A5/A3â„¢ Operating Instructions 046-003777-00 6 - 17
Alarms and Messages Alarm and Prompt Messages
NOTE: If an Apnea CO
2
alarm occurs, the CO
2
apnea elapse timer will display
on the CO
2
waveform screen. The time displayed is the time since the
last breath and the time will reset once the CO
2
Apnea alarm has
cleared (software bundle version 02.06.00 and later).
EtSEV Too Low EtSEV < low alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
FiSEV Too High FiSEV > high alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
FiSEV Too Low FiSEV < low alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
EtDES Too High EtDES > high alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
EtDES Too Low EtDES < low alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
FiDES Too High FiDES > high alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
FiDES Too Low FiDES < low alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
EtO
2
Too High EtO
2
> high alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
EtO
2
Too Low EtO
2
< low alarm limit
setting
Medium No Yes No
Apnea CO
2
No breath is detected and
Apnea time
≥ Apnea alarm
time
.
High Yes Yes No
MESSAGE CAUSE
ALARM
PRIORITY
DISABLED
WHEN
ALARM IS
OFF
DISABLED
IN
STANDBY
MODE
DISABLED
IN
MONITOR
MODE
* N/A - Not Applicable. This alarm message does not exist within this mode and therefore cannot be disabled
or enabled.
TABLE 6-3 Physiological Alarm Messages