Monitor; General; Display; Alarms - GE TruSat User Manual

Monitor

General

Lock function: locks/unlocks alarm limits and other settings
Factory calibrated; power-on self-test with calibration check
Recovery time after exposure to defibrillation voltage: ≤ 30 seconds

Display

Liquid crystal display (LCD)
Backlight LED: ON or OFF
Plethysmographic pulse bar (pleth bar): ten-segment column; pulsates to indicate pulse
rate and signal strength
Display update time
SpO
Plethysmographic pulse bar: 20 Hz minimum (.05 second)

Alarms

Visual and audible indicators for physiological alarms (SpO
and technical alarms (sensor condition, battery condition, internal malfunction)
Visual alarm indicator, red/yellow LED
High priority alarm: red ON or red flashing ON/OFF
Medium priority alarm: yellow flashing ON/OFF
Visibility (operator positioned in front of monitor): 4 m (13 ft.) at 30° angle in any
direction
NOTE: When an SpO
flashes ON/OFF.
Audible alarm indicator: pattern varies according to alarm type and priority
Alarm Silence button: silences alarms for 2 minutes (press once; alarm silence indicator
is displayed) or indefinitely (press 3 times; indicator flashes ON/OFF)
NOTE: If an alarm condition is not present, the alarm LED is lit yellow to indicate
future alarms will be silenced.
Alarm
High SpO
Low SpO
High pulse rate
Low pulse rate

Audio

Pulse rate beep: tone rises as oxygen saturation increases and falls as it decreases
Adjustable volume: 4-segment on-screen control
Pulse beep volume: 0 (OFF), 1, 2, 3, or 4 shaded segments
Alarm volume: 1 (low), 2, 3, or 4 shaded segments
Volume intensity at distance of 1 m (3.28 ft.): 45 dB minimum to 85 dB maximum
, pulse rate, and PI r values: 1 second ± 0.25 second
2
or pulse rate alarm limit is violated, the related measurement
2
2
2
30 to 235 bpm or OFF (— — —)
30 to 235 bpm or OFF (— — —)
Compliance and Specifications
2
Range
51 to 100% or OFF (— —)
50 to 99% or OFF (— —)
and pulse rate limit alarms)
Factory setting
OFF
85
130
40
4–3