Operator's Manual

7.6 Silencing or suspending alarms
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It should be noted that other system configuration changes e.g. ECG lead selection, QRS beat volume, gain
or waveform speed changes, communications mode and communications settings, iAssist mode etc. are all
settings which are stored by the Tempus. Therefore, any changes to the Tempus configuration other than
alarm settings will remain set even after the Tempus has been switched off and on again (for periods less
than 72 hours).
7.6 Silencing or suspending alarms
The audible alarm can be silenced by pressing the Alarm Silence button on the front panel.
For most patient alarms, the Alarm Silence button mutes the audible alarm for 2 minutes (factory default),
after which the alarm will sound again if the alarm state is still present. During this time the visual indications
of the alarm will remain (the alarm LED will remain lit and the on-screen indications will remain).
Note
The maximum (and default) alarm silence time is configurable via the maintenance menu.
For instructions, see the Tempus Pro Maintenance Manual. The factory default is 2 minutes
with an available range from 1 to 5 minutes.
Note
The alarm silence time may be adjusted by the user from the All Alarms menu. The
adjustment is limited in the range 30 seconds up to the value of alarm silence time set via
the maintenance menu. The alarm silence time will reset to the preset maintenance value
when a new patient is admitted, or when switching patients.
Note
During the alarm silence period, if a new alarm occurs (patient or technical) the alarm will
sound as normal.
For certain patient alarms, pressing the Alarm Silence button ceases the alarm permanently until the
condition is experienced again. This applies to the following alarms:
 Capnometer No Breaths Detected;
 NIBP patient alarms;
 Catheter Disconnected.
For technical alarms, the Alarm Silence button acknowledges and silences all active technical alarms and
causes them to be displayed with this symbol: