GE 60-883-95R - Manual (Page 25)

Adding/Replacing Sensors 20
Home and Away
If you will be away from home or unable to acknowledge medication reminders it’s necessary to
temporarily turn them off.
¾ When you’re Away from home:
Š Press the Power/Home/Away button. The system announces “Medication Reminder Off”. If
the Activity Check is scheduled it will be turned off as well. The Power/Home/Away button
will blink when Medication Reminders are off.
¾ When you return Home:
Š Press the Power/Home/Away button. The system announces “Medication Reminder On.” If
the Activity Check is scheduled it will be turned on as well.
Adding/
Replacing
Sensors
CareGard allows up to 24 sensors to be learned into the system. There are two methods for add-
ing a sensor to the system. The first method uses the menu button on the back of the panel, the
second uses the programming buttons.
Supervised vs. Not Supervised
Most sensors supported by CareGard can be programmed to be supervised or not supervised. The
panel monitors supervised sensors and sounds trouble beeps or turns the Status light on when
there is a problem with the sensor.
In most situations sensors should be left in the Supervised state. Portable panic sensors should be
Not Supervised.
To Add or Replace a Sensor using the Menu Button on the back of
the Panel
Note
Pressing the Menu button cycles through 5 functions; Phone Test, Sensor Test, Medication Reminder,
Add Sensors and Delete all Sensors. The panel will announce the current function each time the button
is pressed.
Important !
It is necessary to move quickly between the steps when adding sensors. Read these steps carefully
before attempting to add a sensor. You may have as little as 5 seconds to move between steps.
The following table describes how to program each type of sensor. For complete programming
and mounting instructions see the Installation Instructions for the device.
Table 7: Programming Sensors
Sensor Type To Program
Personal Help Button
Pendant Help Button
1. Repeatedly press the Menu button on the back of the panel until the panel announces “Add
sensor. Press Status to select.”
2. Press the Status button on the front of the panel.
3. Press the button on the sensor.
4. Repeatedly press the Power/Home/Away button until you hear the sensor type you want.
Personal Help Button type possibilities:
Emergency Sensor type not supervised
Emergency Sensor type supervised
5. Press the Status button to accept the sensor.
The system will announce the sensor name, type and number.