General Startup
Placement/Mounting
There are two recommended placement methods for the Kangaroo™ ePump™ enteral feed and flush pump.
• Attached to a vertical IV pole via the pole clamp peripheral device, included with the pump.
• Placed feet down on any horizontal surface.
A/C Power Operation
Plug the Kangaroo™ ePump™ enteral feed and flush pump into an A/C power outlet for normal operation. When the pump is not
plugged in, or if A/C power is interrupted, a built-in rechargeable battery will run the pump.
Battery Power Operation
If A/C power is not available to the pump, or if A/C power is interrupted, the pump will automatically operate on backup battery
power. The built-in battery recharges any time the pump is plugged into an outlet.
A fully-charged, new battery will supply 15 hours of backup power at 125 mL/hr before requiring recharging. Contact Customer
Service, Section XI, to replace the battery pack if battery life degrades.
Power On/Off
To power up the pump, press the
POWER button. A countdown will begin on the display; when the countdown reaches 0, immediately release the POWER
the
button. Note: The display backlight and Status LED array will remain on for a short period after releasing the POWER button while
the pump completes its internal power down process and will then extinguish.
Language Selection, First Power Up
Immediately after powering up the pump for the first time, the language option screen will appear. Select the language using
the ( ) or ( ) buttons. When the language is selected, push the fifth button ( ) to enter the language selection. After the
language is selected the first time the pump is powered up, the language selection screen will not appear during future power up
operations. Should the language need to be changed after the initial power up, it can be changed through the "MORE OPTIONS"
menu (see Figure 10A).
Keep or Clear Prior Pump Settings
Immediately after powering up the pump, if the prior feed or flush settings were not cleared and the settings are not locked in the
BioTech Screen, the pump will give the following two options:
KEEP SETTINGS
- Select this option to start with the same settings that were most recently programmed into the pump. Any of
the previously-programmed settings can be modified, if needed. The feed volume totals, "mL FED" (Continuous Feed Mode) or
"BOLUSES FED" (Intermittent Feed Mode) and "mL FLUSH" are also maintained.
CLEAR SETTINGS
- Select this option to reset all input feeding settings and the output feed totals to zero. It will then be necessary
to program all settings before running the pump. The BioTech options settings will not change.
The status line of the pump will then show LOAD A SET (Figure 5), or, if the pump set is already loaded, it will show
SET LOADED (Figure 7).
Kangaroo™ ePump™ Enteral Feed and Flush Pump with Pole Clamp
POWER button on the lower right of the front panel. To power down the pump, press and hold
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