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  • Page 1

    Gl ob al l ea d er s i n sl ee p a nd r e sp ir a tor y me di c in e ww w.resmed.com VP AP ™ ST VP AP ™ S POSITIVE AIRW A Y PRESSURE DEVICE Welcome Guide English 368698/1 20 1 2-02 S9 VP AP ST / S9 VP AP S WELCOME EUR1[...]

  • Page 2

    Air filter DC power inlet SD card slot Module/Adapter port Air outlet VP AP at a glance The VP AP system comprises the follo wing elements: • VP AP de vice • Air t ubing • 90W po wer supply unit • S9 tra v el bag • SD card • S9 SD card protective f older . Optional components include: • H5i heated humidifier • Standard air tubing ?[...]

  • Page 3

    5 1 3 2 4 Setup 1. Connect the DC plug of the pow er supply unit to the rear of the VP AP . 2. Connect the pow er cord to the pow er supply unit. 3. Plug the other end of the pow er cord into the pow er outlet. 4. Connect one end of the air tubing firmly onto the air outlet. 5. Connect the assembled mask system to the free end of the air t ubing. N[...]

  • Page 4

    VP AP basics The control panel of y our VP AP device includes an LCD screen as well as a Start/Stop but ton, Push dial and the Inf o and Setup menu k e ys. Key: Info menu Setup menu Push dial Start/Stop Climate Control Heated tube Ramp Humidity level Home Setup menu Allows you to make changes to settings or exit from the menu. Info menu Allows you [...]

  • Page 5

    1. F rom y our HOME screen, turn until the RAMP screen is display ed in blue. 2. Press . The selection is highlighted in orange. 3. T urn until the ramp time you require is display ed. 4. Press to confirm your c hoice. Adjusting r amp time Designed to make the beginning of treatment more comf ortable, ramp time is the period during whic h the press[...]

  • Page 6

    Selecting the mask type T o select your type of mask: 1. Press . The SETTINGS screen is display ed. 2. T urn until Mask is display ed in blue. 3. Press . The selection is highlighted in orange. 4. T urn until the mask set ting that y ou require is display ed. 5. Press to confirm your c hoice. 6. Push to return to the HOME screen. 5 English[...]

  • Page 7

    Getting star t ed 1. Make sure the po wer is connected. 2. Adjust the ramp time if required. 3. Fit your mask as described in y our mask user guide. 4. T o st art therapy , simply breathe into the mask and/or press . 5. Lie down and arrange the air t ubing so that it is free to mo ve if y ou turn in y our sleep. 6. T o stop treatment at any time, r[...]

  • Page 8

    Viewing the tr eatment scr eens Depending on how the sy stem has been configured, you will see one of the f ollowing e xample screens (shown in the S T mode) once therapy has started: 9 H5i humidifier 9 H5i humidifier 9 ClimateLine or ClimateLine MAX heated air tube 9 Climate Control – A uto 9 H5i humidifier 9 ClimateLine or ClimateLine MAX heate[...]

  • Page 9

    T o toggle bet ween treatment screens 1 and 2, press from your H OME screen. 9 T reatment with device trigger (Timed) and cycle (Timed, Ti Max or Ti Min) breath indicators 9 T reatment with spont aneous trigger and cycled breaths Viewing the Info menu The Inf o menu has a series of screens showing y our sleep quality , sleep report and ser vice inf[...]

  • Page 10

    7 Cleaning and maintenance Ref er to your mask and humidifier user guides for detailed instructions regarding the care of these devices. Daily Remo ve the air t ubing b y pulling on the finger grips on the cuf f . Hang it in a clean, dr y place until next use. W eekly 1. Remo ve the air t ubing from the VP AP device and the mask. 2. W ash the air t[...]

  • Page 11

    SD card An SD card has been supplied to gather therapy data from your VP AP device and provide set tings updates from y our clinician. When instructed to do so, disconnect the VP AP de vice from the pow er outlet, remov e your SD card, insert it in the protective f older and send it to your clinician. Removing the car d 1. Push in the SD card to re[...]

  • Page 12

    Gl ob al l ea d er s i n sl ee p a nd r e sp ir a tor y me di c in e ww w.resmed.com 368698/1 20 1 2-02 S9 VP AP ST / S9 VP AP S WELCOME EUR1 Manufacturer: ResMed Ltd 1 Elizabeth Macarthur Drive Bella Vista NSW 2153 Australia. Distributed by: ResMed Corp 9001 Spectrum Center Boulevard San Diego CA 92123 USA. ResMed (UK) Ltd 96 Milton Park Abingdon [...]