Configuring the Monitor
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Installin
the Instrument
Step 4 Select Reference.
Step 5 Select Auscult. or Invasive.
For versions of the M3046A Monitor with software revision D or lower, do the following. In
service mode:
Step 1 Select 'Setup NBP'
Step 2 Select 'Cal Mode'
Step 3 Select desired NBP measurement characteristic according to the table and graphs
below:
Selection Factory Default Description
2 NBP measurement
characteristic of M3/M4 Rel.
B and earlier.
Recommended if customer
prefers calibration against
manual auscultatory
reference method.
Auscultatory according to ANSI/AAMI
SP10-1992.
The blood pressure measurements
determined with this device and
measurement characteristic set to "2"
comply with the American National
Standard for Electronic or Automated
Sphygmomanometers (ANSI/AAMI SP-
10-1992) in relation to mean error and
standard deviation, when compared to
auscultatory measurements in a
representative patient population. For the
auscultatory reference the 5th Korotkoff
sound was used to determine the diastolic
pressure.
3
(Factory
Default)
NBP measurement
characteristic of M3/M4 Rel.
C and D.
Recommended if customer
prefers calibration against
intra-arterial reference
method.
Intra-arterial according to ANSI/AAMI
SP10-1992.
The blood pressure measurements
determined with this device and
measurement characteristic set to "3"
comply with the American National
Standard for Electronic or Automated
Sphygmomanometers (ANSI/AAMI SP-
10-1992) in relation to mean error and
standard deviation, when compared to
intra-arterial measurements in a
representative patient population.