User guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- The basics
- Entering your settings
- Basic steps
- Setting the time and date
- Selecting the language
- Setting your Alarm/Alert Type
- Entering your glucose monitoring settings
- Turning on the sensor
- Selecting the BG units
- Turning on the Glucose Alerts
- Setting the Glucose Limits
- Setting the Glucose Limits start time
- Setting the High Snooze
- Setting the Low Snooze
- Setting the Predictive glucose alert
- Setting the Rate Alerts
- AUC calculation
- Setting the Alarm Snooze
- Setting the Cal Reminder
- Entering the transmitter identification number
- Setting up the Missed Data option
- Setting the sensor glucose graph timeout
- Reviewing your settings
- Setting up your transmitter and sensor
- Meter option
- Using your system
- Utilities
- Therapy management software
- Troubleshooting and alarms/alerts
- About alarms and alerts
- What to do when you get an alarm/alert
- Sensor alerts
- Viewing your sensor alert history
- System alarms
- Viewing your system alarm history
- Understanding your transmitter, tester, and charger
- Troubleshooting the transmitter
- Troubleshooting the monitor
- My monitor will not display my BG measurement from my meter
- Reconnect old sensor
- Find lost sensor
- What happens if I leave the monitor battery out for more than ten minutes?
- Why doesn't my monitor battery last very long?
- What is a CHECK SETTINGS alarm?
- My screen looks distorted
- I dropped my monitor
- I submerged my monitor in water
- I cannot get to the User Settings screen
- System maintenance
- System specifications
- Alarm/alert types
- Alarm/alert messages and codes
- Alarm/alert history
- Backlight
- Screen and menu timeout
- Sensor glucose graph timeout
- High and low Glucose Limits (CSS7100)
- High and low Glucose Limits (CSS7100K)
- Daily totals
- Default screen
- Default settings
- ENTER BG meter values
- Meter ID entries
- Power supply
- System safety checks
- Radio frequency (RF) communication specifications
- Quality of service
- Data security
- Monitor size
- Monitor weight
- TIME/DATE SET screen
- STATUS screen
- Guidance and manufacturer's declaration
- MiniLink specifications
- Warranty
- Icon table
- Sensor accuracy
- Performance results in adults
- Accuracy of Guardian RT readings
- Precision of Guardian RT readings
- Low and High Alerts in adults
- Guardian RT Sensor Performance and Calibration Stability As a Function of Time
- Effects of calibration frequency
- Performance results in children and adolescents
- Low and High alerts in children and adolescents
- Glossary
- Index
The screen shows the name of the alarm and information about how to clear it (press to see the
information on clearing the alarm). In this example, the alarm is the FAILED BATT TEST alarm.
Menus
There are three menus. Each menu contains different menu items that you select to set up the system and
to view information.
MAIN MENU
This is the first menu in the system. It contains the following submenus: SENSOR, CAPTURE EVENT, and
UTILITIES. To open the MAIN MENU, press ACT from the HOME screen.
SENSOR MENU
Contains the options that you use to set up communication between the sensor and the monitor, and to
get to the monitor’s sensor features. See the next chapter for details on how to enter your glucose
monitoring settings. See the Setting up your transmitter and sensor chapter for details on how to set up
your sensor.
CAPTURE EVENT
Contains the options that you use to enter information about different events into the system. Examples of
events include: the amount of insulin used for injections; and carbohydrates consumed during meals or
snacks. See the Using your system chapter for details on how to enter event information.
UTILITIES MENU
Contains the options that you use for safety features, convenience, and to view system alarm/alert
information. Examples include: locking the keypad buttons; viewing system alarms/alerts; turning the
meter option on and off; and running the Selftest diagnostic test. See the Utilities chapter for details on
using this menu.
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