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Chapter 1
OPERATION
OPERATION
1.1 Start of Infusion
•
Ensure that the pump is properly installed. Check the equipment for completeness
and damages. Do not attach the infusion bottle below the pump level.
•
Put the spike vertically into the infusion bottle. Fill the bottom part of the drop
chamber by max. 2/3.
•
Fill the infusion line from bottom to top, then close the roller clamp.
•
If the device is connected to the mains, the display indicates the battery status, the
mains connection symbol and the last therapy.
•
Press
o
to switch on the device. Observe the automatic self-test: The message
“Self-test active” and the software version are displayed, two audible tones sound
and all three LEDs (yellow, green/red and blue) flash once. Information about the
power supply (mains or battery operation) and the set pressure level are indicated.
In addition, the line type appears at first (provided that the line is already inserted).
Then, the accumulated air volume and the max. size of air bubbles is indicated
which is triggering the air alarm of the device.
•
Press
c
to start the direct entry of therapy parameters, or press
x
and
u
to
open the pump door in order to continue with inserting the line.
Caution:
You may only insert the line while the device is switched on and the line
guide element is inserted. Otherwise, there is the danger of freeflow. Pay attention to
keep the roller clamp closed before inserting the infusion line especially at a tempera-
ture scale of 10 - 15 °C. Never leave the pump unattended when inserting the tube.
Caution:
Inserting different lines into the pump is identical. Please see instructions and
packaging of the different lines (standard, transfusion, opaque, enterel nutrition etc.)
to receive information about preparation and usage of these lines.
The pump offers the possibility to load up to four languages into the pump
(depending on the number of the language specific characters), among which the
user can choose during the operation of the pump. During the first ever start-up of
the device, the user is requested to select the languages and to mark them with
l
.
After that, the selection has to be confirmed by choosing the last menu item at the
bottom of the list and pressing
k
. Then the desired language must be selected with
t
and confirmed with
k
. Answer the following question with
d
in order to
activate the selected language.
