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How to set Accu-Chek Advantage meter

The Accu-Chek Advantage blood glucose meter has a variety of settings that increase the user-friendliness of the device. After buying the meter, make sure the date, time, beeper and hypoglycemic indicator are correct. The beeper is the noise the device makes after a reading is complete. The hypoglycemic indicator alarm rings when a test result is too low. The user can control the level at which the hypoglycemic indicator alarm rings.

Things You'll Need

  • Accu-Chek Advantage blood glucose meter
  • 3-volt lithium battery (comes with a new meter)
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Instructions

  1. Install the battery

    • 1

      Flip open the battery cover on the back of the device.

    • 2

      Install the battery and make sure the “+” sign on the battery faces up.

    • 3

      Close the battery cover. The device will automatically prompt you to set the date and time.

    Set date and time

    • 4

      Press the on/off button to turn the meter on, then press and hold the on/off button until “on” appears on the screen.

    • 5

      Press the on/off button again, and the hour will flash in the upper left corner of the screen.

    • 6

      Use the left/right arrows to adjust the hour. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute, month, day and year.

    • 7

      Press and hold the on/off button to exit the date and time setup.

    Set the beeper

    • 8

      Press the on/off button to turn the meter on, then press and hold the on/off button until “set” appears on the screen. The beeper symbol and "on" will appear.

    • 9

      Use the left/right arrows to toggle between the beeper on and beeper off settings.

    • 10

      Press and hold the on/off button to exit the date and beeper setup.

    Set the hypoglycemic (hypo) indicator

    • 11

      Press the on/off button to turn the meter on, then press and hold the on/off button until “set” appears on the screen. The beeper symbol and “on” will appear.

    • 12

      Press the on/off button repeatedly until “hypo” appears on the screen.

    • 13

      Use the left/right arrows to toggle between on and off.

    • 14

      Press and hold the on/off button to exit the hypoglycemic indicator settings.

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