EDAN F9 User Manual page 40

F9, F9 Express Fetal & Maternal Monitor User Manual
a)
Alarm messages displaying area. When an alarm is active, the message will be displayed
here in yellow. Patient alarms will be displayed on the left and technical alarms in the center.
b) : Confirming transducer unplugged alarm key. When a transducer unplugged alarm
and US1, US2 signal loss alarm is active, select this key to confirm the alarm and it will be
turned off audibly and visually. But it still exists in the alarms review.
Note:
If Confirming transducer unplugged alarm key is turned off, then the icon will not be
displayed.
c) : Paper advancing key. Select this key to advance the paper for 8 cm (PHILIPS
paper) or 7 cm (GE paper).
d) : Display mode switch. F9 Express monitor has three display modes: maternal-fetal
display mode, fetal display mode and maternal display mode. Select this key, and the display
mode will switch to the next one in order.
e) : Mat. Info key. Select this key to open maternal information menu for inputting or
changing the patient‟s ID and name.
f) : Setup key. Select this key to open setup main menu.
(2) Trace/Menu Window
The trace/menu window occupies most space of the screen. During monitoring or reviewing, it
displays traces; during setting, it displays setup menus.
The background pane bar supports two standards: 30 ~ 240 (American standard) and 50 ~ 210
(International standard).
The green band in between the fetal heart rate panes indicates the preset alarm range (the top
edge is not higher than 180 and the bottom edge is not lower than 100). It makes it easy to
observe if the FHR exceeds the normal range. So you can easily tell if the fetal heart rate is too
low or too high.
(3) Numeric Window
The fetal monitoring numerics and maternal vital signs are displayed here.
When the monitor is connected to the FTS-3 system, the signal strength icon
and quality icon , and battery level icon
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of the wireless transducers are displayed.
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Introducing the Monitor
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