Auto on/off on Remstar auto

murried2 · Post by **murried2** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:44 pm

Just a quick question. I just got my remstar auto last week and the other night I put the mask on and started to breathe, but the unit did not turn on automatically. Is this something that the DME has to set or that can be set by the user?

Maybe I wasn't breathing hard enough?

Hugh Jass · Post by **Hugh Jass** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:48 pm

It's automatic and should start after three breaths.

(They need to be good breaths though...)

murried2 · Post by **murried2** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:50 pm

I gave up after one breath. I'll have to try it again tonight.

By the way, I love your username...took me a while to get it though!

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:26 pm

murried, you're right - you probably weren't breathing hard enough. And as Hugh said, sometimes takes several breaths. I prefer to just turn my on myself. I don't like to breathe into an "empty" mask those extra few seconds, nor do I like for it to suddenly come on if I've put the mask on and am fiddling with the mask a bit.

murried2 · Post by **murried2** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:10 pm

I don't like breathing into an empty mask either...I just thought that something might be wrong with my machine.

Mikesus · Post by **Mikesus** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:37 pm

Depending on the mask, sometimes you have to breathe deeper. With my ResMed FF mask I had to breath very deeply because of the anti-asphyxia valve. On my Aura, as soon as I get it placed properly and breathe in and out, it starts up.

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