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SIGMA Manual Number 41018
Revision AR
Silencing an Alarm
To silence the audio tone for an alarm, press the SILENCE softkey or any key on the keypad. This
stops the tone from annunciating for 2 minutes. If the alarm has not been cleared after 2 minutes, the
alarm tone will resume.
Clearing an Alarm
To clear an alarm, follow all of the prompts and instructions in the alarm message. The alarm clears
after you have corrected the alarm condition and followed all of the prompts.
Alarm Messages
Alarm Action
Air-in-Line Check for kinks or closed clamps above the pump that may
result in an upstream occlusion. Evaluate tubing for presence of
air. Press OK and then press RUN to advance small bubbles
past the air detector. Each press of RUN advances
approximately 0.1 mL. Use a syringe to aspirate air from the
lower Y site or re-prime the set.
Audio May be silenced for 2 minutes by depressing any key. Low,
medium and high volume levels may be selected in the User
Options, Alarm Settingsscreen.
Battery Missing Battery not detected. Check to make sure it is fully latched.
Depleted Battery The battery is fully depleted and unable to run the pump. To
continue the infusion and recharge the battery, plug the pump’s
AC power adaptor into an AC outlet. Confirm that the
adaptor’s power cord connector is attached to the pump.
Door Not Fully Closed / Set
Outside Channel
The pump’s door has not closed and latched correctly. Ensure
the slide clamp is closed, open the door using the slide clamp
and re-load the IV set. Close the pump’s door ensuring both
door latches shut securely.
Door Open The slide clamp has been closed and inserted in the keyhole
when the pump was running. The pump is stopped. Close the
door, open the slide clamp, remove it from the keyhole and
press RUN to restart the infusion OR open the door and unload
the IV set.
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