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7.8 Resetting Alarms
Press the Alarm Reset quick key to acknowledge the ongoing alarms and reset the alarm system. When the
alarm system is reset, the alarm reset symbol displays in the system status information area for alarm symbols.
NOTE
If a new alarm is triggered after the alarm system is reset, the alarm reset icon will disappear and the
alarm light and alarm tone will be reactivated.
7.8.1 Resetting Physiological Alarms
For physiological alarms, when the alarm system is reset, the following occur:
The alarm sound is silenced.
A √ appears before the alarm message, indicating that the alarm is acknowledged.
The color of the parameter numeric background corresponds with the alarm priority, but the parameter
numeric does not flash.
7.8.2 Resetting Technical Alarms
For technical alarms, when the alarm system is reset, the following occur:
Some technical alarms are cleared. The monitor gives no alarm indications.
Some technical alarms are changed to prompt messages.
For some technical alarms, the alarm is silenced and a √ appears before the alarm message, indicating that
the alarm is acknowledged.
For details about the indications of technical alarms when the alarm system is reset, see D.2Technical Alarm
Messages.
7.9 Latching Alarms
The latching setting for physiological alarms defines how alarm indicators behave if you do not reset the alarms.
If you do not “latch” physiological alarms, their alarm indications disappear when the alarm condition ends.
If you “latch” physiological alarms, all visual and audible alarm indications remains (if configured) until the
alarms are reset. For latched alarms the time when the alarm is last triggered is displayed behind the alarm
message.
The monitor can be set to separately latch visual indications or simultaneously latch the visual and the audible
indications.
When visual indications are latched, visual indications, including alarm lamp, alarm message and its
background remains when the alarm condition ends and the time when the alarm last triggered is
displayed behind the alarm message.
When audible indications are latched, the monitor continues to issues alarm sounds when the alarm
condition ends.
NOTE
To set how you want to latch the physiological alarms, see section 25.3.4Latching Physiological Alarms.
Changing alarm priority may affect the latching status of the corresponding alarm. Determine if you
need to adjust the latching status for the specific alarm when you have changed its alarm priority.
When the alarm system is reset, latched physiological alarms are cleared.