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Standard Philips Alarms
• Red alarms and red INOPs: a high pitched sound is repeated once a second.
• Two-star yellow alarms and yellow INOPs: a lower pitched sound is repeated every two seconds.
• One-star yellow alarms (short yellow alarms): the audible indicator is the same as for yellow
alarms, but of shorter duration.
• Standard INOPs: an INOP tone is repeated every two seconds.
ISO/IEC Standard Audible Alarms
• Red alarms and red INOPs: a high pitched tone is repeated five times, followed by a configurable
pause.
• Two-star yellow alarms and yellow INOPs: a lower pitched tone is repeated three times, followed
by a configurable pause.
• One-star yellow alarms (short yellow alarms): the audible indicator is the same as for yellow
alarms, but of shorter duration.
• Standard 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.
2 The volume scale pops up.
3 Select the required volume from the volume scale.
When the alarm volume is set to zero (
Off), the alarm volume symbol shows this symbol:
If you switch the alarm volume off, you will not get any audible indication of alarm conditions.
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Alarm Volume