User's Manual

Revision B Model 340 Telemetry System 4-15
2003720-001
Setup Procedures: Performing a Functional Checkout
3. Press the monitor’s
UA Reference button to set the UA value to 10
relative units. Verify the following on the monitor:
u If the monitor has a UA display: the display reads 10 relative
units.
u If the monitor does not have a UA display: turn on the strip chart
recorder and check that the
UA REF message and TOCO mode
annotation both print on the paper.
4. Apply gentle pressure to the tocotransducer pressure sensing button
and verify that the monitor (display or uterine activity trace)
responds to the pressure input. Increasing force should produce an
increasing value and vice versa.
If no pressure changes are recorded, ensure that the corresponding
interconnection cable is firmly attached to both the monitor and the
receiver.
5. This step applies to monitors which support IUP monitoring. Place
the receiver’s
UA Mode Selector switch in the IUP position. Verify the
following on the monitor:
u If the monitor has a mode indicator: the IUP mode should be
indicated.
u If the monitor does not have a mode indicator: turn on the strip
chart recorder and check that the
IUP mode annotation prints on
the paper.
127(Place the
UA Mode Selector switch back in the TOCO position
unless you plan to monitor with an IUPC.