Colin BP-S510, Operation Manual

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A new, fully charged battery will provide 1 hour monitoring operation under the following
conditions:
z Operation of ECG, Respiration, SpO
2
, Temperature, CO
2
and IBP
z NIBP automatic measurement per 5 minutes
z No audible alarm condition
z No external communication operating
z No printing
z Ambient temperature at 25°C
Battery Status Indication
When operating on batteries, the battery status icon in the lower part of the display
indicates the battery charge condition. See Table 8.
Table 8. The Monitor Battery Status Icon
Battery Status Icons Battery Status Icon Color
Green (constant)
Yellow (constant) ≤ 15 minutes
Red (flashing) ≤ 5 minutes
A low priority alarm occurs when the remaining battery power is only enough for 15
minutes of operation. The alarm message
‘Low Battery’
appears on the screen and the
visual alarm indicator is lit with yellow.
This alarm cannot be silenced while running on battery power. Connecting the monitor to
AC power will silence the alarm.
A high priority alarm occurs for about 5 minutes before the monitor shuts off. The alarm
message ‘
Critically Low-Battery Condition
’ will appears and the visual alarm indicator
will flash with red. After that, the monitor will automatically shut down. Connect the
monitor to an AC power source to avoid any loss of trend data or settings.
Charging a Low Battery
1. Connect the monitor to AC power source to charge a low or depleted battery.
(see the Setting up the Monitor section)
2. Verify that
Battery charging indicator
is lit with orange.
Table 9. Front Panel Indications for Battery Status
Battery status Battery charging indicator
Full charged Green
Charging Orange
Not installed Off
Note: Even if the monitor is turned off,
Battery charging indicator
is lit while the battery
is recharged.
Note: A full charge of a depleted battery takes over 12 hours per battery.