User guide

Using the Sensor Demo
The Sensor Demo shows you a demonstration of a sensor graph. To view the Sensor Demo screen, you must
first turn on the Sensor Demo feature. After the Sensor Demo feature is turned on, the first line of the STATUS
and SENSOR STATUS screens will show SENSOR DEMO: On.
Turning on the Sensor Demo feature
1 Make sure the EDIT SETTINGS screen is open.
Main > Sensor > Edit Settings
The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows Sensor Demo: Off.
2 Press ACT. The SENSOR DEMO ON/OFF screen appears with Off selected.
3 Select On, then press ACT. The EDIT SETTINGS screen shows that SENSOR DEMO is now turned On.
CAUTION: The Sensor Demo feature affects the sensor demonstration graph only. All other features,
screens and options are in the normal mode.
Viewing the Sensor Demo screens
1 From the HOME screen, press ESC. The screen briefly shows SENSOR DEMO, then the first Sensor Demo
graph appears.
2 You can move the cursor (flashing vertical line) through the graph to see examples of how the continuous
graphs appear. Press to move the cursor left, press to move the cursor right.
3 You must turn the Sensor Demo off in order to show your actual, continuous sensor glucose graphs. To
turn the Sensor Demo off, follow the above procedure and select Off.
The transmitter
The Medtronic MiniLink Transmitter (MMT-7703) is a device that takes electronic signals generated by the
glucose sensor and sends them by radio frequency to the pump. It has a tester (MMT-7706) and a charger
(MMT-7705 or MMT-7715). For details on how to use your transmitter, charger and tester, see your transmitter
user guide.
Starting the sensor
To start the sensor working, you must complete the following steps in order:
• Insert a battery into the transmitter's charger.
• Charge the transmitter battery.
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