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Alarms, Notications, Communication Errors 1010 Alarms, Notications, Communication Errors
PDM alarms
e PDM sounds an alarm tone in response to an internal problem or when it
detects that a Pod alarm is occurring.
• PDM hazard alarms begin with a continuous vibration and, aer
approximately 1.5 minutes, add a continuous audible tone.
For safety reasons, PDM alarms always progress to an audible alarm even if
the Sound/vibrate mode is set to vibrate.
• PDM advisory alarms are intermittent tones, which repeat periodically until
you acknowledge them.
• PDM notications have intermittent vibrations or tones, which repeat
periodically until you acknowledge them.
See “Timing of alarms originating in the Pod” on page 134 for more information.
The Sound/vibrate button
e PDM’s Sound/vibrate button, located on the upper right edge of the PDM,
controls whether the following reminders use vibrations or audible tones: Check
BG aer bolus, Missed bolus, No Pod and Custom reminders.
• To turn vibrations on, press and hold the lower end of the Sound/vibrate
button until the vibrate icon (
) appears on the indicator.
• To turn sound on, press the upper end of the Sound/vibrate button until the
bell icon (
) appears on the indicator.
• To increase or decrease the volume, press the upper or lower end of the
Sound/vibrate button to move the round indicator. Move the round indicator
to the le to decrease the volume. Move it to the right to increase the volume.
Effective Date: 27SEP2019, ECO-000240