Operator's Manual
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General Description
General Description
Pump Components, Ports, and Connectors
Indicator Lights
When the pump is powered, one or both of the indicator lights flash.
Green: The green light flashes to indicate that the pump is running and delivering fluid as programmed.
Amber: The amber light flashes when the pump is stopped, an alarm condition exists, or the battery or
the reservoir volume is low. It stays on continuously when the pump is inoperable. The display briefly
describes the alarm condition when the amber light is flashing.
Note: At times both lights may flash. This indicates that the pump is running, but there is a condition the
clinician should be aware of (for example, low battery or low reservoir volume).
Display with Backlighting
The liquid crystal display (LCD) shows programming information and messages. Backlighting helps keep the
display visible in low light. In this manual, “display” is synonymous with display panel or LCD.
After a period in which no keys are pressed, the backlighting turns off and the display goes blank to save
battery power (except during an alarm or when an external power source is in use). To turn the display back
on, press any key except the PCA (PCEA) dose key when the PCA (PCEA) dose option is available.
Note:
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When the display is blank, you can determine that the pump is powered by observing either the green or
amber (or both) indicator lights periodically flashing.
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Therapies incorporating patient-controlled analgesia are configured with the PharmGuard® Administrator
software to display either “PCA” (patient-controlled analgesia) or “PCEA” (patient-controlled epidural
analgesia). The examples shown in this manual display only “PCA”. However, menus, submenus, and
screens on the pump will appear with “PCEA” if they are programmed to do so.
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If you press stop/start 9, the display reappears with a message asking if you wish to start or stop the pump.
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If you press PCA dose @ while the pump screen is blank, the pump delivers a PCA dose, if available.
Keypad
The pump has either a gray or yellow keypad. The keys on the keypad are described below. A key beeps when
pressed if it is operable in the current state of the pump. However, the keys do not beep if the key beep
function is turned off in the protocol or the PharmGuard® system administrator settings.
Starts and stops pump delivery.
Referred to as “soft keys.” Allows you to answer a question on the pump’s display. For example, the screen
above this key may display “Yes,” in which case pressing this key would give the question displayed on the
screen an answer of “Yes.” Also allows you to navigate through some of the pump’s screens (for example,
canceling an action, opening the reports/tasks menus, or backing out of an open screen).
Allows you to navigate through the menus on the pump, scrolling down, or decreasing a value.
Allows you to navigate through the menus on the pump, scrolling up, or increasing a value.
Used to select a menu item.
Allows the patient to request a PCA (PCEA) dose if the remote dose cord is not connected, and if the PCA
(PCEA) dose option is available. If the remote dose cord is connected, this key is inactive.
stop/start
select
PCEA dose
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