Bed Exit Alarm System - Hill-Rom VersaCare Quick Reference Manual

Bed Exit Alarm System

Patient Position
Out-of-Bed
Activate
1. Make sure the patient is not on the bed.
2. Zero the scale. See "Scale" on page 7.
3. Put the patient in the center of the bed and
aligned with the hip locator.
4. Press the Enable control.
5. Press the applicable Bed Exit mode control.
When the system beeps one time and the
indicator stays on solid, the system is armed.
If the system does not arm, the system will beep
rapidly for a few seconds and the selected
mode indicator will flash. This means:
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Bed Exit Alarm System
• The patient weight is outside these ranges: 
A model—70 lb to 500 lb (31.8 kg to 227 kg)
B model and newer—50 lb to 500 lb (23 kg
to 227 kg)
• The patient is not in the correct position.
Bed Exiting
• The system has malfunctioned.
NOTE: If a Bed Exit mode is active and the bed
gets unplugged or the battery activated, the Bed
Exit Alarm System will be inactive. When the
bed is plugged in again, the Bed Exit mode will
activate at the previous setting.
NOTE: When there is a Bed Exit alarm condi-
tion, the mode indicator flashes and an alarm
comes on.
Deactivate
1. Press the Enable control.
2. Press any Bed Exit mode control until its
indicator is off.
Bed
For detailed Warning and Caution statements, and operating
instructions, refer to the VersaCare® Bed User Manual (USR119
for A through J models; 161956 for K model and newer).
Turn Off the Alarm Sound
• Bed without the Alarm Silence control—
you must deactivate the Bed Exit Alarm Sys-
tem.
• Bed with the Alarm Silence control—either
deactivate the Bed Exit Alarm System, or use
the Alarm Silence control to temporarily turn
off the alarm sound.
Alarm Silence
While Bed Exit is alarming,
press the Alarm Silence
control until its indicator is
on solid.
The system stays in Silence mode until the
patient is on the bed and has met all the condi-
tions to not cause an alarm for the current Bed
Exit setting.