User's Manual

Telemetry Transmitter User Manual Alarm Management
NOTE:
Once a new alarm occurs, the system will neglect the existing settings of Alarm Mute and
generate a new alarm.
11.5 Audio Pause
Audio Pause means that during a period of time, when an alarm occurs, the system will not give
alarm announcement. The duration setting is introduced in Section 10.2.4 MFM-CMS System
Alarm Setup. By click the Audio Pause button on the main screen, you can activate or deactivate
the audio pause function.
When the duration of alarm pause has lasted for the preset-time, the system will stop the status of
alarm pause and resume normal alarm automatically.
NOTE:
Once a new alarm occurs, the system will neglect the existing settings of Alarm Voice
Pause and generate a new alarm.
11.6 Alarm Prompt/Response
Alarm information can be prompted by means of visual and audible methods. Because the alarm
information is very important and timely response to the alarm information is highly required, the
MFM-CMS provides the following methods to indicate to the user the occurrence of the alarm.
 The alarm message will be displayed in the technical area or physiological area of the patient
sector and of the single bed view window.
High level alarm: displayed with red background
Medium level alarm: displayed with yellow background
Low level alarm: displayed with yellow background
 An asterisk or more will be displayed before the physiological alarm message to indicate the
alarm level.
High level alarm: ***
Medium level alarm: **
Low level alarm: *
 For limit alarms of the parameter, the relevant parameter value and alarm limit value will be
respectively displayed with the color alternating between the parameter color and the alarm
color.
When physiological alarm exceeds the alarm limit, the icons for parameters exceeding the
alarm limits will be displayed in parameter value area. The icon is for high level alarm; Icon
is for medium and low level alarm.
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