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Contents

System Components

 1

Control Panel................................................................................... 1
Personal Help Button ...................................................................... 1
Optional Components ..................................................................... 1

Getting Started

2

Locating the Panel........................................................................... 2
Plugging in the Phone Line............................................................. 2
Powering the Panel.......................................................................... 3
Adjusting Speaker Volume.............................................................. 3

Activating an Alarm

3

Activating Your Personal Help Button ........................................... 3
Activating the Panel CALL Button................................................. 3

After Initiating a Call, the Panel................................................... 3

Speaker Phone

4

Medication Reminders

4

Setting the Clock .......................................................................... 4

Setting Medication Reminders........................................................ 4
Acknowledging Medication Reminders.......................................... 4

Home and Away ........................................................................... 5

Activity Check

5

Using Activity Check...................................................................... 5

Home and Away ........................................................................... 5

Adding a Sensor

6

Adding a Sensor with the Start Button............................................ 6

Performing System Tests

6

Testing a Sensor .............................................................................. 6
Testing Voice Event Notification .................................................... 7

Summary of Contents for CareGard

Page 1: ... 6HFXULW User Guide 466 1936 Rev E October 2004 CareGard Part No 60 883 95R ZZZ 6HFXULW FRP ...

Page 2: ...stallation Instructions for details Alarm dialing equipment must be able to seize the telephone line and place a call in an emergency situation It must be able to do this even if other equipment telephone answering system computer modem etc already has the telephone line in use To do so alarm dialing equipment must be connected to a properly installed RJ31X jack that is electrically in series and ...

Page 3: ...ing Your Personal Help Button 3 Activating the Panel CALL Button 3 After Initiating a Call the Panel 3 Speaker Phone 4 Medication Reminders 4 Setting the Clock 4 Setting Medication Reminders 4 Acknowledging Medication Reminders 4 Home and Away 5 Activity Check 5 Using Activity Check 5 Home and Away 5 Adding a Sensor 6 Adding a Sensor with the Start Button 6 Performing System Tests 6 Testing a Sens...

Page 4: ...er 9 Backup Battery 9 Sensor Low Battery 9 Phone Test 10 Away Mode 10 Check In 10 Remote Phone Commands 11 Additional Remote Phone Commands 11 Phone In Use 11 Troubleshooting 12 Appendix 13 Medication Reminders 13 Alternative Reporting Commands 13 Contacting Your Dealer or Installer 13 ...

Page 5: ...stem see Figure 1 When the panel cover is open the panel buttons are used to program the system Personal Help Button The personal help button is used to activate the control panel in case of an emergency see Fig ure 2 The personal help button may be worn on the wrist as a pen dant or on a belt it may also be mounted on a wall Optional Components You can expand your system to include several wirele...

Page 6: ...ure Plugging in the Phone Line Plugging in the phone line provides a communication link between the panel and the central monitoring station To plug in the phone line 1 Plug the small end of the phone cord included into a home phone jack 2 Plug the large end of the phone cord into the panel LINE jack 3 Plug additional devices into the panel PHONE jack Note When a phone line is plugged into the pan...

Page 7: ...activation and to contact a central monitoring station Two common methods to activate an alarm include pressing your personal help button or the panel Call button Activating Your Personal Help Button You can activate an alarm by pressing the personal help but ton The button may be worn on the wrist as a pendant or on a belt To activate an alarm with the help button 1 Press and hold the help button...

Page 8: ...on Reminders To set a Medication Reminder 1 Release top latch to open the panel cover see Figure 6 2 Press Start see Figure 7 The panel announces Please select from menu 3 Press Set Medication Reminder Next press Hours and Minutes to set medication reminder time To set additional medication reminders repeat Step 3 as necessary 4 Press Done and close the panel cover All medication reminders are ON ...

Page 9: ...central station For example if the feature is set to 10 the panel must detect activity during the selected 10 hour period If the panel fails to detect activity during this time a report is sent signaling a potential emergency to a station operator If activity is not detected during Activity Check Time Period The Status button flashes and the panel announces Activity time warning Please press STATU...

Page 10: ... to add press Add Sensor until the proper sensor type is announced Next press Done to complete the process Performing System Tests To ensure your panel communicates with the central station you can perform a series of simple tests The tests should be done on a weekly schedule and include testing programmed panel sensors and the voice event notification Testing a Sensor Testing a sensor requires yo...

Page 11: ... not press the panel calls the programmed number eight times After reviewing each alarm press 5 to enter a two way audio session or go to Step 5 Refer to Table 2 for a list of accessible remote phone commands 5 On the phone press to terminate the call Table 1 Activating a Sensor How do I activate a You simply Personal Help Pendant Help Button Press and hold the help button until the red light flas...

Page 12: ...rm type and time of activation 2 Press 5 to conduct a two way audio session Refer to Table 3 for a list of remote phone commands 3 Press to end the call Note If the phone line uses a voice mail messaging system include a star and pound in your voice mail message to prevent a communication problem with the panel phone line Pager Reporting Your panel can be programmed to send reports to a pager When...

Page 13: ... can be disabled by your dealer Note If you press Status during a power failure the panel announces AC power failure and the series of beeps stops sounding for four hours When Power is restored The panel Power light turns on All beeps that indicate power loss stop sounding For monitored panels if an AC Power Failure Report is sent a Power Restoral Report is also sent to the central monitoring stat...

Page 14: ... is finished The panel Status light turns off All beeps that indicate a phone test condition stop sounding Away Mode When you are away for an extended period of time the Away Mode feature allows you to turn off all medication reminders and cancel activity check time periods To set the panel to AWAY simply press Power If you are using a touch pad press 3 if you are using a keychain touchpad press L...

Page 15: ... check reminders Refer to Table 4 for a list of additional remote phone commands Phone In Use With the Phone in Use feature the panel s Status light turns on after a phone has been picked up or a line has been disconnected When Status is pressed the panel announces Phone in use Table 3 Remote Phone Commands On the phone press Panel Function 2 Set Medication and Activity Check Reminders to Away 4 S...

Page 16: ...er failure Ensure the power adaptor is plugged into a wall outlet If your power has recently gone out the panel may be operating on a backup battery Press Status to acknowl edge the power failure and to stop panel beeping sounds Announcements stop after power is restored The panel announces Phone communica tions failure Ensure your phone lines are properly connected Refer to Figure 3 for connectin...

Page 17: ...hine instruct them to press and at the end of their recorded message Contacting Your Dealer or Installer If you have questions or your panel is in need of service please contact your authorized dealer or installer Record the appropriate information below Company Name ___________________________________ Address _________________________________________ City ______________________ State _____ Zip __...

Page 18: ...Appendix 14 5HG R 5RDG UGHQ LOOV 01 6HFXULW OO WUDGHPDUNV DUH SURSHUWLHV RI WKHLU RZQHUV OO ULJKWV UHVHUYHG 6HFXULW ...

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