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Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide ESUGSC032 Version 1.4 December 2017...
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Overview ..............................3 Installing Without the Active Service ..................... 4 Installing with the Active Service ......................5 3.1. Active Service Settings ....................... 8 3.2. Outgoing Call Settings ....................... 8 3.3. Changing the Emergency Call Number ..................9 Testing Fall Detection ...........................
Overview 1. Overview The Essence Emergency Pendant Advanced (EPA) is an innovative, wearable, multi-function emergency device for detecting falls and signaling emergency situations, which is integrated with Care@Home™. The EPA is meant to always be with the resident, worn as a pendant using the supplied lanyard.
Installing Without the Active Service 2. Installing Without the Active Service If the resident does not have the Active service, installation requires pairing the EPA with the CP. To pair an EPA: 1. Press the PAIRING button on the CP for five seconds. The CP beeps and the ring around the EMERGENCY button lights up in blue, with a circular movement effect.
Installing with the Active Service 3. Installing with the Active Service The Active service, featuring the Emergency Pendant Advanced (“the pendant”) and the control panel, extends the following features to residents while out of their home: Emergency call button ...
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Installing with the Active Service The following shows the app in operation: Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
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Installing with the Active Service Figure 3: Pairing with the Active App Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
Installing with the Active Service 3.1. Active Service Settings If you tap Settings in the app, the following is displayed: Figure 4: Active App Settings Caution: Do not change the DNS settings. 3.2. Outgoing Call Settings You can change the outgoing call settings, if required. ...
Installing with the Active Service If Call Default Emergency Number is: On, the emergency alarm call goes to the telephone number specified by your service provider. Off, the emergency alarm call goes to the telephone number specified at Emergency Call Number.
Testing Fall Detection 4. Testing Fall Detection Testing the EPA is optional. To test the EPA: 1. While sitting, hit the EPA on your thigh three times. 2. Put the EPA down flat on a table top. Wait 25 seconds, and the LED should blink red for 8 seconds. Care@Home™...
Operating the EPA 5. Operating the EPA Manual operation of the EPA involves pressing the button on the pendant. The EPA automatically sends notifications to the CP for certain events. 5.1. Notifications The EPA sends notifications to the CP for the following events: ...
Operating the EPA 5.3. Supervision The EPA is a supervised device. The EPA periodically transmits its status to the CP. The frequency of the reporting periods can be configured remotely. If after a pre-defined time the CP does not receive a status message, the CP sends a Supervision lost message to the monitoring station.
Replacing the Battery 6. Replacing the Battery The EPA uses a 3 V CR2450 lithium battery. To replace the battery: 1. Remove the lanyard. 2. Open the EPA by inserting and twisting a coin to remove the cover. Figure 6: Open the EPA Caution: Avoid pressing the EPA button when opening and closing the EPA.
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Replacing the Battery 4. Reattach the lanyard with the top indicator on the lanyard on the same side as the top indicator on the EPA. Top indicator on lanyard Top indicator on EPA Figure 7: Aligning the EPA 5. Ensure the top indicator on the EPA is aligned with the top indicator on the lanyard. Caution: The EPA must be properly aligned for its fall detection capability to function properly.
1 x 3 V CR2450 lithium battery Up to two year battery life NOTE: Nominal battery life is computed according to Essence's standard usage parameters. Physical Dimensions (H x Diameter): 12 x 40 mm (0.47 x 1.58 in.) ...
Emergency Pendant Advanced-BC Emergency Pendant Advanced-BC The Essence Emergency Pendant Advanced–BC (EPA-BC) is a version of the EPA designed specifically to be backward compatible with earlier versions of Care@Home™. The EPA–BC has similar functionality and specifications to the EPA. The only difference is in how the EPA-BC communicates with the CP when it detects a fall or the panic button being pressed.
Emergency Pendant Plus Emergency Pendant Plus The Essence Emergency Pendant Plus (EP Plus) is a version of the Emergency Pendant (EP) with the same appearance as the EPA. The EP Plus has similar functionality to the EP, but has the same replaceable battery and physical characteristics as the EPA.
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