A5/A3™ Operating Instructions 046-003777-00 5 - 13
Operations Ventilation Modes
Setting CO
2
Alarms (software bundle version 02.04.00 and
later)
In manual ventilation mode, the CO
2
and the CO
2
apnea alarms can be turned off by setting the
CO
2
Alarms softkey to Off. The related alarm limits are then displayed as Off and the CO
2
and
the CO
2
Apnea Alarms are Off prompt will be displayed in the alarm area.
The CO
2
and the CO
2
apnea alarms can be turned on by setting the CO
2
Alarms softkey to On or
by switching to mechanical ventilation mode which returns the related alarm limits to their
original settings.
NOTE: In mechanical ventilation mode, the CO
2
alarms are turned on and
cannot be turned off.
When the system exits standby mode and the CO
2
Alarms softkey is On, the system will not
activate the CO
2
and the CO
2
apnea alarms until three continuous CO
2
waves are monitored.
The CO
2
and the CO
2
apnea alarms are disabled for 30 seconds when the ventilation mode is
switched from Manual to Auto or when the CO
2
Alarms softkey is set from Off to On. After 30
seconds, the CO
2
and the CO
2
apnea alarms would be enabled even if CO
2
has not been
detected.
FIGURE 5-11 Set CO
2
Alarms to Off
WARNING: Risk of inadequate monitoring. National standards require a minimum
monitoring with some alarm functions. These standards may not be
met if the alarm function of the CO2 monitoring parameter is disabled.
Only disable this monitoring parameter after consulting national
standards.
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