User's Manual Part 3

6-8

• See the WARNING at 6.1.3 regarding the non-standard lead placement and the

foreseeable changes the ECG waveform due to placement.

6.1.4.3. HR Source

HR Source permits the user to select the vital sign source that will to be used to produce the

heart rate displayed in the ECG vital sign box. The following options are available:

Option

Corresponding Vital Sign

ECG

Electrocardiogram

SpO

Pulse Oximetry

NIBP

Most recent NIBP Measurement

6.1.4.4. Gating Source

The HR Source will not affect the gating signal that the 3880 monitor outputs.

• ECG – The gating pulse will be produced using data from the ECG vital sign, lead Trace

A only.

• SpO

– No gating pulse will be produced using data from the SpO

vital sign.

• NIBP – No gating pulse will be output from the 3880

6.1.4.5. Gating Cable

The gating cable is a physical interface between the MRI scanner and the 3880 monitor. To

interface with the scanner follow these steps:

1. Connect the gating cable to the 3880 gating port

2. Locate the ECG gating cable that came with the scanner and instead of connecting it to

the patient electrodes connect it to the IRadimed 3880 gating cable. Match the

corresponding lead colors of the scanner gate cable to those of the IRadimed gating

connections.

NOTE

• The scanners ECG gating cable will always be used with this cable.