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count.

A determination may be cancelled at any time by pressing the CANCEL

switch. This action deflates the cuff, places the monitor back into the

wait cycle, and leaves any operator-set alarm limits unaltered.

Alarm indicators can be cancelled (after a determination has caused an

alarm condition) by pressing the CANCEL switch. This action silences

and extinguishes all patient alarm indicators leaving operator-set alarm

limits unaltered.

NOTE

Switching the monitor OFF (then ON again) will cause the

monitor to clear (erase) all prior data and operator set alarm

limits. Alarm limits return to default values and the monitor

enters the manual mode.

Auto Mode

The auto mode may be selected by pressing the AUTO/MANUAL switch.

In the auto mode, the first determination is initiated immediately. If a

patient alarm is detected, another determination is initiated. Subsequent

determinations occur at the interval time displayed in the CYCLE

MINUTES display or at any time the START switch is pressed.

Periodically, the CYCLE MINUTES display flashes the elapsed time since

the last data update, then returns to the operator set cycle time.

A determination in progress may be cancelled at any time by pressing

the CANCEL switch. This action deflates the cuff and begins a new wait

cycle (as displayed in the CYCLE MINUTES display). Any operator set

alarm limits are unaltered. Alarm indicators can be cancelled (after a

determination has caused an alarm condition) by pressing the CANCEL

switch. This action silences and extinguishes all patient alarm indicators,

begins a new wait cycle (as displayed in the CYCLE MINUTES display),

and leaves operator set alarm limits unaltered.

DINAMAP’” PORTABLE ADULT/PEDIATRIC and NEONATAL VITAL SIGNS MONITOR OPERATION MANUAL

OPERATING MODES

Manual Mode

The manual mode is the normal initial mode of operation for the monitor,

the mode entered automatically after pressing the POWER ON switch.

Default alarm limits automatically activate at power-ON but may be

changed by the operator to suit any particular patient. (See Set Alarms

Limits Procedure, Section 5.) In the manual mode, a single

determination is made only when the START switch is pressed.

Wait time extends until the START switch is pressed again

Elapsed time (since the last data update) flashes in the CYCLE

MINUTES display up to 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, all displays are

zeroed and the monitor begins another