlight. The heat may damage the internal electronics or the thermometer housing.
3.When not in use, please keep the thermometer in the storage case and out of the reach of children. The optimal storage temperature for the device is
4.Your Health o meter® Infrared Ear Thermometer is designed for taking human body temperatures from the ear canal only. DO NOT use the thermometer to take rectal, oral or skin surface temperatures.
About Body Temperature
Your Health o meter® thermometer measures the infrared heat of the ear drum and provides the user with an instant, accurate, digital display of the body temperature. With the “scan” button depressed, the thermometer performs 512 scanning sequences per second to “search out” and display the highest temperature detected.
It is normal that body temperature measured at different locations of the body will vary (oral, rectal or ear). As well, body temperature from one individual to another will vary. Body temperature will also fluctuate within an individual throughout the day. Please see the accompanying charts for temperature variation based on site measurement 1 and “normal” body temperature ranges by age.
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