User Guide

4. Sensor
36 Taking Care of the CardioNet Sensor
CHANGING ELECTRODE PADS
We recommend that you change your electrode pads
every two days. Changing the electrode pads more
frequently may cause irritation to the skin. Changing
electrode pads less frequently may cause the electrode
pads to wear down and weaken the heartbeat signal
to the sensor.
Any time you change your electrode pads you should
turn your monitor off first, using the On/Off button and
the confirmation on the touch screen. This prevents the
monitor from signaling an alarm because it cannot detect
your heartbeats. Next, remove the sensor and old
electrode pads. Then, apply new pads.
When you enrolled in the CardioNet System, you were
shown the locations for the electrode pads that would
provide the best possible measurements of changes
in heart rhythms.
When you replace electrode pads, it is important to put
the new electrode pads in the right spots. It is also very
important to connect the right color lead to the right
electrode – so the CardioNet monitoring center receives
accurate heartbeat information.