do
as the use of hot or cold water will affect
tal,
the reading.
• Do not take a person's temperature for at
ide
ffi-
least thirty minutes after physical effort,
for
a bath or after a meal.
• If the probe is pointed at a hot object,
ical
so-
it will perform a remote temperature
ure
reading. To avoid such reading errors,
her
keep the time from when it is switched
ong
on to when it takes the ear reading to a
also
minimum.
• Do not touch the sensor, the probe or
on
y as
the probe cap with your fingers. If fin-
on
gerprints get left on the sensor, remove
ere
them following the instructions provided
pth
in the "CARE AND MAINTENANCE"
and
section.
ow
ures
READING PROCEDURE
y:
Important: before switching the appli-
6.4
ance on, the probe cap must be fitted
correctly, following the instructions
C /
provided in the "Fitting the probe cap"
section.
–
Fitting the probe caps.
C /
1. Place the probe cap in the hous-
ing in the thermometer case (see
diagram 1). Important: position the
probe cap making sure the adhesive
part, i.e. the knurled section, (see
sate
diagram 1 ) is facing upwards.
to
2. Align the centre of the probe cap
with the centre of the probe.
om-
3. Insert the probe into its seat until
r in
you hear it click into place; this
r at
mean it is now ready to use.
ose
also
min-
hilst
hat
not
If the probe cap is not fitted correctly,
air
when the appliance is switched on,
the
the
play and it will not be possible to take
not
any readings (the appliance will beep
obe
three times and no message will ap-
Fig. 1
symbol will blink on the dis-
pear on the display).
Fig. 2
If this happens, fit the probe cap again
following the instructions provided in
points 1-3 of this section very care-
fully.
Warning! Only use dedicated probe
caps REF 00001205000000
Switching on the appliance and
taking readings
Press the
(ON/MEM) button on
the left side of the appliance.
Fig. 3
When the appliance is switched on, it
will run an autotest and all the seg-
ments on the display will light up.
If any segments do not light up, do
not use the thermometer under any
circumstances.
When the autotest sessions has been
completed, the thermometer display
will look like the picture in diagram 4
The thermometer is ready for use as
soon as the (ear) icon stops blinking
and the appliance beeps twice.
Fig. 4
If an error message appears on the
display, please refer to page 19.
Important: Before taking a reading,
always make sure that the sensor is
clean and has not been damaged in
any manner; also check that the ear
canal is perfectly clean too. Now press
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