S8 Elite Secret Manual?

kennethryan · Post by **kennethryan** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:55 pm

I just recently received my ResScan software and started gathering information on my sleeping from my S8 Elite machine. I see it includes a page of programming information for the machine (I haven't tried it but I suppose it's how you use the card to reprogram the machine).

I already know how to access the clinical menus on the machine (and do so with my doctor's blessing) but being the sort of person I am I like to learn everything I can about my equipment.

I went to ebay to buy the clinician's manual, but apparently the seller is on vacation or something. I haven't been able to locate another source for it.

Is there another source for the detailed manual?

Thanks in advance!

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:31 am

save your money

its similar to this:

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dsm · Post by **dsm** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:37 am

Good & useful post Spooky

Very helpful. Will save a link to it.

DSM

kennethryan · Post by **kennethryan** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:59 am

Spooky wrote: its similar to this:

I saw that - as I said I already know how to access the menus. I also saw the "setup guide", the one that's 4 pages or so. I'm given to understand, though, that there is a larger manual that gives a lot more detail.

Again, my interest is academic, just wanting to learn all I can about my equipment. I'm an engineer (need more be said?), some of the equipment I design is used in life-critical applications (not medical, I'm not competing with Resmed). I consider part of my calling to learn as much as I can about technology, especially high-reliability equipment. Yes that includes user interfaces, expandability/maintainability, and so on.

If I could afford it, I'd buy a cpap machine just to take it apart. :-)

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:16 am

you won't find that info in the clinicians manual
its basically about the setings youve see in the above post It's about 4 or so pages if I recall -

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:34 am

Not sure what you consider afordable ... but the forum sponsor's auction site has machines for much less than you may find elsewhere. Maybe you can find one there for autopsy.

As for the manual, mine (PDF) has a few more pages than just four ... actually more like 60 pages ... or 265 pages if you want to read it four times in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Check your PM box ...

kennethryan · Post by **kennethryan** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:17 pm

DreamStalker wrote:As for the manual, mine (PDF) has a few more pages than just four ... actually more like 60 pages ...

What's the title of the manual? That's probably what I'm looking for...

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:54 pm

kennethryan wrote: Again, my interest is academic, just wanting to learn all I can about my equipment. I'm an engineer (need more be said?), some of the equipment I design is used in life-critical applications (not medical, I'm not competing with Resmed). I consider part of my calling to learn as much as I can about technology, especially high-reliability equipment. Yes that includes user interfaces, expandability/maintainability, and so on.

If I could afford it, I'd buy a cpap machine just to take it apart.

There you go, Kenneth. Enjoy!

Cpaps Disassembled

(The site was created, and the machines disassembled and photographed by dsm - a member of this forum).

O.

billbolton · Post by **billbolton** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:04 pm

kennethryan wrote:but being the sort of person I am I like to learn everything I can about my equipment.

If you are after technical information about "what's inside the box", there is next to nothing published on that. All the manufacturers tend to hold that level of information very close.

There is information about "what it does", in terms of how the Resmed APAP algorithm works and how EPR works etc on various Resmed web sites.

Cheers,

Bill

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:14 am

billbolton wrote:
kennethryan wrote:but being the sort of person I am I like to learn everything I can about my equipment.
If you are after technical information about "what's inside the box", there is next to nothing published on that. All the manufacturers tend to hold that level of information very close.

Bill's right. None of the cpap manufacturers' manuals go into "what's inside the box" in any technical way.

Ken, if you'd like to have a manual anyway (for free) PM me your email address. I'll be glad to email you a PDF of the S7 Spirit clinical manual. Even though it's for an S7 autopap, you might find it interesting. If for nothing else than to see what's not in those kinds of manuals.

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