Section 5 - Operation
Respiratory Volume Monitoring
Setting the Minute
Volume Low Alarm
Limit
If the low minute volume falls below the minute volume low alarm limit,
an alarm condition occurs. The alarm limit is automatically set to a
default of 3.0 liters at power-up. You can change the default to a value
within the range of 0.5–10.0 liters.
Follow these steps to adjust the minute volume low alarm limit:
1. Press the LO minute volume alarm key.
A box is drawn around the minute volume low alarm limit.
2. Press the increment (up arrow) or decrement (down arrow) key to
increase or decrease the highlighted alarm limit.
If you do not press a key within five seconds, the highlighting box
disappears. To begin again, return to step 1.
3. To save the new value, simply stop pressing keys.
In five seconds, the highlighting box disappears and the new value is
saved as the alarm limit.
Controlling Volume
Alarms
VOLUME
ALARMS
DISABLE
You can alternately enable and disable the respiratory volume alarms
with the VOLUME ALARMS DISABLE key.
• To disable working respiratory volume alarms, press the VOLUME
ALARMS DISABLE key.
The VOL ALRM OFF message appears on the central alarm display.
• To enable disabled respiratory volume alarms, press the VOLUME
ALARMS DISABLE key.
The VOL ALRM OFF message disappears from the central alarm
display.
NOTE: The minute volume and apnea volume alarms are
automatically disabled on power-up to prevent nuisance
alarms during patient setup. The alarms are automatically
enabled when you turn on the ventilator. You can also
manually enable the alarms by pressing the VOLUME
ALARMS DISABLE key.
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