3 Basic Operation
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When you switch on:
• The "recorder on" status indicator is displayed in the bottom right-hand corner of the
screen.
• The paper advances quickly for 2 cm and then returns to the set speed.
• Whenever the recorder is switched on, a trace header is printed vertically on the trace paper,
containing the following:
–
Selftest: OK: confirmation that the monitor's self-test completed successfully, and that it is
ready to use.
– the software revision and firmware revision
–the serial number
–the time
–the date
– patient name and medical record number (if entered)
– the paper speed
• The current monitoring modes (if any transducers are connected to the monitor) are printed.
• Whenever a transducer's mode is changed the following are printed:
–the time
–the date
– trace identification symbols
– the paper speed
1 Fetal heart rate label
2 Uterine activity label
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