GE Telligence Patient-Staff Communications System Operation Manual page 24

Chapter 2
Overview of the ColorTouch Staff Console and Annunciator
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This setting is configurable, however. Emergency annunciators can
be set to display any call priority.
Coverage modes
Staff consoles and annunciators are further configured with settings
that determine the type of coverage they will provide: primary,
annunciate, supervision, and failure.
Primary versus annunciate coverage:
annunciator is set for either primary or annunciate mode.
• The primary coverage device serves as the primary call center
for the duty areas assigned to it. Each network must have at
least one primary device to which all nurse calls are directed.
• Devices configured for annunciate mode provide backup
coverage for the area to which they are assigned. This allows
staff members to view and answer calls from locations other
than the nursing station.
Supervision and failure coverage:
modes are used for monitoring critical nurse call equipment. Either
setting can be applied to devices configured either as primary or as
annunciate.
• In supervision mode, the device monitors the communication
function of staff consoles or annunciators. If a device loses
communication, an error message is sent to the staff console.
Devices operating solely in supervisory mode do not annunciate
patient calls. Instead they signal the failure of the staff consoles
and annunciators assigned to them. Devices can be set to
provide supervision in addition to displaying nurse calls.
• In failure mode, the device monitors patient stations, staff
stations, and peripheral devices for power or data signal failure.
Devices operating solely in failure mode do not annunciate
patient calls. Instead they signal the failure of the devices
assigned to them. This mode can be assigned in addition to
either primary or annunciate, however, which makes it possible
to display nurse calls and device failure notifications on the
same device.
To avoid sending error codes for momentary interruptions of
service, a delay can be applied to supervision and failure mode. By
default, the system waits for 1 minute before sending an error code
to the staff console. This delay is configurable. It can be removed or
set as high as 300 minutes. See the installation manual provided
with your Telligence system 3101010 R1.0 Telligence Patient-Staff
Communications System Installation Manual.
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Supervision and failure coverage