User Manual

9. USING ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK
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SORIN - ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK – U386A
9. USING ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK
9.1 SETTING-UP ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK
In order to setup ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK, follow the instructions below.
Step
Operation
1
Install & switch on Orchestra Plus programmer (refer to Orchestra Plus user manual)
2
Take ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK out of the box.
3
Place your ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK on a stable and flat surface, (on a trolley, table or
the patient’s bed) as close as possible to the patient.
4
Plug ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK USB cable into an Orchestra Plus USB port.
Once connected to Orchestra Plus, ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK will automatically run SW
initialization and self-tests for a few seconds (status LED will light-up orange).
Once self-tests have passed, ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK is ready for use.
The status LED becomes green.
9.2 USING THE ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK
To interrogate an implantable medical device compatible with ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK,
follow the instructions below:
Step
Operation
1
Place the inductive programming head on the implantable medical device and select
the Interrogate button in the Programmer User Interface.
After a few seconds the RF communication will start automatically (if previously
selected in the programmer User Interface)
The RF link indicator will light-up and RF signal strength LEDs will indicate the RF
communication quality.
5 LEDs lit up indicate the optimal communication
2
Move the inductive programming head away from the implantable medical device once
the RF communication has started
Full interrogation and programming of the implantable medical device can now be
performed via ORCHESTRA PLUS LINK.
3
Quit the programming session before the patient leaves the operating room or follow-
up.
RF programming communication will be in any case automatically disabled after a time
of inactivity (RF still active for Remote Monitoring).