© 2021. Guardian Safety Pendants. All rights reserved
© 2021. Guardian Safety Pendants. All rights reserved
Testing your Device
BEFORE YOU TEST
Fall Detection
This Guardian Safety Pendant has been programmed and is
ready to use. Please read the ‘Quick Start User Guide’ to become
familiar with the unit.
Automatic fall detection will measure your orientation and impact with
a surface. Generally, the MediFone must drop at least 100cm, then stop
suddenly to activate. If the unit senses what may have been a fall, it will beep
several times. During this warning period, you may cancel the Fall Alert before
the call sequence begins. To cancel the alarm, firmly press and hold the SOS
Button until the screen displays “Fall Alert Cancelled”.
Fall detection is particularly useful for those prone to blackouts or epileptic
seizures. It’s easy to turn fall detection off or on. Refer to the Useful Codes
(pg 8) or call us and we’ll make the change for you. It is NOT recommended
that you test the fall alert function while wearing the device.
If fall detection is on and you want to hear what happens when a fall alert
is triggered, hold the device at CHEST HEIGHT over a soft surface (e.g. a
carpeted area) and drop the device. Beeping will sound almost immediately.
When the beeps are heard, firmly press the SOS Button to cancel the calls and
texts before they’re sent.
DO NOT throw the device.
The fall alert works best when the MediFone is worn on a lanyard. Most of the
time when someone falls they are not unconscious. If you are conscious, don’t
wait for the beeps to be heard. Press and hold the SOS button to be assured
that the Monitoring Company is notified.
NOTE: Fall detection is NOT 100% accurate; false alarms may
occur. It’s also possible that a fall may not be detected.
Performing the Test
1. Press and hold the SOS button for 2-3 seconds until ‘SOS” is shown on
the screen and it vibrates and beeps.
2. A message will be sent to the Monitoring Company and a text message
with your location will automatically be sent to them, identifying that you
need help.
3. The Monitoring Company will then call you, and you will be able to have
a 2-way conversation with them.
4. Make sure you can hear them and they can hear you. Let them know
you’re done with the test.
5. When finished, briefly press the SOS button once to hang up or simply let
them hang up.
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