sat801+ Pulse Oximeter
Alarms
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8.3.3 Low-level Priority Alarms
With a low-level priority alarm
– the audio sound of low-level priority is heard,
– the yellow alarm indicator lights continuously and
– alarm message in the status line
Low-level priority alarms:
Status line message Description Solution
Battery low
Remaining operation time of one
hour or less
Recharge battery
Mains power failure
The mains power or the DC
power supply is
interrupted/defect.
Check the mains power and
also the DC power pack.
8.4 Combination of Alarms of different Priorities
With overlapping different alarm conditions the latest alarm with the highest priority is activated.
With concurrently occurring alarms the highest ranking is activated. If these alarm conditions are
removed, the next lower waiting alarm is immediately displayed.
A new alarm condition of higher priority immediately supersedes any lower ranking alarm.
8.5 Status message
The following status messages provide information about the actual monitoring situation:
Possible Cause Description Solution
Low perfusion
The unit has determined
insufficient circulation for reliable
determination of oxygen
saturation values.
Remove the sensor and
connect at a different place.
Signal IQ too low
The signal strength for signal
reliability is too low.
Remove the sensor and
position at a different place.
Status messages are not alarms and there not accompanied by LED activation.
Status messages may be mask with higher ranking alarms.