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M3 Vital Signs Monitor User Manual Alarm

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NOTE:

1 When alarms of different levels occur at the same time, the monitor prompts one of

the highest levels.

2 If the monitor is powered off and then turned on, the alarm setup can resume to the

setup which is set before the power-off.

5.1.3 Alarm Setup

Select the ALARM SETUP in the SYSTEM MENU to open the submenu.

 Alarm setup of each parameter

You can turn ON or OFF the alarm for each parameter, and set the upper and lower alarm limit

for each parameter by ALM HI or ALM LO.

In the ALARM SETUP menu, set the alarm limit for each parameter.

For example: Method to set systolic blood pressure alarm limit for SYS alarm:

Step 1: Set the SYS alarm to ON;

Step 2: Select the ALM HI (higher alarm limit of SYS), ALM LO (lower alarm limit of SYS).

The user can press UP/DOWN and OK to set the menu.

The method for setting the alarm limits of other parameters is the same as SYS alarm.

 ALM REC and ALM REC TIME

By configuring ALM REC, the function of automatically outputting the alarm information in

case of any physiological alarm can be enabled or disabled. If the item is ON, the monitor will

automatically print out the alarm information once any physiological alarm happens. If the item is

OFF, the monitor will not automatically output the alarm information.

Additionally, if ALM REC is ON, you can also adjust the recording time of the alarm waveform

to be outputted by setting ALM REC TIME. Available options are 8s, 16s and 32s.

 ALARM RESET

Selecting ALARM RESET in ALARM SETUP, the function of resetting alarm can be enabled.

After the alarm is reset, the monitor will stop auditory alarm including physiological alarm and

technical alarm; the visual alarm indications are still displayed in information area; auditory

alarm will prompt if a new alarm occurs.

5.2 Alarm Cause

Alarm occurs when:

1. Physiological alarm is evoked;

2. Technical alarm is evoked;

 A. Conditions that activate the parameter alarms:

The measurement value exceeds the alarm limit and the alarm is set to ON. Alarms will not be

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