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2.4.4.5 NIBP Troubleshooting
MESSAGE/
PROBLEM REASON SOLUTION
NS ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
NM ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
ND ALM LMT ERR Functional failure Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
NIBP SELF TEST ERR NIBP module hardware failure Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
NIBP COMM ERR Communication with NIBP module has 
failed
Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
LOOSE CUFF Cuff is not properly wrapped or no 
cuff exists
Check cuff, reapply if necessary
AIR LEAK Cuff, hose or connector is damaged Check cuff and hose connections, 
replace as necessary. If problem 
persists, notify hospital technician 
or Customer Support.
Internal Leak
AIR PRESSURE 
ERROR
Stable pressure value is not available. 
e.g. hoses are pinched or occluded
Check hoses. If failure persists, 
notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support.
WEAK SIGNAL Cuff is too loose or patient pulse is too 
weak
Check patient, reapply hose. Notify 
physician.
RANGE EXCEEDED NIBP value exceeds the upper 
measurement limit
Check patient, notify physician
EXCESSIVE 
MOTION and/or 
SIGNAL 
SATURATED
Monitor is detecting too much motion 
and/or noise to obtain a reading
Instruct patient to remain still during 
the NIBP cuff reading. If patient is 
agitated, consider trying to take the 
pressure at a later time when 
patient is calm.
OVER PRESSURE Pressure has exceeded the specified 
upper safety limit
Try again. If failure persists, notify 
hospital technician or Customer 
Support.
PNEUMATIC LEAK During pneumatic test, leak is 
detected
Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
NIBP SYSTEM 
FAILURE
Operation of blood pressure pump 
system failed
Notify hospital technician or 
Customer Support 
NIBP TIME OUT Measuring time has exceeded 120 
seconds
Check patient, restart NIBP 
measurement
MEASURE FAIL The system cannot perform 
measurement, analysis or calculation
Check patient, restart NIBP 
measurement
Unable to obtain a 
BP reading
Patient movement Wait until patient is calm or gently 
hold patient’s limb
Cuff or hose not attached or leaking Check all connections
HR irregular / arrhythmia present Check patient, notify physician
Blood pressure is out of range Check patient, verify BP with 
manual method, notify physician
Incorrect cuff size / brand Measure patient’s limb, verify cuff 
size. Use only approved 
accessories.