Transcend Sleep Aphea Therapy SYSTEM Software User Manual

Sleep Apnea Therapy

Software User Manual

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Somnetics International, Inc.

Notices

Revised Sleep Apnea Therapy Software User Manual 103392 Rev B

Published February 8, 2013 and supersedes all previous versions.

Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Trademark Somnetics® and Transcend® are registered trademarks of Somnetics International, Inc.;

all rights reserved.

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About this user guide

Note This user guide is designed to be duplex-printed (printed on both sides of each

sheet). If not printed in this manner, you will find blank pages in your printout.

Note For purposes of this manual, some software screen images may differ from the

actual screen display. This is only for clear printing and on-screen display of this
manual.

Important notes

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

Note Indicates a tip or feature to aid efficient operation of the device.

General Guidelines and Precautions

This section contains information that is essential for safe operation of this product. Read
and understand these instructions before using this product or any optional equipment.
For more warning instructions, refer to additional materials supplied with the device.

Somnetics products are designed and manufactured for use in conjunction with
accessories supplied and recommended by Somnetics. Accessories designed by other
manufacturers have not been tested and should not be used with Somnetics products.

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Contents

Introduction .............................................................................................. 1

Installation ................................................................................................ 2

System requirements .......................................................................................... 2

Installation procedure .......................................................................................... 3

Using the Sleep Apnea Therapy Software .................................................. 6

Common procedures ........................................................................................... 8

View compliance data ..................................................................................... 9

Email compliance data to clinician................................................................... 12

Adjusting data in compliance reports .............................................................. 13

View/send a device fault log .......................................................................... 15

Reset a device fault ...................................................................................... 16

Exit the program .......................................................................................... 16

Introduction

The Somnetics Sleep Apnea Therapy

software is intended for use by both
patients and clinicians.

Patients may use the program to view the
therapy settings programmed into their
device by their clinician, view the therapy
history stored in the device, and send
compliance data to their clinician.

In addition to the above, clinicians may use
the program to view, set, or modify the
device settings; calibrate the device; or
retrieve compliance data from the device.

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Installation

This section includes instructions for installing the Sleep Apnea Therapy software.

• System requirements

• Installation procedure

System requirements

The Sleep Apnea Therapy software is installed from a CD-ROM, which contains a setup
program to help guide you through the setup and installation process. Before installing the
software, ensure that the following minimum computer system requirements are met:

• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), or Windows 8 (32-bit

or 64-bit)

• Available USB port

• 512MB of RAM (the software can be installed on systems that do not meet this

requirement; however, speed and performance may be compromised)

• Video settings of at least 1024 x 768, and at least 32-bit color (lower settings might

impair readability)

Note You must have administrator privileges in order to install this software, update this

software, or restore the patient database. Administrator privileges are not required
to operate the software.

Note Install the software before connecting the device USB cable to the computer.

Note Some antivirus software may interfere with software installation. If difficulties arise

during installation, consult an IT professional about disabling antivirus software
during installation.

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2.

Insert the Sleep Apnea Therapy

Installation procedure

Follow these steps to install the Sleep Apnea Therapy software.

Note: You must have administration privileges to install this software. For questions

regarding administration privileges refer to an IT professional.

1. Log in to the computer on which the

software will be installed. Close all
other open programs before
installation.

software CD into your computer disk
drive. If you do not have the software
installation CD the software can be
downloaded from
www.mytranscend.com/resources.

3. The install wizard will verify the setup

package.

4. Select your language from the menu

5. A dialog box similar to the one shown

6. Click Next> to begin the installation.

Note: If you are updating existing

Transcend software you will be
instructed to uninstall your current
version of software before installing
an updated version.

Select Next> to proceed.

and click OK.

will appear notifying the user that the
installation setup is ready to begin.

Note Software and Transcend user manual updates can be download at

http://www.mytranscend.com/resources