SECTION 7—OPERATION
Invacare® Polaris™EX™
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Part No 1110559
Treatment Using Therapy Mode
1. Press the Enter button to enable therapy mode.
NOTE: The pressure will rise quickly to the set CPAP pressures as
prescribed by your physician and set by your home healthcare
provider or clinician.
NOTE: Pressing the Enter button will alternate "THERAPY" and
"STANDBY" modes.
NOTE: If a ramp delay other than zero has been previously
programmed, pressing the Enter button will change to ramp therapy
mode.
2. Connect the air tubing to the mask and begin therapy.
3. Proceed to the After the Treatment on page 32.
Optional Ramp Therapy Delay Time Feature
If your physician prescribed a therapy delay (a gradual build
up of air pressure while falling asleep) your home healthcare
provider will have set the RAMP feature on the Polaris EX
CPAP unit. The delay timer can be set to 0, 5, 10, 20 or 30
minutes.
1. While in standby mode press the Enter button to enable
the RAMP therapy mode.
2. Upon RAMP therapy mode activation:
A. The current CPAP air pressure settings are displayed
in the LCD window.
B. The RAMP icon ( ) will be displayed in the LCD
window.
C. The air pressure delivered by the Polaris EX CPAP unit
is reduced and will gradually increase over the
duration of the set delay time.
3. Connect the air tubing to the mask and begin therapy.
