Table of Contentsn Section 1: Getting Acquainted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 – 12Parts of the System.Daily Activities and Travelling.Preparing the System for the First Time.Warnings, Cautions and Important Notes.Hypoglycaemia Unawareness.Modes of Operation (Continuous Monitoring Mode (CM) andBlood Glucose Mode (BG)).n Section 2: Install or Replace Transmitter and Receiver Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 – 16Installing the Batteries in Your System.Battery Types for the Transmitter and the Receiver.When to Change the Batteries.n Section 3: Set the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 – 19Set the Time and Date.n Section 4: Change Country Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 – 24Change Language, Date and Time Formats, Decimal Point format.n Section 5: Perform a Control Solution Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 – 29When to Perform a Control Solution Test.How to Perform a Control Solution Test.n Section 6: Insert or Remove Your Sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 – 39Insert Your Sensor.Remove Your Sensor.Sensor Insertion Sites.Prepare the Insertion Site.How Long Can You Wear the Sensor?Reconnect the Transmitter and Receiver.n Section 7: Attach your Transmitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 – 44Attach the Transmitter.Sensor Code.n Section 8: Calibrate your System/Test Blood Glucose Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 – 55System Calibration.Time to Perform Calibrations.Sample Calibration Schedules.Perform Blood Glucose Tests.Interpret Your Blood Glucose Test Results.n Section 9: Set, Review or Change the Alarm Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 – 68About Glucose Alarms.Choose Alarms Settings: On/Off, Type (beep vs. vibrate) and Glucose Alarm Threshold.Set the Low and High Glucose Alarms.Set Projected (Early-Warning) Alarms.What is Alarm Sensitivity?Set Data Loss Alarms, System Alarms and Progress Tones.Mute Alarms.