SECTION 5—OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Part No 1118353 17 Platinum
™
Series
Set-Up
Plug in Power Cord
Pluginpowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
POLARIZED PLUG WARNING
Asasafetyfeature,thisappliancemayhav eapolarizedplug
(onebladeiswiderthantheother).Thisplugwillfitina
polarizedoutletonlyoneway.Iftheplugdoesnotfitfullyinthe
outlet,reversetheplu g.Ifitstilldoesnotfit,contactaqualified
electrician.DONOTattempttode featthissafetyfeature.
Connect Humidifier (If So Prescribed)
WARNING
DONOToverfillhumidifier.
DONOTreversetheoxygeninputandoutputconnections.
Waterfromthehumidifierbottlewilltravelthroughthe
cannulabacktothepatient.
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE5.1,FIGURE5.2and
FIGURE5.3onpage 18andFIGURE5.4onpage 19.
NOTE:ForPlatinum5,XL‐recommendedhumidifiersare:
Invacare3260,003‐40,or006‐40.ForPlatinum10,recommended
humidifiersarehighflow:7900‐10,7900‐25.
1. Removecapandfillhumidifierbottlewithdistilledwater
tothelevelindicatedbythemanufacturer.
2. Replacethehumidifiercapandsecurelytighten.
FIGURE 5.1 Filling the Humidifier