BIOTRONIK SE and KG CM06-1 User Manual
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When you are finished, the connection
should look like as follows:
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How Do I Understand the Lights of the
CardioMessenger?
Your CardioMessenger has four lights and
one light on the charging station.
The lights numbered 1 - 3 represent the
general functions of the CardioMessenger,
light 4 is the battery monitor light, and light
5 shows the operational status of the
charging station.
Note: Whether or not the lights flash or are
lit continuously, the operation of your
implant remains unaffected.
Light 1
Off – This is the normal status.
Yellow flashing – When this light flashes
yellow, your physician wants you to call. This
situation may never occur. You will be
informed by your physician if s/he will use
this feature.
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Note: After you have switched the
CardioMessenger off and on, this light
will not flash anymore. However, please
do not forget to call your physician.
Light 2
This light will only be used during a followup visit and can be triggered via the implant
programmer ICS 3000. Your physician will
find further information in the ICS 3000
manual.
Note: Light 2 is not illuminated when your
implant transmits regular messages.
This light may be illuminated or flash yellow,
or flash green.
Off – This is the normal status.
Yellow illumination – When the light is
illuminated yellow, the CardioMessenger is
receiving a message. Please wait until the
data transmission has finished (light
flashing green) before you walk away from
the CardioMessenger.
Green flashing – When the light flashes
green several times, the transmission of the
message has been completed.
Yellow flashing – However, when the light
flashes yellow several times, the
transmission was not successful. Your
physician will decide what to do next.
Light 3
This light informs you about the normal
operation of the CardioMessenger.
Green flashing –
When the light single-flashes green
repeatedly, the CardioMessenger is
operating properly. This is the normal
status.
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Green flashing –
When the light double-flashes green
repeatedly, the CardioMessenger is also
operating properly. Additionally, there are
messages stored that have to be transmitted
to the Service Center.
Yellow flashing –
When the light double-flashes yellow
repeatedly, there is no connection to the
GSM network or modem and additionally the
CardioMessenger has messages stored to
be transmitted to the Service Center. For
further information, see the „How Do I
Resolve Problems?" on page 32.
Yellow illumination – When the light is
illuminated yellow, the CardioMessenger is
performing a self-test.
This test should last no longer than 10
seconds after the CardioMessenger has
been switched on.
Off – The CardioMessenger is switched off.
Light 4
In the following, the four statuses of the
battery monitor light are described as
follows:
Green Illumination – When the light is
illuminated green, the CardioMessenger is
fully charged. You may now use it in mobile
operation for at least 24 hours. But the
CardioMessenger can certainly also be kept
in the charging station.
Off – This is the normal status when the
CardioMessenger is used in mobile
operation.
When this light is off but the CardioMessenger is in the charging station, please
refer to „How Do I Resolve Problems?" on
page 32.
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Red flashing – When the light flashes red,
the CardioMessenger batteries are nearly
depleted. Please place the CardioMessenger
in the charging station.
Yellow illumination – When the light is
illuminated yellow, the CardioMessenger is
charging.
Light 5
Green Illumination – This is the normal
status when the charging station is
connected to the power supply.
If this is not the case, there might be an
error. Additional information can be found in
„How Do I Resolve Problems?" on page 32.
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How Do I Turn On the CardioMessenger?
As soon as you place the CardioMessenger
in the charging station, it is automatically
switched on.
You certainly may also switch on the
CardioMessenger when it is not placed in the
charging station; the On/Off button is located
on the right side of the CardioMessenger.
Press the On/Off button of the
CardioMessenger until you can feel slight
resistance. A brief tone will sound, the
CardioMessenger will start its self-test, and
light 3 will be illuminated yellow. You can
now release the button.
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When the self-test of the CardioMessenger
has finished, light 3 flashes yellow. Now, the
CardioMessenger will try to connect to the
BIOTRONIK Service Center.
After a successful connection to the Service
Center, light 3 flashes green. Your
CardioMessenger is now operational.
In case light 3 does not flash green, please
refer to „How Do I Resolve Problems?" on
page 32.
Note: When the CardioMessenger has not
been used for a long time or if it was
stored below operational temperature,
the battery can be completely depleted. In
this case, the CardioMessenger switches
itself on only after the battery has been
charged for about 30 minutes.
How Do I Turn Off the CardioMessenger?
Press and hold the CardioMessenger On/Off
button for at least two seconds. A brief tone
will sound and light 3 will go out after a short
period of time.
The CardioMessenger is switched off; no
data can be received or transmitted.
Note: A switched-off or improperly
functioning CardioMessenger does not
affect the operation of your implant.
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How Do I Charge the CardioMessenger?
The CardioMessenger has to be charged
when the battery monitor light (light 4)
flashes red. If you wish to use the
CardioMessenger in mobile operation, you
should charge it every 24 hours.
It is recommended that you charge the
CardioMessenger before you use it for the
first time.
To do so, place the CardioMessenger in the
charging station; the charging process will
start immediately.
During the charging process, the battery
monitor light (light 4) of the
CardioMessenger will be illuminated yellow.
Once the CardioMessenger is charged, the
battery monitor light is illuminated green.
Charging usually takes no longer than three
and a half hours.
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