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Temperature'Requirements'and'D evice'Warm-up'
Temperature!should!not!exceed!those!stated!in!the!specifications!section!of!this!document.!The!
monitor!should!be!calibrated!at!the!same!temperature!at!which!it!would!be!used,!ideally!21°c!+ 3 ° c!
(69.8°F!+5.4°F) .!!
The!unit!requires!a!warm!up!time!of!30!minutes!before!it!can!be!used.!The!warm!up!screen!can!be!
bypassed!after!2!minutes!30!seconds!from!the!power!being!turn ed !on ,!this!byp as s!sh ou ld!on ly!b e!
used!if!the!unit!is!accidently!switche d!off!o r!nee ds !to! be!moved.! The!bypass!must!only!be!done!
within!2!minutes!of!the!unit!being!switched!off,!as!using!the!device!without!the!correct!warm-up!
time!will!compromise!acc u rac y.!T h e !b yp a ss !is ! ca rried!out!by!pressing! !on!the!warm-up!screen.!
You!will!be!asked!to!confirm!this!decision!by!again!pressing! !on!the!next!screen;!this!will!take!
you!to!the!device!home!screen.!
NOTE'The!instrum ent!should!be!calibrated!prio r!to!first!use,!after!transportation!and!every!4!weeks.'
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Performing'a'breath'test'
1. Once!warm -up!has!been!completed,!attach!the!sample!line !and !a!breath!sampling!mouthpiece.!!
2. Press! .!
3. A!timer! !will!be!shown!onscreen,!whilst!the!sensors!are!zeroing,!this!may!take!up!to!60!
seconds.!
4. Inhale!when!prompted!by! and!hold!breath!for!the!pre-se t!15!second!cou ntdo wn,!a s !
shown!on!screen.!!
5. A!beep!will!sound!during!the!last!three!seconds!of!the!countdown .!!
6. Blow!slowly!into!mouthpiece!when!prompted!by! .!
7. An!indicator!on-screen!will!illustrate!how!hard!to!blow ;!keep!the!arrow!pointing!in!the!
green!section!of!this!indicator!throughout!the!test.!!
8. The!arrow!will!change!colour!as!the!O2!level!in!the!breath!sample!reduces!to!the!target!14%!at!
which!point!it!will!turn!green!and!the!test!will!stop.! !
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