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97Using the HeartWare® Monitor
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5.3 System Screens (continued)
Monitor Tab
The Monitor tab is used to enter the date and time and to calibrate the monitor touch screen
(Figure 80).
Monitor Date and Monitor Time: These buttons set the date and time on the monitor.
Monitor Language: Default is English (Figure 81).
 Touchscreen: Use this button to initiate touch screen calibration for the monitor. The monitor
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Figure 80: Monitor Tab Figure 81: Monitor Language Selection Screen
Alarm Settings Tab
The Alarm Settings tab (Figure 82) is used to set the [Low Flow] Alarm and [High Power] Alarm
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[Low Flow] Alarm threshold may be set from 1.0 L/min to 9.9 L/min in 0.1 L/min increments. The
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[Low Flow] Alarm below 2.0 L/min. The [High Power] Alarm may be set from 1.0 Watts to 25.0
Watts in increments of 0.5 Watts. Default settings are 1.0 L/min for [Low Flow] and 16.0 Watts
for [High Power]. The [High Power] Alarm should be set 2.0 Watts above the patient’s average
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high power threshold (e.g. 16.0 Watts), an alarm is triggered. Clinicians should set the [Low Flow]
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[Low Flow] alarm below 2.0 L/min.
The [High Power] alarm should be set 2.0 Watts above the patient’s average power.
NOTE: Monitor REF1510 does not provide access to monitor language options.