Service Manual

AlarmView™ Service and Installation Manual
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Introduction
AlarmView System Product
Description
The AlarmView System is a secondary alarm notification system
that transmits alarm data from Primary Patient Monitoring
Equipment (PME) to pagers that are worn by caregivers.
• The AlarmView Pager - The AlarmView Pager is an off the
shelf pager that is worn by caregivers responsible for
individual patient care.
• The AlarmView Programmer - The AlarmView Programmer
is an off the shelf Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with
Windows CE operating system and equipped with
AlarmView programming software. The PDA needs to have
an infrared (IR) port to communicate with the transmitter.
• The AlarmView Transmitter - The AlarmView Transmitter is
connected to the Patient Monitoring Equipment (PME) (i.e.,
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Pulse Oximeter) with an AlarmView
cable that is connected to the PME’s serial port.