User`s guide

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current session or stop the session (refer to Chapter 13, Section
13.6, Sensor Shut-off Troubleshooting).
4. Press the SELECTbuttontoconrmthe
start of a new sensor session. The Start
Sensor “thinking” screen lets you know your
sensor 2-hour startup has begun.
5. After you start your sensor session, this
screen appears as a reminder of the
differences in CGM performance between
two different clinical studies in adults and
pediatrics. This screen appears each time
you start a new sensor session.
6. Press SELECTtoconrmthismessage.Yourreceiverreturnstothe
3-hour trend graph.
7. Check your receiver 10 minutes after
starting your sensor session to make
sure your receiver and transmitter are
communicating. The antenna symbol
should be in the upper left corner of trend
graph. If the out of range symbol shows
in the upper right corner of the trend graph,
see Chapter 13, Section 13.10, Out of
Range/No Antenna.
8. You will not get sensor glucose readings or
alerts until your 2-hour startup period ends and you complete your
rstcalibrations.SeeChapter7,Section7.3,StartupCalibration.
Start Sensor
“thinking“ screen
Antenna symbol should
appear in upper left of
trend graph
Sensor Started
warning screen