Service manual

CARDELL MONITOR SERVICE MANUAL

21-02-0286 REV. 02 05/09

AUDIO ALARM SILENCE (SILENCE/RESET Pushbutton)

The CARDELL Monitor’s SILENCE/RESET pushbutton can be configured to have the audio

associated with patient alarms set to one of three selections. The selections are:

• 2-Minute Audio Alarm Silence (Default)

• Permanent Audio Alarm Silence

• Alarm Limits Off

To configure the alarms, first enter the Monitor Configuration menu. Refer to Page 39,

ENTERING THE MONITOR CONFIGURATION MENU.

Once in the menu, use one of the NEXT programmed pushbutton keys until the Message

Window displays the current value of the Audio Alarms menus.

Use the ARROW UP or ARROW DOWN pushbuttons to make your selection.

Press one of the NEXT programmed pushbutton keys to advance onto the next menu or use the

CANCEL pushbutton to exit to the “Ready” mode.

2-MINUTE AUDIO ALARM SILENCE

When the monitor is configured for the 2-Minute Audio Alarm Silence setting, use the

SILENCE/RESET pushbutton to “enable or disable” audio alarms for a two (2) minute period.

The SILENCE visual indicator, located on the front panel of the monitor will be illuminated

constantly and the message “2Min Aud” will be displayed on the Message Window as a

reminder when enabled. At the end of two (2) minutes, the monitor will automatically exit the 2-

Minute Audio Alarm Silence setting and return to normal operation.

During a two-minute silence period, if an alarm (patient or equipment) occurs, except for Low

Battery and Dead Battery, the audio alarm remains silenced for the remainder of the two-

minutes and only a visual indicator is provided.

PERMANENT AUDIO ALARM SILENCE

When the monitor is configured to the Permanent Audio Alarm Silence setting, use the

SILENCE/RESET pushbutton to “enable or disable” audio alarms. The SILENCE visual

indicator, located on the front panel of the monitor will flash at a rate of one (1) second “ON” and

one (1) second “OFF” and the message “Perm Aud” is displayed on the Message Window as a

reminder when enabled.

During a permanent audio alarm off period, if an alarm (patient or equipment) occurs, except for

Low Battery and Dead Battery, the audio alarm remains silenced and only a visual indicator is

provided.

Back

Go To Table Of Contents