Resmed & Stand Alone Humidifier ?? DSM

[Slinky]

Sorry to keep picking on you, DSM, but I know you are familiar w/the Resmed products and /w the HC 100.

Just to refresh your memory: I have the Resmed S8 Elite w/EPR. In the Clinical Menu there are two choices for Humidity: Front Cap or None. I am currently using the stand alone HC 100 humidifier. The DME gave me the Elite w/the Humidity set at None. Should I change that to Front Cap? I assume I should but .... as long as I have someone to ask to be sure I prefer to do so. I hope you don't mind.

Also in the Servicing Menu: There is an option (no, I didn't touch it) that says BR 19200. I'm just curious if you know what THAT means?? (The BR, I mean).

[dsm]

Slinky,

As best as I can answer ...

For the BR19200 ? - no idea - sorry

Re Humidifier. On the S8 I can select no humidification or 3i. If I use my HC150 I would choose no humidification & just set the HC150 independantly.
But, I think the humidification option only shows if the machine detects a 3i present.

The 2 options you mention sound like it detects no 3i so is asking if you have the front cap or not - I am assuming the front cap is the dummy cover that clips on in place of the humidifier. If that is there then yes try it but I suspect it makes little difference but am not that knowledgeable re this that I can state facts about it.

Good luck

DSM

[Bob...]

Also in the Servicing Menu: There is an option (no, I didn't touch it) that says BR 19200. I'm just curious if you know what THAT means?? (The BR, I mean).

Stands for Bit Rate. Used to set the bit rate or speed of serial data transfer. Not something normally used with the S8.

Bob

[Guest]

Thanks, both DSM and Bob. I was just curious about the latter and concerned about the former possibly the wrong setting letting moisture into my Elite. I always pop the hose between the Elite and the HC 100 as soon as I get up in the morning, first thing I do after shutting the Elite off. But ... I'm a worry wart about protecting my little ole Elite.

[dsm]

Also in the Servicing Menu: There is an option (no, I didn't touch it) that says BR 19200. I'm just curious if you know what THAT means?? (The BR, I mean).

Stands for Bit Rate. Used to set the bit rate or speed of serial data transfer. Not something normally used with the S8.

Bob

Bob! Aha! - very good

Probably it means Baud Rate (same as bit rate). I should have twigged when I saw that 19200 - but on the VPAP IIIs & S7s the comms negotiates itself & I never have to set anything so comms just didn't cross my mind

As a further guess I would wonder if it is related to a clip on Reslink module as the AutoScan software communicates with Reslink via the base machine comms port.

DSM