Enable Transmitter Pause; Pausing Alarms At The Transmitter - GE ApexPro Operator's Manual

Enable transmitter pause

Pausing alarms at the transmitter

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When configured for it, your CIC Pro center automatically prints patient alarm
graphs. See Printing patient alarm graphs on page 5-16.
The Enable Transmitter Pause check box, when checked, allows alarms to be paused
by pressing both transmitter buttons simultaneously.
To enable the transmitter pause option for a telemetry patient admitted to the CIC Pro
center, click in the Enable Transmitter Pause check box. A check mark appears in
the check box.
To disable the transmitter pause option, click in the Enable Transmitter Pause
checkbox. The check mark is removed from the check box and the option is disabled.
NOTE
If Off is selected for the Transmitter Alarm Pause option in the Telemetry Unit
Defaults tab sheet, no check box appears on the tab.
To make the Enable Transmitter Pause option active (check box available),
either Enabled or Disabled must be selected for the Transmitter Alarm Pause
option in the Telemetry Unit Defaults tab sheet.
WARNING
Alarms do not sound and alarm graphs do not print during an
ALARM PAUSE condition.
CAUTION
All alarms, except Crisis alarms, are ignored while the alarm pause
is active.
NOTE
The Enable Transmitter Pause option for a telemetry patient admitted to the CIC
Pro center must be enabled before the patient can initiate an alarm pause from the
transmitter.
To pause the alarms for five minutes, press the Verify Leads and Graph buttons
simultaneously. When the Pause Alarm combination is pushed, the following takes
place:
The top row of LEDs will flash twice, indicating the buttons were pushed.
The Pause Alarm LED will flash at a 1 second rate until the pause alarm
condition times out (5 minutes by default, but settable through the programming
box).
ALARM PAUSE displays in the patient's waveform window on the CIC Pro
center screen.
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