BeneVision N Series Patient Monitor Operator’s Manual 10 - 9
â– The alarm pause symbol is displayed in the system information area.
When the alarm pause time expires, the alarm paused status is automatically deactivated. You can also cancel the
alarm paused status by pressing the Alarm Pause quick key.
The following alarm pause and alarm reset settings are password protected.
â– Alarm pause time
â– Priorities of paused alarms
â– Alarm reset setting
â– Reminder tone settings
For more information, see 39.4.2The Pause/Reset Tab.
10.7.3 Switching Off All Alarms
If Pause Time is set to Permanent (see 39.4.2The Pause/Reset Tab), pressing the Alarm Pause quick key
permanently switches off all alarms. The alarm off status has the following features:
â– Physiological alarms are switched off. The alarm lamp does not flash and alarm sound is not issued.
â– Alarm sound of technical alarms is switched off, but alarm lamp flashes and alarm messages are presented.
â– The message Alarm Off with red background is displayed in the physiological alarm information area.
â– The alarm off symbol is displayed in the system status information area.
To exit the alarm off status, press the Alarm Pause quick key again.
• Pausing or switching off alarms may result in a hazard to the patient.
10.7.4 Pausing Alarm Sound
If the pause function is defined as Audio Pause, pressing the Audio Pause key pauses alarm tone. When alarm
tones are paused, the following rules are followed:
â– The sound of all physiological alarms and technical alarms are switched off.
â– The remaining audio pause time is displayed in the physiological alarm information area.
â– The audio pause symbol is displayed in the system information area.
When the audio pause time expires, the audio paused status is automatically deactivated. You can also cancel the
audio paused status by pressing the Audio Pause quick key.
10.7.4.1 Setting the Alarm Tone Pause Time
The alarm tone pause time can be set to 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, or Permanent. The default audio pause time is two
minutes.
This function is password protected. For more information, see 39.4.2The Pause/Reset Tab.T
10.7.4.2 Prolonging the Alarm Tone Pause Time
You can temporarily prolong the alarm tone pause time after the monitor enters the alarm tone paused status.
This function is password protected. For more information, see 39.4.2The Pause/Reset Tab.
• Prolonging alarm pause time does not affect the setting of alarm tone pause time.
10.7.4.3 Setting the Priority of Audio Paused Alarms
You can select alarm sound of what priority can be paused.This function is password protected. For more
information, see 39.4.2The Pause/Reset Tab.