Vicks Rapidread Thermometer

4. SET A PREFERRED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SITETo save a preferred temperature measurement site, so that the preferred site will be automatically selected when the thermometer is turned ON, follow these steps.a. Make sure the thermometer is turned OFF.b. Press and hold the blue SITE SELECTION button and, without releasing it, then press and hold the gray POWER button. Release both buttons when the site selection icon appears with 3 flashing dots.c. Press the SITE SELECTION button until the desired temperature measurement site is selected.d. Wait 4 seconds for the site indicator dot to stop flashing.e. Press the POWER button to turn the thermometer OFF.f. The preferred temperature measurement site will be automatically selected when the thermometer is turned ON.NOTE: With a preferred temperature measurement site selected, an alternate temperature measurement site can still be selected during each use by pressing the blue SITE SELECTION button when the site selection icon appears after the thermometer is turned ON.g. To remove the preferred temperature measurement site setting, open the battery door, remove the battery and reinsert it.IMPORTANT: To ensure accurate readings, you must always take a temperature reading at the site on the individual that corresponds to the site selected on the thermometer.

I tested this thermometer taking my temperature 3 times in a row. The readings were as much as 2 degrees different. I repeated this test several times and not once did the readings even come close to each other. The problem may come from the "rapid read" feature which gives results in just 2 seconds. I could barely get the thermometer in place before the signal went off.Also, this thermometer has settings for oral, rectal and underarm use. I only wanted oral and followed the manufacturer's instructions to set that as the permanent choice. This never worked. As a result, each time I tried to take my temp, I had to cycle through the 3 settings which was awkward and very difficult for someone who is sick, as I was.I have since replaced it with a simpler thermometer for oral use. It takes about 20 seconds to give a reading and is easy to use. It also passed my test of 3 tries.Don't waste your money.

I had an old thermometer from BD. I didn't have much hope for any modern electric thermometer. I tested this several times alongside a glass thermometer that I trust. Turns out this is working well. I have owned it for over a year at this point.

Read the instructions and it works perfect. Set default reading (F or C) and default reading location (mouth, underarm, butt). I use it every day after major heart surgery, so no fooling around. Well lit, nice big numbers, and very quick (like under 3 seconds).

Love the thermometer the existing battery was already dead, there is a replacement battery but this was a higher price for this thermometer on Amazon so with that I'm disappointed

I ordered these for a pediatric office for taking rectal temps on infants - they work really well - very quick to read and easy to use. I do like that you can use it axillary as well. They work faster than the other Vicks model.

I bought one of these and fell in love with it. I bought a second one and it constantly malfunctions and had error messages but it was too late to send it back when I finally opened it. The first one still works prefectly.

We have been buying the Vicks thermometer for many years. It's always our favorite. This one is terrible.This version has 2 buttons as compared to the old version which has only 1 button. The old 1-button version requires no directions. You press the button, it beeps, and you take your temp.The new 2-button version has instructions to explain which button does what. The top button turns it on. The bottom button selects which bodypart to use - head, armpit, butt. The LED displays a person with a dot that quickly cycles through each bodypart. You need to be fast enough to press the large button when the dot is on the bodypart you want to use. If you mistakenly select the wrong bodypart there is no way to correct your choice other than to power it off and on and repeating the ridiculous process. By this time you will have developed a fever due to aggravation.After finally figuring out how to use it, we took the temp 4 times and we got 4 different readings ranging around a half degree.They managed to "upgrade" a perfectly good product with one that is complex and non-intuitive, and inaccurate. I hope they bring back to original 1-button version.