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• Make sure you hear 2 clicks when you snap the transmitter in place. If it is not fully snapped in, this
may lead to a poor connection and let fluids to get under the transmitter. This can lead to inaccurate sensor
glucose readings.
d. Release your pinch on the adhesive edge at this time.
e. Make sure the transmitter is secure by sliding your fingers under each long side of the sensor pod and
pressing down on the transmitter with your thumb of the same hand, like you are pinching it.
4. Hold the sides of your sensor pod with one hand. Remove the transmitter latch with your other hand by
quickly twisting off the latch away from your body.
5. Do not remove the transmitter from the sensor pod while the pod is attached to your skin.
6.7 STARTING A SENSOR SESSION
Follow the steps below to tell the receiver that you inserted a new sensor.
1. Press the
SELECT
button to turn on the receiver.
2. From any trend graph, press the
SELECT
button to see the Main Menu.
3. Press the
DOWN
button to highlight “Start Sensor.”
• The “Start Sensor” menu option will disappear from the main menu after you select it. The option will
only come back after an active sensor session ends. If you do not see the “Start Sensor” option on your
menu screen, you can continue your current session or stop the session (refer to Chapter 13, Section 13.6,
Sensor Shut-off Troubleshooting).