Storing Test Strip, Control Solution, and Linearity Solution Information in the Meter • 6676 Storing Test Strip, Control Solution, and LinearitySolution Information in the Meter6.1 Storing information about test stripsEach box of test strips contains a code key.1 Each codekey belongs to a single lot number and provides impor-tant information about the lot-specific properties of thetest strip. The properties of the test strips are downloaded(as a code file) from the code key using the code keyreader and sent to the meter. The code file is stored in themeter.This procedure also allows the code key information to bestored centrally in the data management system, fromwhere it can be sent to all the meters used in your facility.Make sure with each test that the code stored (andselected by you) matches the lot number of the test stripsin use.Aside from the unchangeable data directly linked to thelot-specific properties, some of the information from thecode key can be modified (depending on your metersetup). This information includes:■ Expiration date (can be set to a date before thedate stored in the key)■ Parameters for control solutions (minimum andmaximum values for levels L1/Lo and L2/Hi)1. The code key is also frequently referred to as a code chip.The terms are synonymous.When using a data management system for configu-ration, it is possible to partially or fully disable thefunctions described in this chapter. In this case, therespective buttons in Main Menu 2 do not appear. Seealso Appendix A.
