Alarms
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6.3.2 Alarms Paused
To pause all alarms of the monitor for 1, 2 or 3 minutes, press the SILENCE key on
the control panel once (for less than 2 seconds). In Alarms Paused status,
îš„ Visual alarms and audible alarms are both paused.
îš„ The parameters generating physiological alarms and their upper or lower limits
stop flashing.
îš„ Alarm messages are not displayed.
îš„ The physiological alarms area shows the rest time of alarms paused status.
îš„ The
icon will be displayed in the sound icon area.
The monitor will not terminate the Alarm Paused status even if a new technical or
physiological alarm occurs during the alarms paused time.
6.3.3 System Silenced
To silence the system, press the SILENCE key for no less than 2 seconds. In the
System Silenced status, all system sounds are shielded and the
icon is displayed
in the sound icon area. However, other modes of alarms (excluding audible alarms)
are given as normal. If a new alarm occurs, the System Silenced status will be
terminated.
The system sounds include the audible alarms, key tones, heart beat tones and pulse
tones. Among them, key tones refer to the sounds produced when the control knob is
rotated and pressed.
6.3.4 Alarms Silenced
In Alarms Silenced status, all audible alarms are suppressed, but other modes of
alarms and other sounds are not influenced. The icon will be displayed in the
sound icon area. To silence the audible alarms, first access the USER MAINTAIN
menu, and then set the ALARM SOUND to OFF. For details, please refer to 4.7
Maintenance.