M3 Vital Signs Monitor User Manual Alarm
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activated if the alarm is set to OFF.
B. Conditions that activate the system alarms (technical alarm):
Upon the system error, the monitor prompts alarm immediately.
C. General alert
In some circumstances, alerts will behave as physiological alarms in normal senses, we do not
regard them as real patient health related items.
5.3 Audio Alarm Paused
To activate the audio alarm paused function, you can select SYSTEM MENU > MAINTAIN >
USER MAINTAIN > OTHER SETUP > ALARM SETUP, and set AUDIO ALARM
PAUSED to 60S, 120S or 180S (The default duration of auditory alarm pause is 120S), then
press the button on the front panel to pause audio alarm. During the audio alarm paused
status:
In the information area, the monitor displays audio alarm off icon and AUDIO
PAUSED XXX S with a yellow background.
The button on the front panel always flashes.
The audio alarm is paused, and no alarms are sounding.
The visual alarm indications are still displayed.
Other audible signals are not affected, including beat volume, key volume.
Auditory alarm will resume when you press the button again or the paused time terminates.
When AUDIO ALARM PAUSED is set to OFF, this function is inactivated. The monitor has no
response if you press the button .
NOTE:
If a new alarm occurs during the audio alarm paused status, the new alarm will not be
sounding.
5.4 Audio Alarm Off
To activate the audio alarm off function, you can select SYSTEM MENU > MAINTAIN >
USER MAINTAIN > OTHER SETUP > ALARM SETUP, and set AUDIO ALARM OFF to
ON, then press the button on the front panel and hold it for more than three seconds to
turn off audio alarm. During the audio alarm off status,
In the information area, the monitor displays the audio alarm off icon and AUDIO
ALARM OFF with a red background.
The button on the front panel flashes in yellow, with frequency of (0.5~1) Hz.