User Manual

Chapter 3: Using the Software
48 Series 6.0 Software (0510-1079-B) - User Guide
Inactivity Check-in
An Inactivity Check-in is when the system generates an event when no check-in is received or activity is
detected within the selected period of time. This feature is commonly used with Check-in Pull Cords but can
also be used with a PIR Sensor. If the PIR Sensor does not detect motion within the check-in time period, the
system generates an Assistance Required alarm.
The Inactivity Check-in feature is enabled during the Admit process under the Transmitter tab. Inactivity
Check-in devices must first be assigned to a room/and or unit at the Configuration level (refer to the Series
6.0 Software Administrator Guide).
Units
Upon admission, a patient or asset must be assigned to a Unit. A Unit represents a protected area in your
facility that is monitored as a unit, such as the Nursery or Intensive Care. All devices in the area are assigned
to the unit, and are identified on a map or floor plan specific to the unit.
Some units may have more than one patient or asset occupying the same room. It is important when
admitting a patient or asset to a double-occupancy room that you specify which bed or side of the room the
patient or asset is assigned, for example room 101-A or room 101-B.
If an alarm occurs, the relevant alarm information, such as the patient’s or asset’s name, the type of event, and
the location of the event, is displayed at any Client computer that has been configured to monitor the unit.
Some System Properties, such as the time allowed for the discharge and adjust function, are defined at the
unit level.
Global Lockdown
A Global Lockdown is when all of the doors are automatically locked during a Cut Band alarm. If a door is
already open at the time a Cut Band alarm occurs or if a door is opened at any time while the system is in
Global Lockdown:
• an alarm sounds at the Exit Alarm Controller
• a message is displayed on the Client computer(s) in the unit configured to monitor the
door and on all Quick Look Displays for that unit
• the location of the Exit Alarm is indicated by a flashing icon on the map on the Client
computer(s)
If your facility has enabled the Lockdown on Cut Band Alarms feature, a Cut Band Alarm triggers a Global
Lockdown. You can configure the Global Lockdown feature to lock doors at All exits or By transmitter units.
However if a Cut Band alarm is triggered during an Escort or a Transfer, the system automatically locks All
exits and posts the alarms on all Client computer(s). This is because the transmitter in Escort or Transfer may
be outside of its protected unit.
NOTE: When a transmitter is configured as a low priority asset transmitter, a Cut Band
Alarm will not trigger a Global Lockdown. High Priority configured asset transmitters
will trigger a Global Lockdown.