iLife Systems 319 HealthSensor 100 User Manual

iLife Systems Inc HealthSensor 100

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W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 1 of 11iLife SystemsHealthSensor 100Fall Detection and Help Button User's Guide
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 2 of 11HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection andPersonal Help ButtonCalls for Help Even When You CannotThe HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection and Personal Help Button provides you withassistance that no other personal help button product can offer. Your HealthSensorpendant will alert your emergency monitoring service automatically when it detects afall, even if you are unable to push the help button on the pendant. The HealthSensorpendant provides you with a help button but contains the added safety of automaticallycalling for help when it detects the conditions of a fall. This unique added protection isonly available with the HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection and Personal Help Buttonpendant.The HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection and Personal Help Button Pendant is designedto work in and immediately around your home. The pendant must be close enoughto the receiver for a help signal to be transmitted. The coverage area for thependant will vary from one home to another. It is important for you to know theeffective range of your pendant.The HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection is designed to detect falls that meet certaincriteria. It may not detect every fall, especially slight falls that are generally notdisabling. The HealthSensor 100 Fall Detection device may also generate a fallalarm when you have not fallen. For example, dropping the pendant on the floormay cause the device to send an alert to the monitoring center that you have fallen.
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 3 of 11How to Wear the HealthSensor 100The HealthSensor Fall Detection pendant is designed to automatically sense theconditions of a fall and send an emergency alert when a fall occurs. To send an alarm thatyou have fallen the pendant must be worn by you.The Fall Detection pendant must be worn on your torso in an upright manner. Wearingthe pendant on your arm or leg may cause the device to false alarm or to fail to alarmupon a real fall. Wearing the pendant so that it is not right side up may cause the deviceto not function properly.Some typical wearing suggestions are as follows:On your waistThe HealthSensor can be worn on your waist either attached to your belt or thewaist of your pants. The HealthSensor pendant comes with a belt clip that isspecifically designed to be easy to attach to a belt.CorrectIncorrect
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 4 of 11The pendant can be attached by holding the clip and putting it on (figure 1) or byrotating the pendant on and off of the belt (figure 2). Remember to have thepicture show the proper final position of the device - upright on the belt.RotateintoPlace
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 5 of 11In a shirt pocketThe HealthSensor pendant can be worn clipped to a shirt pocket. It generallyworks best with the pendant resting on the inside of the pocket.Fabrifoam BeltThe pendant can be attached to a fabrifoam belt accessory that is worn on theinside or outside of your clothing. This belt is purchased separately.Brassiere/Garment ClipA factory installed, optional brassiere/garment clip can be attached to the front ofthe HealthSensor unit and the belt clip may be removed. You may use thebrassiere/garment clip to attach the unit to a brassiere. The unit may also beclipped to the fabrifoam belt with a smaller profile than the belt clip.Battery Life of the HealthSensor 100 pendantThe battery life of the HealthSensor pendant is approximately forty-five to sixty days.The HealthSensor pendant is always on and alert while you are wearing it - the FallDetection sensor is constantly monitoring your position to determine if a fall hasoccurred.Pocket
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 6 of 11Low Battery WarningsWhen the HealthSensor pendant senses that the triple A batteries inside the unit are low,the LED on the top of the unit will begin to blink about once per second until the batteryis completely out of power.The pendant will also send three low battery warnings to the base station in your home.The first low battery warning is sent when there is about four days of battery life left inthe unit. The second warning comes when there is about two days and the final warningis sent when there is one day or less of battery life left in the pendant.CAUTION: If the HealthSensor pendant is not in range of the base station when thebattery is low, the base station will not receive the low battery signal and will not be ableto alert the monitoring center.The base station will send a silent alarm to the monitoring center when a low batterycondition is received from the pendant. The monitoring center will then call you at aconvenient time to remind you to change the batteries in the pendant.Installing the HealthSensor 100 Pendant BatteriesThe HealthSensor pendant takes two triple A alkaline batteries.CAUTION: Only use fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type andfollow all instructions to install them properly.Blinking means Low Battery
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 7 of 11Follow these instructions to install the batteries:1. Open the battery door in the direction of the arrow to remove it.Remove the existing batteries from the pendant.2. Install the batteries in the direction indicated on the back of the cabinetClose the battery door on the pendant.3. The LED light on the front of the unit will stay on for about ten seconds after thebatteries have been installed to indicate the pendant has power.++
