Optional Components; Software Upgrades; Adding Spectra Alerts; Adding Fetal Movement Detection - GE Corometrics 250 Series Service Manual

Optional Components

Software Upgrades

Adding Spectra Alerts

Adding Fetal Movement Detection

Peripheral Components

Nellcor Puritan Bennett Model N-200 Maternal Pulse Oximeter
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Equipment Overview: Optional Components
To install a purchased option, a software utility program uses one of the monitor's
RS-232 serial ports. Each upgrade CD contains the software upgrade. The
instructions for running the upgrade are on the CD. Refer to Chapter 6,
Drawings, and Replacement"
The monitor can be upgraded to include Spectra Alerts. Refer to Appendix D of the
Corometrics 250 Series Operator's Manual for more information.
The monitor may be upgraded to include Fetal Movement Detection. Contact your
GE Service Representative for further information.
Through this interface, MSpO
printed at selected intervals on the strip chart paper of the 250 Series Monitor.
When the recorder is on, each reading is printed in the annotation area between the
top and bottom grids. A filled diamond marker, above the data, marks the time of the
reading and identifies the data source as an external device. The following is an
example annotation:
SpO
M 97% P 78
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When the recorder is in maternal-only mode, a time stamp and filled diamond mark
precede each reading. A sample annotation looks like this:
SpO
11:13 M 97% P 78
2
To connect the Model N-200:
1. Using interface cable, connect one end to an available
J111 only) on the 250 Series Monitor; connect the other end to the
port on the pulse oximeter.
Communications
2. Access the Communications Setup service mode screen and set the mode to
Nellcor for the appropriate port. Using the manufacturer's instructions for use for
250 Series Maternal/Fetal Monitor
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to order a kit.
readings provided by an NPB Model N-200 are
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"Parts List,
port (J109 or
RS-232C
Serial
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