A7™ Operating Instructions 046-004667-00 3 - 3
System Interface Main Screen Components
8 Alarm / Prompt Message
Area
Displays physiological alarms, technical alarms, and
prompt messages. The most recent highest priority alarm is
displayed at the top.
The remaining alarms are displayed in the lower area and
grouped by priority. The most recent of these alarms is
displayed first. Select this area to display a list of all Active
Alarms.
See ‘‘Alarms and Messages’’ on page 6-1 for tables that list
the individual messages and their associated priority levels.
High priority messages are red. Medium priority messages
are yellow. Low priority messages are cyan. Prompt
messages are white.
9 Alarm Silence Icon Displays the alarm silence icon and Alarm Silence
countdown timer for 120 seconds when the Silence softkey
is selected.
10 Breathing System Warmer
Icon
Indicates the warmer is not active.
11 System Date and Time Displays the current system date and time. Select to adjust
the date and time. See ‘‘Date and Time’’ on page 3-7.
12 Main Power Supply and
Battery Status Icon
Displays the main power supply and battery state. See
“Power Management / Battery Supply” on page 1-6.
13 Ventilations Mode and
Setting Parameters Area
Displays tabs for all ventilation modes (VCV, SIMV-VC, PCV,
SIMV-PC, PS, and Manual). Each tab displays the ventilation
mode and its parameters. Select a tab and the “Set Mode”
softkey to change the ventilation mode. Select a parameter
button to change the parameter setting. See ‘‘Ventilation
Modes’’ on page 5-7.
14 System Softkeys History - Select to open the History menu. The History
menu contains the List Trends and Event log.
Capture Event - Select to capture an event and record it in
the event log.
Setup – Select to open the Setup menu. The Setup menu
contains the General tab, Display tab, System tab, and
Service tab.
Alarms – Select to open the Alarms menu to set alarm
limits, set alarm volume, and view all active alarms.
Silence – Select to silence all currently sounding alarm
tones for 120 seconds. The alarm silence icon and 120
second countdown time appear at the top of the screen.
Select again to clear the alarm silence. Note, however, that
a new alarm will sound if that alarm occurs while the
system is in a silenced state. If this occurs, you can select
the Silence softkey again to silence the new alarm and
reset the silence countdown timer to 120 seconds.
15 Fresh Gas Flow + Optimizer
®
Area
Displays real-time agent usage per hour, cost per hour,
flowmeter levels for O
2
and balance gas.
16 Waveforms/Spirometry Area Displays waveforms or spirometry.
17 Monitored Parameter Area Displays monitored parameters.
NUMBER
MAIN SCREEN
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
* Monitor mode is only available with the AG module.
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