Testing Fall Detection ..........................7 Operating the EPA ..........................8 5.1. Notifications ..........................8 5.2. LED Indications .......................... 8 5.3. Supervision ..........................8 Replacing the Battery..........................9 Specifications ............................11 Emergency Pendant Advanced-BC ..................12 Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
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 can be used: At home, with basic service ...
EMERGENCY button ring lights up blue as panel. EMERGENCY button lights up red. Control panel beeps and the EMERGENCY button Control panel memory is full. No additional devices ring lights up red can be paired. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
Minimum mobile screen size of 4.7” To use Care@Home™ Active service, you must install the Care@Home™ Active app on the resident’s smartphone. The app is available from the Apple App Store® or Google Play™. 2. Download the app to the resident’s phone.
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1. Tap Settings in the Active app. The Settings screen appears. 2. Tap Emergency Call Number. The Emergency Call Number screen appears. < 3. Enter the alternate emergency phone number and tap . The Settings screen appears. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
3. Place the EPA on its edge on a table top. You can lean it at an angle against the control panel or other object. 4. Wait 25 seconds. The LED should blink red for eight seconds. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
If after a pre-defined time the control panel does not receive a status message, the control panel sends a Supervision lost message to the monitoring station. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
1. Remove the lanyard from the EPA by pulling the rubber ring toward you. 2. Open the EPA by inserting and twisting a coin to remove the cover. Caution: Avoid pressing the EPA button when opening and closing the EPA. 3. Remove the old battery. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
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Replacing the Battery 4. Reassemble the EPA, as shown below. New battery, + side facing out Rubber ring's top indicator aligned with EPA's top indicator. Care@Home™ Emergency Pendant Advanced User Guide...
1 x 3 V CR2450 lithium battery Approved manufacturers: GP and Energizer 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.) ...
However, just as with the EPA, caregivers, family members, and the monitoring station receive notice of a fall or the panic button being pressed. You add an EPA-BC to Care@Home™ the same way you add an EPA to Care@Home™. For additional information, refer to the ESUGSC036 Care@Home ES700EPA-BC Datasheet.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppels, or otherwise any license or right, either express or implied, under any patent or trademark of Essence or any third party. No use of any trademark may be made without the prior written authorization of Essence.
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