5-4 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA VF8
5 A
LARMS
Whenever an alarm occurs, the monitor provides an auditory alarm signal and several
visual alarm signals. The visual alarm signals are:
The alarming parameter's box flashes in the color for that alarm priority.
The alarm's cause appears in the message area at the top left of the screen (the
background color is that message's alarm priority).
For high and medium-priority alarm conditions, the monitor's alarm bar
flashes in the color for that alarm priority.
Your monitor is configured to provide one of three possible auditory alarm tones,
Infinity, IEC1 and IEC2 (see the Auditory Alarm Tones table). The IEC1 and IEC2
tone sequences are the same, but the IEC2 sequence has longer pauses between
repetitions. The high and medium priority tone sequences are:
High (10 beeps): Four beeps, higher pitched beep, short pause, four beeps,
higher pitched beep, long pause
Medium (3 beeps): Two beeps, lower pitched beep, long pause.
If more than one alarm occurs simultaneously, the monitor sounds only the highest
priority auditory alarm tone and flashes the alarm bar in that alarm's color. The
monitor also flashes several parameter boxes and displays the associated alarm
messages in sequence.
All alarm priorities initiate an alarm recording if the recording function is enabled.
The alarm limits table controls this function for high- and medium priority alarms; the
arrhythmia and ST tables control this function for low-priority alarm conditions. All
alarm priorities activate any external alarm system which is connected to the monitor.
Auditory Alarm Tones
Alarm Priority Infinity IEC1 IEC2
High-priority Continuous two-
tone sequence
Five beeps, short pause,
five beeps, pause of 3
seconds
Five beeps, short pause,
five beeps, pause of 8
seconds
Medium-priority Two tones, then
pause
Three beeps (two beeps,
followed by a lower pitched
beep), pause of 5 seconds
Three beeps (two beeps,
followed by a lower pitched
beep), pause of 15 seconds
Low-priority Low tone, once
every ten seconds
Two beeps, pause of 16
seconds
Two beeps, pause of 30
seconds
To Next Page
Loading...
