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DR400 User Manual
Recording ECG: Step 5: Start Recording
Step 5: Start Recording
1.
To start the DR400 recorder, hold the PRESS but-
ton down firmly until the green light goes off. At
the beginning of a new procedure, the DR400 first
shows a solid green light which goes off when
recording has started. You can tell it has started
when:
•
The DR400 will flashes green for 30 seconds
(v5.04) or up to 60 minutes (v5.06).
•
If the PCPatch is on and the DR400 has been
paired with the local Bluetooth, the ECG
viewer will automatically open and you will be
able to view the ECG. Once the viewer window
is closed, the DR400 will continue to record but
will stop flashing at this time.
Warning: If the light on the DR400 turns a solid
orange, this means that the previous patient’s
data is still on the DR400 or the DR400 does not
have a Patient ID. When this occurs, you must
plug the DR400 into the PC and use the PCPatch
utility to save and/or delete the previous patient’s
data and/or enter a new Patient ID.
2.
Advise the patient that showering is allowed with
the DR400 and patch attached, but we do not rec-
ommend that the patient go swimming or bathing
while wearing either.
3.
Instruct the patient on how to use the PRESS but-
ton to indicate symptomatic events or activities of
interest during the Holter test. Advise them to push
the PRESS button briefly.
4.
Provide the patient with instructions on how to use
and change the patch or electrodes.
Wireless Event
For Event recording, the patient must also be sent
home with a NorthEast Monitoring Gateway that is
set up to transmit events wirelessly and a USB charger
with instructions to charge the DR400 every 14 days,
if required. Let the patient know that the DR400 will
flash orange while charging, and then flash green
when fully charged.
When the recorder is in Event mode, the recording
will stop if the DR400 is erased or the recorder has
been plugged in for > 48 hours.
Step 6
:
Copy Holter file
1.
After recording is finished and the patch and lead
wire have been removed from the DR400, plug the
recorder into the docking station that is attached to
the PC where the HE/LX Analysis or LX Remote
software is installed.
Note: For Holter, recording stops once the
DR400 is plugged into the PC or power for 2 or
more minutes.
2.
Copy the flash.dat file (ECG data file) into the
next available patient directory and analyze or
send the file as usual.