Meter Activation And Battery Change - GE GE006 Manual

Meter Activation and Battery Change

Your GE006 Blood Glucose Meter comes with two AAA, batteries installed. Two new batteries will
provide power to perform approximately 800 tests under normal use with one data transfer. Press the
main button or insert a strip to activate your meter.
1. Turn the GE006 Blood Glucose 2. Install the batteries. Be sure to
Meter over. Press and slide the
put the batteries in the correct
battery cover to open.
direction.
4. The GE006 Blood Glucose Meter will enter Self-Testing Mode automatically when replacing the battery
(all symbols will appear on the screen).
5. Press any button to exit the self-test and enter Setting Mode.
6. You must set the time and date when replacing the battery. See Chapter "Setting Up Your Meter -
Setting the Date, Time, and Volume" on page 18. Test results are still stored in the memory.
CAUTION
- Please follow the local regulation to properly discard a used battery.
- Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.
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You can enter the Setting Mode two ways.
1. Replace the Battery
After removing the battery, press the main button several times until there is no signal on screen,
then follow the battery installation steps to replace battery. The GE006 Blood Glucose Meter will
perform a self-test. Press the main button to exit the self-test and enter the Setting Mode.
2. With Battery Inserted
Press the main button to turn on the GE006 Blood Glucose Meter. Hold down the main button for 7
seconds. During this time the screen will go blank until you hear a beep. After the beep, the meter will
3. Slide the battery cover
turn on into the Setting Mode. The display screen will show setting data.
back until it snaps into
place.
Meter Activation and Battery Change
NOTE
- Use the Left and Right buttons to select your setting data and press the main button to
confirm each selection. After confirming all of the settings, you will return to the Time Mode.
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