prety ll \ ACCU-CHEK* Performa BLOOD GLUCOSE METER Owner's Booklet AZ Whether the Aocu-Chek Performa Meter your fst blood glucose meter or you have used a ‘moter for some tine; please tale the time to read this booklet carehily before you use your new meter Touseit correcty and dependably, you need to understand ts operation, screen displays, and al indivival features. ‘Should you have any questions, please call the Accu-Chek Eugiy Line on 1800 251 816. The Accu-Chek? Performa System ‘Your new Accu-Chek Performa Meter is for quantitative blood glucose testing using Accu-Chek Performa test stp, ‘Suitable for self-testing. ‘The Accu-Chek Performa meter may be used by patients who test thelr own blood glucose aS well as by healthcare professionals for monitoring patent's blood glucose values. The system includes: ‘© Accu-Chek Performa Meter with battery + Aca-Chok Performa Test Strips and code chip '* Accu-Chek Performa Control Solution Any object coming into contact with human blood is a potential source of infection A (ee: Clinical and Laboratory Standards institute: Protection of Laboratory Workers ‘from Occupationally Acquired infections; Approved Guideline — Third Edition; CLSI document M29-A3, 2005). Why Regular Blood Glucose Testing Is Important Testing your blood glucose regularly can make a big difference in how you manage your diabetes everyday. We have made tas simple 2s possibieImportant Information About Your New Meter '* Your new meter is designed for testing fresh whole blood samples (for example, blood ‘from your fingertip or forearm). The meter is for outside the body (in vitro) use. It should nit bo usod to dagnese dabotos '* This meter requires Accu-Chek Performa Test Strips, Other test strips will give inaccurate results. ‘+ Your now motor comes with a prosot timo ané date. You may nood to chango the timo to ‘your time zone. * Ifyou have followed the steps in the booklet, but sill have symptoms that do not seem to match your tastresults—or if you have questinss—talk to your haaltheare professional Contents QL... “The Accu-Chek Performa Meter Coding Your Meter ‘Acjusting the Time and Date—Fist Time lise Using the Accu-Chek Performa System Flagging Test Results. Altornative Sito Testing (AST) Chapter 3: Meter Memory, Setup, and Downloading Memory Setting the Time and Date ‘Setting the Alarm Clock Function ‘Setting the Hypoglycemic (Hypo) Alarm Function Downloading Your Results to a Computer or PDA. Wy Perform Control Tests.. ‘About the Control Solutions. Performing a Control Test Understanding Control Test Resuts. inc Chapter 5; Maintenance and Troubleshooting Changing the Baty eenrnnuoneenonennninnn Geaning YU Mele. ercrnsvncronnn Maintenance and Toublesheating Soreen Messages and Troubleshooting Product Limitations... Specticatis aon Product Safety infomatr Disposing of Your Meter... BUAFEMEE. nnn ‘AMditional SuppHAS enn Information for Healthcare Professionais Index... Een -. At Ad “AS 46 50 58 58 55 56 ST 64 64 “64 61 “67 “09 70 A 78Chapter 1: Understanding Your New System The Accu-Chek Performa Meter Display ~ Infrared (R) Window — Shows reat, toed to toner data messages and from the meter toa ress sed n computer FOL menor. owonset Baton - Right and Lett Tums the meron oF Arrow Butons ~ of and as optons Pres to eter Battary oor menony sdst Flip pen te tery seting, and scr too by pushing the through eit tab in the dectn of rasrpsit- thearow Inet et stp her = ode cp stot — inset coe chi ito this opening Golden Ent —> jon inatthic na ft the test stro into zz the meter. Tot inion sees ‘uch boot crop or cortro solution here, — Test strip Test Stip Container Control Solution Botte ‘On/ofSet Infrared (IR) Code Chip Battery — insert with ution Top View Window (for example) (4) sym! facing up.