7-13 
 
7.5.5 Setting Recording Length 
You can change the length of the recorded waveforms. In the [Others] window of the 
[Alarm Setup] menu, select [Recording Length] and toggle between [8 s], [16 s] and 
[32s]:  
  [8 s]: 4 seconds respectively before and after the alarm or manual event trigger 
moment. 
  [16 s]: 8 seconds respectively before and after the alarm or manual event trigger 
moment. 
  [32 s]: 16 seconds respectively before and after the alarm or manual event trigger 
moment. 
 
 
7.6 Pausing Alarms 
If you want to temporarily prevent alarms from sounding, you can pause alarms by pressing 
the 
  hardkey on the monitor’s front. When alarms are paused:   
  No alarm lamps flash and no alarms are sounded. 
  No numeric and alarm limit flash. 
  No alarm messages are shown. 
  The remaining pause time is displayed in the physiological alarm area. 
  The 
  alarms paused symbol is displayed in the alarm symbol area. 
 
The patient monitor enters into the alarm paused status as soon as it is turned on. The alarm 
pause time is fixed to be 2 minutes. 
 
When the alarm pause time expires, the alarm paused status is automatically cancelled and 
the alarm tone will sound. You can also cancel the alarm paused status by pressing the 
 
hardkey. 
 
The alarm pause time can be set to [1 min], [2 min], [3 min], [5 min], [10 min], [15 min] 
or [Permanent]. The default alarm pause time is 2 minutes.   
1. Select [Main Menu]ė[Maintenance >>]ė[User Maintenance >>]ėenter the 
required password. 
2. Select [Alarm Setup >>]ė[Alarm Pause Time] and then select the appropriate 
setting from the popup list.