ZOLL M2 Operator's Manual page 106

Chapter 9 Manual Defibrillation
To increase or decrease the selected energy after pressing the CHARGE button, use the
defibrillator ENERGY SELECT buttons on either the STERNUM paddle or the defibrillator
front panel.
Note:
Caution Changing the selected energy while the unit is charging or charged causes the defibrillator to
disarm itself. Press the CHARGE button again to charge the unit to the newly selected energy
level.
A CHARGING message displays at the bottom of the screen, and a distinctive tone sounds
indicating that the unit is charging.
The energy bar graph on the bottom of the screen highlights the charge level until it reaches the
selected energy. When the unit is fully charged, the tone changes to a continuous charge ready
tone, and the READY message displays at the bottom of the screen. The charge indicator on the
apex paddle illuminates with the ZOLL M2 unit is ready to deliver defibrillation energy to the
patient.
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This disables auto energy escalation until the unit is turned off for greater than 30
seconds and then turned back on.
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