Starting Up; Charging The Battery - Atmos Thorax C 051 Operating Instructions Manual

3.3 Starting up

Remove the device from the box. Check whether the voltage values on the identifi cation plate match with
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the available mains voltage.
Prior to the fi rst start up peruse the safety notifi cations in chapter 2.
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The battery must be fully charged prior to the fi rst use. Charging time approx. 2.5 hours.
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Always place the device on a fl at, save surface.
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Plug in the mains cable to recharge the battery.
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After transport in temperatures below the freezing point the device must be acclimatised for up to 6 hours.
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If the device is not acclimatised it may not be operated as the membrane in the aggregate could get
damaged.
Always have at least one more secretion canister at hand as the device can only be operated with the specifi c
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ATMOS secretion canister.

3.3.1 Charging the battery

Each bar of the symbol
Attention!
Prior to the fi rst start up of the ATMOS
Only the enclosed battery recharger (GTM 21097-5012) from ATMOS may be used.
Advice on the handling of the battery can be found in chapter 9.3.
Correct handling of the rechargeable batteries prolongs their maximum service life.
Rechargeable batteries are wearing parts and therefore excluded from the general warranty.
The device should be recharged in a cool place without direct solar irradiation. At ambient temperatures above
25°C the charging time could be prolonged drastically. Defects which occur due to improper handling of the
device are not covered by the guarantee.
Caution: If the battery temperature is higher than 35°C it can no longer be charged.
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represents 20% battery charge.
C 051 Thorax the battery must be fully charged.
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Plug the recharger into the charging socket of the
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ATMOS C 051 Thorax.
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Connect the recharger to the country-specifi c mains cable.
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Plug the mains plug into the socket. The ATMOS
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the blinking
When the battery is fully charged (the
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blink anymore) remove the plug from the socket.
After that remove the recharger plug from the charging socket of the
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ATMOS C 051 Thorax.
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As soon as the battery charge level is less than 20%, the drainage unit
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displays a warning window and triggers an audible warning message
(peruse chapter "5.0 Warning messages"). Charge the battery in
order to continue the therapy without interruption. If the battery is
too low for further operation of the device the ATMOS
switches off automatically.
The battery of the ATMOS
the device is switched off . The state of charge can be seen on the
display.
symbol on the display.
symbol does not
C 051 Thorax can also be charged when
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C 051 Thorax displays
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C 051 Thorax
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