Merlin@home™ Transmitter

Remote Monitoring

Merlin home Transmitter

Lights and icons on your Merlin@home Transmitter

  1. Speaker
  2. Wand
  3. Read Icon
  4. Tower Icon 
  5. Stars Icon 
  6. Start button
  7. Progress Lights
  8. Power Light
Merlin home Transmitter device

Here you can find information about the lights and icons for your transmitter.

Power Light

The Power Light will remain lit when the Transmitter's power adapter is connected to a power source. Unplug the Transmitter's power adapter from a power outlet to turn it off.

Note: Power outages cause the Transmitter to lose power, but won’t require a reset. The Transmitter does not have a backup battery. Without power, the Transmitter will not function.
Power light screen

Read Icon

Indicates that the Transmitter is attempting to locate and read the Abbott implanted cardiac device during the pairing process or a manual transmission.

Read screen icon

Tower Icon

Indicates that the Transmitter is attempting to send data to your doctor or clinic (Merlin.net™ Patient Care network [PCN]), either during initial pairing, or a subsequent connection. This can take up to 15 minutes. 

Tower Send icon

Stars Icon

Transmitter has completed a successful connection or is waiting for a command. When a successful connection is complete, the Stars Icon remains lit for a short time and will turn off if no command is given. Only the Power LED will remain lit when the Stars Icon turns off.

Stars icon

Progress Lights

If the Progress Lights are flashing sequentially left to right, the Transmitter is attempting to connect with Merlin.net PCN. If the Progress Lights are flashing at the same time, the Transmitter was unsuccessful in its attempt to connect with Merlin.net PCN.

Progress lights LED screen

Start 

Press the Start button to begin manual functions such as initial set up or sending data to your doctor or clinic. The start button will silence error notifications or give a command.

Start button icon

Speaker

The Speaker will notify you if there is an issue with the Transmitter’s ability to send data to your doctor or clinic. The speaker will deliver error notifications and does not allow you to communicate with your doctor or clinic.

Notification speaker screen

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