Chapter 4: Charging Your Receiver And The Receiver Main Menu; Charging Your Receiver Battery; Charging Your Receiver Battery From An Ac Power Outlet - Dexcom G4 PLATINUM User Manual

CHAPTER 4: CHARGING YOUR RECEIVER AND THE RECEIVER MAIN
MENU

4.1 CHARGING YOUR RECEIVER BATTERY

The receiver battery is rechargeable and will last about 3 days with normal use before you need to charge it.
Your battery life depends on how often you press your receiver buttons or get alerts. The receiver will tell
you when the battery charge is low.
Charge the receiver battery using one of these options:
• Section 4.1.1: an AC power outlet
• Section 4.1.2: a personal computer with Windows
PC, Dexcom Studio must be installed. For system requirements and more information, see the Dexcom
website (www.dexcom.com) or the Dexcom Studio Software User's Guide.)
Only use the Dexcom battery charger provided in the receiver kit. Do not use any other battery charger.
Charge only from a USB port on your computer or the AC power adapter. Do not use an external
USB hub. An external USB hub may not provide enough power to charge the receiver.
Fully charging an empty battery takes about 3 hours with the wall charger and about 5 hours with a
computer. The battery does not need to be drained to charge fully.
You may use the receiver while it is charging with an AC power outlet or PC.
Charge your receiver battery before each sensor insertion. Periodically check your battery level to make
sure it has enough charge.
If your battery drains, it will keep the time and date for 3 days without being charged. After 3 days, the
receiver will prompt you to reset the time and date (see Chapter 5, Section 5.2, The Settings Menu).
When the receiver is used in a healthcare facility, charging must take place away from the patient.
WARNING
It is not known how different conditions or medications common to the critically ill
population may affect the performance of the system. Therefore, the use of this system
in the critically ill population is not recommended.
4.1.1 CHARGING YOUR RECEIVER BATTERY FROM AN AC POWER
OUTLET
To recharge your battery:
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operating system (to charge your receiver from your
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