User's Manual

Module Configuration Manager
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Setting User-Defined Default Values
Use the User Settings screens to change and store settings. If the setting for the
selected parameter cannot be changed, the message THIS SETTING CANNOT
BE CHANGED will be displayed.
The ability to access the Module Configuration Manager screens can either be
visible to all users or remain hidden. The factory default setting is Invisible. Adjust
the SYSTEM SETUP key to the Visible setting in the ECG configuration table to
enable user access to this function.
Storing Changed Settings
Touch the STORE key after entering configuration changes for any parameter in
the module. This action stores only the currently selected settings for all
parameters in that module.
The Patient Admit/Discharge function (available in the ECG configuration screen)
allows you to SAVE the changes in the alarm limit settings as the default settings
for future patients, or RESTORE the original default settings upon discharge of
that patient or admission of a new patient.
The Save setting is commonly used in environments where multiple patients are
monitored for short periods of time, for example, the operating room. Selecting
SAVE allows you to save specific settings from patient to patient until the module
is removed or the monitor is powered OFF.
The Restore setting is more commonly used in environments where it is desirable
to initialize alarm limit settings for each patient, for example, the critical care unit
or the intensive care unit. Selecting RESTORE returns the module to the default
settings upon patient admission or discharge.
Your selection on the ECG Configuration screen applies to all parameters.
Selecting Alarm Attributes
Alarms can be independently configured for all parameters including: tone types
(high, medium, low, or none), whether a specific alarm condition triggers an
automatic recording, or alarms are watched under the Alarm Watch feature.
In the Monitor Setup menu, individual parameters may be selected for automatic
alarm recording. If alarm recording is enabled for a particular parameter, for
example ECG, you can further specify which alarms will generate a recording.
You can also specify which alarms will be watched using the Alarm Watch feature.
For example, if you have selected a patient for Alarm Watch, but you do not want
to be alerted to LEAD OFF conditions remotely, select Alarm Watch OFF for that
condition in the corresponding Alarm Attributes screens. Refer to the Alarm
Attributes tables in this chapter for available user-defined settings and factory
defaults for the individual parameters.