CAIRE FreeStyle 5 User Manual

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24 — MN218-C4 A EnglishTroubleshootingProblem Probable Cause SolutionFreeStyle does not operate whena pulse flow selection button ispressed.Battery is discharged.Malfunction.Power the unit through the DC outlet, or an ACoutlet.Contact your Equipment Provider, and change toanother source of oxygen as necessary.A continuous alarm soundsand the (yellow) alarm lightilluminates continuously.FreeStyle has not detected abreath for 15 minutes.Check the cannula connection.Ensure that cannula tubing is not kinked.Make sure that the cannula is positioned properlyand that you are breathing through your nose. Formouth-breathing your clinician may recommend achin strap.Intermittent alarm condition,and the (yellow) BATT lightilluminates intermittently.Battery requires charging. Connect to a DC or an AC outlet within 2 minutes, orexchange battery packs for a fully charged pack.Rapid alarm condition, and the(yellow) BATT light illuminatesintermittently and FreeStyleshuts down.Battery pack charge is too low tooperate the FreeStyle unit.Connect to DC or an AC outlet immediately.Intermittent alarm condition,and the (red) alarm lightilluminates intermittently.Breathing rate has exceeded thecapacity of the FreeStyle unitReduce activity, and then turn unit off and back onagain to reset unit. If necessary, change to anothersource of oxygen as available and contact yourEquipment Provider.Intermittent alarm condition,and the (red) alarm lightilluminates continuously.A general malfunction hasoccurred.Change to another source of oxygen as available, andcontact your Equipment Provider.Unit does not start on batterypack power.Unit may be hot or cold ifleft outdoors such as in anautomobile.Allow the unit to reach normal operatingtemperature, which may take several minutes ifexposed to temperature extremes.Delay in recharging internalbattery.Internal battery exceeds chargingtemperature.Unit may be operated; however, charging may notresume until battery temperature is reduced.Unit alarms while in automobileand connected to the DC outlet.No power to the unit if batterydepleted and DC outlet notcharging.Disconnect the power supply from the automobileoutlet, restart the automobile, and then reconnectthe power supply into the automobile DC outlet toreset the breaker within DC power supply.All other problems. Change to another source of oxygen as available, andcontact your Equipment Provider.