Abbott Freestyle Lite - Manual (Page 34)

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Meter does not enter the test mode after inserting a test strip.
Probable Cause What to Do
The battery is dead. Replace the battery (and reset the date and time,
if necessary.)
The battery is installed
incorrectly or there is no
battery in the meter.
Check that the battery is installed correctly with
the positive (+) sign facing upward, toward you.
Test strip inserted upside
down, wrong end in, or
incompletely inserted into
the meter.
Insert the FreeStyle Lite Test Strip with the
printed side up and the top of the strip in the
meter.
Defective meter or test strips. Call Customer Care.
Blood or foreign objects put
into the test strip port.
Call Customer Care.
Test does not start after applying the blood sample.
Probable Cause What to Do
Blood sample too small. You may add blood to the same sample area
of the FreeStyle Lite Test Strip from which you
started for up to 60 seconds from the time of
the first application. If necessary, repeat the test
using a new FreeStyle Lite Test Strip and a larger
blood sample.
Defective test strip. Repeat the test with a new FreeStyle Lite Test
Strip
Sample applied after meter
times out (two minutes) and
turns off.
Repeat the test using a new test strip. Wait until
you see the Blood and Test Strip symbols on
the display screen before you apply the blood
sample.
Defective meter or test
strips.
Call Customer Care.
Troubleshooting