Manually Start An Ecg Recording - GE MAC 5 A4 Operator's Manual

Record an ECG or Rhythm
Automatic ECG acquisition is triggered only one time for the current patient test. Start
any new ECG tests for that same patient manually.
When Auto-ECG is in progress, the Start ECG button changes to the Stop ECG button:
• If you select the Stop ECG button, automatic ECG acquisition stops and the Start
ECG button displays.
• If you select the Start ECG button, ECG acquisition starts manually.
If you perform other functions during automatic ECG acquisition, a message displays
in the notification area. For example:
• If you perform New Patient - a message displays that unsaved data will be lost.
• If you navigate to Settings - a message displays that cannot perform this action.
Select Cancel, to continue to perform automatic ECG acquisition and retain current
patient data. If you select Continue, automatic ECG acquisition stops.
The automatic ECG function is aborted and the device will function in manual ECG
mode if:
• An automatic ECG acquisition is stopped before 10 seconds of data is acquired.
• The preview of an ECG that was automatically acquired is rejected.

Manually Start an ECG recording

1. Start a test for a new patient. For more information, see
Patient on page
NOTE:
2. Change the lead set or format, gain, speed, or filter, if required. For more
information, see
Speed, Gain, and Filter on page
3. Select the Start ECG icon at the bottom of the Acquisition screen to start
recording the patient ECG.
In pre-acquisition mode, the system checks if 10 seconds of ECG data is
available.
• If 10 seconds of ECG data is available, the system records the previous 10
• If 10 seconds of ECG data is not available, the system continues recording
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If you want to record an ECG for the current patient, do not start a new
patient test.
Change Lead Sets and Lead Formats on page 65
seconds of data for analysis. You cannot stop or cancel the acquisition at this
time.
until 10 seconds of ECG data is obtained. The Start ECG icon changes to
Stop ECG, and the count of acquisition progress displays on the icon until
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