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
Turning on the sensor
The sensor must be turned on, started and initialized to report glucose measurements.
1 Open the EDIT SETTINGS screen.
MAIN MENU > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
The EDIT SETTINGS screen appears with Sensor: Off selected.
2 Press ACT. The SENSOR ON/OFF screen appears with Off selected.
3 Select On, then press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen appears showing the sensor is now turned on.
Selecting the BG units
You must select the blood glucose (BG) units for the system (either mg/dL or mmol/L). All BG
measurements will show in the BG unit type you select.
1 Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
MAIN MENU > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
2
Select BG Units, then press ACT. The BLOOD GLUCOSE UNITS screen shows mg/dL or mmol/L.
3
Press
or to select the units you want.
4 Press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows the BG Units type you selected.
Turning on the Glucose Alerts
The Glucose alerts must be turned on so the system can send you an alert when the sensor glucose
measurements reach or exceed your Glucose Limits.
1 Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
MAIN MENU > Sensor > Sensor Setup > Edit Settings
2 Select Glucose Alarms, then press ACT. The GLUCOSE ALARMS screen appears with Off selected.
3 Select On, then press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen appears showing that the glucose alarms are
now turned On.
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