Encore Pro download frequency

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:45 am

TossinNTurnin wrote:
mindy wrote: Since some of us think that the missing data may be some kind of firmware bug, if you download everyday and then erase the card every day you *might* avoid the bug. It certainly seems to reduce the frequency but we don't yet know for sure if it gets around the problem.
But if you erase the card, how can the doctor use the card to check your numbers?

I mean, I know I can print out the info and bring it to him... but isn't part of the benefit of the card the ability to bring the data to your doctor so they can download the data to THEIR computers and keep track of your progress?

Hi

Most Doctors probably do not have the software or the card reader. In any case I would rather have and record detailed data on my PC than lose it because of saving compliance data for doctor

I think most doctors are are surprised to even see a printed report.

Sleepdeprived

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:13 am

TossinNTurnin wrote:But if you erase the card, how can the doctor use the card to check your numbers?

I mean, I know I can print out the info and bring it to him... but isn't part of the benefit of the card the ability to bring the data to your doctor so they can download the data to THEIR computers and keep track of your progress?

I agree - I don't erase my data for several reasons: 1) so my sleep doc can see my data and 2) to me it's not worth the hassle for on occasional missing day or two.

Some do care, however, and some don't see their sleep docs or their sleep docs don't check their data. So there are many different views on this issue and there's no reason there shouldn't be options.

Mindy

deerslayer · Post by **deerslayer** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:41 am

think the encore bug bit this morning. card reader gave length of sleep data ,but did not show the normal stats for 2/10/-2/11 maybe it will mysteriously apear later as others have suggested. was wearing a full face last night to compare. oh well

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:44 am

Yes, deerslayer - for me the missing data always seems to happen when I make a change and want to see results!

Patience is definitely a virtue when dealing with the missing data bug

MIndy

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:50 am

mindy wrote:
TossinNTurnin wrote:But if you erase the card, how can the doctor use the card to check your numbers?

I mean, I know I can print out the info and bring it to him... but isn't part of the benefit of the card the ability to bring the data to your doctor so they can download the data to THEIR computers and keep track of your progress?
I agree - I don't erase my data for several reasons: 1) so my sleep doc can see my data and 2) to me it's not worth the hassle for on occasional missing day or two.

Some do care, however, and some don't see their sleep docs or their sleep docs don't check their data. So there are many different views on this issue and there's no reason there shouldn't be options.

Mindy

Hi Mindy

If you are tracking detailed data you need to uncheck keep compliance data each week thus "erasing" your card

Sleepdeprived

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:53 am

Sleepdeprived wrote: Hi Mindy

If you are tracking detailed data you need to uncheck keep compliance data each week thus "erasing" your card

Sleepdeprived

I've never unchecked "keep compliance data" - and I rarely have missing data (about once very couple of months I miss a day or two due to the M-series bug). So why would I uncheck? I get all the detailed data without doing that!!!

Mindy

TossinNTurnin · Post by **TossinNTurnin** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:33 pm

Never mind... I made a redundant post...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:05 pm

mindy wrote:
Sleepdeprived wrote: Hi Mindy

If you are tracking detailed data you need to uncheck keep compliance data each week thus "erasing" your card

Sleepdeprived
I've never unchecked "keep compliance data" - and I rarely have missing data (about once very couple of months I miss a day or two due to the M-series bug). So why would I uncheck? I get all the detailed data without doing that!!!

Mindy

Hi Mindy

Does your card overwrite itself ? After about eight days my setup stops recording detailed data if dont clear the data.

Sleepdeprived

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:17 pm

Anonymous wrote:
mindy wrote:
Sleepdeprived wrote: Hi Mindy

If you are tracking detailed data you need to uncheck keep compliance data each week thus "erasing" your card

Sleepdeprived
I've never unchecked "keep compliance data" - and I rarely have missing data (about once very couple of months I miss a day or two due to the M-series bug). So why would I uncheck? I get all the detailed data without doing that!!!

Mindy
Hi Mindy

Does your card overwrite itself ? After about eight days my setup stops recording detailed data if dont clear the data.

Ps It may be that if you do not set the option under preferences to prompt each download erases the data which is of course still available from the saved report

Sleepdeprived

Sleepdeprived

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:38 pm

SleepDeprived,

No, I have my options set to *not* erase. The card overwrites itself after a week. Earlier I used to miss days almost every weekend. Now it hardly ever happens. The only thing I can think of that's different is that I'm no longer sleeping 8 1/2 to 9 hours. That's just a guess - could be anything.

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