Contents
User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Understanding & Troubleshooting Error Messages
Food Exercise Stress and illness Diabetes medications
Welcome
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Intended Use
Questions? Call Customer Care
Information
Precision Xtra Kit Contents
Data Management System
Getting to Know Your Monitor’s Features
Access previous results and averages
Turn monitor on and OFF Access monitor setup options
Strip Port
Use this button to
This is where the battery is installed
Turn backlight on and OFF Battery Compartment
Forward Button Back Button
Use these buttons to
Setup Options
Mode Button Forward Button Back Button
Buttons to Use
Set Beeper
Set Date, you set the year, month, and day
You may need to re-set the time and date
Release Button to Move to the next setup option
How to Set the Beeper Date, Time, & View Measurement Units
Not want to change it, Press
Means the beeper is on Means the beeper is OFF
1To turn your monitor ON, Press and Hold the button
Set Time
Hour Hour flashes on and off
1Press and Release the button to move the hour forward
Minutes Minutes flash on and off
Year Year flashes on and off
Set Date
Month Month flashes on and off
1Press and Release Button to move the month forward
Button to move the month back
Day Day flashes on and off
Choice #1
You have two choices
Choice #2 For the 24-hour format, AM or PM does not show
Date
Choice #1 For the month- day format, shows with the date
Blood Glucose Measurement Units
Press and Hold the button to turn your monitor off
You have successfully set up your monitor
When to Calibrate Your Monitor
Why Calibrate Your Monitor?
Calibrating Your
Your Precision Xtra monitor Must be calibrated so that it
What You Will Need
How to Calibrate Your Monitor
Calibrated for blood Glucose monitoring
Calibrated for blood
. it in until it stops
Test strips
Ketone
Then you hear the beeper, if the beeper is on
Test strip foil packet
Display window Test strip calibrator
Calibration is complete
Try to calibrate again
Calibrating Your Monitor
How to Recall LOT Number or Calibration Code
3Press and Hold the button to turn your monitor off
Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
Lancing device and a new, sterile lancet
Important Information About Monitoring Your Blood Glucose
How to Monitor Your Blood Glucose
Read the lancing Device instructions for use
Getting Started 1Prepare your lancing device
Monitoring Blood Glucose
Monitoring Blood Glucose
Fingertip sampling Forearm sampling Upper arm sampling
Obtaining a Blood Drop
Use your lancing device to obtain a blood drop
Lancets and Lancing Device
Strip from the monitor or
Disturb the test strip during
Countdown
Important If the countdown does not start
Shutting Off Your Monitor
Understanding Your Result
LO Result What It Means
Result 300 mg/dL or Higher
Test strip
HI Result What It Means
Result What It Means
HI shows on the display window
Mmol/L
Monitoring Your Blood ß-Ketone
Blood glucose results
You and your healthcare
Important Information about Monitoring Your Blood ß-Ketone
Blood ß-Ketone
How to Monitor Your
For more information about the Display Check
Monitoring Blood ß-Ketone
Use your lancing device to
Clean, dry, and warm. To
Obtain a blood drop
Important Blood ß-Ketone
Applying the Blood Drop to the Test Strip
Important If the countdown
Test strip from the monitor Or disturb it during Countdown
Does not start
You might not have applied Enough blood to the test strip
2Discard the test strip properly
When
Not controlled.2-4
Contact your healthcare professional immediately
There may be a problem with the test strip
Doing a Control Solution Test
Do not swallow the control solution
How to Do Control Solution Testing
2Remove the test strip from its foil packet
Monitor turns on automatically
4Push the test strip in until it stops
Control Solution Testing
Glucose Ketone Status Bar Countdown
Applying Control Solution to the Test Strip
Countdown Important If the countdown does not start
Glucose Ketone
2Discard the test strip properly
Your monitor and test strips are working correctly
If the control result falls within the range
What Can Your Monitor Show You?
Memory
Glucose Averages
How to See Results in Memory
Blood Glucose result Memory Blood ß-Ketone result
Glucose control Solution result Memory
How to See Averages
Reviewing Results
Transferring Your Results to a Computer
Too hot or too
Understanding Troubleshooting Error Messages
Cold for
Properly
What It What You
Blood glucose
Problem with
Result may be
Too high to be
Test strip error. Monitor again Test strip is
Monitor error
Specifications
Your Monitor’s
Limitations
Assay Range
Storage Temperature
Range
Functions
Data port
Monitor Operating Range
System Operating Range
Specifications Limitations
You monitor your blood ß-Ketone
You think your blood glucose is low or is changing rapidly
Cleaning Your Monitor
Caring For Your Monitor
Store your monitor in its carrying case
Two things
Replacing Your Monitor’s Battery
Your Monitor
Caring for Your
See , Setting Up Your System
Support, Guarantee & Limited Warranty
Support
Or distributor
Your purchase
Guarantee & Limited Warranty
References
PRT06986 Rev. B 8/05