8-4 170 Series Monitor Revision C
2000947-004
Peripheral Devices: RS-232 Connectors
RS-232 Connectors
Two RS-232C serial interface receptacles (RJ-45) allow connecting the 170 Series
Monitor to the following devices:
Critikon Model 1846/1846SX Blood Pressure Monitor
Quantitative Sentinel/Perinatal System
Nellcor N-400 Fetal Pulse Oximeter
115-Compatible Device
Table 8-1 lists the factory default settings for each port. Refer to Customizing the
Monitor on page 4-10 for information on using the service setup mode to change
these settings.
Baud Rate
Select a baud rate that is compatible with the external device. The available settings:
600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19,200, and 384,000 bps.
Mode
Select a communications mode compatible with the external device.
HP or HP with Notes
Select HP or HP w/notes for connecting to a Marquette Quantitative/Perinatal
System or another central system that uses the Hewlett Packard communications
protocol. HP mode does not print central station annotations on the fetal monitor
strip chart, whereas HP w/notes does.
Ext. BP
Select ext. BP for connecting to a Critikon Model 1846/1846SX Blood Pressure
Monitor.
Table 8-1. Communication Default Settings
RS-232 Port Intended Device Mode Baud Rate
1 QS System HP 1200
2 Critikon Model 1846/1846SX ext. BP 600