Color-coded fever guidance
Fever guidance helps you to better understand the meaning of your child's temperature with the
color indicated on the display. The screen displays green for a normal temperature, yellow for a
fever, and red for a high fever.
Color Range
Green
Yellow
Red
How to use your Braun Sensian™ Swipe 5 Thermometer
First time use
Insert 2 AAA batteries (see page 8 for instructions).
Remove 98.6 °F label from display.
1
Power on
Remove protective cap. Press and release the
power button once. Backlight will come on
and the warm up sequence starts.
The last reading is automatically displayed for
2 seconds.
When device displays STEADY "00.0" on the
screen, it is ready to take a measurement.
2
Position
Place the thermometer against the skin, on the forehead just
above the eyebrow. Be sure to hold the thermometer flush against
the forehead.
NOTE: ALWAYS remove the protective scanner cap before taking
a temperature reading.
3
Take temperature
Press the "Temperature button" and slowly swipe
diagonally down the forehead to the temple and
then back. Be sure to hold the thermometer
flush against the forehead for the duration of the
measurement.
When the temperature button is pressed a
dashed line will appear on the screen and a soft beeping is heard to
let you know the thermometer is working. DO NOT remove the
thermometer from the forehead until you hear the long, 2-second
confirmation beep.
4
Reading
96.4 °F – 99.4 °F
(35.8 °C – 37.4 °C)
>99.4 °F – 101.3 °F
(>37.4 °C – 38.5 °C)
>101.3 °F
(>38.5 °C)
Meaning
Normal
Fever
High Fever