Beurer FT 70: 6. What you should know about using this thermometer

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press the button to change the setting.

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Then press the button to save the setting.

After this process, the thermometer shows the word

in the display and switches o automatically.

Turning volume on and o again

Turn the device on and the speaker symbol [15] shows whether the voice function is on or off. Press the Set button

to turn the voice function on and o . When you turn the voice function on, a short beep sounds (speaker symbol visible =

voice function on; speaker symbol not visible = voice function o ).

6. What you should know about using this thermometer

There are di erent thermometers for taking temperature measurements in di erent parts of the body:

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Ear/forehead thermometer (this thermometer, for measuring in the ear or on the forehead area)

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Rod thermometer (for rectal [in the back passage], axillary [under the arm] or oral measurement [in the mouth])

Taking the temperature gives a measurement that provides information about a person’s current body tempera-

ture. If you are uncertain about interpreting the results or if the value is abnormal, please consult your doctor.

This also applies in the case of slight temperature changes if there are other symptoms of illness such as agita-

tion, severe sweating, fl ushed skin, fast pulse rate, tendency to collapse, etc.

Temperatures measured with di erent thermometers cannot be compared with one another. You should there-

fore tell your doctor (or bear in mind if you are diagnosing yourself) what thermometer you used to take your

temperature and in what part of the body.

The temperature of a healthy person is infl uenced by various factors: individual metabolic rate, which depends

on the person, age (body temperature of infants and small children is higher and decreases as they age). Greater

temperature fl uctuations occur faster and more often in children, e.g. due to growth spurts), their clothing, the

ambient temperature, the time of day (body temperature is lower in the morning and increases throughout the

day towards evening), the preceding physical and, to a lesser extent, mental activity.

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