SILENCING A LARMS
VF6 Infinity Vista 5-9
Silencing Alarms
The monitor offers two fixed keys to silence alarms:
z Alarm Silence.
z All Alarms OFF.
Alarm Silence Key
Press the Alarm Silence fixed key to silence active alarms. The silence period lasts 1
minute unless a new alarm occurs.
During the silence period while an alarm condition persists:
z The parameter box stops blinking but remains highlighted.
z The message remains displayed on the bottom of the screen.
If the patient’s condition has not changed after one minute:
z The monitor sounds the same alarm again.
z You can press the Alarm Silence fixed key again to silence the alarm for an
additional minute.
If the monitor detects a new alarm condition during the silence period:
z The monitor annunciates the new alarm immediately, delivering both audible
and visual alarm indicators.
z The new parameter box blinks while the parameter box of the previously
silenced alarm remains highlighted.
The new message appears at the bottom of the screen and then alternates with the
message for the previously silenced alarm.
If the monitor detects two or more new alarm conditions during the silence period:
z The monitor delivers the audible signal for the newest alarm with the highest
priority.
z Both alarming parameter boxes blink.
z The message for both alarms is displayed alternately in the message area of
the screen.
WARNING: During alarm suspensions, never leave a patient
unattended, and always re-enable the alarms as soon as
possible.
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