Changing Receiver Alarm And Alerts - Dexcom G5 User Manual

12.4 Changing Receiver Alarm and Alerts

You'll notice a flow difference between the app and the receiver when
personalizing your Alarm/Alerts. With the app, all Alert adjustments are made
from one screen, whereas in the receiver, you make changes in different
screens.
Unlike the app, you change your receiver's tones (known as sounds) in the
Sounds menu.
Sounds
Sounds determine the sound and volume of your Alarm and Alerts.
As mentioned in the previous chapter, the receiver uses a series of
beeps/vibrations for an Alarm or Alert. The receiver doesn't have the same
variety of tones as the app; however, you can adjust their volume. While the
Vibrate
receiver doesn't have a silent mode, selecting will replace audible
beeps with quiet vibrations. The only exception is the Alarm: the Urgent Low
Glucose Alarm can't be turned off.
Changes made in sounds are applied to all of the receiver's Alarm/Alerts. If
Soft
you choose (see next table), all Alerts are in Soft mode. In Chapter 10,
you learned how many beeps each Alarm/Alert has.
Normal
is the default setting for your receiver sounds.
Attentive
uses a rising or falling melody instead of beeps.
The receiver first vibrates when sending you an Alarm or Alert. If you clear the
Alarm/Alert at the first vibration, you won't get any Alarm/Alert tones. If you
would like to continue to get your Alarm or Alert after clearing, later in this
chapter you'll learn about setting up Repeat Alerts.
HypoRepeat Normal
is very similar to the sound, but keeps repeating the
Urgent Low Glucose Alarm every 5 seconds until your sensor glucose value
OK
rises above 55 mg/dL or you confirm by tapping on your screen.
The next table lists the different Sounds, starting with the quietest, working its
way up to the loudest.
Alarm/Alert Sounds
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