User Manual Part 6

Alarms
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5. Once you have set the desired level, click the Apply button for the changes to
take effect.
If you are finished making changes to the Telemetry Alarm Control Defaults tab
sheet, click the OK button.
Recalling unit defaults
To recall the preset telemetry patient unit defaults for all options in the Alarm Control
tab, simply click on the Recall Unit Defaults button on the bottom right side of the
Alarm Control tab sheet. All data on the tab sheet will clear, and after a moment the
preset unit defaults will appear.
In addition, clicking on the Recall Unit Defaults button also restores the default graph
locations and settings on the patient’s ECG tab sheet.
Alarm help
For additional information about alarms, click on the Alarm Help button at the
bottom right side of the Alarm Control tab sheet. An Alarm Help window displays.
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You can click on the buttons in this window to hear how each type of alarm sounds.
When you are finished browsing the window, click on the Close Window button to
close the window and return to the single patient viewer.
Printing patient alarm graphs
An automatic alarm graph prints the 10 seconds of data that occurred before the alarm
event, then continues to print for the duration of the event. When the printer is not
available, the bedside monitor stores the event data until the printer becomes
available.
Configure the automatic printing of alarm graphs
The automatic printing of alarm graphs for telemetry beds must be enabled in the
Service mode. For more information, refer to Telemetry alarm control defaults on
page 5-12.
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