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SECTION 5—OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Platinum

™

Series 20 Part No 1118353

Flowrate

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE5.6onpage 20.

1. Turntheflowrateknobtothesettingprescribedbyyour

physicianortherapist.

CAUTION

Neversettheflowgreaterthan5L/minontheIRC5.

Neversettheflowgreaterthan10L/minontheIRC10.

ƽ WARNING

DONOTchangetheL/minsettingontheflowmeterunlessa

changehasbeenprescribedbyyourphysicianortherapist.

NOTE:Toproperlyreadtheflowmeter,locatetheprescribedflowrate

lineontheflowmeter.Next,turntheflowknobuntiltheballrisesto

theline.Now,centertheballontheL/min.lineprescribed.

2. Iftheflowrateontheflowmetereverfallsbelow0.5L/min

forPlatinum5(1L/minforPlatinum10)formorethan

aboutoneminute,theLOWFLOWalarmwillbe

triggered.Thisisarapidbeepingoftheaudiblealarm.

Checkyourtubingoraccessoriesforblockedorkinked

tubingoradefectivehumidifierbottle.Afterratedflowis

restored,morethan0.5L/minforPlatinum5(1L/minfor

Platinum10),theLOWFLOWaudiblealarmwillgooff.

NOTE:Theuseofsomeaccessoriessuchasthepediatricflowstand

andtheHomeFillcompressorwilldeactivatetheLowFlowAlarm.

FIGURE 5.6 Flowrate

Flow Knob

Ball

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