Accu-Chek insulin pump manual Inserting or Changing the Battery, for more information

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Inserting (or Changing) the Battery

Your pump turns on when you insert the battery. When you remove the battery, your pump still tracks the time and date for about 1 hour. The pump will always store your pump settings (such as the hourly basal rates, bolus increment and active user menu) and event memory (bolus and alarm history, history of daily insulin totals and Temporary Basal Rates) even if the battery power dies and no matter how long your pump is without power.

See the section “Accessories and Disposables – Battery” (page 21) for information on recommended batteries.

!	Keep the Time/Date Settings Correct
▲ Always check that the time and date of your insulin pump
WARNING	are set correctly. The time and date are displayed on the
	STOP screen. Incorrect programming of the time and date
	may cause incorrect insulin delivery. If you, your doctor,
	or healthcare team store and analyze your therapy data
	electronically and the time and date of the devices used
	are not set identically, the gathered data might not be
	meaningful. See the section “Setting Time and Date”
	(page 32) for more information.
▲	To prevent water from entering the casing, change the
!	battery only in a dry environment. Make sure that the
CAUTION	battery seal is not worn out or missing and that the
	battery is properly inserted. Tighten or loosen the battery
	cover with the ACCU-CHEK Spirit insulin pump battery key
	(knives, screwdrivers or other sharp objects may harm

your insulin pump). Do not over-tighten as this may cause damage to the battery cover and to the casing. The battery cover is correctly inserted and tightened when the battery cover is level with the insulin pump casing.

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