KCI ActiV.A.C. - Frequently Asked Questions; General FAQs

Alerts and Alarms (cont.)
WARNING: Under clinician supervision, replace V.A.C. Dressing with alternate
dressing if therapy is interrupted for more than two hours.
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This alarm screen appears when the ActiV.A.C. Therapy Unit
has detected that V.A.C. Therapy has been off for fifteen (15)
minutes (with the unit powered on) without the Touch Screen
User Interface being touched.
This alarm will be accompanied by a repeating audible tone.
This alarm may be silenced for two (2) minutes during
troubleshooting by pressing .
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‘Audio Pause’
Audio
Pause
Reset
Therapy Inactive
WARNING: Press ‘Reset’ and Restart Therapy
Press ? For more information
Therapy Inactive Alarm
Audio Pause
System Error
Therapy Interrupted
WARNING: Turn therapy unit off then on if error
continues, contact KCI. Press ‘?’ for more information.
This alarm screen appears when there is a technical fault
within the ActiV.A.C. Therapy Unit.
Several different types of system errors may occur. A number
will appear in the yellow alarm box that represents the
diagnostic code of the technical fault.
This alarm will be accompanied by a repeating audible tone.
This alarm may be silenced for two (2) minutes during
troubleshooting by pressing .
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‘Audio Pause’
System Error Therapy Interrupted Alarm
WARNING: Under clinician supervision, replace V.A.C. Dressing with alternate
dressing if therapy is interrupted for more than two hours.
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To resolve this alarm:
1. Press ‘ ’ on this screen to return to the ‘ .
3. If V.A.C. Therapy is not desired, turn the ActiV.A.C. Therapy Unit off by using the
button on the front of the unit.
Reset Home Screen’
Power
On/Off
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On/Off
2. Restart therapy by pressing .
To resolve this alarm:
1. Record the error number.
2. Power the unit off and then on using the button on the front of the unit.
3. If error persists, contact KCI. See back cover of this User Manual for country specific contact
information.
Power On/Off
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