30 Using Timers
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Timer Setup Pop-up Keys
When you open the Timers window and select a timer, then select the setup key, the setup window
opens and a selection of pop-up keys appear to let you activate and control the timers.
Setting Up Timers
The timer type, display color of the timer and whether a window automatically pops up on expiry are
settings made in Configuration Mode for each timer label.
The remaining timer settings can be made in Monitoring Mode. If you change settings when a timer is
running it will not be stopped. The timer will continue to count but the new settings will be applied.
To display the setup window for a timer,
•in the
Timers window, select the required timer, then select the setup key or
• select a timer on the Screen then select
Setup Timers.
Timer Label
You can select from a variety of specific labels, for example Tourniquet, Infus, Docu or from four
non-specific labels
TimerA, TimerB, TimerC, and TimerD. When you assign a label to a timer, the
monitor automatically applies the associated configuration settings to this timer, but the timer
continues counting and is not reset.
To select a label, in the
Timers window:
1 Select the required timer and display the Setup window.
2 Select Label.
3 Select a specific or non-specific label from the list.
Run Time
The run time can be set between 1 minute and 96 hours. No Limit timers have no run time.
To set the run time, in the
Timers window:
1 Select the required timer and display the Setup window.
2 Select Run Time.
3 Select a run time from the list.
Pop-Up Keys Selecting this pop-up key lets you....
Start start the timer.
Stop stop the timer, allowing either restarting after a pause (Start key) or clearing
(
Clear key).
Clear clear the timer, ending this timer episode.
Timers return to the timer window showing all active timers