User's Manual

Contents
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Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Default Alarm Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting Alarm Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying Alarm Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting Alarm Tones/Key Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Controlling Alarms via the TONE RESET/ALM SUSPEND Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Alarm Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Automatic Recording of an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Alarms Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Alarms
Overview
This chapter describes how to use the Alarm Watch feature, set alarm limits,
silence and suspend alarms, set alarm tones, and specify parameters for
automatic alarm recordings.
When a parameter goes into alarm on a local bedside monitor, the corresponding
parameter key flashes on the screen, an alarm message is displayed, and an
alarm tone sounds (unless tones are disabled). You can also choose to
automatically record the parameter in alarm on a bedside or network printer.
Networked monitors enable you to monitor alarm conditions at both the central
and bedside monitors simultaneously through the Alarm Watch feature.
Default Alarm Limits
Factory default alarm limit settings are activated whenever the monitor is powered
ON, whenever a module is inserted, or when a parameter is enabled. You can
modify these settings to meet your own protocols.
Refer to the Alarm section of the appropriate parameter chapter in this manual for
details concerning setting or adjusting alarm limits for a specific parameter.
WARNING:
• Alarm conditions for which you want to be alerted must be
set to ON or enabled at the location where you want to be
alerted, bedside or central. You can enable them from the
local bed, remote bed, or central.
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• Define your own default settings for alarm limits, alarm
priorities, recordings, and other attributes with the Module
Configuration Manager feature. Refer to Module Configuration
Manager on page 7-5 for further details.