Patient Monitor User Manual Alarms
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In the ALARM SETUP menu, select the ALM SEL item to set up the alarm information for the
following parameters. They are HR, ST, PVCs, SpO
2
, NIBP, IBP (1, 2), RESP, TEMP, and
CO
2
. For example:
Method to set up HR alarm information:
Step 1: Select the HR ALM SETUP option in the ALM SEL item. Then the menu only displays
HR setup items.
Step 2: You can set up five items in this menu, which are HR ALM (on/off of the alarm switch),
ALM LEV (alarm level), ALM REC (alarm recording switch), ALM HI (higher limit of
HR alarm), ALM LO (lower limit of HR alarm). You can move the cursor onto the item to
be setup by using the knob and press the knob to make the setup.
The method for setting the alarm information of other parameters is the same as HR.
Alarm setup in the User Maintain menu
You can also set up alarm parameters in SYSTEM MENU > MAINTAIN > USER
MAINTAIN > ALARM SETUP.
ALM SILENCE TIME: Set up the duration of Alarm Pause status, it can be set to 1 minute,
2 minutes and 3 minutes.
Audio Alarm Off: When it set to ON, hold the Mute button on the front panel for 3 seconds,
and the alarm system will be silenced. Press this button again to turn on the alarm system.
ALARM TWINKLE: Set it to FONT FLASH or BK FLASH. When the measured
parameter exceeds the alarm limit, the monitor gives an alarm by font flash or background
flash.
FONT FLASH: When the measured parameter exceeds its alarm limits, the font of the
parameter and the alarm limit flashes. For example, if the parameter exceeds high alarm
limit, the parameter and the high alarm limit flash at the same time.
BK FLASH: When the measured parameter exceeds its alarm limits, the background of the
parameter and the alarm limit flash. For High alarm, the background flashes in red; for
Medium alarm, and the background flashes in yellow; for Low alarm, the background
displays in yellow without flash.
SENSOR OFF ALARM: Turn on or off the sensor off alarm. When this item is set to ON,
pressing the Mute button on the front panel can pause the audio alarm. Press again to resume
the audio alarm; when the alarm is in pause state, it will give a visual alarm if sensor off
alarm condition is active.
ALM LATCH: Users can set it to LATCH or UNLATCH.
When it is set to LATCH, the visual alarm indication is still displayed after the alarm
condition ends; meanwhile, the alarm time is also displayed for the latched alarm for your
reference. The indication lasts until you acknowledge the alarm. You can use Alarm Reset
to acknowledge the latched alarm.
When it is set to UNLATCH, alarm indications end when the alarm condition ends.
Disconnect Alarm: Users can set it to ON or OFF.
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