Operator's Manual

Programming and oPeration

Programming

and oPeration

Manual Mode Programming

The manual mode is for situations when the doctor’s orders may not match any of the protocols in the library,

or when a protocol library is not available. The screen for the manual mode is always black in color and the

therapy, qualiﬁer, and drug and concentration listing will look like this (see page 23 for a diagram of the

pump screen):

Note: The protocol title bar may be black even when the pump is not in manual mode if the protocol was

modiﬁed in the administrator settings (see the Administrator Settings Guide for more information). Be

sure to check the therapy, qualiﬁer, drug, and concentration or units displayed to ensure you are in manual

mode.

Unlike protocols that are created and downloaded into the pump by the PharmGuard® Medication Safety

Software System, the manual mode allows you to choose the units (mL, mg, mcg) and concentration, and

does not contain any programming limits. Many of the parameters in the manual mode remain the same as

the parameters from the previously used protocol. For example, if the previous protocol had delivery limit

set as its delivery limit method, the manual mode will also have delivery limit as its delivery limit method.

However, the actual programming limits of the previous protocol are erased. The hard and soft limits are all

set to the factory default, which means the delivery ranges are not limited. See the following chart for details.

Note: If the pump was set to the factory default, or if you are using the pump for the ﬁrst time, the previously

selected protocol is the factory default settings. Refer to the table on page 82 to see what the factory

default settings are.

If you desire to set programming limits after choosing the manual mode, you may do so. See the

Administrator Settings Guide for more information.

Note: The manual mode is designed to be used in unusual circumstances when an order is received which is

diﬀerent than any of your standard protocols. Use of the manual mode does not allow you to use all of the

medication safety features built into the CADD

-Solis pump. If you ﬁnd the manual mode is being used

frequently, consider contacting your PharmGuard® system administrator to discuss if additional protocols

should be created.

Units and concentration chosen after the

manual mode is selected.