Oximeter Features And Controls - GE TuffSat User's Manual And Service Manual

TuffSat User's Guide and Service Manual

Oximeter features and controls

Oxygen saturation % (SpO 2 )
Pulse rate in beats per minute
Low battery and print icons
Flashes on and off until
the batteries are replaced or until
no power remains.
Indicates the battery power is low
(10 to 60 minutes for alkaline
batteries; not predictable for other
battery types).
For more information, see Power in
chapter 4.
Appears when you start
printing to the optional printer.
For details about printing data,
see the appendix: Printer Features
and Use .
PI I I I r r r r button
Press to display the PI r pulsatile value.
Press again to cancel the PI r display.
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Pleth bar
The segments pulsate (flash on
and off) to match the pulse
rate. The number (or height) of
lighted segments indicates the
pulse strength.
For more information, see Data
validity and signal strength
later in this chapter.
Backlight button
Press to power on the backlight.
Press again to power it off.
On/off button
Press to power on the oximeter.
Press again to power it off.
When you stop monitoring, the
power is switched off after 5
minutes to conserve battery
power.
All patient data are erased from
memory when the oximeter is
powered off.