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Alice
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Service & Technical Reference Manual
c. Click the
Enable support for Alice PDx
check box and enter a “Friendly” name (a name that is
recognizable to you) for the Alice PDx device.
d. The name you enter will appear on the Sleepware starter bar as a device button.
e. Click
OK
to complete the Add Device function.
f.
Ensure all channels are turned ON.
g. Refer to Sleepware’s online help for instructions on how to configure an Alice PDx device for
use with Sleepware.
8. Upon completion of the
Add Device
function, close Sleepware software and disconnect the com-
munications cable from Alice PDx. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
9. Connect the Thoracic and Abdominal Effort Belts to the Alice PDx device, ensure indicator stops
blinking.
10. Connect the Nasal Cannula and Oral Thermistor to Alice PDx device, place cannula in position to
receive air flow, place the Thermistor between your fingers, and ensure indicator stops blinking.
11. Connect the Pulse Oximetry cable with Finger Probe to the Alice PDx device, and ensure indicator
stops blinking. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
12. Connect the ECG Yoke with leads to the Alice Pdx Device, and ensure indicator stops blinking.
13. Connect the EXG Yoke with leads to the Alice Pdx Device, and ensure indicator stops blinking.
14. Test the Effort Belts by expanding and contracting the belts. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data
sheet.)
15. Test the Nasal Cannula by breathing into or forcing air through the Nasal Openings.(Indicate Pass
or Fail on the data sheet.)
16. Test the Thermistor by rubbing the end tips to generate heat. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data
sheet.)
17. Test the Pulse Ox by placing one index finger in the SpO
2
finger probe. (Indicate Pass or Fail on
the data sheet.)
18. Test the ECG signal by tapping on all lead wires.
19. Touch the lead wires together after the ECG tests to gain ground default signal indication. (Indicate
Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
20. Test the EXG signal by tapping on all lead wires. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
21. Touch the lead wires together after the EXG tests to gain ground default signal indication. (Indicate
Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
22. Press and hold the Patient Event Button for 4 seconds.
23. Power off the Alice PDx device and remove the SD Card.
24. Insert the SD Card into a Card Reader. Using Sleepware software, verify the test report indicates
signals across tested inputs. (Indicate Pass or Fail on the data sheet.)
25. Erase the SD Card. (Indicate “Completed” on the data sheet.)
26. Complete the Test Data Sheet.
NOTE
For the following tests, allow 20 seconds to pass during the tests to
allow for collection of proper data onto SD Card.
