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Printing
IMPORTANT: As paper tracks through a printer mechanism it will move from
side to side due to variations in paper and printer mechanism alignment. This is
an unavoidable feature of all printers of this type, as used in all makes of fetal
monitors. With plain paper, where the grid is printed at the same time as the
trace data, any alignment error is eliminated, ensuring 100% print accuracy.
With pre-printed paper, this error cannot be eliminated and will result in
alignment errors between the trace and the grid.
However, it is recognised that some users will have a preference for pre-printed
paper. This section details the procedure for using such papers. Users must be
aware of, and accept, the limitations as detailed above in using such paper.
The following actions are necessary in order to use the Team 3 with non-
Sonicaid paper:
• Change the paper tray, following the instructions supplied with the tray.
• Change the Team 3 paper settings (See Section 16.5).
Note: The use of pre-printed graticuled paper disables ‘twins side-by-
side’ trace printout.
The following alternative paper trays are available as accessories:
• Philips paper tray
• GE Corometrics paper tray
9.8 Sample Trace (Sonicaid paper)
The illustration below is of an actual CTG chart.
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I
A
C
E
D
F
B
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G
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The features highlighted on the
chart are as follows:
A. FHR trace from ultrasound
channels 1, 2 and 3
B. MHR trace from SpO2
C. Maternal oxygen saturation
trace from SpO2
D. TOCO trace
E. Maternal blood pressure
F. Easinote annotation
G. Legends
H. Header
I. End of trace marker
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