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st ble surf ce skin temper tures nd re good t rget re s
for t king body temper ture re ding.
Hold the thermometer t dist nce of 2 to 3 inches from the
skin. Pull the trigger nd within h lf second the displ y
will show the body temper ture th t w s derived from
me suring the surf ce temper ture of the skin. If sound
output is en bled the thermometer will beep to indic te th t
the re ding w s t ken.
If the me sured body temper ture is within the norm l
r nge (96.8°F-99.5°F/36°-37.5°C), the b cklight will rem in
green. If it is elev ted (99.5°F-100.3°F/37.5°C-38°C) the
b cklight will ch nge to or nge, nd if it’s high
(>100.3°F/38°C), it will ch nge to red.
If the me sured temper ture is below 96.8°F/36°C the LCD
will show “Lo”, if it is bove 109°F/43°C the LCD will show
“Hi”.
The displ y will lso show “Lo” if the ttempt to t ke
re ding w s unsuccessful. M ke sure th t the me surement
re is not covered by h ir, the skin is free of perspir tion
(wipe off if needed), nd th t no ir flow is present s it
could interfere with the me surement. Another potenti l
re son for “Lo” re ding could be t king successive
re dings too quickly. Allow 10 to 15 seconds between
re dings. Also m ke sure your me surement dist nce is 2 to
3 inches.
How to Take a Surface Temperature Reading
Pull the trigger button to turn the thermometer on. M ke
sure the thermometer is in surf ce temper ture
