Visual Alarm Indicators - Philips IntelliVue X2 Instructions For Use Manual

4 Alarms
The monitor sounds an audible indicator for the highest priority alarm. If more than one alarm
condition is active in the same measurement, the monitor announces the most severe. Your monitor
may be configured to increase alarm indicator volume automatically during the time when the alarm is
not acknowledged.

Visual Alarm Indicators

WARNING • No alarms are available on the X2 when connected to a host monitor. Alarms become active again as
soon as the X2 is disconnected from the host monitor.
• Alarm fields and other visual alarm indicators are disabled on the X2 when connected to a host
monitor. The only visual alarm indication is provided by the alarm lamps, which are controlled by
the host monitor. No Alarm Display is shown in the field for red/yellow alarms, and
Companion Mode is shown in the INOP field.
Alarm message: An alarm message text appears in the alarm status area at the top of the screen
indicating the source of the alarm. There is a field for INOPs (light blue, red or yellow) and a field for
patient alarms, which is shared for red and yellow alarms. If more than one measurement is in an alarm
condition, the message changes every two seconds, and has an arrow ( ) at the side. If both red and
yellow alarm conditions are active simultaneously, they alternate every two seconds in the patient
alarms field. The background color of the alarm message matches the alarm priority: red for red alarms,
yellow for yellow alarms, light blue for standard INOPs, red for red INOPs and yellow for yellow
INOPs. The asterisk symbols (*) beside the alarm message match the alarm priority: *** for red alarms,
** for yellow alarms, * for short yellow alarms. Standard INOPs do not have a symbol, red and yellow
INOPs have exclamation marks beside the alarm message: !!! for red INOPs and !! for yellow INOPs.
Depending on how your monitor is configured, it may display alarm limit violation messages
• in text form, for example "**SpO
• in numeric form, for example "**SpO
deviation from the alarm limit, and the second number shows the currently set limit.
Flashing numeric: The numeric of the measurement in alarm flashes.
Bright alarm limits: If the alarm was triggered by an alarm limit violation, the corresponding alarm
limit on the monitor screen is shown more brightly if Show AlarmLimits is enabled and there is
sufficient room on the screen.
Alarm lamp: A lamp on the monitor's front panel flashes. The alarm lamp is divided into two
sections. The right one flashes for a patient alarm, except for short yellow alarms where the lamp will
light for approximately six seconds. The color is yellow or red corresponding to the highest priority
patient alarm currently present. The left one lights continuously for a light blue INOP and flashes for
yellow or red INOPs as follows:
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Companion Mode
2
No Alarm Display
LOW" or
94<96", where the first number shows the maximum
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Visual Alarm Indicators