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General Tab

The General Tab lets you specify the settings that determine how you will use and interact with OneTouch® DMS (see Figure 2.10).

When you see this:	You can do this:
Look for Meter On	Specify the serial port on your PC that you will use
	to connect to the meter. If you do not know the
	COM port, select Autosearch. OneTouch® DMS will
	attempt to locate the correct COM port automatically.
	If you know the correct COM port, uncheck
	Autosearch and select the port (COM1-COM256).
	“Autosearch” is the default setting.
	Note: Many PCs only have 2 COM ports and your
	mouse or internal modem is usually connected to
	one of them. Refer to documentation for your PC
	for more information on available COM ports.
Show Instructions for	Specify if you want OneTouch® DMS to display
	instructions for these 3 functions that apply to
	readings in the meter memory. Select the options
	you want to display.
Require name confirmation	Specify if you want to confirm the patient name is
	correct each time you transfer meter readings to
	the OneTouch® DMS database.
	If you have already transferred readings from a
	meter to a patient in the database, the Software
	assumes you want to transfer the new readings in
	the same meter to the same patient. By requiring
	name confirmation, you will have the option of
	transferring readings to the same patient, a different
	patient, or a Guest patient.

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