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5.3 System Screens (continued)
VAD Tab (continued)
The “Suction Response” button includes two options for suction detection:
Suction Response “Off”. This is the default setting.
Suction Response on with “Alarm”. An alarm will sound if a suction event is detected.
When the pump speed is changed by accessing the Speed/Control tab, the dialog box reminds
users that this will disable the suction detection alarm (Figure 75).
Figure 75: Dialog Box for Pump Speed Changes
For additional information on suction detection, see Section 3.2.2.