Respironics BiPAP AVAPS - 6.2 Changing Device Settings

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6.2 Changing the deviCe settings
You can view the following settings and indicators on the display screen:
• Measured pressure
• erapy Mode
• SmartCard
• Patient alarms
Additionally, you can view and modify the following settings using the display screens:
• Humidifier heat
• Flex
• Rise Time
• Ramp start pressure
• LED backlight
NOTE: When changing any setting (except for the Ramp Start Pressure setting), once a maximum
setting is reached, the setting rolls back over to the minimum setting, and likewise, once a
minimum setting is reached, it rolls back over to the maximum setting provided. For example,
the minimum humidifier setting is 1 and the maximum is 5. Once the humidifier setting is
increased to 5, if you press the HEAT button again, the setting will go back to 1. Or, once the
humidifier setting is decreased to 1, if you press the RAMP button again, the setting will go
back to 5.
6.2.1 Changing the humidifier setting
If you are using the REMstar Heated Humidifier with your device, you can adjust the humidifier heat
setting by completing the following steps:
1. From either the Standby or Monitoring screen, press and hold the HEAT button for several seconds.
e Humidifier Setting screen appears, as shown in Figure 6–6.
HEAT SETUP
Figure 6–6 Humidifier Setting Screen
2. Press the HEAT button to increase the humidifier setting, or press the RAMP button to decrease the
setting. You can adjust the setting from 1 to 5. e change takes effect immediately as you adjust the setting.
3. You can exit this screen by pressing the Left or Right User buttons or the SILENCE button.
For additional information on using a humidifier with the device, see Chapter 10.