Changing Recorder Settings; Saving Default Settings; Pacemaker Detection; Pacemaker Threshold - Philips DigiTrak XT Instructions For Use Manual

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Changing Recorder Settings

You can change various recorder settings (specified in Table 1-1) and save them (along with
the date and time settings) as the default through the
To change recorder settings
Select the
1
Change the settings, as necessary.
2
Select
3

Saving Default Settings

To save the settings as the recorder default settings
Change the settings, as necessary. Change the date and time settings as necessary (located
1
on the
Select
2

Pacemaker Detection

Pacemaker detection for the DigiTrak XT recorder is automatically defaulted to
must turn it On for each procedure in which it is used or save the setting as part of the default
settings.

Pacemaker Threshold

The DigiTrak XT recorder allows the user to adjust the threshold for pacemaker spike
detection. The purpose of this feature is to raise or lower the threshold of the recorder
detection in order to eliminate spikes from a rate-modulated pacemaker or lower the threshold
to allow for better detection of bipolar pacemakers.
N O T E
Adjusting the threshold on the DigiTrak XT recorder does NOT affect any threshold settings on the
patient's pacemaker. The adjusting of the threshold settings are confined totally to the function of the
recorder.
You do not have to adjust the pacemaker recording threshold for all recordings.

Adjusting Pacemaker Thresholds

To adjust a pacemaker threshold
Select the
1
Ensure that the
2
While viewing the ECG waveform, press
3
indicator on the right side of the screen.
The top position of the bar indicates maximum sensitivity. The indicator defaults to one
below the maximum sensitivity.
tab.
Settings
and press
to save the settings.
OK
Enter
tab).
Date/Time
(located on the
Save as default
tab.
Settings
Pacer Detector
Settings
tab) and press
Settings
setting is
.
ON
to display the pacemaker threshold
Enter
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Changing Recorder Settings

tab.
to save the settings.
Enter
OFF
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