Activation Tone; Alarm Tone - Covidien ForceTriad Service Manual

Performance Characteristics

Activation Tone

The audio levels stated below are for activation tones (cut, Valleylab, coag, bipolar, and
LigaSure modes) and alarm tones (REM and system alarms) at a distance of one meter.
Volume (adjustable)
Frequency
Duration

Alarm Tone

Volume
(not adjustable)
Frequency
Duration
4-4
45 dBA to 65 dBA
Cut – 660 Hz
Valleylab – 800 Hz
Coag – 940 Hz
Bipolar – 940 Hz
LigaSure – 440 Hz
Continuous while the system is activated
> 65 dBA
REM –660 Hz
Reactivate/Regrasp, Check Instrument – Two tones
High = 985 Hz, Low = 780 Hz
Seal Complete – 985 Hz
Error/System Alert – Beep tone = 1421 Hz
REM – Two 1/ 2 second tones separated by 1/2 second
for each REM event
Reactivate/Regrasp – Four 175 ms tones
High, low, high, low
Check Instrument – Six 175 ms tones
High, low, high, low, high, low
Seal Complete – Two 175 ms tones separated by
175 ms for each seal-complete event
Error/System Alert – Three 250 ms tones separated by
250 ms for each error/system-alert event
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