Accessing Menus - ResMed VS III Manuallines For The Operation

2.9 Alarm Silence and Alarm Indicator
The alarm LED shows a RED or ORANGE light, an audible alarm will sound and alarm type will be
displayed across the top of the screen if any of the ventilation parameters are not met. Press the Alarm
Silence button to stop the alarm for TWO minutes, press again to clear the alarm icon from the screen
once the problem has been corrected.
3.

ACCESSING MENUS:

There are TWO accessible menus on this machine: Patient menu and Clinical Menu.
3.1 Patient Menu (default menu)
Displays the current ventilator settings. The screen is locked, giving read-only access to most settings.
Press the Menu button, use the Up/Down arrows to select View Settings then press Enter to view the
current setting. It will revert to the main screen after 30 seconds.
The patient menu allows the user to change only the date and time setting (see section 2.6 for a
description of this operation).
3.2 Clinical Menu (screen unlocked)
This menu should be used only by trained personnel. It gives access to all ventilator settings. Press
and hold the Menu button for 5 seconds (1 beep) to open the clinical menu. Press the Down button to
select 5 minutes then the Enter button to confirm. Select the menu item to be changed and follow
prompts on screen. Press and hold the Menu button to lock the control panel and return to the patient
menu.
ACDuncan Feb 2010
Revised G Fahey Aug 2015