Oxygen Equipment User Manual

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Figure 11. Concentrator running on external power.
RESPONDING TO ALARMS
PRECAUTION:
IFYOUAREUNABLETOHEARORSEEALARMS,DONOTHAVE
NORMALTACTILESENSITIVITY,ORCANNOTCOMMUNICATE
DISCOMFORT,CONSULTCLINICIANBEFOREUSINGTHISDEVICE.
Pressingthealarmmutekeyatanytimewillsilencethebuzzer.Thelengthof
themuteperioddependsontheseverityofthealarm.(See“AlarmIndicators”
onpage16.)Duringthismuteperiod,themuteLEDwillremainilluminated,
indicatingthealarmbuzzerismuted.Pushthemutekeyagaintounmute
alarms.Pressingthemutekeywhenthereisnoactivealarmwillmuteany
futuremediumorlowpriorityalarmsforeighthours.See“Troubleshooting”
(page20)foradditionalinformationonalarms.
TURNING OFF
PRECAUTION:
ALWAYSTURNOFFTHISDEVICEWHENNOTINUSE.
ToturnthePortableOxygenConcentratoroff,pressandholdthepower
key.Thedevicewillchirpandthescreenwilldisplayashutdownmessage
“Shuttingoff”forapproximatelyfiveseconds,thengointolow-powermode.
Note: Do not disconnect the AC power supply and remove the battery at the same time while the
unit is running. Always use the power key to turn the device off. Wait until the device has
completely shut down before disconnecting from power and removing the battery.
TRAVELING BY AIR WITH THE PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR
ContactCustomerServiceforinformationonairlineregulationsrelatedto
travelingwiththePortableOxygenConcentratorbyair.
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