Taping The Sensor Pod; Temporary Receiver Shutdown - Dexcom G4 Platinum User Manual

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Throughout the 2-hour startup period if you see the out of range
top of the screen review the following troubleshooting tips.
• Make sure your receiver and transmitter are within 6 meters of each other.
Check in 10 minutes to see if the antenna symbol reappears in the upper left
corner of the receiver screen.
• If the receiver and transmitter are still not communicating, check the device
information screen to make sure the correct transmitter ID is entered into your
receiver (see Chapter 2, Section 2.3, Checking Information About Your Receiver).
• If the correct transmitter ID has been entered into your receiver and the receiver
and transmitter are still not communicating, then contact your local distributor.
At the end of the 2-hour startup period the receiver will let you know that it is time
to calibrate your sensor. Chapter 4, Calibrating Your Dexcom G4 PLATINUM
System, tells you how to calibrate your sensor.
3.9

TAPING THE SENSOR POD

The sensor pod should stay securely attached
to your skin using its own adhesive. But, if
the patch is peeling up, you can use medical
tape (such as Blenderm, Tegaderm, IV 3000,
3M tape) for extra support. If you use tape,
only tape over the white adhesive patch on all
sides for even support. Do not tape over the
transmitter or any of the plastic parts of the
sensor pod. Do not tape under the sensor pod
or leave any substance on the skin where you insert the sensor.
3.10

TEMPORARY RECEIVER SHUTDOWN

There may be times when you want to temporarily shut down your receiver.
Shutdown will stop all communication between the transmitter and receiver, and
will turn the receiver off. You will not receive sensor glucose readings or any
alerts or alarms while the receiver is shut down, but your current sensor session
will continue. Follow these steps to shut down your receiver:
1. From the main menu, scroll to and highlight
"Shutdown." Press the
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SELECT button.
symbol at the