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7. TROUBLESHOOTING
Special display messages during testing
If at any time during the test procedure
the display reads
error
or
not ok
, there is
a problem which needs to be corrected:
Your blood or Control
Solution sample was too
small or smeared.
Repeat
the test, using a larger,
round and shiny drop.
(See Check the Amount of
Blood on the Test Strip in
Chapter 6,
Testing Your
Blood.
)
The Test Strip Holder and
Test Area need to be
cleaned.
(See Chapter 8,
Cleaning and Maintaining
the Meter
.) NOTE: This
message may
inadver-
tently
appear if your hand or any other
object is placed above the Test Area
immediately after the Meter is turned on.
(A partially or fully inserted Test Strip
can also cause this message to appear.)
Do not insert a Test Strip until
insert
strip
appears on the display.
clean
test
area
not
enough
blood
retest
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