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At the Monitor
After you have placed the CL F&M Pod on the electrode patch, the cl F&M Electrode Status window
opens at the monitor.
In the
cl F&M Electrode Status window, the electrodes and their skin contact status are shown. The skin
contact status indicates, whether the skin preparation at each electrode site was successful.
1 There are three methods to reopen a closed cl F&M Electrode Status window. Select:
–The
clF&M Status SmartKey (configurable)
–
cl F&M Status in the setup menu of one of the CL F&M parameters (for example, Setup aFHR1)
–
cl F&M Status from the Main Setup menu
Electrode
Status
Description What to Do
The skin contact status is good. When a good skin contact status is indicated for all five
electrodes, the
cl F&M Electrode Status window closes, and the
measurement starts automatically.
Further skin preparation may be
required.
1 Carefully remove the electrode from the skin.
2 Dry the skin.
3 Repeat the skin preparation procedure.
4 If the contact status cannot be improved, you can choose
to skip the electrode status check by selecting the
Skip
Check, Start Measurement
button in the cl F&M Electrode
Status
window. Measurement accuracy should not be
affected, but fetal heart rate detection may be less
sensitive.
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