5 Alarms
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• Yellow alarms: A lower pitched sound is repeated every two seconds.
• INOPs: an INOP tone is repeated every two seconds.
ISO/IEC Standard 9703-2 Audible Alarms
• Red alarms: A high pitched tone is repeated five times, followed by a pause.
• Yellow alarms: A lower pitched tone is repeated three times, followed by a pause.
• INOPs: a lower pitched tone is repeated twice, followed by a pause.
Changing the Alarm Tone Volume
The alarm volume symbol at the top right of the monitor screen gives you an indication of the current
volume. To change the volume:
1 Select the volume symbol . The volume scale pops up.
2 Select the required volume from the volume scale.
When the alarm volume is set to zero (
Off), the alarm volume symbol shows this. If you switch the
alarm volume off, you will not get any audible indication of alarm conditions.
Power Loss Tone
FM40/50
and FM20/
30 with
Battery
Option
When power is lost - no power is available from the AC power source or from the battery - before the
monitor is put into Standby, a beeper will sound. The tone can be silenced by pressing the On/Standby
switch.
1 Alarm Volume