User's Manual Part 2

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4.4.4.2. Pausing Alarms Temporarily
If the operator presses and holds the Alarm Silence button for 2 seconds the system will
“Pause” all audible alarm sound operation for 2 minutes.
NOTE
• Pressing the Alarm Silence button stops the alarm sound and dome light indicators, the
visual waveform and numerical alarms are not affected.
4.4.5 Alarm Event Log
A tabular log of all vital signs alarm events is maintained during all operating times.
Should a vital sign limit be exceeded (high or low) an entry of the event is created with
on-set time/date, source of the alarm, its value at on-set, indication L or H for Low or
High limit violation, type; Latched or unlatched, and time/date the alarm resets.
In addition to the vital signs limit violation alarms, several technical alarms/alerts are also
logged. Technical alarms recorded are: POST Fail, NIBP Time Out , NIBP Over Press, Data
Delay, Lead Fail, Probe Off, SEE M ESSAGES! The activation/deactivation of alarms
Suspend/ALARMS OFF is also logged.
Fifty events are recorded, as first in/first out. These events are continuously added and
only cleared via manually pressing “CLEAR”.