SPO2 SETUP
VF8 DELTA/DELTA XL/KAPPA 17-9
Quick Reference Table – SpO
2
Setup
Click on the following items to execute SpO
2
setup functions.
Menu Item Description Settings
Pulse Tone Source Selects source for the pulse tone and
displays a blinking heart () in the
corresponding parameter box. The
higher the pitch, the higher the heart rate
(HR) or SpO
2
saturation percentage.
NOTE: You can also set the pulse tone
source from the ECG setup menu.
• ECG – Monitor uses the
ECG signal as the pulse
tone source
• SpO2– Monitor uses the
SpO
2
signal as the pulse
tone source
Pulse Tone Volume Sets the volume of the pulse tone.
NOTE: You can also set the pulse tone
volume from the ECG menu.
OFF, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90, or 100
Waveform Size Determines the size of the pulse
plethysmogram waveform
NOTE: If the waveform height exceeds
the display channel’s size, the waveform
is clipped. SpO
2
signal processing is not
affected.
10 - 100 %
(increments of 10)
Averaging
(MultiMed cable and
Nellcor Oximax pod
only)
Determines the averaging of SpO
2
values.
NOTE: The setting Normal is less
sensitive to artifact, but slower to trigger
an alarm. The setting Fast is quicker to
alarm, but more sensitive to artifact.
NOTE: The menu selection Averaging
does not appear when a Masimo SET
pod is connected.
MultiMed
• Normal — Reflects 90 % of
an SpO
2
change within 30
seconds
• Fast — Reflects 90 % of an
SpO
2
change within 15
seconds
Nellcor Oximax
• Normal — four to six
seconds averaging under
interference-free conditions
• Fast — less than four
seconds averaging under
interference-free conditions
Averaging Time
(Masimo SET pod only)
Determines the averaging of SpO
2
values.
NOTE: The menu selection Averaging
Time does not appear when a Nellcor
Oximax pod or a MultiMed cable is
connected.
2 – 4, 4 – 6, 8 (default), 10,
12, 14, 16 s