Controls and Settings
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Available Device Settings
The following table lists the congurable device settings available on V*Home.
NOTE: If the internal battery depletes fully, V*Home Date and Time settings will reset to their default values. To ensure
the Alarm and Event logs record information accurately, verify the V*Home Date and Time settings before use, and set
them to the correct values if necessary.
NOTE: Bold black text indicates the default setting.
System Control Settings Description
Activate
Battery
Storage Mode
N/A
With software versions 4.11R and later, use the Activate Battery Storage Mode to place the
fully charged internal battery and both removable, rechargeable batteries into a power-
saving storage mode. This will preserve the battery charge and allow V*Home to remain
in storage for 12 months between recharge intervals. See “Battery Storage Mode” on page
133 for instructions and more information.
Alarm Volume
Low, Medium,
High
The Alarm Volume control sets the loudness of auditory alarm indicators.
WARNING: Set the Alarm Volume loud enough to be heard over expected ambient noise
(such as a vacuum cleaner). Failure to hear and respond to an alarm condition may result in
patient harm or death.
Calibrate
Touchscreen
N/A
Use the Calibrate Touchscreen control to recalibrate the V*Home touchscreen. Perform a
touchscreen recalibration if V*Home controls become difcult to select. After conrming the
touchscreen recalibration and turning off the device, you will be asked to touch several areas
on the screen when V*Home restarts.
NOTE: V*Home must be powered off and restarted to complete this procedure.
Unlock
Required?
No, Yes
Set the Unlock Required? control to Yes to require the use of a conguration password to
access V*Home controls. Using the Permissions feature, you can congure which controls
cannot be modied without rst entering the Clinician Unlock password. See “Clinician
Access Mode” on page 76 for more information.
Whenever V*Home will be outside of the immediate control of a clinician, set the Clinician
Unlock Required control to Yes to prevent the accidental activation of unintended therapies.
NOTE: Depending on the optional features purchased for use with V*Home, the default
Clinician Unlock Required setting may be Yes.
Language
[Language
name in target
language]
Use the Language control to change the text displayed in the V*Home operating system to
a different language.
Date
N/A The Date control sets the displayed date.
Reset Settings
for New
Patient
N/A
Selecting Reset Settings for New Patient will revert all V*Home controls to their default
settings, and also reset trending data exported for Multi-View reporting. See “Multi-View”
on page 102 for more information. V*Home will prompt you to conrm the reset before
restoring factory default settings and resetting trend data.
Time
N/A The Time control sets the displayed time.