Welch Allyn Atlas Operator's Manual page 26

Note: The SpO alarm can be suspended for only
2
3 minutes when the language setting is
configured to "Francais". If the language is
set to any other language, pressing the SpO
button will suspend the alarm
ALARMS Off
until you remove the suspension.
Setting alarm limits - To set the SpO
limits, use the and
Select
right side of the monitor to follow these steps:
• Press the
button to cycle through
Select
SpO , then Systolic
LO
2
Diastolic and
HI LO
• Each push of
Select
limit. Stop at the limit you want to set. The
measurement and the
flash, indicating which limit is being
changed.
• Press the
button up or down to raise or
Set
lower the alarm limit. (When you come to the
end of the range, the numbers will stop
changing).
• Press the
button again to go to the
Select
next limit, or press it several times until none
of the measurements flash and no
LEDs are lit. The instrument is now in its
normal measurement mode. (If you do not
press any button for 10 seconds, the
instrument will automatically revert to its
normal measurement mode).
alarm
2
buttons on the
Set
and , and
HI LO
.
moves you to the next
or LED will
HI LO
or
HI LO
Pulse and Heart Rate alarms - There is one
case where the Heart Rate alarm receives status
information from the Oximeter pulse rate:
2
If ECG is inactive and the Heart Rate is shown
as dashes, the Heart Rate alarm is triggered by
the Pulse rate instead of the ECG Heart Rate.
If the Pulse rate falls outside the Heart Rate
limits, the Pulse measurement flashes and the
alarm sounds. If the Print On Alarm
configuration is set to Yes, a Pulse rate alarm
will trigger an automatic print. Use the large
blue
Silence
alarm, and use the
suspend it. When alarms are silenced or
suspended, they do not trigger a Print On Alarm.
Saving volume settings – You can save your
volume settings for alarms and for pulse tone
after you change them, so that they become the
initial settings every time the Atlas Monitor is
powered on. After making the alarm and pulse
volume changes, press
Other Options menu, and press
to save your settings. Press
to the main screen. You may repeat this
whenever you want to change your settings.
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button to temporarily silence the
SpO ALARMS Off
2
to display the
Date/Time
Print
Date/Time
button to
(or )
Freeze
to return