Accu-Chek insulin pump manual Press f after correctly inserting the cartridge

If the end plate of the piston rod does not sit flush against the cartridge plunger, remove the cartridge from the cartridge compartment. Hold the cartridge and adapter next to the cartridge compartment. Press a or s to move the piston rod forward until its base plate and the cartridge plunger are level. The displayed cartridge volume decreases accordingly. Re-insert the cartridge into the cartridge compartment.

–If needed, repeat this step until the cartridge is correctly inserted (the end plate of the piston rod sits flush against the cartridge plunger).

10.Press f after correctly inserting the cartridge.

Your pump performs a self test. See the section “System Check Start-Up Process” (page 28).

11.Check that the infusion set luer-lock connector is still correctly connected to the adapter. Tighten the infusion set by hand clockwise until it sits tightly in the adapter.

12.When the system check start-up process is finished, the PRIME THE INFUSION SET screen is displayed.

See the section “Priming the Infusion Set” (page 53) for more information. Start from the point in those instructions where the pump screen matches the screen above.

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