Philips HeartStart XL+ - Audio Tones

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Audio Tones
The HeartStart XL+ emits tones to alert you to its status. The sound pressure range is based on
measurements taken 1 meter from the front of the device at its vertical center and horizontally in front of
the speaker. The sound pressure measured according to IEC 60601-1-8 ranges between 45 dB at the
Very Soft and 85 dB at Very Loud settings.
Table 12 Audio Tones
To ne
Group
To ne Description Indication
Information Tones
Message Tone Single 0.5 sec 2000 Hz
beep
Accompanies a new message on the display.
“Charging”
To n e
Continuous 1333 Hz
tone
Generated when the Charge button is pressed and
continues until the device is fully charged.
“Charged”
To n e
Continuous 2042 Hz
tone
Generated when the selected defibrillation energy is
reached and continues until the Shock button is
pressed, the Disarm soft key is pressed, or the device
disarms automatically.
Periodic Chirp Short chirp every
30 seconds
Low battery or RFU failure. Repeated periodically
while the condition exists.
QRS Tone Short 667 Hz beep Sounds synchronously with each heart beat.
Alarm Tones
Imminent
Shutdown
Continuous tone
alternating between
1000 and 2100 Hz.
Device will shut down in one minute.
High Priority
Alarm
A 960 Hz tone repeated
every second
Generated while at least one high priority alarm is
occurring.
Medium
Priority Alarm
A 480 Hz tone repeated
every 2 seconds
Generated while at least one medium priority alarm
and no high priority alarm is occurring.
Low Priority
Alarm
A short 480 Hz tone
repeated every
2seconds
Generated while at least one low priority alarm and
no high or medium priority alarm is occurring.
Philips’ Technical
Alarm Tone
Cyan indicator message
for low priority
Technical Alarm
Repeats every two seconds, lower pitch then yellow
alarm tone. Generated while at least one Technical
Alarm condition is occurring.
IEC Technical Alarm
To n e
Generated while at least one Technical Alarm
condition is occurring. Lower pitched tone is
repeated twice, followed by a pause.
Voice Prompts N/A N/A