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Important Safety Information
accessories, as they may damage the
Controller or aect the way it charges
in the future. If you must use a dierent
cable, use only cables less than or equal
to 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length.
Caution: DO NOT place the
Controller in or near water because the
Controller is not waterproof. Failure
to do so could result in damage to the
Controller.
Caution: DO NOT use solvents
to clean your Controller. DO NOT
immerse your Controller in water as it
is not waterproof. e use of solvents
or immersion in water could result in
damage to the Controller.
Caution: DO NOT allow debris or
liquid to get into the USB port, speaker,
sound/vibrate button or Power button
while cleaning the Controller. Failure
to do so could result in damage to the
Controller.
Communication
Caution: When there is no
communication between the Pod
and the Controller, the Pod continues
delivering insulin according to the
settings active on the Pod before
losing communication. For example,
automated insulin delivery from the
Pod will continue in Automated Mode.
Restoring communication is needed
to see your system status, notications,
and to send new instructions to the
Pod. To restore communication,
try bringing the Controller within
1.5 metres (5 feet) of the Pod. See
“26.5. Pod Communication Issues –
“Try Again”” on page 323.
Caution: DO NOT use portable radio
frequency (RF) communications
equipment (including peripherals
such as antenna cables and external
antennas) closer than 30 cm
(12 inches) to any part of the
Omnipod 5 System, as it may impact
the communication between your
Controller and your Pod.
Alarms and Sound
Caution: ALWAYS respond to Pod
Expiry, Low Pod Insulin and Pod
Shutdown Advisory Alarms when they
occur. ese alarms escalate to Hazard
Alarms if no action is taken. When
Hazard Alarms occur, insulin delivery
stops.
Caution: Permanently silencing a Pod
alarm requires the Pod to be removed
from your body. Once removed and
discarded, promptly activate a new Pod
to avoid going too long without insulin,
which could lead to hyperglycaemia.
Caution: ALWAYS check the alarm
function when you change the Pod if
you suspect any issue with the Pod's
sounds to ensure that you don't miss
important alarms during use (see
“Check alarms” on page 151).
Caution: AVOID setting your
Controller to Silent, Vibrate or any
other setting that prevents you from
hearing alarms and notications from
your Omnipod 5 App. If you do not
hear alarms and notications from
your Controller, you might not make
the changes you need to make to your
insulin therapy in a timely manner.
Your Pod will still sound, and you will
be able see the Alarm or Notication
displayed on the Omnipod 5 App.
See “13.3. Sounds and Vibrations”
on page 147 to learn how to manage
sounds and vibrations.