Setting The Maintenance Prompts; Selecting Parameters - Siemens RAPIDLAB 248 Operator's Manual

Configuring the System

Setting the Maintenance Prompts

The 248 displays prompts on the Ready screen to empty the waste
bottle and to deproteinize and condition the sensors. The prompts
appear at approximately 6.00 am at the intervals you select.
To set the maintenance prompts: from Ready press # for menu,
6 for System Setup and 2 for Maintenance Prompt.
The prompts can be set between 0 and 9 days. To cancel the prompts
press C to clear the value or enter 0.
Default setting:

Selecting Parameters

You can choose parameters for measurement and for calculation.
To select parameters: from Ready press # for menu, 6 for System
Setup and 3 for Parameters.
To select measured parameters press 1. Choose from:
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NOTE:
NOTES:
To select calculated parameters press 2. Choose from:
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Default setting: all three measurement channels selected, no calculated
empty waste bottle every day
deproteinize/condition sensors every 7 days
all three channels selected
any two of the three channels selected
any one of the three channels selected.
selected
not selected
The 248 will not allow you to turn off all three channels.
Calculated parameters will only be displayed if all three
measurement channels are selected.
O CT will only be displayed if ctHb is entered. pO
2
pO (a/A) will only be displayed if F
2
HCO – actual
3
HCO – standard
3
BE(ecf) (formerly BE(vv)
BE(B) (formerly BE(vt)
O CT
2
O SAT
2
ctCO
2
pO (A-a) (formerly A-aDO
2
pO (a/A) (formerly a/A ratio).
2
selected
not selected
parameters selected.
O is entered.
I 2
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2
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(A-a) and
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