Congratulations on going digital with Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB meter. Now experience the simple Setup of your new meter.

What to Do First

First charge your meter. Your computer can be used to perform initial startup while your meter is charging. You can also initiate setup directly on your meter once it is fully charged. When you first turn on your CONTOUR® USB meter, a setup sequence begins.

Press and hold the Menu button until the meter turns on. After a welcome screen, you will see the Select Language screen.

Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select your desired language. When highlighted, press the OK button. A screen confirms your language. On the next screen choose: Quickstart, Customize, or Help.

Quickstart – is set to the default settings. You will need to confirm the date and time, then you can immediately begin testing. You can also change these settings later.

Customize – allows you to adjust settings. By default: AutoLog is on; Target is set to: Before Meal, 70–130 mg/dL After Meal, 70–180 mg/dL

These settings can be changed in Setup.

Help - provides additional information.

Initial Startup Using Quickstart
Initial Startup Using Customize

Setting the Date and Time
Setup: Setting the Date
Setup: Setting the Time
Setup: Turning the Sound On/Off
Setting the Language

Initial Startup Using Quickstart:

Press the Quickstart button. A screen confirms your choice.

The next screen has the current date and time. If it is correct press the Accept button. If incorrect, press the Change button and follow the steps to Set the Date and Set the Time.

Setup is complete. You may now check your blood sugar.

Initial Startup Using Customize:

Press the Customize button to change the default settings. A screen confirms your choice.

The next screen has the current date and time. If it is correct press the Accept button. If incorrect, press the Change button and follow the steps to Set the Date and Set the Time. A screen confirms the date and time are set.

The next screen shows that AutoLog is on. AutoLog lets you mark a test as Before Meal or After Meal during the 5 second test time. To turn AutoLog off, read more about AutoLog.

The next screen displays the default blood sugar target range for(Before Meal) and (After Meal) blood sugar.

These values can be changed to the range you and/or your health care professional decide are your personal target ranges. You can accept the default ranges or change them by pressing the Change button and following the steps in How to Customize Target Ranges.

A screen confirms your target is set. Setup is complete. You may now check your blood sugar.

Setting the Date and Time

Skip setting the date and time on your CONTOUR® USB meter just by plugging it into your computer. It automatically synchs the date and time with that of your computer.

To set the date on and time without plugging CONTOUR® USB into your computer, follow Setup instructions below.

Setup: Setting the Date:

1. Press the Menu button to go to the Main Menu.
2. Press the Setup button.
3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Date. Press the OK button.
4. To change the date, press the Change button.
5. Select either the Month/Day/Year or Day.Month.Year button.
6. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct year. Press the OK button.
7. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct month. Press the OK button.
8. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct day. Press the OK button.

A screen confirms the date you entered. If correct, press the Done button and the Setup menu will appear. If you need to make changes, press the Change button and repeat the process.

Setup: Setting the Time:

1. Press the Menu button to go to the Main Menu.
2. Press the Setup button.
3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Time. Press the OK button.
4. To change the time, press the Change button.
5. Select either the 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock button.
6. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct hour. Press the OK button.
7. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct minute. Press the OK button.
8. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the correct AM/PM. Press the OK button.

A screen confirms the date you entered. If correct, press the Done button and the Setup menu will appear. If you need to make changes, press the Change button and repeat the process.

Setup: Turning the Sound On/Off:

Sound is turned ON when you receive your meter. It can be turned off using the Setup menu. Certain error messages and the Reminder bell will override the Sound off setting. One long beep indicates a confirmation. Two beeps indicate an error or situation that requires your attention.

1. Press the Menu button to go to the Main Menu.
2. Press the Setup button.
3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Sound. Press the OK button.
4. To turn the sound off, press the Turn Off button.

To keep the sound on, press the Go Back button. A screen confirms that sound is off. The Setup menu will appear.

Setting the Language:

1. Press the Menu button to go to the Main Menu.
2. Press the Setup button.
3. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select Language. Press the OK button.
4. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to select the language you prefer. Press the OK button.

A screen confirms your choice. The Setup menu will appear in the language you selected.

Download the User Guide for more information.