User`s guide
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HELPFUL H INT:
• If your receiver gets wet you need to make sure the speakers and vibrate
mode are still working. You can do this by using the Try It option in the
proles menu. See Chapter 6, Section 6.3, Alert Proles.
3.11 THE DEXCOM G4 SYSTEM AND WATER
Your sensor is water resistant when showering, bathing, or swimming if the
transmitter is fully snapped in. The sensor has been tested to be water resistant
when submerged for up to 2.44 meters for a maximum of 24 hours. The receiver
is rain resistant, but you should try to keep it dry. Do not spill uids on it or drop
it into uids. Keep the micro USB port cover closed to help prevent uid
from getting inside the receiver. Wireless communication does not work well
through water so the range is much less if you are in a pool, bathtub, water bed,
etc.
HELPFUL HINTS:
• Remember that your alerts and low glucose alarm will not work when the
receiver is shut down.
• Shutting down the receiver does not extend the sensor life beyond 7
days. Your sensor session will stop 7 days after you started the sensor
session.