Product Manual

70-00533-02 A CareCenter MD 1.0
5-4
Acquire a Rhythm ECG
Controls for acquiring a Rhythm ECG
Control
Panel Option Description
Remarks or F3 Enter comments regarding the acquisition. See Enter a comment on
page 3-12.
EMG filter Enables the EMG (muscle artifact) filter. See ECG filters on page 3-17.
Start or Ctrl + S Changes to a manual acquisition. Use the manual recording to record
longer than 30 seconds. See Start the acquisition for Rhythm ECG
(manually) on page 5-8.
You can start manual recording if electrode errors are indicated and
the orange Start button is deactivated. See Apply electrodes on
page 3-14.
Start Auto or Ctrl + A Starts an automatic recording. You can start automatic recording if
electrode errors are indicated and the orange Start Auto button is
deactivated. See Apply electrodes on page 3-14.
Stop or Ctrl + T Stops the acquisition. You can stop the automatic recording earlier
than 30 seconds.
Prolong or Ctrl + R
Note: For automatic acquisitions only.
Extends the recording by another 30 seconds.
Marker or F4 Marks a place in the ECG which makes it easier to find at a later time.
To add or change marker labels, select File | Options… | 12 Lead ECG
| Marker Labels.
To set a marker:
1. Click Marker or press F4.
The Info section displays heart rate information. The sequential
numbers for the marks display in the Marker label field.
– To assign a specific name to the marker, overwrite the default
entry.
– To use a default name, select one of the pre-defined labels.
2. To set the marker automatically and prevent the dialog box from
displaying, select Don't show this dialogue again, set marker
directly.
3. Save the mark with Set Mark.
The mark displays in the rhythm strip and in the multi-channel
ECG.
Note: The point of time of the mark is decided by the click of the
Marker button or the press of the F4 key, not the closing of the
dialog box.