Product Manual
32 Internal Configuration Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs LXi
Table 2. Configuration Menu Options
Setting Description
Version Numbers* Displays the software and hardware version numbers in the Spot LXi device.
Battery* Displays the battery level.
Location Identifier  Allows the entry of the device’s location (e.g., the department name). Follow the 
display prompts to enter up to 10 characters.
Date/Time Changes the date and time formats or updates the actual date and time. See Table 3, 
“Date/Time Menu Options” for available settings.
Blood Pressure Changes the blood pressure options. See Table 4, “Blood Pressure Menu Options” for 
available settings.
Temperature Changes the temperature options. See Table 5, “Temperature Menu Options” for 
available settings.
Contrast Changes the Display Contrast options. Use the left/right navigation buttons to adjust.
Manual Parameters Changes the manual parameters defaults. See Table 6, “Manual Parameters Menu 
Options” for available settings.
External Devices Enables or disables available external devices. See Table 7, “External Devices Menu 
Options” for available settings.
Save Readings Saves the current patient reading at a preselected time interval or upon request. See 
Table 8, “Save Readings Menu Options” for available settings.
Buttons Lockout Secures Spot LXi so unauthorized people cannot use the device or access data without 
enacting the proper key sequence. 
Defaults Allows the user to select the default settings for the device and reset the unit to the 
default settings. See Table 9, “Change Local Defaults Options” for available settings. 
Event Log* Displays the recent button presses, errors, measurements, measurement sites, battery 
state changes, and patient reading send events.
* Displayed information only; operator cannot change. 
Table 3. Date/Time Menu Options
Setting Description
Date Format Displays the date in one of the following styles:
• mm/dd/yyyy example: July 16, 2005 = 07/16/2005
• dd/mm/yyyy example: 16 July 2005 = 16/07/2005
Date Changes the date on the Display Window and in patient readings. If a location is 
entered (see “Location Identifier “ in Table 2, “Configuration Menu Options”), the date 
will not appear on the Display Window; the location will.
Time Format Displays the time in one of the following styles:
• 12-hour example: 5:00 PM
• 24-hour example: 17:00
Time Changes the time on the Display Window.










