Philips HeartStart XL+ - Defibrillator Disarm Test; Setup; Test the Disarm soft key; Pacer Test

Performance Verification Procedures 5: Performance Verification
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3 Check the printed strip from the HeartStart XL+.
The energy setting should be 200 J. The delivered energy should be 200 J +
10% and will be printed
on the strip if the device is configured to print on shock.
4 Repeat the test using paddles, pressing the Shock button on the paddles in Step 1c.
Defibrillator Disarm Test
These instructions describe how to test the disarm function.
Setup
1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery (at least two LEDs light up) and disconnect the AC power cord.
2 Connect the Pads cable to the HeartStart XL+.
3 Connect the defibrillator analyzer to the Pads cable.
4 Set the analyzer to measure delivered energy. If needed, reset the analyzer’s display to read 0.
Test the Disarm soft key
1 Charge to 200 J.
a Turn the HeartStart XL+’s Therapy Knob to 200 J.
b Press the Charge button to charge the HeartStart XL+.
2 Press the Disarm soft key.
The HeartStart XL+ should disarm itself by discharging into an internal load resistor.
3 Check the results.
Verify that the
Defib Disarmedmessage appears on the HeartStart XL+. Verify that the charge tone
stopped.
4 Check the analyzer readings.
Read the delivered energy indicated by the defibrillator analyzer. It should be 0 or blank.
Pacer Test
These instructions describe how to test the pacing function. Only run this test if the Pacing option is
installed on your defibrillator/monitor. If all results are as described, the device passes the test. If there is
any failure, troubleshoot and repair the device as needed. See “Troubleshooting” on page 29.
Setup
1 Insert a sufficiently charged battery (at least two LEDs light up) and disconnect the AC power cord.
2 Connect the Pads cable to the HeartStart XL+.
3 Connect the defibrillator analyzer to the Pads cable.
4 Turn the Therapy Knob on the HeartStart XL+ to Pacer.
5 Set Pacer mode to Fixed.
Test Pacing
1 Generate a fixed pacing waveform on the HeartStart XL+ for 70 ppm @ 30 mA.
a Press the Pacer Rate soft key and use the navigation buttons to set the rate to 70 ppm.
b Press the Pacer Outputsoft key and use the Navigation buttons to set the rate to 30 mA.
c Press the Start Pacing soft key.
2 Check the default output on the defibrillator analyzer.
The output should read 70 +
1 ppm and 30 + 5 mA.