Operating alarms
Remedy failure and restart infusion.
Drop Alarm / Pressure Alarm
➤ Infusion bottle empty?
➤ Roller clamp closed?
➤ Flow? – Close roller clamp.
Infusion STOP. There may not be a continuous
drip. Insert new infusion line, if necessary.
➤ Occlusion? – Insert infusion line free of kinks
and check the free flow (consider bolus).
➤ Condensed drop chamber? Shake to remove.
➤ Drop sensor fitted/connected? Replace drop
sensor, if necessary.
Air Alarm
➤ Air in administration set? – Insert infusion
line correctly. Vent and reset fluid level in drop
chamber.
Standby Alarm
➤ Alarm after pre-selected pause?
Switch to Standby with key below SF.
Then end pause with key below OFF or extend
pause with key below ON.
Battery Pre-Alarm
➤ Battery pre-alarm 30 min before battery is
discharged:
- Alternately rate and AAA.A are displayed,
- battery indicator flashes,
- audible alarm every 9 sec.
Alarm can be cleared by pressing -key. The
alarm continues in short intervals until the bat-
tery is fully discharged.
➤ Battery Alarm:
- Alternately rate and AAA.A are displayed.
- The text display shows:
"battery discharged, connect to mains”.
- battery indicator flashes,
- red alarm indicator is on,
- audible alarm every 4 sec.,
- operating indicator off,
- staff call.
➤ Switch off device.
Connect to mains/power or 12 V DC power
source.
KOR-Alarm (KVO)
Pre-alarm: audible alarm every 9 sec max.
30 min. End of infusion alarm: Permanent
interval signal tone (also via staff call).
Delay of Alarm Tone
➤ When connected to staff call the alarm tone
on the device can be suppressed for 10 min.
(This function can be activated via service only.)
Further Alarms / Displays
➤ "pump door open”? – Close door.
➤ "invalid rate”? – Enter different value.
Device Alarms
When display indicates "device alarm” an
audible alarm sounds permanently.
➤ Press ON/OFF-key repeatedly until display
indication "do not press any key until display is
off”. Pump switches off automatically after a
few seconds.
➤ Switch on device again.
In case of repeated device alarm inform service.
Alarms
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