GE CARESCAPE - Changing to an ECG cable with fewer leadwires; Deactivating the ECG leads off alarm; Selecting the beat source; Setting the beat volume

ECG
Whenusinga6-leadwireECGcable,thefactorydefaultfortheVbleadisV5,however
youmaychooseadifferentlead.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelectaleadfromtheVbLeadPositionlist.
ChangingtoanECGcablewithfewerleadwires
Thisselectionwillupdatethemeasurementmodebetween3–,5–,6–,12RLand
10–leadmodewhenchangingtoasmalleramountofleadwireswithPDM,TRAM,
andE-modules.Transitionfromthe12RLmodetothe6–leadmodeisdetected
automatically.
Thisselectionisnotavailablewithcombinationmonitoring.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelectUpdateLeadSet.
DeactivatingtheECGleadsoffalarm
Theselectionisavailablewhentherearenotenoughleadsconnectedforarrhythmia
detection.ThisselectionwillacknowledgetheECGLeadsOffalarm,butitwillnot
changethemeasurementmodetofewerleads.
Thisselectionisnotavailablewithcombinationmonitoring.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelectDeactivateECGLeadsOff.
Selectingthebeatsource
Notallsources(liketelemetryECG,TRAMIP)providethenecessarystatusinformation
forthis.
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SelectthebeatsourcefromtheBeatSourcelist:
●PrimaryHR
●ECG
●Art
●ABP
●Fem
●UAC(NICUsoftwarepackageonly)
●Pleth
Thebeatsourceindicator
willappearbesidethechosenbeatsourceonthescreen,
andthebeatsoundwillreectthebeatofthatsource.
Settingthebeatvolume
1.SelecttheHRparameterwindow.
2.SetthebeattonevolumewiththeBeatVolumearrows.
Therangeis0(volumeoff)to10.Thelouderthevolume,themorebarsinthe
indicator.
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