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5. Mattress - Pump Operation
These instructions cover the day-to-day operation of the system. Other operations,
such as maintenance and repair, should only be carried out by suitably qualified
personnel.
Refer to Section 4, Page 11 “Controls, Alarms and Indicators” for a
comprehensive description of the controls and indicators on the pump.
Installing the System
Before using the
Alpha Response
system make sure the
system has been installed correctly in accordance with
Section 3, Page 5 “Installation”.
Initial Inflation
1. Connect the pump to the mains power supply using
the supplied cable and switch on the pump.
2. When mains power is first connected to the pump:
• The LED indicator is illuminated
amber
to
indicate that external power is applied to the
pump but the pump is still in
Standby
.
• The LCD screen is blank.
3. Press the
Run/Standby
button to put the pump into
the
Run
mode:
• The LED indicator changes to
green
.
• The LCD screen displays the
ArjoHuntleigh
logo for 5 seconds, followed by the
Alpha
Response
animated logo for five seconds.
• The pump carries out a self-test routine and
initialises itself.
4. At the end of the 10 second start-up sequence, the
pump starts to inflate the mattress system.
If no tubeset is connected to the pump, or the tubeset
is not connected securely, the LCD screen displays
a
No
Connection
alarm, which alternates the
No
Mattress
and
No
Seat
screens, and an audible alarm
is sounded. To clear the alarm, connect a mattress
or seat tubeset to the pump.
WARNING
Do not place the patient on the mattress until it is fully inflated
