Oscar with multiple machines

[pixpop]

Can someone explain the best practice for someone who is using more than one machine with Oscar? Would I create a separate profile per machine, or are the profiles meant to be used for multiple patients?

What I wish I could do would be to configure separate time offsets for each machine, as not all machines support changing the time properly.

[PeaceLoveAndPizza]

You can have a separate profile per machine or have multiple machines on a single profile. I do multiple machines on the same profile to have a single record of usage.

[pixpop]

Okay, thanks. That's what I'm doing.

[Crimson Nape]

If they are the same manufacture, then you can keep them in the same profile.  If they come from different manufacturers, then it is best to separate them into a profile dedicated to each brand.  The reason is, each manufacture can report different parameters and in a different format and/or scale

Also, since this is a software based question, I have moved the thread to the Software forum.
- Red

[pixpop]

Okay, understood. So if I have a profile per machine, do I need to select the correct profile before importing data from the SD card?

Note: I have two PR machines, and one Resmed.

[Crimson Nape]

Yes! OSCAR will attempt to import to the currently selected profile. It doesn't associate a profile with any particular machine. I would also recommend that you label each SD card with the CPAP it belongs to. Several have mixed the cards and machines up when they replaced them.

- Red

[PapaBear562]

Good afternoon folks, and thanks for allowing me membership on this forum.

I have been using a ResMed AirSense 10 CPAP machine for years now, but I had to conduct a new 3 day sleep study for the VA and they wouldn't let me use my current machine. They instead sent me a Dreamstation. Grrrrr

I've been inputting my data, from the AS10, into OSCAR but when I tried to input the data from the Dreamstation, nothing showed up in OSCAR so I know I probably did something wrong. My question is, can I input data from two different machines into OSCAR, and how do I do that?

Since this thread already existed, I decided to ask my question here. I'll delete the posting I just created.

Thanks.

[PeaceLoveAndPizza]

Try stopping and restarting OSCAR. Sometimes it gets confused when loading data from a second machine.

[Crimson Nape]

PapaBear562 - Your question was answered in your other thread.
https://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread...#pid512493

Please avoid using multiple threads to ask the same question.
- Red

[pixpop]

It's a bit confusing... you (PeaceLoveAndPizza) are saying it's okay to use multiple machines with a single profile, but Crimson Nape is saying it's not.

What are the multiple machines you are using?

I can see in my own Oscar history that I have data for both a DreamStation and an AS10. I did run into trouble when I tried to import from an older PR machine with the same profile. 

It would be nice to get some clarity about the best way to use multiple machines. Obviously, using a single profile would be best so you don't have to remember to switch profiles.

I fully understand that this is not a priority for most users.

I will do some more testing with the DreamStation and the AS10 at least.