Operator's Manual

Rad-97 Chapter 4: Operation
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Options Description
Alarm
Priority
Factory
Default
Settings
User Configurable
Settings
Low Limit
Low Limit is the lower threshold
that triggers an alarm.
High 88%
1% to 98% in steps
of 1%
Rapid Desat
Sets the Rapid Desat limit
threshold to the selected amount
below the Low Alarm Limit. When
an SpO
2
value falls below the
Rapid Desat limit the audio and
visual alarms are immediately
triggered without respect to
alarm delay.
NA -10% Off, -5%, or -10%
Alarm Delay
When an alarm condition is met,
this feature delays the audible
part of an alarm.
NA
15
seconds
0, 5, 10, or 15
seconds
Silence
Duration
Sets the amount of time that the
alarm is silenced.
NA 2 minutes
30 sec, 1 or 2
minutes
Adaptive
Threshold
Alarm (ATA)
ATA establishes patient-specific
limit thresholds based upon the
baseline value of the parameter.
See Adaptive Threshold Alarm
(ATA) Feature on page 157.
NA Off Off or On
Additional Settings for SpO2
From the Additional Settings screen, change any of the following options:
Options Description Factory
Default
Settings
User Configurable
Settings
Averaging
Time*
The length of time over which the
system calculates the average of all
data points.
8 seconds** 2-4, 4-6, 8, 10, 12, 14,
or 16 seconds***
FastSat See FastSat Overview on page 68. Off Off or On
* With FastSat the averaging time is dependent on the input signal.
** Defaults to 2-4 seconds when in Sleep Study mode. See Sleep Study on page 99.