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 8 of 114. Test the operation of the device by pushing the help button. This should alert themonitoring center so be sure to respond to the monitoring center when they call thatyou were testing the device after a change in batteries.Cleaning the HealthSensor Fall Detection PendantIf the HealthSensor pendant needs to be cleaned simply wipe the unit with a damp cloth.Before you clean the unit, you may want to turn off the power switch on the base stationso that you will not mistakenly send a help call to the monitoring center. After you havecleaned the unit, make sure that you turn the power switch on the base station back on.SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1. Please read all instructions carefully.2. Test the range of the pendant upon installation of the system3. Test the operation of the device in connection with the monitoring companiesinstructions.4. The unit is not intended to be machine washed or dried.5. Do not open the cabinet except to replace batteries. Modifying or tampering with theinside of the pendant can cause a malfunction and damage the unit.6. Use only fresh batteries that are triple A alkaline batteries.
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 9 of 11FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSQuestion SuggestionThe pendant LED light is blinking on andoff and will not stop. This is an indication that the batteries in thependant are running low. Replace thebatteries with fresh batteries. Be sure tofollow the instructions closely for replacingthe batteries.The fall detection sensor may haveexperienced a change in angle with enoughforce to indicate that a fall has occurred.Be sure to place the unit down gently whenyou are taking it off so that the unit doesnot send a fall alert.The unit alarmed when I took it off and putit down.You may have pushed the help button byaccident.Be sure that the base station has power.The green power indicator will be on if theunit has power.The help button may be out of range. Testthe help button from a location that iscloser to the base station.Nothing happens when I push the helpbutton.The pendant has no power. Replace thebatteries in the pendant and then retest theunit. The LED on the pendant should stayon for ten seconds after good batteries havebeen installed.My pendant got wet and the batteries arecorroded. Replace the batteries.When I put new batteries in the pendantLED light on the pendant turns on. When the batteries are replaced the pendantshines for ten seconds.How do I know the fall sensor works? Use the fall detection sensor test procedure(it is included in the instructions). Do nottry to test the unit by falling down onpurpose - you might get hurt!I dropped the pendant on the floor and itdid not alarm. Why not? The pendant experiences different forceswhen you fall as compared to when it isdropped by itself on the floor. The pendantis programmed to ignore most of theshocks if you drop it on the counter or floorto reduce false alarms. It may still alarmfor a fall some of the time when you dropthe unit - just not every time.I cannot fix the problem. Call the Monitoring Center for assistanceas soon as possible.
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 10 of 11Testing the HealthSensor Fall Detection SensorDO NOT TEST THE FALL COMPONENT OF THE DEVICEYOURSELF IF YOU ARE AT RISK FOR BROKEN BONES, IF YOUHAVE OSTEOPOROSIS, ARTHRITIS, IF YOU HAVE ANY PAINS INYOUR HANDS, OR A HISTORY OF BROKEN BONES.To test the fall detection sensor HealthSensor 100 pendant, you should takethe following steps:(1) Place the HealthSensor 100 pendant in the palm of your hand so thependant is upright with the button facing outwards;(2) Hold your hand up with the iLife HealthSensor 100 pendant in it. Yourarm should be upright - your palm holding the pendant should bedirectly above your elbow (like you are taking an oath in court). Keepyour arm still for a period of two seconds;(3) Hold the palm of your other hand out so that it is parallel to the floor (ata 90 degree angle to your upraised hand);(4) Making a chopping movement, bring your upraised hand with the iLifeHealthSensor 100 pendant down into the palm of your other hand tosimulate a fall. This step should be done with enough force to simulatea fall. Leave your raised hand down in the palm of your lower hand forat least two seconds so that the HealthSensor 100 pendant registers thata fall has occurred.(5) This movement should trigger the alarm. The pendant will continue tosend an alarm for approximately five seconds so wait that long beforeresetting the alarm at the receiver (otherwise it may begin to alarmagain).
W:\TCB FILINGS\HWI\user manual\healthsensor 100 users guide.doc 11 of 11Disclaimer Regarding Fall DetectionWarning: The SOS Industries, Inc. Fall Alert device assists in automatically detectingconditions where the Fall Alert experiences a change in angle combined with a forceexceeding a certain G force measurement. This reduces, but does not eliminate the risk,that an individual may experience an event where they require emergency assistance butare unable to obtain assistance on their own. There is a risk that the Fall Alert may not send anemergency signal in the event of a fall or a manual activation resulting in no emergency responsedespite a true emergency. A false alarm from the Fall Alert system could summon emergencyhelp that is not needed and may result in false alarm fines or damage from forcible entry ofemergency personnel into your home.The user recognizes that a properly installed and maintained personal security system may onlyreduce the risk of events such as burglary, robbery, personal injury and fire. It does not insure orguarantee that there will be no death, personal injury and/or damage to property as a result. SOSdoes not claim that the Product may not be compromised and/or circumvented, or that theProduct will prevent any death, personal and/or bodily injury and/or damage to propertyresulting from burglary, robbery, fire or otherwise, or that the Product will in all casesprovide adequate warning or protection.

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