Howto Mute Alarms; Alarms And Changing The Room Number And/Or - Datascope Accutorr Plus Service Manual

1.3.5.3 How to Mute Alarms
When an NIBP alarm exists, press the MUTE key (30) (1 beep tone) to silence the alarm
tone for 2 minutes. The alarm tone will return after two minutes, unless a new measure-
ment has been taken and is within the alarm limits.
When an SpO2 alarm exists, press the MUTE key (30) (1 beep tone) to silence the alarm
tone for two minutes. The alarm tone will return after two minutes, unless the SpOz
value changes and is within the alarm limits. If during that two minutes the measured
SpO2 value changes to a value that is within the acceptable range, and then returns to
a value that is outside the set alarm limit, the alarm tone will return before the two
minutes elapse. Example (within 2 minutes): ¢ SpO2 low alarm limit has been set to 90.
© SpO2 is measured at 89; the alarm tone sounds and the SpO2 display flashes. e The
MUTE key is pressed. ¢ SpO2 is measured at 88; there is no alarm tone, but the SpO2
display flashes. + SpO2 is measured ar 91; no alarm tone sounds and the display stops
flashing. ® SpO2 is measured at 89; the alarm tone sounds and the SpOz display flashes.
Press and hold the MUTE key (30) (2 beep tones, approx. 3 seconds) to permanently
silence the alarm tone. The MUTE LED (31) illuminated. The LEDs for the alarming
parameter will continue to flash. To reactivate the alarm tone function, press the MUTE
key (30) again.
1.3.5.4 Alarms and Changing the Room Number and/or Bed Letter
'When changing the rooms and beds, the alarm settings will change if the final room/bed
displayed is a different patient size than the original room/bed. When a new patient size is
detected, the alarm settings change to the defaults for the different patient size. See section
1.3.15 for information on custom defaults.
The table below describes 6 measurements in different rooms/beds and different patient
sizes, and the effect on the alarm settings.
Measurement Order Room /Bed Patient Size Alarm Settings
1 lia Adult Have been manually set.
2 1 Adult Remain the same.
3 2/a Pediatric Changed to defaults for a
pediatric size patient.
4 dla Adult Changed to defaults for an adult
size patient.
5 dla Adult Remain the same.
6 Va Adult Remain the same. If the alarm
settings that were set from the
ist measurement are required,
they need to be set again
manually.
NOTE: The alarm settings can be changed, if necessary, when changing the room/bed
and the patient size is the same.
PRECAUTION: It is the users responsibility, when changing the roomlbed, to assure the patient
size and alarm settings are as required,
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