EDAN X8 - Latching Alarms; Disabling Sensor off Alarms; Network Disconnected Alarms; Testing Alarms

Patient Monitor User Manual Alarms
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4.5 Latching Alarms
To configure the alarm latching setting, select Menu > Maintenance > User Maintain > Alarm
Setup and choose Alarm Latch which can be set to On or Off. When it is set to Off, alarm
indications end when the alarm condition ends. When it is set to On, 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 the permanent key on the screen to acknowledge the latched alarm.
4.6 Disabling Sensor Off Alarms
To set sensor off alarm, please select Menu > Maintenance > User Maintain and enter the
required password ABC. Then select Alarm Setup and set Sensor Off Alm from the pull-down
list. If it is set to On, and a sensor off alarm occurs, after pressing the hardkey or
permanent key the user can disable the audio alarm signal, however, the visual alarm
indications are still displayed. If it is set to Off, and a sensor off alarm occurs, after pressing the
hardkey or permanent key , sensor-off status will be announced with a prompt
message. It means there’s no audio alarm signal and alarm indicator, but prompt information
displayed.
In Menu > Maintenance > User Maintain > Alarm Setup, SpO
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Sensor Off and ECG Lead
Off alarm level can be adjusted as High, Med. or Low. These alarm levels are set to Low by
default.
4.7 Network Disconnected Alarms
To configure the network disconnected alarms, select Menu > Maintenance > User Maintain >
Alarm Setup and choose Disconnect Alarm which can be set to On or Off. The alarm is off by
default.
NOTE:
1 When the monitor is connected with the central monitoring system, you must set
Disconnect Alarm to On.
2 If Disconnect Alarm occurs during audio alarm paused or audio alarm off status, the
monitor will prompt a sounding alarm with information of NetWork Disconnect.
During the network disconnected status, activating audio alarm paused or audio alarm
off function can disable the audio alarm signal of Disconnect Alarm.
4.8 Testing Alarms
When you switch the monitor on, the monitor will prompt a “Di” tone that means the audio in
selftest is normal. Meantime, you must check that the alarm indicator lights are normal. This
indicates that the visible and audible alarm indicators are functioning correctly. For further testing
of individual measurement alarms, perform the measurement on yourself or use a simulator.
Adjust alarm limits and check that appropriate alarm behavior is observed.