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5.2.6 Changing Title Print Cycle ............................................................................................. 68
5.2.7 Switching Maternal Monitor Information On or Off ..................................................... 68
5.3 Understanding Recorder Paper Printout ............................................................................... 69
Chapter 6 Pre-Monitoring Preparation ..................................................................................... 71
6.1 Loading Recorder paper ....................................................................................................... 71
6.2 Switching On the Monitor .................................................................................................... 73
6.3 Checking the Recorder Paper ............................................................................................... 73
6.4 Adjusting the Screen Angle .................................................................................................. 74
6.5 Setting Date and Time .......................................................................................................... 75
6.6 Connecting Transducers ....................................................................................................... 76
6.7 Placing Accessories in the Holder ........................................................................................ 76
6.8 Adjusting the Volume ........................................................................................................... 77
Chapter 7 Fetal Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 79
7.1 Confirming Fetal Life ........................................................................................................... 79
7.2 Monitoring FHR with Ultrasound ........................................................................................ 79
7.2.1 Monitoring FHR with Wired Ultrasound Transducer .................................................... 80
7.2.2 Monitoring FHR with Wireless Ultrasound Transducer ................................................ 82
7.2.3 Switching the FHR Alarm On or Off ............................................................................. 82
7.2.4 Changing the FHR Alarm Limits ................................................................................... 83
7.2.5 Changing the FHR Alarm Delay .................................................................................... 83
7.2.6 Testing US Transducers .................................................................................................. 84
7.3 Monitoring FHR with DECG ............................................................................................... 85
7.3.1 Contraindications ........................................................................................................... 85
7.3.2 Preparing the Patient's Skin Prior to Placing Electrodes ................................................ 85
7.3.3 Directions for Using Fetal Spiral Electrode ................................................................... 85
7.3.4 Wired DECG Monitoring ............................................................................................... 86
7.3.5 Wireless DECG Monitoring ........................................................................................... 87
7.3.6 Changing DECG Beep Volume ...................................................................................... 88
7.3.7 DECG Gain and Display ................................................................................................ 89
7.3.8 Switching the Artifact Suppression On or Off ............................................................... 89
7.3.9 Detaching the Fetal Spiral Electrode.............................................................................. 89
7.4 Monitoring Twin FHRs......................................................................................................... 90
7.4.1 Monitoring Twins Externally ......................................................................................... 90
7.4.2 Monitoring Internally ..................................................................................................... 90
7.4.3 Signals Overlap Verification (SOV) ............................................................................... 90
7.4.4 Changing FHR2 Offset .................................................................................................. 90
7.5 Monitoring Uterine Activity Externally ............................................................................... 91
7.5.1 Wired TOCO Monitoring ............................................................................................... 91
7.5.2 Wireless TOCO Monitoring ........................................................................................... 92
7.5.3 Changing the UA Baseline ............................................................................................. 93
7.5.4 Testing TOCO Transducers ............................................................................................ 93
7.6 Monitoring Uterine Activity Internally ................................................................................. 94
7.6.1 Parts Required ................................................................................................................ 94
7.6.2 Directions for Use of IUPC ............................................................................................ 94