Install battery

CAUTION:

Do not use a rechargeable or carbon zinc battery in your pump. For best

 

results, a new AAA Energizer alkaline battery is recommended.

 

 

Medtronic MiniMed designed the pump to only accept a NEW battery. As a safety measure, if you install a battery that does not have full power, the “weak battery” or “failed batt test” alarms may sound. If a “weak battery” alarm happens, respond to the alarm and continue. The pump will still operate normally, but with a decreased battery life. The pump uses one AAA alkaline battery.

1 Make sure all the following apply:

Clear (ESC, ACT) any alarms and/or alerts before removing and replacing the battery Make sure the pump is at the HOME (idle) screen when you remove the battery.

Do NOT remove the battery during a bolus or prime delivery.

2

Use the edge of a coin to remove the battery cap. Turn the cap in a counter-clockwise direction.

3

Remove the old battery and dispose of it per the

Battery cap

 

disposable requirements of your state or country. Put

 

 

 

the new battery in the pump with the negative end

 

 

[(-) symbol] going in first. Check the label on the back

 

 

of the pump to make sure the battery is inserted

 

 

correctly.

Battery

NOTE - Do not use batteries that have been in cold storage (i.e., in the refrigerator or your car in the winter).

4Place the battery cap in the pump and tighten so the slot is aligned horizontally with the pump as shown here:

Do NOT apply force when you turn the cap.

one half-turn

CAUTION: Do NOT over-tighten the battery cap. You should not turn the cap more than four half turns. If you over-tighten the cap you may not be able to remove it, and you can damage your pump.

one half-turn

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Energizer 715, 515 manual Install battery, Do not apply force when you turn the cap