Product Manual
34 Internal Configuration Welch Allyn Spot Vital Signs LXi
Table 7. External Devices Menu Options
Setting Description
Information System On or off. You must enable this option to send patient readings wired or wirelessly.
Barcode Patient ID On or off. You must enable this option to send patient readings wirelessly.
Barcode Clinician ID On or off. 
Required for Send Yes or no. You must enable this option to require the sign-in of the clinician. Only 
visible when Information System is on.
Clear on Send/Save Yes or no. You must enable this option to clear the Clinician ID after after sending or 
saving the measurements. Disable to keep Clinician ID until power down.
Weight Scale On or off. Spot Vital Signs LXi can connect to a scale and the weight will appear on the 
display window (see “Weight Scale” on page 47 for details).
Wireless Module None or DPAC. You must enable DPAC to send patient readings wirelessly. The 
wireless radio is available as an accessory.
Printer On or off.
Printer Paper Plain or labels. Only available if the Printer is enabled.
Table 8. Save Readings Menu Options
Setting Description
Save Mode Manual or automatic. If automatic, Spot LXi saves readings at a preselected time 
interval. For either option, Spot LXi automatically saves the measured parameters into 
memory before automatically powering off when not used for 30 minutes. 
Auto Save Interval Changes the amount of time before automatically saving the current patient reading. 
Only available if Automatic Save Mode is enabled.
Reading Full Action Auto Overwrite, Ask Overwrite, Do not Overwrite. Spot LXi can save 50 patient 
readings in memory. Upon reaching reading 51, the device may automatically overwrite 
reading 1, ask the user if he/she wants to overwrite reading 1, or disable the ability to 
take another reading until at least one reading is erased.
Table 9. Change Local Defaults Options
Setting Description
Language English, Dansk, Nederlands, Suomi, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Norsk, Español, 
Português, Svenska, or Chinese.
BP Units mmHg or kPa.
Temperature Units Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C).
Height Units Inches (in) or centimeters (cm).
Weight Units Pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg).
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
Time Format Displays the time in one of the following styles:
• 12-hour example: 5:00 PM
• 24-hour example: 17:00










